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December 16, 2014

The deadline to apply for ARI’s Research Assistant and Research Fellowship Programs is approaching, so be sure to get your applications in before February 28, 2015. (Deadline closes at midnight MST).  Each year, the Aurora Research Institute provides grants in support of research in the NWT. The purpose is to support local involvement and capacity […]

December 15, 2014

The digital version of 2013 Compendium of Research in the Northwest Territories is now available. Click here for the digital version.  This compendium offers a summary of research licences/permits that were issued in the Northwest Territories during 2013. The information contained in this book is a product of a collaboration between the Aurora Research Institute […]

December 5, 2014

Ross Mackay, the world’s leading expert on permafrost, passed away peacefully in his sleep in the early morning of 28 October. He was 98. Dr. Mackay researched in the Western Arctic for 60 years (1951-2011). He studied the development and behaviour of frozen ground, including pingos and tundra polygons. Over his many years in the Western […]

December 4, 2014

As part of the 50th celebrations of the Inuvik Research Laboratory, ARI – with the support of community members and researchers – put together a newspaper insert celebrating and honouring 50 years of research in the region.  Even from far away, you can join in on the celebrations and learn all about the amazing work […]

December 4, 2014

Check out our 50th anniversary events schedule for details on events being hosted by the Aurora Research Institute in the month of November.

December 4, 2014

The Aurora Research Institute invites you to join us on November 3 (9:30AM – 4:30PM) at the Northen United Place auditorium (5004 – 54th Street, Yellowknife) to celebrate the amazing research that is taking place in the North Slave region. Come browse over 40 scientific posters covering a range of subjects and learn from our […]

December 4, 2014

Dr. Donald Henderson is the Curator of Dinosaurs at the Royal Tyrell Museum in Drumheller, AB. He will be presenting in Fort Smith and Hay River on the Devonian Period – a time when fish had legs, there were 400 days in a year, the continents were in different places, and the NWT had coral […]

December 4, 2014

When Inuvik’s research centre first opened 50 years ago, it served the community in many ways: while its labs were used for research, its conference room was used for town council meetings, the cosmic ray room was the site of drum dances, the darkroom allowed for photos to be developed, and before the Polaris Theatre […]

September 17, 2014

The Aurora Research Institute in conjunction with the Aurora College and the Legendary Skies Initiative will be at the hosting an exhibit at the ITA YATI: A Symposium on Traditional Knowledge.  As part of the celebration, we have complied Special Edition of the Compendium of Research in the NWT focused on 10 year of Traditional Knowledge […]

August 13, 2014

The Thebacha and Wood Buffalo Astronomical Society presents the Dark Sky Festival in partnership with Parks Canada and with sponsorship from Aurora College.  Join the ARI Science Academy to compete in our first ever Lego MindStorm Robot competition. Use lego to build your best robot, then face-off against other robots in science challenges! Check out […]