Discover Alaska lecture series to begin on May 29

May 22, 2019

Jeff Richardson

The Discover Alaska lecture series will begin on May 29, featuring a variety of topics that spotlight life in the Last Frontier.

The University of Alaska Fairbanks Summer Sessions and Lifelong Learning will host the free 10-part series. Lectures will begin at 7 p.m. Wednesdays in the Murie Building auditorium at UAF.

Lectures on the schedule include:

May 29 — “What is a Folk School?” Kerri Hamos, programs director, The Folk School

June 5 — “Climate Change Impacts on Insects in Alaska and Globally,” Derek Sikes, curator of insects, University of Alaska Museum of the North, and professor of entomology, UAF Department of Biology and Wildlife

June 12 — “Unmanned Aerial Systems: Their Capabilities, Potential, and Current Research Uses,” Peter Webley, associate director of research, UAF Alaska Center for Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration

June 19 — “Reading Nature’s Story: Interpreting Tracks and Signs of Alaska’s Wildlife,” Mike Taras, wildlife education and outreach specialist, Alaska Department of Fish and Game

June 26 — “Responses, Risks and Resilience of Arctic Marine Mammals in a Changing Climate,” Donna Hauser, research assistant professor, UAF International Arctic Research Center

July 10 — “Chena Slough and River Changes Over the Past 100 Years,” Bob Henszey, branch chief, Conservation Planning Assistance, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

July 17 — “Landslides and Science Education in Denali National Park and Preserve,” Denny Capps, Denali geologist, and Sierra McLane, director, Murie Science and Learning Center, both with the National Park Service

July 24 — “Alaska’s Berries and Their Changing Seasons,” Katie Spellman, research assistant professor, UAF International Arctic Research Center

July 31 — “Earth’s Aurora vs. Jupiter’s Aurorae,” Peter Delamere, UAF professor of space physics

Aug. 7 — “From Cabbage to Cannabis: Twenty Years on a Sub-Arctic Farm,” Mike Emers, owner, Rosie Creek Farms

For more information, visit www.uaf.edu/summer/events or call 907-474-7021.