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Shankar Vedantam to deliver centennial lecture
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Shankar Vedantam, a science correspondent with National Public Radio, will present a centennial lecture at 6 p.m. Aug. 25 in Hering Auditorium, 901 Airport Way.
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Vedantam hosts the podcast "Hidden Brain" and is author of the 2010 book of the same name. Vedantam’s work focuses on unconscious prejudice and how it affects everything from how people fall in love to how nations go to war.
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There will be signed books available for sale at the event.
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Centennial pride!
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A century of big ideas: A pinbone wizard for Alaska salmon
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Photo by Melissa Hart
Tim Manning, Geophysical Institute machine shop assistant manager, demonstrates the Pinbone Wizard machine in 2007 while Greg Shipman, the shop manager, looks on.
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Alaska salmon has a lot going for it — it's natural, plentiful and healthy. But, oh, those pesky bones.
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Find out how inventors at UAF found a solution to the bone problem, and read more about UAF's other big ideas at our centennial website.
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One hundred of UAF's people
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Audrey Loftus '49 was the university alumni association's first director and also served as regent from 1953-1954.
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Upcoming events and activities
Down Memory Lane lecture series
Mondays throughout the summer (final event Aug. 7 with Dave Klein and Dave Hawkins)
7 p.m., Elvey Building auditorium
Join a centennial conversation with our professors emeriti, hosted by veteran radio journalist Robert Hannon. This series is sponsored by Summer Sessions and KUAC.
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Centennial celebration speaker series
Select Sundays throughout the summer (final event Aug. 27 with Brian Rogers)
4 p.m., Elvey Building auditorium
This series, hosted by veteran radio journalist Robert Hannon, features five notable figures who helped shape UAF.
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#UAF100
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