Week’s events: Bishop McCormick, diagnostic imaging, drones, marimba music

Jeff Richardson
907-474-6284
July 8, 2022

ķƵ Summer Sessions and Lifelong Learning is hosting more than 40 free lectures, concerts and events this summer. Here is what’s happening during the week of  July 10-16:

  • On Monday, July 11, the Tall Timbers interview series will feature a conversation with Bishop Otis McCormick, a longtime Fairbanks community service leader. Veteran journalist Robert Hannon will lead the discussion, which will be at 7 p.m. in the BP Design Theater, located on the fourth floor of UAF’s Engineering Learning and Innovation Facility.
  • On Tuesday, July 12, the Healthy Living lecture series will feature diagnostic radiologists Dr. Kier Fowler and Dr. Jordan Ross discussing “The Evolution of Diagnostic Imaging in Fairbanks and What’s Around the Corner,” at 7 p.m. in the BP Design Theater.
  • On Wednesday, July 13, the Discover Alaska lecture series will feature Cathy Cahill, director of UAF’s Alaska Center for Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration, on “Flying to the Future: Drones in Alaska,” at 7 p.m. in the BP Design Theater.
  • On Thursday, July 14, the Music in the Garden concert series will host the Serevende marimba ensemble at 7 p.m. at UAF’s Georgeson Botanical Garden.

UAF’s Fairbanks campuses are currently at “orange” level for COVID-19 precautions, which requires masking indoors, as well as outdoors when its not possible to stay 6 feet away from other people. Masks will be required and made available at events this week. For more information, contact or call 907-474-7021.

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