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Discover Alaska lecture series starts June 5

������ will host the Discover Alaska lecture series starting on June 5. This year’s lectures feature scientists whose research explores various aspects of Alaska.

The series is presented by ������ Summer Sessions and Lifelong Learning in cooperation with ������’s Institute of Arctic Biology. 

The free public lectures will be at 7 p.m. Wednesdays at the BP Design Theater, located on the fourth floor of the Usibelli Building on the ������ Troth Yeddha’ Campus. Parking on campus is free after 5 p.m.

The presentations will also be livestreamed on the and made available as recordings online within two weeks of the live event.

This year’s Discover Alaska lineup includes:

• June 5 – “Overwintering in the Arctic: Animal Strategies for Surviving the ‘Long, Cold and Dark,’” Brian Barnes, professor of zoophysiology
• June 12 – “Changing Interactions Among Alaska’s Wildlife, People and Environment,” Todd Brinkman, associate professor of wildlife ecology
• June 19 – “Berries in a Changing Climate: Threats and Opportunities,” Christa Mulder, professor of plant ecology
• June 26 – “Cleaning Up Contaminants with Native Plants and Microbes,” Mary Beth Leigh, professor of microbiology
• July 10 – “Food, Nutrition and Health in Alaska,” Andrea Bersamin, professor of nutrition
• July 17 – “Measuring Methane from Alaska to Mars,” Eugénie Euskirchen, associate professor of ecology, and Mahmooda Sultana, instrument scientist at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center’s Planetary Environments Laboratory
• July 24 – “Herbivores and the Structure and Function of Alaska’s Boreal Forests,” Knut Kielland, professor of ecology
• July 31 – “Hibernation for Space Torpor and Remote Emergency Medicine,” Kelly Drew, professor of chemistry and biochemistry
• Aug. 7 – “Longevity and Senescence: Are Maximum Lifespans of Whales Longer Than We Believe?” Greg Breed, associate professor of quantitative ecology
• Aug. 14 – “Tools for Life: Alaska Native Solutions to End Suicide,” Stacy Rasmus, director, Center for Alaska Native Health Research

For more information, visit the Summer Sessions events page, email summer@alaska.edu or call 907-474-7021.

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