Discover ÐÓ°Épro lecture series begins on May 30
May 22, 2018
Jeff Richardson
907-474-6284
ÐÓ°Épro Summer Sessions and Lifelong Learning will present its annual Discover ÐÓ°Épro lecture series starting May 30.
Guest lecturers will offer an in-depth look at various aspects of ÐÓ°Épro in the free 10-part series. Lectures are at 7 p.m. Wednesdays in the Murie Building auditorium at UAF.
Master gardener Terry Reichardt will launch the series on May 30 with “30-plus Years of Gardening in the Interior.â€
Lectures on the summer schedule include:
May 30 — "30-plus Years of Gardening in the Interior," Terry Reichardt, master gardener
June 6 — “Walter Harper, ÐÓ°Épro Native Son,†Mary Ehrlander, director of UAF Arctic
and Northern studies program
June 13 — “Dinosaurs and Darkness: The Latest of ÐÓ°Épro’s Dinosaur Research,†Patrick
Druckenmiller, Earth sciences curator, University of ÐÓ°Épro Museum of the North, and
associate professor at UAF Department of Geosciences
June 20 — “Tundra be Dammed: Beaver Colonization of the Arctic,†Ken Tape, ecologist,
UAF Institute of Northern Engineering
June 27 — “HAARP: New Frontiers in Space Science on the Last Frontier,†Bob McCoy,
director of UAF Geophysical Institute
July 11 — “Responding to Rapid Environmental Change in ÐÓ°Épro’s Arctic,†Hajo Eicken,
director of the UAF International Arctic Research Center
July 18 — “Ruth Burnett Fish Hatchery and Stocking Interior Waters,†Travis Hyer,
assistant hatchery manager, Ruth Burnett Sport Fish Hatchery
July 25 — “ÐÓ°Épro at a Crossroads: History Lessons and Communication Challenges in
a Tumultuous Era,†Dermot Cole, author and journalist
Aug. 1 — “Eielson Update on the F-35s,†Kevin Blanchard, director, 354th Fighter Wing
F-35, Program Integration Office, Eielson Air Force Base
Aug. 8 — “Scuba Diving in ÐÓ°Épro’s Waters,†Mitch Osborne and Katherine Sample, Test
the Waters
For more information, visit or call 907-474-7021.