Yukon University
500 University Drive Y1A 5K4 Whitehorse, YT, Canada

Your first step to a successful northern garden this season is selecting seed varieties for planting. In this course, participants will learn about seeds, seed classification, viability testing, seed terminology and focus on varieties that thrive in our northern climate. Starts February 23. https://www.yukonu.ca/programs/courses/gard-ce03

Flooding processes in cold regions - case of the Klondike River, a blog post by Dr. Benoit Turcotte. Research could help inform land use planning, infrastructure design, and flood forecasting for the Dawson City area. http://scholar.yukonu.ca/bturcotte/blog/archive/all/202102... Government of Yukon #climatechange #yukon #DawsonCity

We analyzed 40 diesel generators to create a model of fuel consumption with respect to their size. A subset of the data was from generator models installed in communities across Canada's North. Learn more about our Northern Energy Innovation program. https://bit.ly/38FjYeh IEEE Yukon Energy Qulliq Energy Corporation ATCO Electric Yukon NTPC - Northwest Territories Power Corporation CRSNG / NSERC

The YukonSat team and our partners met with the Canadian Space Agency for the Canadian CubeSat project pre-critical design review. We detailed the design of our satellite to date and asked questions of CSA technical experts. Students are welcome to join our team! https://bit.ly/3lrW5uq Canadian Space Agency

Services at Yukon University will be closed Wednesday, November 11 in observance of Remembrance Day.

Reminder to Current Students! It's not too late to enter your name for a draw for a 16-inch Macbook Pro. All you have to do is answer the survey emailed to your YukonU account to help shape our teaching, learning, and services provided as we continue to respond to the pandemic. At the end of the survey, you will have the option to enter your name into a draw to win a 16-inch MacBook Pro.

PhD candidate, Krystal Isbister is researching mine revegetation for the North! We are proud to have her work with our Northern Mine Remediation program. Mitacs CRSNG / NSERC University of Alberta Newmont Corporation #mining #miningnews https://bit.ly/2GDzSKM... https://www.mitacs.ca//returning-vegetation-yukon-mines-in