Week’s events: Cathie Harms, gut health, info literacy, steel drums
Kristin Summerlin
907-474-6284
July 24, 2026
University of Ӱ 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 Ӱ 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 Ӱ’s Georgeson Botanical Garden.
All events are free and open to the public. Parking on the Ӱ Troth Yeddha’ Campus is free after 5 p.m.
For more information on Summer Sessions events, visit the events page, email summer@alaska.edu or call 907-474-7021. For a comprehensive listing of the university's other public events, visit the Ӱ events calendar.
017-27

