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Week’s events: Jennifer Jolis, alcohol and health, Mars methane, American roots

University of 91��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 15-21:

• On Monday, July 15, the Fairbanks Tall Timbers interview series honors Jennifer Jolis, former restaurateur and retired director of Bread Line Inc. The interview is at 7 p.m. in the BP Design Theater, located on the fourth floor of the Usibelli Building.
• On Tuesday, July 16, the Healthy Living lecture series will host Peter Dillon, family medicine physician, speaking about “Changing Attitudes: Use of Alcohol and Healthy Living.” The talk is at 7 p.m. in the BP Design Theater.
• On Wednesday, July 17, the Discover 91��Ƶ lecture series will feature a presentation on “Measuring Methane from 91��Ƶ to Mars” by Eugénie Euskirchen, associate professor of ecology at the Institute of Arctic Biology, and Mahmooda Sultana, instrument scientist at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center’s Planetary Environments Laboratory. The lecture is at 7 p.m. in the BP Design Theater.
• On Thursday, July 18, the Music in the Garden concert series will feature Liam Lewis and Olivia Breidenthal at 6 p.m. at the Georgeson Botanical Garden. Emily Anderson and Ryan Bowers will perform at 7:30 p.m. 

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 summer@alaska.edu 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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