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For more than a decade, the Science for Alaska Lecture Series has provided Anchorage residents the latest findings in scientific research relevant to all Alaskans. Traditionally, the lectures are offered during January and February, and serve as an educational and entertaining option for all ages on cold winter nights.

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The 2007 Science for Alaska lecture series, which takes place in Fairbanks, Anchorage, Juneau and Seward throughout January and February, draws to a close this week in Anchorage. Barbara Mahoney, a biologist with NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service’s Anchorage field office, will give an overview of Alaska’s beluga whales.