Week’s events: UAF history, colon health, Arctic mammals, string band

June 20, 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, June 24, the Down Memory Lane interview series will include a discussion with Pete Pinney, retired UAF professor of English and associate vice chancellor for the College of Rural and Community Development. Veteran journalist Robert Hannon will conduct the interview, which will be at 7 p.m. in the Murie Building auditorium.

• On Tuesday, June 25, the Healthy Living lecture series will feature licensed colon hydrotherapist Tonya Brown. She will present “What’s in Your Colon? The Connection Between Optimal Health and the Digestive System.” The lecture will be at 7 p.m. at the Murie Building auditorium.

• On Wednesday, June 26, the Discover Alaska lecture series will feature research assistant professor Donna Hauser of the International Arctic Research Center, on “Responses, Risks, and Resilience of Arctic Marine Mammals in a Changing Climate.” The lecture will be at 7 p.m. at the Murie Building auditorium.

• On Thursday, June 27, the Music in the Garden concert series will host the Headbolt Heaters. 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.