YukonU Research Stories

YukonU is a hub for research and scholarly activity for students, faculty and YukonU Research Centre staff. YukonU Research Stories cover current research activities - for the North and beyond. Get inspired and start your own research project with our support.

Studying metal concentrations in Whitehorse groundwater

Tuesday, July 25, 2023 - 3:36 pm

Earth Sciences faculty members and two student research assistants are studying the metal concentrations of groundwater in Whitehorse with a focus on uranium, manganese, and arsenic.

Mine revegetation research

Thursday, June 1, 2023 - 9:14 am

There are big plans this field season for a mine revegetation project with the help of Master’s student and recent Northern Environmental and Conservation Sciences graduate, Ben Budzey.

Industrial disturbance and wolverines

Monday, May 15, 2023 - 9:51 pm

Master’s student Zachary Fogel is studying the impact of industrial disturbance on wolverines in the Klondike goldfields with the Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in First Nation, and Government of Yukon Department of Environment.

Caregiving and Yukon engineers

Monday, May 8, 2023 - 11:06 am

Instructor Alison Anderson, P.Eng. is assessing the impact of Engineers Yukon’s recent change to recognize caregiving as a continuing professional development activity.

Indigenization and decolonization of the classroom

Wednesday, April 19, 2023 - 12:35 pm

YukonU instructor Faith Whiting is looking at ways Yukon University instructors are implementing the concepts of Indigenization and decolonization in their classrooms for her graduate-level research in education.

Cody presenting at SFN wellness event in February 2023

Communities identify their health research needs

Thursday, March 23, 2023 - 3:46 pm

Cody MacInnis is engaging with First Nations communities north of Whitehorse to form advisory groups of People with Lived Experience (PWLE) who can then identify community health research needs and drive projects from an inside perspective through his role as YSPOR’s First Nations Community Research Coordinator.

International student, to researcher, to lab technician

Monday, February 20, 2023 - 4:40 pm

Inderjeet Kaur arrived at YukonU as an international student and is now teaching introductory chemistry and running the YukonU Research Centre lab!

Collaborative health research

Thursday, January 26, 2023 - 11:16 pm

Master's student Anna Billowits believes that health-related research can be made relevant and useful to everyone through collaboration.

Understanding food insecurity in Yukon communities

Wednesday, January 4, 2023 - 2:29 pm

YukonU researchers are assessing food security in the Yukon by looking at the effects of food hamper distributions to communities during the pandemic.

Students explore the effects of electric vehicles on Yukon power systems

Sunday, November 27, 2022 - 4:36 pm

Student research assistants were employed to study whether the Yukon’s power system can handle an increase in demand created by electric vehicles and smart heating units.

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Studying metal concentrations in Whitehorse groundwater

Mine revegetation research

Industrial disturbance and wolverines

Caregiving and Yukon engineers

Indigenization and decolonization of the classroom

Communities identify their health research needs

International student, to researcher, to lab technician

Collaborative health research

Understanding food insecurity in Yukon communities

Students explore the effects of electric vehicles on Yukon power systems

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