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Week's events: Cathie Harms, gut health, info literacy, steel drums

Week's events: Cathie Harms, gut health, info literacy, steel drums



July 24, 2026

University of Alaska 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 July 27-Aug. 2:

  • On Monday, July 27, the Fairbanks Tall Timbers interview series will honor Cathie Harms, wildlife biologist. The interview is at 7 p.m. in the BP Design Theater.
  • On Tuesday, July 28, the Healthy Living lecture series will host Scott Luper, naturopathic physician, discussing "Gut Feelings: Your Microbiome and Health and Well-Being." The lecture is at 7 p.m. in the BP Design Theater.
  • On Wednesday, July 29, the Discover Alaska lecture series will feature Elizabeth Dawson and Genova Brookes Boyd, assistant professors of library science, presenting "Research Like a Scholar, Think Like a Critic: Information Literacy Essentials." The lecture is at 7 p.m. in the BP Design Theater.
  • On Thursday, July 30, the Music in the Garden concert series will present Cold Steel Drums at 6 p.m. and Ice Jam at 7:30 p.m. at UAF's Georgeson Botanical Garden.

All events are free and open to the public. Parking on the UAF Troth Yeddha' Campus is free after 5 p.m.

For more information on Summer Sessions events, visit the events page, email [email protected] or call 907-474-7021. For a comprehensive listing of the university's other public events, visit the UAF events calendar.

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