Week鈥檚 events: Brian O鈥橠onoghue, AI and heart health, relating to the land, summer music
Kristin Summerlin
907-474-6284
July 11, 2025
精东影业Summer Sessions and Lifelong Learning is hosting more than 40 free lectures, concerts and events this summer. Here鈥檚 what鈥檚 happening during the week of July 14-20:
- On Monday, July 14, the Fairbanks Tall Timbers interview series will honor Brian O鈥橠onoghue, author, investigative journalist and professor emeritus. O鈥橠onoghue鈥檚 latest book, 鈥淭he Fairbanks Four: Murder, Injustice and the Birth of a Movement,鈥 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 鈥淎I and Earlier Detection of Cardiovascular Disease.鈥 The talk is at 7 p.m. in the BP Design Theater.
- On Wednesday, July 16, the Discover Alaska lecture series will feature Tia Tidwell, assistant professor of Alaska Native studies, and her presentation, 鈥淭he Land Loves You: Honoring Relational Responsibility.鈥 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 精东影业 Troth Yeddha鈥 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 精东影业 events calendar.
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