UAF Weekly Science Calendar, April 28 - May 2

Submitted by Center for Global Change
Phone: (907)474-5818
04/25/03

MONDAY, APRIL 28

3:30 p.m. - Geophysical Institute Auditorium (214 Elvey)
Geophysical Institute Lecture Series
From Deposition to Deformation in Northern Alaska, the Arctic,
and Beyond: Research of the Tectonics and Sedimentation Group
Wes Wallace (structural geology), Michael Whalen (sedimentary geology),
Paul Layer (geochronology and paleomagnetism), and Bernard Coakley
(arctic marine geophysics), Geophysical Institute, UAF
A reception will precede the lecture at 3 p.m. in the Globe Room
Seminar information: lyn@dino.gi.alaska.edu;
to contact the speakers: wallace@gi.alaska.edu

TUESDAY, APRIL 29

1 p.m. - 304 Eielson
UAF Social Science Faculty Research Seminar
A Roundtable Discussion on Terrorism
Rohan Gunaratna, University of St. Andrew’s (Scotland)
Center for the Study of Terrorism
Sponsored by the UAF Social Science Research Group (SSRG) and
the International Arctic Social Sciences Association (IASSA)
For more information contact Jonathan Rosenberg,
SSRG Chair (474-6502; ffjr@uaf.edu) or
Anne Sudkamp, IASSA (474-6367; fyiassa.uaf.edu)

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30

11:45 a.m. - 304 Eielson
UAF Social Science Faculty Research Seminar
Yup’ik Conceptualizations of Health and Wellness:
A Process of Developing a Culturally Based Measure
Cecile Lardon, Psychology Department, UAF
Sponsored by the UAF Social Science Research Group (SSRG) and
the International Arctic Social Sciences Association (IASSA)
For more information contact Jonathan Rosenberg,
SSRG Chair (474-6502; ffjr@uaf.edu) or
Anne Sudkamp, IASSA (474-6367; fyiassa.uaf.edu)

3:30 p.m. - Geophysical Institute Auditorium (214 Elvey)
Institute of Marine Science Weekly Seminar
The Geographic Information Network of Alaska:
Systemwide Partnerships to Enhance the Usefulness of University Data
Buck Sharpton, Department of Geology & Geophysics, UAF
For more information call ext. 5585 or 7289

THURSDAY, MAY 1

2 p.m. - 401 IARC
Special Seminar Sponsored by the Center for
Global Change & Arctic System Research
Mitigating Environmental Change in the Northern Great Plains
George Seielstad, Center for Aerospace Studies, University of North Dakota
For more information call ext. 5818

3:45 p.m. - 183 Arctic Health Research Building
School of Natural Resources and Agricultural Sciences
Faculty/Graduate Seminar
Characteristics of Soils along the Smith Lake Transect
Lijie Zhu, Graduate Student, SNRAS
For more information call ext. 7188 or e-mail fnfdb@uaf.edu

FRIDAY, MAY 2

Noon - 351C IARC (National Weather Svc Conf Room)
Sponsored by the National Weather Service and the Geophysical Institute
Informal Synoptic Weather Briefing and Discussion (Also ATM693)
A weekly presentation by NWSFO-Fairbanks and UAF/GI Personnel.
Come and learn more about Fairbanks’ weather and get a weekend forecast.

3:30 p.m. - Geophysical Institute Auditorium (214 Elvey)
Life Sciences Seminar Series
Pacing in and between Mammalian Circadian Clocks
Eric Herzog, Washington University
For more information call ext. 7640

3:45 p.m. - Globe Room, Geophysical Institute
Department of Physics Journal Club
Weekly informal presentation.
For more information, see
http://ffden-2.phys.uaf.edu/journal_club.htm
or call ext. 7339