Week’s events: UAF zoology, testosterone talk, Alaska farming, string tunes

August 1, 2019

Jeff Richardson

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, Aug. 5, the Down Memory Lane interview series will include a discussion with Ron Smith, retired UAF professor of zoology. Veteran journalist Robert Hannon will conduct the interview, which will be at 7 p.m. in the Murie Building auditorium.
• On Tuesday, Aug. 6, the Healthy Living lecture series will feature endocrinologist Muhammad Ahmed, on “Is Testosterone Replacement A Panacea for Middle Aged Men?” The lecture will be at 7 p.m. at the Murie Building auditorium.
• On Wednesday, Aug. 7, the Discover Alaska lecture series will feature Mike Emers, owner of Rosie Creek Farm. Emers will discuss “From Cabbage to Cannabis: Twenty Years on a Subarctic Farm.” The lecture will be at 7 p.m. at the Murie Building auditorium.
• On Thursday, Aug. 8, the Music in the Garden concert series will host the E.T. Barnette String 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.