Week’s events: Brian O’Donoghue, AI and heart health, relating to the land, summer music

University of Ƶ 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 14-20:

  • On Monday, July 14, the Fairbanks Tall Timbers interview series will honor Brian O’Donoghue, author, investigative journalist and professor emeritus. O’Donoghue’s latest book, “The Fairbanks Four: Murder, Injustice and the Birth of a Movement,” chronicles a decades-long fight to expose the wrongful murder conviction of four young men. The interview is at 7 p.m. in the BP Design Theater, located on the fourth floor of the Usibelli Building.
  • On Tuesday, July 15, the Healthy Living lecture series will host Romel Wrenn, cardiologist, discussing “AI and Earlier Detection of Cardiovascular Disease.” The talk is at 7 p.m. in the BP Design Theater.
  • On Wednesday, July 16, the Discover Ƶ lecture series will feature Tia Tidwell, assistant professor of Ƶ Native studies, and her presentation, “The Land Loves You: Honoring Relational Responsibility.” The lecture is at 7 p.m. in the BP Design Theater.
  • On Thursday, July 17, the Music in the Garden concert series will showcase musicians from the Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival at 6 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. at the Georgeson Botanical Garden.

All events are free and open to the public. Parking on the Ƶ 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 Ƶ events calendar.

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