Prepare for a full day of inspiration when 18 speakers and 3 performers take the stage on Saturday, February 29, 2020 at the Reno-Sparks Convention Center for TEDxUniversityofNevada 2020! Your ticket to the event includes all speakers and performers, refreshments at one break, box lunch, and an after party.

“Ideas Worth Spreading” From Reno Speakers

This year we have 12 local speakers and a local performer: Robin Brockelsby, Jen Robinson, Ondra L. Berry, Kjerstin Gruys, Marilyn York, Auburn Harrison, Karin Hilgerson, Leah Ochs, Emily Hand, Kathryn Lukas, Jonah Yoelin, Sarah Porter, and Afsaneh & NAHTE. Topics from our Reno speakers include artificial intelligence, fermented foods, the economic value of your appearance, leadership, mental health, and men’s rights.

Thought on Tap: "Future Visions of Sex and the Body" 

Don’t miss the next Thought on Tap. The discussion will be facilitated by Daniel Enrique Pérez (College of Liberal Arts) and feature the following panelists: Erica Dietlein (Graduate Student in Philosophy), Kjerstin Gruys (Assistant Professor of Sociology), Lydia Huerta Moreno (Assistant Professor of Communication Studies and GRI), and Faith Thomas (Undergraduate Student of Journalism and President of the Queer Student Union and Gamma Rho Lambda).

What is sex and body positivity? How do AI and other forms of virtual sex impact the way that people have sex? How have pornography, the Internet, and social media changed the way people have sex and view the body? Why aren’t younger generations having as much sex? Join us as we tackle these and other important questions. Light snacks will be provided. Grab a bite and beverage and join the conversation.

Kjerstin will be giving a talk at University of Nevada - Reno, for the National Eating Disorders Awareness Week. Her talk is entitled: From Victim to Advocate: My Path of Healing Through Activism

Kjerstin Gruys will be giving a book talk on MMOTW for the North Lake Tahoe American Association of University Women (AAUW).

Berkeley Public Library Presents Virgie Tovar's
FAT POSITIVE SUMMER FESTIVAL

A FREE Series to Smash Self-Hate and Celebrate Body Diversity!

On Saturday July 2nd I'll join: Feat. Casey Gilly, Jezebel Delilah X, Baruch Porras-Hernandez, and Irene McCalphin for "Freedom from Fat Shame!: A Reading+Discussion."

Hope to see you there!

I'll join Chase Raymond and Tanya Stivers in a discussion panel on navigating the academic job market. 

Kjerstin Gruys will be delivering the keynote address on "Advancing Diversity in Leadership" for the Ophthalmic Women Leaders (OWL) Signature Event, at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology. 

It's positive body image week at Stanford University! Join me on Monday for a Q&A, Luncheon, and one of my favorite positive body image activities. 

“Consumption and Embodiment: Intersections and Identities” Paper Session at the American Sociological Association Annual Meeting in Chicago, IL.  

Session Organizers: Dana A. Berkowitz, Louisiana State University, Kjerstin Gruys, Stanford University

Presider: Natalie Ingraham, University of California-San Francisco

I'll join Sarai Walker, author of DietLand, and Virgie Tovar, editor of the anthology Hot & Heavy: Fierce Fat Girls on Life, Love & Fashion, to discuss fat positivity, body image, feminism, and more, in relation to Walker's newly-released and radically amazing book, DietLand. (go read it NOW!)

Please note: This is at the 9th Avenue branch of Green Apple Books. Bookstore event link here.