Week’s events: Engineering talk, optometry, Alaska berries, bagpipes
July 18, 2019
University of Alaska Fairbanks Summer Sessions and Lifelong Learning is hosting 40
free lectures, concerts and other events this summer. Here is what’s happening during
the week ahead:
• On Monday, July 22, the Down Memory Lane interview series will include a discussion
with Doug Goering, retired dean of the UAF College of Engineering and Mines and professor
of mechanical engineering. Veteran journalist Robert Hannon will conduct the interview,
which will be at 7 p.m. in the Murie Building auditorium.
• On Tuesday, July 23, the Healthy Living lecture series will feature optometrist
Michael Mavencamp discussing “What to Expect in Aging Eyes.” The lecture will be at
7 p.m. at the Murie Building auditorium.
• On Wednesday, July 24, the Discover Alaska lecture series will feature Katie Spellman,
research assistant professor at the UAF International Arctic Research Center. Spellman
will discuss “Alaska’s Berries and their Changing Seasons.” The lecture will be at
7 p.m. at the Murie Building auditorium.
• On Thursday, July 25, the Music in the Garden concert series will host the Red Hackle
Pipe Band. Music begins at 7 p.m. in the Georgeson Botanical Garden.
For more information, visit www.uaf.edu/summer/events/ or call 907-474-7021.