Museum Discovery Series planned for spring semester

March 21, 2016

The University of Alaska Museum of the North has planned a new series of presentations for the spring semester. The Museum Discovery Series features a different curator each month unveiling new discoveries based on research in the museum’s collections. The presentations will be held in the museum auditorium on Thursdays at 6 p.m. and are free and open to the public.

This year’s series includes the following presentations:

March 24, “Climate Change and the Easter Bunny,” by Link Olson.

April 21, “Wonders of the Wandering Arctic Lamprey,” by Andres Lopez.

May 5, “Plant Identification: An Essential Life Skill?” by Steffi Ickert-Bond.

This series is coordinated and sponsored by the University of Alaska Museum of the North. For more information, call 474-7505 or visit the museum’s website at www.uaf.edu/museum.

ADDITIONAL CONTACTS: Derek Sikes, UAMN chief curator, at 907-474-6278 or via email at dssikes@alaska.edu

ON THE WEB: www.uaf.edu/museum/plan-your-visit/happenings/museum-discovery-series