Alaska Science Center Seminar Series

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The USGS Alaska Science Center has a monthly seminar series that runs from October through May. This series highlights the multiple research programs that are taking place across all disciplines at the center.

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Join us for the 2026 Seminar Series

Talks will not be recorded because some of the information provided in these seminars is preliminary or provisional and is subject to revision. It is being provided to meet the need for timely best science. Some of the information has not received final approval by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and is provided on the condition that neither the USGS nor the U.S. Government shall be held liable for any damages resulting from the authorized or unauthorized use of the information.

Date: October 14, 2026
Time: 10:00 a.m. (Alaska Standard Time)
Presenters: Todd Atwood, Research Wildlife Biologist

About the Talk: More information will be available soon.

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Location: Leslie Holland-Bartels Conference Room, Glenn Olds Hall Building, 4210 University Drive, Anchorage (Click here for a map). Please park at the Carr-Gottstein Building.

Webinar information: A webinar will be available for all talks for those who cannot make it in person. For additional details or to be added to the electronic notification list, please contact Joe Eisaguirre.

2026 Schedule

(will update as information becomes available)

Date	Title	Presenter
January 13, 2026 @ 10:00 a.m.	Close-kin mark-recapture (with comparisons to traditional mark-recapture) for estimating abundance of wildlife populations	Rebecca Taylor
February 25, 2026 @ 11:00 a.m.	U.S. Geological Survey monitoring of glacial lake outburst flooding in Juneau, Alaska	Jeff Conaway, Jamie Pierce
April 23, 2026 @ 10:00 a.m.	Remains of subsistence-harvested bowhead whales as supplementary and diversionary feeding for polar bears summering on land	Karyn Rode
October 14, 2026 @10:00 a.m.	More information will be available soon	Todd Atwood

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