Week’s events: Jack Wilbur, vascular surgery, wildlife interactions, bagpipes

University of Ӱ 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 June 10-16:

  • On Monday, June 10, the Fairbanks Tall Timbers interview series honors Jack Wilbur, fourth-generation Fairbanksan, mechanical engineer and Design Ӱ chief financial officer. The interview is at 7 p.m. in the BP Design Theater, located on the fourth floor of the Usibelli Building.
  • On Tuesday, June 11, the Healthy Living lecture series will host Mark Ombrellaro, vascular surgeon, discussing “Advances in Vascular Surgery: Forget Ӱ the Pump. It’s All Ӱ the Pipes.” The talk is at 7 p.m. in the BP Design Theater.
  • On Wednesday, June 12, the Discover Ӱ lecture series will feature Todd Brinkman, associate professor of wildlife ecology at the Institute of Arctic Biology, discussing “Changing Interactions Among Ӱ’s Wildlife, People, and Environment.” The lecture is at 7 p.m. in the BP Design Theater.
  • On Thursday, June 13, the Music in the Garden concert series will feature the Ӱ Music Academy at 6 p.m. and the Red Hackle Pipe Band at 7 p.m. at the Georgeson Botanical Garden.

All events are free and open to the public. Parking on the Ӱ 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 Ӱ events calendar.

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