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

 

Two faculty have recently developed a research project to create and adapt disease models for northern communities.
Reports that make climate change knowledge accessible to decision-makers.
We have developed a high school course from our mine research program! 
YukonU student studies the impact that freeze-thaw cycles have on mine tailings.
YukonU student, Alyssa Benoit, digitally mapped items found at the Little John archaeological site.
Fieldwork can be both fun, frustrating and beautiful! Watch our climate change researchers maintain weather stations for hydro security.
Maude Bergeron-Lambert is a YukonU student mapping permafrost along the Dempster highway and in the Whitehorse area for the YukonU Research Centre. 
Instructor Jaclyn Semple and her student research assistants are developing a wildfire risk assessment model for Yukon government.
Dr. Stehelin and YukonU student research assistants discovered that as insect abundance declines, so does nesting success.
Dr. Nielsen instructs how bacteria can be used to remediate mine sites.