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The Human Diversity Exhibit
"All of us are related,
Each of us is unique"

This fall the Leslie F. Malpass Library will feature an exhibit, All of us are related, Each of us is unique which portrays the complexity of human diversity. Eighteen panels, displayed on the 5th and 6th levels of the Malpass Library, constitute an abridged version of an exposition originally presented at the Musée l'Homme in Paris, and were produced by the Laboratory of Biological Anthropology of the University of Geneva in Switzerland. The version displayed in the Malpass Library was produced under the leadership of Dr. Marshall Segall of Syracuse University (online exhibit). The series of panels illustrate how humans are at the same time biologically alike but unique. For example, each individual is genetically different from other people, but another person, chosen at random would also share most of the same genetic materials. The Human Diversity Exhibit was brought to the WIU campus through the efforts of Psychology Professor Bem Allen with support from the University Libraries, the College of Arts and Sciences, the Department of Education and Interdisciplinary Studies, and the Provost's Office. A reception highlighted by self-guided tours of the exhibit and a videotaped presentation will be held in the Garden Lounge of the Malpass Library on October 7, 2002 from 4-6 p.m. The public is invited.

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