Guest Lecturer Dr. Joan A. Casey discusses how wildfires have reversed decades-long improvements in ambient air quality and increasingly impact human populations.
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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 GlassworksWednesday, 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 AreaThursday, 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. |