Guest Lecturer Dr. Joan A. Casey discusses how wildfires have reversed decades-long improvements in ambient air quality and increasingly impact human populations. 
 
On April 27th, Dr. Casey described studies evaluating how both short- (days) and long-term (years) wildfire exposure likely matter for health; including a novel association between long-term wildfire fine particulate matter exposure and incident dementia. Her research uses large secondary health datasets, such as electronic health records, to study the relationship between emerging environmental exposures and population health.

Her presentation was held at the Beringia Interpretive Centre in Whitehorse, Yukon.
Coming Events

The Science and Social Science of Glassworks  

Wednesday, June 4th, 2025
6 pm 
Lumel Studios, 101 Keish St, Whitehorse

​The Yukon Science Institute invites everyone to a special free, in-person presentation at Lumel Studios, made by Mireille Perron, Professor Emeritus at Alberta University of the Arts, and Luann Baker-Johnson, the founder of Lumel Studios. 

AGWA: Assessing Groundwater in the Whitehorse Area  

Thursday, June 26th, 2025
7:30 pm (Free coffee/tea and cookies at 7 PM)
Yukon Beringia Interpretive Centre, Whitehorse 

Whitehorse is entirely reliant on groundwater as its water-supply source, either via a municipal system or through private domestic water wells.

​The AGWA project is a collaborative effort involving the University of Saskatchewan, Carleton University, Yukon Government, the City of Whitehorse, Ta'an Kwach'an Council and Yukon University. 

Sponsors and Partners We'd Like to Thank

Yukon Tourism & Culture - Heritage Resources Unit: The Yukon Science Institute received its major funding this year from the Yukon's Heritage Resources Unit

Partners in the Public Lecture Series: Parks Canada and Yukon University host YSI lectures in Haines Junction. Their assistance is much appreciated.

Hosts for the Public Lecture Series: The Yukon Beringia Interpretive Centre, a wonderful institution and gracious host. Don't miss it!  Normandy Living also graciously provides venues for public lectures.

Hosts for our Board Meetings: Associated Engineering, and Normandy Living. Their support is appreciated. 

Additional funding to support YSI activities comes from membership fees and donations of services.