All lectures begin at 7 p.m. Lectures scheduled Feb. 24 through March 17 will take place in the Wilda Marston Auditorium in the Z.J. Loussac Library. Lectures scheduled March 23 through March 31 will take place at Begich Middle School.

Feb. 24, 2009: Living Without Bloodflow--Lessons Learned from the Arctic Ground Squirrel

March 3, 2009: From Hot Water to Hydrogen--Energy Solutions for Alaska

March 17, 2009: Our New Frontier--Exploring Climate Change

March 23, 2009: The Sudden Infant Death Syndrome: Tragedy, Mystery and Optimism

March 31, 2009: What Yup'iks Can Tell Us About Risk and Protection for Obesity

For more information about the Anchorage arm of the series, contact Ann Ringstad, director of community advocacy at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, at 907-474-5922.