Week’s events: Legacy lecture, inflammation science, Alaska history, steel drums

June 4, 2018

Jeff Richardson

University of Alaska Fairbanks Summer Sessions and Lifelong Learning is hosting more than 40 free lectures, concerts and other events this summer. Here is what’s happening during the week ahead:

• On Monday, June 4, the UAF Legacy Lecture will feature “An Evening With Neal Brown.” Brown, the former director of Poker Flat Research Range, has been a longtime advocate for science education and outreach. The lecture will be at 7 p.m. at the Murie Building auditorium.
• On Tuesday, June 5, the Healthy Living lecture series will host osteopathic doctor Todd Capistrant to discuss “Pain — Reasons Beyond Inflammation: How Osteopathic Medicine Can Address Function and Pain to Keep You Moving.” The lecture will be at 7 p.m. at the Murie Building auditorium.
• On Wednesday, June 6, the Discover Alaska lecture series will present Mary Erhlander, the director of UAF's Arctic and Northern studies program, on “Walter Harper, Alaska Native Son.” The lecture will be at 7 p.m. at the Murie Building auditorium.
• On Thursday, June 7, the Music in the Garden concert series will feature Cold Steel Drums playing Caribbean-influenced music. Music begins at 7 p.m. at the Georgeson Botanical Garden.

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