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Shankar Vedantam to deliver centennial lecture

Shankar Vedantam, a science correspondent with National Public Radio, will present a centennial lecture at 6 p.m. Aug. 25 in Hering Auditorium, 901 Airport Way.

Vedantam hosts the podcast "Hidden Brain" and is author of the 2010 book of the same name. Vedantam’s work focuses on unconscious prejudice and how it affects everything from how people fall in love to how nations go to war.

There will be signed books available for sale at the event.

Tickets are required, but are free. Seating is limited, so please register for a ticket ahead of time and get there early. Register at .

Centennial pride!

Show off your Nanook pride in һФһÂëÖгÖ's first 100 years with some һФһÂëÖгÖ100 gear!
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A century of big ideas: A pinbone wizard for Alaska salmon 

GI machine shop assistant manager Tim Manning demonstrates the Pinbone Wizard machine in 2007 while shop manager Greg Shipman looks on.
Photo by Melissa Hart
Tim Manning, Geophysical Institute machine shop assistant manager, demonstrates the Pinbone Wizard machine in 2007 while Greg Shipman, the shop manager, looks on.

Alaska salmon has a lot going for it — it's natural, plentiful and healthy. But, oh, those pesky bones.

Find out how inventors at һФһÂëÖÐ³Ö found a solution to the bone problem, and read more about һФһÂëÖгÖ's other big ideas at our .

One hundred of һФһÂëÖгÖ's people 

Audrey Loftus '49 was the university alumni association's first director and also served as regent from 1953-1954.

For her story and many more, visit our .

Upcoming events and activities

Down Memory Lane lecture series
Mondays throughout the summer (final event Aug. 7 with Dave Klein and Dave Hawkins)
7 p.m., Elvey Building auditorium
Join a centennial conversation with our professors emeriti, hosted by veteran radio journalist Robert Hannon. This series is sponsored by Summer Sessions and KUAC.

Centennial celebration speaker series
Select Sundays throughout the summer (final event Aug. 27 with Brian Rogers)
4 p.m., Elvey Building auditorium
This series, hosted by veteran radio journalist Robert Hannon, features five notable figures who helped shape һФһÂëÖгÖ.

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