Biologist to speak on hibernation

Submitted by Marmian Grimes
Phone: 907-474-7902
06/04/09

University of Alaska Fairbanks biologist Brian Barnes will speak about how animals such as frogs, insects and bears survive the winter during a free public lecture Wednesday, June 10th at 7 p.m. at Schaible Auditorium on the UAF campus.

His lecture is part of the Discovering Alaska lecture series. The series is sponsored by UAF Summer Sessions and offers free public lectures with Alaska artists, authors, historians and scientists.

Lectures run throughout the summer on Wednesdays at 7 p.m. For a full schedule, visit www.uaf.edu/summer.

CONTACT: UAF Summer Sessions at 907-474-7021 or via e-mail at summer@uaf.edu.