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Michael Hutchison appointed next director of TISS
Posted:Hutchison is an associate professor in the University of Toronto Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education (KPE), one of the three pillars of TISS, which brings together sport and exercise…
Behind the Blues: Capturing the season with Hugo Nguyen
Posted:In just two years with the Varsity Blues, third-year student Hugo Nguyen has become a familiar sight around the volleyball program. He is behind a camera, laptop or courtside capturing the moments…
KINtroductions: How Joanne Lew has navigated every corner of KPE
Posted:One of the primary reasons Joanne chose the Bachelor of Kinesiology (BKin) program was the unique curriculum structure. While many programs focus solely on the "hard" sciences, the BKin degree is…
TISS issues three-year retrospective report, highlights achievements
Posted:“TISS has become a hub for international collaboration, bringing together researchers, clinicians, coaches, and decision-makers in the high-performance sports community to advance sport science and…
KINtroductions: Kirsten Major turned lockdown habits into an academic career
Posted:“During COVID, I got really into just being active, working out, nutrition and making my own recipes,” she says. “A lot of the holistic health kind of things got me into kinesiology.”Though her…
U of T student leaders honoured at 2026 Dean’s Student Leadership Awards
Posted:Professor Sandy Welsh, vice-provost of students, and Professor Gretchen Kerr, dean of KPE, delivered keynote remarks, while Terry Gardiner, KPE director of equity, diversity and inclusion, acted as…
Robin Campbell receives 2025 Swimming Canada President’s Award
Posted:It didn’t take Robin Campbell long to learn what he didn’t know when he was making the transition from decorated athlete to head coach with the University of Toronto Varsity Blues swim team.“Terrible…
Ottawa should counter bans on trans athletes in sport, say KPE's Marcus Mazzucco & Bruce Kidd
Posted:The recently concluded Olympic and Paralympic Games in Italy were the most gender-balanced in history.At the Olympics, women were 47 per cent of the competitors, 45 per cent of the senior leadership…
KPE welcomes the Toronto Tempo to Goldring Centre
Posted:I am pleased to share with KPE an important update that reflects the energy, ambition and sense of community that define U of T and our Faculty.Starting in April, Toronto’s new WNBA team, the Toronto…
KPE hosts 26th annual Bertha Rosenstadt National Undergraduate Research Conference
Posted:“Pursuing a research project is no small feat,” said Gretchen Kerr, dean of tKPE. “From ethics reviews, to proposals, reading and critiquing literature, and collecting and analyzing the data…It’s an…
U of T ranked first in Canada, among top 17 globally across all broad subject fields: QS
Posted:The University of Toronto has been ranked first in Canada and among the top 17 universities globally in all five broad subject fields tracked by the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2026.…
"One of the most comprehensive health disciplines": Korea Times features U of T kinesiology program
Posted:Even if you exercise for three hours a day, sitting for eight hours is not good. The negative effects of remaining inactive for eight hours may not be offset by any amount of activity.This statement…