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An exhibit devoted to local queer history, set to open on Saturday, Oct. 12 at the Galt Museum & Archives, is the first of its kind in southwestern Alberta. For the past year, University of Lethbridge professors Drs. Kristine Alexander (history) and Suzanne Lenon (women and gender studies) have been working with Aimee Benoit, curator of the Galt Museum, undergraduate students and the teenage members of the Queer Impact Club (QIC) of the Boys & Girls Club of Lethbridge & District on a project that documents the queer histories of Lethbridge and southwestern Alberta.

WHAT: 2019 Chinook Symposium in Chemistry & Biochemistry WHEN: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Friday, Oct. 11, 2019 WHERE: Science Commons atrium, 7th and 9th floors WHO: Undergraduate and graduate students of the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, department faculty members, MLAs Nathan Neudorf (Lethbridge East) and Shannon Phillips (Lethbridge West), and member of Parliament Rachel Harder will be on hand throughout the day

On November 2, 2019, Let’s Talk Science will offer numerous fun, hands-on science activities for enthusiastic children, as well as captivating and explosive demonstrations from several different streams of science at the 9th Annual Spooky Science Weekend.

Media are invited to get a glimpse behind the scenes of Borderline Human on Thursday, October 10, at 10 a.m. at the Hess Gallery located on Level 6 of the Centre for the Arts. What happens when an artist and a curator work with a team of monkey scientists? The answer will be on display at the Hess Gallery in October with an exhibit that invites visitors to explore what it means to be human with Icelandic artist Gunnhildur Hauksdóttir.

The University of Lethbridge has several events lined up this week that may be of interest to your readers, viewers and listeners. Members of the media who are interested in covering these events are encouraged to contact the individual event organizer directly.

WHAT: The Lib Ed Living Room Speakers Series — Building Brains and Futures: One Connection at a Time with Dr. Robbin Gibb (neuroscience) WHEN: 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2019 WHERE: PB210, Dr. Foster James Penny Building, 324 5 Street South WHO: Dr. Robbin Gibb, Department of Neuroscience Alberta’s children are scoring below Canadian norms when it comes to developmental milestones, leading many to ask how do we improve kindergarten readiness?

University of Lethbridge students and faculty continue to excel as leaders in research and innovation, their successes reflected in the annual Maclean’s University Rankings report. Image

Join the University of Lethbridge’s Management Students' Society for a polar plunge that helps make local issues like social isolation and education inequality #UNIGNORABLE! WHAT: Chillin’ 4 Charity polar plunge fundraiser to benefit the United Way, Lethbridge & South Western Alberta Community Fund WHEN: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday, Oct. 7, 2019 WHERE: University of Lethbridge bus loop

The University of Lethbridge has several events lined up this week that may be of interest to your readers, viewers and listeners. Members of the media who are interested in covering these events are encouraged to contact the individual event organizer directly. Art NOW — Dr. Ian MacLachlan Wednesday, Oct. 2, noon to 12:50 p.m. Recital Hall, W570

The Centre for Oral History and Tradition (COHT) at the University of Lethbridge is taking its oral history workshops farther afield thanks to the efforts of alumnus Dale Leffingwell (BASC ’71). As president of the Milk River Historical Society, Leffingwell partnered with the U of L to bring an oral history workshop to the community on Saturday, Oct. 5. The workshop will focus on the basics of doing an oral history project, including interviewing and transcription.