Austin Peay This Week: ‘Aliens on Tap,' art exhibit "One More River" highlight week
(Posted on Monday, Oct. 3, 2022)
When Austin Peay State University’s Science on Tap returns to Strawberry Alley Ale Works on Oct. 4, two professors will examine the possibility of life elsewhere in the universe.
In addition to that centuries-old question, Dr. Meagan Mann, a professor in the Department of Chemistry, and Dr. Allyn Smith, a professor in the Department of Physics, Engineering and Astronomy, will address some of the common misconceptions about astrobiology, what we know about water, carbon-based molecules and other precursors to life, and the possibility of extraterrestrial life on our own planet.
The presentation – titled “Aliens on Tap” – will start at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 4, at Upstairs at Strawberry Alley.
Science on Tap is hosted by Austin Peay’s College of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.
Honoring Latino Military Heroes
Austin Peay will honor its from 1-2 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 5, in the Morgan University Center Ballroom. The event coincides with Latinx Heritage Month hosted by the Latino Community Resource Center.
Free flu shot clinic for students, faculty and staff
Students, faculty and staff can from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 4, outside the Foy Fitness and Recreation Center. The clinic is made possible by a grant from Alana’s Foundation in memory of Alana Yaksich, who died in 2003 due to complications from the flu.
Free overdose prevention training
Students, faculty and staff can get free overdose prevention training at 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 5, in Morgan University Center Room 306.
Attendees will learn how to identify the signs and symptoms of opioid and stimulant overdoses, how to administer naloxone for opioid overdoses and how to reduce the stigma surrounding addiction.
Chris Friday’s ‘One More River’ continues
Multidisciplinary artist Chris Friday’s “One More River” will run through Oct. 28 at The New Gallery in the Art + Design building. Friday’s work offers itself as a contemplative reflection of and counternarrative to the pervasive under/misrepresentations of Blackness in mainstream media and popular culture. And participants of the First Thursday Art Walk on Oct. 6 will get to visit the exhibition from 5-7:30 p.m.
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