Insect curator to speak about arthropods

Submitted by Marmian Grimes
Phone: 907-474-7902
07/23/09

University of Alaska Museum of the North insect curator Derek Sikes will speak about documenting Alaska arthropods during a free public lecture Wednesday, July 29 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.