Campus event to celebrate research vessel launch

October 16, 2012

Marmian Grimes

UAF photo by Todd Paris. The 261-foot Sikuliaq rests in the water moments after its launchin Marinette, Wis. The ship is owned by the National Science Foundation and will be operated by the UAF School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences.
UAF photo by Todd Paris. The 261-foot Sikuliaq rests in the water moments after its launchin Marinette, Wis. The ship is owned by the National Science Foundation and will be operated by the UAF School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences.


Marmian Grimes
907-474-7902
10/16/12

The University of Alaska Fairbanks School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences will host a community celebration of the recent launch of the research vessel Sikuliaq Saturday, Oct. 20.

The reception will start at 4:30 p.m. at the Davis Concert Hall on the UAF campus.

The event will include a showing of the launch video and a recording of the Arctic Chamber Orchestra performing “Song of the Sikuliaq,” which was composed by UAF graduate student Emerson Eads.

The event is free and open to the public.

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