Week’s events: Jennifer Jolis, alcohol and health, Mars methane, American roots

University of Alaska Fairbanks Summer Sessions and Lifelong Learning is hosting more than 40 free lectures, concerts and events this summer. 

Here’s what’s happening during the week of July 15-21:

• On Monday, July 15, the Fairbanks Tall Timbers interview series honors Jennifer Jolis, former restaurateur and retired director of Bread Line Inc. The interview is at 7 p.m. in the BP Design Theater, located on the fourth floor of the Usibelli Building.
• On Tuesday, July 16, the Healthy Living lecture series will host Peter Dillon, family medicine physician, speaking about “Changing Attitudes: Use of Alcohol and Healthy Living.” The talk is at 7 p.m. in the BP Design Theater.
• On Wednesday, July 17, the Discover Alaska lecture series will feature a presentation on “Measuring Methane from Alaska to Mars” by Eugénie Euskirchen, associate professor of ecology at the Institute of Arctic Biology, and Mahmooda Sultana, instrument scientist at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center’s Planetary Environments Laboratory. The lecture is at 7 p.m. in the BP Design Theater.
• On Thursday, July 18, the Music in the Garden concert series will feature Liam Lewis and Olivia Breidenthal at 6 p.m. at the Georgeson Botanical Garden. Emily Anderson and Ryan Bowers will perform at 7:30 p.m. 

All events are free and open to the public. Parking on the UAF Troth Yeddha’ Campus is free after 5 p.m.

For more information on Summer Sessions events, visit the events page, email summer@alaska.edu or call 907-474-7021. For a comprehensive listing of the university's other public events, visit the UAF events calendar.

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