September 18 | Egan Library
Further Adventures in Scientific Surrealism
Ray Troll, Author & Artist
Ray Troll will show slides of new work completed in the last few years, including large public art installations and collaborative works, his latest offbeat T-shirts, and new book projects. He will also unveil a large oil painting commissioned by UAS entitled Deep Forest.
September 25 | Egan Lecture Hall
Predator and Prey Management in Alaska: It’s Complicated
Kim Titus, Alaska Division of Wildlife Conservation
Kim Titus will review the recent history of the predator management programs currently underway by the State of Alaska, discuss relevant laws and regulations, and present the state of science on a complicated issue.
October 2 | Egan Lecture Hall
Rogue Cops, Elegant Criminals, and the Popular French Crime Novel
Robin Walz, UAS Associate Professor of History
Forget about mastermind detective Sherlock Holmes, leave mild mannered Miss Marple to solving crimes in country villages! What French popular crime readers loved in the late 19th and 20th centuries were stories about flamboyant rogue cops and sophisticated criminals. In this presentation, Robin Walz talks about two such real life individuals.
EXTRA! Come to the pre-lecture UAS Bookstore by the Bay Event: 4:30 – 6:30 pm.
October 9 | Egan Library
Not One Drop: Why it is Not Okay to Drill, Drill, Drill
Dr. Riki Ott, Author
Dr. Riki Ott experienced first hand and on many levels the devastating effects the Exxon Valdez oil spill had on her hometown of Cordova, Alaska. Armed with courage and a PhD in Marine Biology she retired from fishing, founded three organizations to deal with lingering harm, and wrote the seminal book, Sound Truth and Corporate Myth$. Now from the vantage point of two decades, Ott shares the long-ranging effects.
October 16 | Egan Library
Origins, Evolution, and Destiny: Clues from the Deepest Sea
Dr. David Gallo, Director of Special Projects, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
New undersea technologies have allowed us to explore the underwater world with unprecedented clarity and resolution, revolutionizing the way we think about life on earth and other planets. This presentation will use high resolution video to share some of the most recent discoveries.
October 23 | Egan Lecture Hall
15 Years of Clay
Jeremy Kane, UAS Assistant Professor of Art
Jeremy Kane will speak about his artwork and what has influenced his vision and process in the past 15 years. He will present images of his most recent show at the Alaska State Museum as well as images from his Fellowship at the Archie Bray Foundation.
October 30 | Egan Library
Security and Governance in ‘post-Taliban’ Afghanistan:
What went wrong and why?
Dr. Nazif Shahrani, Professor of Anthropology, Central Asian and Middle Eastern Studies and Chair of the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures, Indiana University, Bloomington
UAS and Juneau People for Peace and Justice are happy to welcome Dr. Shahrani to Juneau. Dr. Shahrani, highly respected in his field, is a main academic analyst and commentator on the current situation in Afghanistan. He will share his insights on U.S. foreign policy in Afghanistan.
November 6 | Egan Library
Where Cold is Hot: A Murrelet’s Eye View of Glacier Bay
Matt Kirchhoff, Director of Bird Conservation, Audubon Alaska
Join Matt Kirchhoff as he describes the unusual life history of Southeast Alaska’s signature seabirds — the Marbled Murrelet and the Kittlitz’s Murrelet. Join us for a peek into the Murrelet’s day-to-day life, both above and below the water’s surface in Glacier Bay.
November 13 | Egan Lecture Hall
An Evening with Alexander Tutunov
Alexander Tutunov, UAS Artist in Residence
First Prize winner of the Belarusian National Piano Competition and winner of the Russian National Piano Competition, Tutunov’s playing was described by Soviet Culture, Moscow, as “exhilarating and inspired, and which demonstrated a unique talent.”
November 20 | Egan Lecture Hall
Predator Control in Alaska:
Is Sound Science Constrained by Politics?
Victor Van Ballenberghe, Wildlife Biologist
This talk will review the scientific basis of the current wolf and bear control programs in Alaska and examine the political constraints that inhibit application of sound science.