Upcoming Events at St. Jerome's University: Health Humanities and Reading Series (Oct 30)

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Health Humanities Fall Talk: Dr. Laura McGregor
Friday October 30th | 10:30 am |SJ2 1002
The Health Humanities Committee at St. Jerome's University welcomes Dr. Laura McGregor for a talk and discussion titled Let's Talk About the B-Word on Friday, October 30 at 10:30 a.m. in SJ2 Room 1002.
Drawing on research and lived experience, Dr. Laura McGregor will explore caregiver burden, disability justice, and the realities faced by many Canadian caregivers. Dr. McGregor is the recipient of CBC's 2025 Nonfiction Prize for her essay The Invisible Woman. Learn more about Dr. McGregor through her author website<https://www.lauramacgregor.ca/about> and read her award-winning essay, The Invisible Woman<https://www.cbc.ca/books/literaryprizes/the-invisible-woman-by-laura-macgregor-1.7612983>.

The talk will be followed by lunch. All are welcome to attend.
St. Jerome's Reading Series: Kate Gies
Friday, October 30 | 4:30 p.m. | SJ2 1002
Join award-winning writer Kate Gies for a Reading Series event at St. Jerome's University. Gies is the author of It Must Be Beautiful to Be Finished, a memoir exploring disability, family, caregiving, and belonging. Her work has appeared in The New Quarterly, The Globe and Mail, and other publications.
This event is presented as part of the St. Jerome's University Reading Series and supports ongoing Health Humanities programming. Information and registration are available on the Kate Gies event page<https://uwaterloo.ca/st-jeromes/events/reading-series-presentskate-gies>.

Carol Acton, Maureen Drysdale, Andy Stump, Health Humanities Committee,
St Jerome's University


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