Science lectures to share latest research with Alaska
January 25, 2018
The 2018 Science for Alaska Lecture Series will offer free public talks about current
research each Tuesday night at 7 p.m. at Raven Landing Center in Fairbanks, starting
Jan. 30.Subjects will include Alaska's ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓƵ history, the Arctic's recent colonization by beavers, the rapid return of life after the Chicxulub asteroid impact and more.
The series, organized by the ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓƵ Geophysical Institute, brings scientific research to communities throughout the state. The lectures are recorded and posted online.
This year's talks are:
- Jan. 30: "Tundra be dammed: Beaver colonization of the Arctic," by Ken Tape, UAF.
- Feb. 6: "Continuity and change: A century of Alaska ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓƵ and climate," by Rick Thoman, National Weather Service Alaska Region.
- Feb. 13: "The Chicxulub impact and the dawn of a new era," by Mike Whalen, UAF.
- Feb. 20: "How shrinking glaciers are affecting Alaska's coastal ecosystems," by Eran Hood, UA Southeast.
- Feb. 27: "Exploring the final frontier from the Last Frontier," by Rich Collins, UAF.
- March 6: "Alaska puts the remote in remote sensing," by Nettie LaBelle-Hamer, UAF
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