Week’s events: Engineering talk, optometry, Alaska berries, bagpipes

July 18, 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, July 22, the Down Memory Lane interview series will include a discussion with Doug Goering, retired dean of the UAF College of Engineering and Mines and professor of mechanical engineering. Veteran journalist Robert Hannon will conduct the interview, which will be at 7 p.m. in the Murie Building auditorium.
• On Tuesday, July 23, the Healthy Living lecture series will feature optometrist Michael Mavencamp discussing “What to Expect in Aging Eyes.” The lecture will be at 7 p.m. at the Murie Building auditorium.
• On Wednesday, July 24, the Discover Alaska lecture series will feature Katie Spellman, research assistant professor at the UAF International Arctic Research Center. Spellman will discuss “Alaska’s Berries and their Changing Seasons.” The lecture will be at 7 p.m. at the Murie Building auditorium.
• On Thursday, July 25, the Music in the Garden concert series will host the Red Hackle Pipe 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.