YukonU Research Stories

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

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YukonU students are fighting wildfires with technology

Thursday, March 4, 2021 - 12:12 pm

Student research assistants developed a wildfire risk assessment model for Wildland Fire Management.

Dr. Shelagh Rowles

The impact of technology on the Yukon

Thursday, February 25, 2021 - 9:27 am

By understanding Yukon’s history with technology, we can build our capacity to serve our social, economic and environmental interests.

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Monitoring permafrost slides to protect highways

Friday, February 12, 2021 - 11:37 am

Researchers are monitoring a permafrost slide near the Alaska Highway caused by riverbank erosion.

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Our faculty are on Yukon’s COVID-19 modelling team

Wednesday, February 3, 2021 - 3:21 pm

Two faculty have recently developed a research project to create and adapt disease models for northern communities.

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We have compiled 18 years of Yukon climate change work!

Thursday, January 28, 2021 - 2:15 pm

Reports that make climate change knowledge accessible to decision-makers.

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Turning mine research into a high school course

Friday, January 22, 2021 - 1:42 pm

We have developed a high school course from our mine research program!

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Student studies northern mine tailings management

Friday, January 15, 2021 - 8:37 am

YukonU student studies the impact that freeze-thaw cycles have on mine tailings.

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YukonU student maps artefacts and bones

Thursday, January 7, 2021 - 12:10 pm

YukonU student, Alyssa Benoit, digitally mapped items found at the Little John archaeological site.

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Weather station adventures

Thursday, December 17, 2020 - 10:54 am

Fieldwork can be both fun, frustrating and beautiful! Watch our climate change researchers maintain weather stations for hydro security.

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Student maps permafrost

Monday, December 7, 2020 - 1:36 pm

Maude Bergeron-Lambert is a YukonU student mapping permafrost along the Dempster highway and in the Whitehorse area for the YukonU Research Centre.

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