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“Obesity in Canada: Historical Perspectives”

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Dr. Jenny Ellison from Mount Allison University will be on campus on Monday, November 26 to present her lecture, "Obesity in Canada: Historical Perspectives" in Main Building's faculty lounge at 12:30 pm.

Dr. Ellison is a historian whose work to date has revolved around "fat activist" women's groups of the 1980s in Canada. She is deeply involved in the emerging interdisciplinary field of Fat Studies. She earned her PhD from York University in Toronto, and is presently the W.P. Bell Postdoctoral Scholar at Mount Alllison University.

All are welcome to attend Dr. Ellison's presentation!

For more information, please contact Dr. Sarah Glassford at sglassford@upei.ca or (902) 566-6039.

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