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.

Aging one of the oldest archaeological sites in the Yukon

Thursday, June 3, 2021 - 1:54 pm

Michael Grooms wants to understand the unique geological context of one of the oldest archaeological sites in the Yukon.

Permafrost thaw and vegetation change

Wednesday, May 26, 2021 - 1:41 pm

Nina Vogt studied how permafrost thaw influences vegetation change in Yukon and Northwest Territories.

Mapping climate change in trees

Thursday, May 20, 2021 - 9:01 am

Nadele Flynn is researching how Boreal tree species are coping with a changing climate.

Approval statistics for the Yukon Environmental and Socio-economic Assessment Board

Thursday, May 13, 2021 - 11:47 am

A YukonU student is researching how socio-economic and environmental impacts are considered in Yukon’s assessment process.

YukonU students study campus foxes

Tuesday, May 4, 2021 - 11:35 am

YukonU students created a fox management plan in the Renewable Resources Management program.

First ever publication on the ethnohistory of the Alaska Yukon borderlands

Thursday, April 29, 2021 - 10:56 am

This publication documents the First Nations’ use of the upper Tanana River basin based on ethnographic, archival, and archaeological research.

Revegetating northern mine sites

Wednesday, April 21, 2021 - 2:00 pm

Revegetation techniques are lacking in northern climates and the Yukon mining research consortium wants more information on how to revegetate mine sites during restoration.