2002
UAS NEWS RELEASE ARCHIVES
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January
25, 2002 Learn about the aurora, seals, volcanoes, caribou and other wonders of Alaska by attending free public lectures during the 2002 Science for Alaska lecture series. The free series will be held on Monday evenings at 7:30 p.m. during February in Centennial Hall. University of Alaska professors and an Alaska Department of Fish and Game wildlife biologist will give hour-long presentations about cutting edge research and results. The multimedia presentations will involve slide shows and videos that will appeal to every age group. During the series' four lectures, the public will hear presentations on the aurora as seen from Earth and from space, how seals survive under water, how the volcanoes in Alaska's Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes were formed, and tracking caribou populations by satellite. The first lecture of the series, "Watching the Aurora from Earth and Space", will be presented by UAF Geophysical Institute Director and Physics Professor Roger Smith at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, January 28. The Science for Alaska series is funded by a grant from the Alaska Science and Technology Foundation and by the University of Alaska, and is coordinated by the UAF Geophysical Institute. The schedule for the free Juneau public
lecture series follows: Feb. 4 - "Watching the Aurora from Earth and Space" by UAF Geophysical Institute Director and Physics Professor Roger Smith Feb. 11 - "Diving for Dinner: How Seals Survive under Water" by UAA Department of Biological Sciences Assistant Professor of Biology Feb. 18 - "The Birth of the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes" by Alaska Volcano Observatory Coordinating Scientist and UAF Geophysical Institute Professor of Volcanology Feb. 25 - "Tracking Caribou by Satellite" by Alaska Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit Assistant Leader and UAF Biology/Wildlife Department Associate Professor -30-
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