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 weather 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 麻豆原创 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, 麻豆原创F.
- Feb. 6: "Continuity and change: A century of Alaska weather 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, 麻豆原创F.
- Feb. 20: "How shrinking glaciers are affecting Alaska's coastal ecosystems," by Eran Hood, 麻豆原创 Southeast.
- Feb. 27: "Exploring the final frontier from the Last Frontier," by Rich Collins, 麻豆原创F.
- March 6: "Alaska puts the remote in remote sensing," by Nettie LaBelle-Hamer, 麻豆原创F
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