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U of T's Ian Cohen is chief medical officer for Team Canada at The Maccabiah Games (aka the Jewish Olympics)
Posted:Ian Cohen, staff physician in the U of T David L. MacIntosh Sport Medicine Clinic is the chief medical officer for Team Canada at the 21st Maccabiah Games (photo courtesy Ian Cohen)
The 21st Games…
Sport, peace & politics: KPE's Simon Darnell discusses relationship between sport and the pursuit of peace
Posted:The relationship between sport and the pursuit of peace is at once an inspiring and a cautionary tale. In 1914, sport contributed to a fleeting ‘Christmas Truce’ during World War One, when British…
Reconnecting with the past & strengthening the future: Celebrating class of 1972
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The Class of 72 has a longstanding tradition of community, reconnecting every five years for reunions, with some members meeting more frequently for gatherings throughout the year. The Class of 72’…
Sixth annual Honouring Our Students Pow Wow brings together Indigenous community
Posted:On a recent sunny afternoon at the University of Toronto’s back campus fields, Lua Mondor took her place in front of the cameras.
With music by Young Tribe blaring on the speakers, the metal cones…
A match like no other: KPE's Simon Darnell on Novak Djokovic vs. Australia
Posted:It all started on Instagram, where the tennis star announced that he had gotten a medical exemption (from getting a coronavirus vaccine) to participate in the Grand Slam tournament. He applied for…
With gyms closed, online programs to keep U of T community fitness – and spirits – high
Posted:“Our faculty’s mission is to develop and advance knowledge about the interactions of physical activity and health,” says Professor Gretchen Kerr, dean of the Faculty of Kinesiology & Physical…
The year in pictures: A look back at 2021
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(Photo by Johnny Guatto)
In June, U of T held a vaccine clinic pow wow inside Varsity Stadium to provide First Nations, Inuit and Métis people with a culturally safe place to receive their…
Olympic boycott: KPE's Bruce Kidd weighs in on what it means and what could still happen
Posted:How do you feel about the announcement by the Canadian government? Were you surprised by it?
I was not at all surprised by it, given the historic relationships between Canada and the United States,…
‘Change the system’: U of T marks 32nd anniversary of École Polytechnique massacre
Posted:At a tri-campus event marking the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women, Marisa Sterling, the assistant dean and director diversity, inclusion and professionalism in the…
“Quiet diplomacy vs. clashing cymbals”: KPE experts discuss the case of Peng Shuai
Posted:What’s your take on how the IOC handled the case of Peng Shuai? Is Richard Pound, the Canadian lawyer and IOC’s longest-serving member, right to defend the IOC tactics of “quiet diplomacy vs.…
KPE students strengthen community "KINections"
Posted:Like many, Richard Chen did not enjoy the social isolation that came with the pandemic lock-downs last year. The fourth year kinesiology student at the University of Toronto (U of T) says the…
Making ActiveTO permanent will make exercise accessible to everyone
Posted:Since its inception in 2020 due to COVID-19, ActiveTO — designed to provide more space for people to stay physically active while keeping socially distant — has garnered much success and popularity.…