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.

Cooking up a nutrient broth for nitrate-consuming bacteria!

Wednesday, February 2, 2022 - 9:20 am

Master's student Taylor Belansky works on a method for treating contaminated mine water with native bacteria from the Minto Mine site.

Beat the Peak and reduce energy consumption

Tuesday, January 25, 2022 - 3:23 pm

Joe Collier and student research assistant, Inderjeet Kaur at Northern Energy Innovation are exploring a means of reducing our reliance on diesel to meet our needs in the winter months through the Beat the Peak campaign.

Monitoring permafrost degradation with drones

Friday, January 7, 2022 - 8:46 am

Anna Smith used drone surveys to monitor permafrost degradation throughout the territory as a student research assistant with our Permafrost and Geoscience research program.

Student promotes sustainable energy consumption in the North

Tuesday, November 23, 2021 - 9:05 am

Inderjeet Kaur, a student research assistant is developing a campaign to inform and encourage Yukoners to conserve energy at specific times throughout the colder winter days.

Exploring sustainable home heating with warmed bricks

Friday, November 12, 2021 - 2:59 pm

Over 40 Yukoners are participating in an experiment on sustainable home heating with support from our researchers.

Significant hydrological events of 2021

Monday, November 1, 2021 - 10:43 am

The unusual hydrological events of 2021 throughout the territory caught Yukoners attention and Dr. Benoit Turcotte summarized the significance of this activity on his blog.

Black spruce forests becoming less resilient following wildfires

Tuesday, October 26, 2021 - 9:28 am

Researchers found a decrease in the ability of black spruce to recover following fire, which is unexpected because it is considered a fire-adapted species.

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.