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.

Radon and Yukon well water

Wednesday, October 13, 2021 - 2:27 pm

Many Yukoners are familiar with measuring radon in our homes but what about our water? Our researchers spent the summer examining Yukon well water.

Permafrost warning system for northern highways

Tuesday, September 21, 2021 - 11:54 am

Our permafrost researchers are monitoring ground temperature that will signal an early warning system if there is a sudden increase in temperature that could put the highway at risk.

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.