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How parents can improve the car ride home with young athletes
Posted:The car door closes and your adolescent daughter slumps in the seat—a sheen of sweat from the game still lingers on her brow and a scowl emerges on her face. She reaches for her ear buds and avoids…
Field hockey parents make the sport: Alum and coach passes on love of the game
Posted:At a time when so many media stories focus on the minority of poorly-behaved, obsessive hockey parents, Varsity Blues Assistant Coach Malinda Haparachchi’s no-drama take on parental involvement in…
PhD students to present at Canada’s first conference focused on concussions in girls and women
Posted:The Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education will be well-represented this weekend at Canada’s first-ever concussion conference focused exclusively on issues related to the health of girls and…
Camp U of T participants use entrepreneur skills to make their neighbourhood safer
Posted:Create an inclusive and safe environment and look out for your fellow campers—those are just a couple of the values promoted through Camp U of T's Camper Code. This fall, Oliver Wong, Arnav Shah and…
University of Toronto campers send best wishes to Invictus Games competitors
Posted:Beginning September 23, 550 athletes from 17 nations who have either become ill or injured because of their service will compete for eight days showing what they can do past injury. Prince Harry…
Sport for a better world? Q & A with Assistant Professor Simon Darnell
Posted:What were the key issues you were looking at in terms of SDP programming in these 5 regions of the world?
The project had three main objectives. The first was to develop a better understanding of…
Homophobia in sports: Q & A with KPE’s Caroline Fusco
Posted:Immediately after the incident, Pillar took to Twitter to issue an apology, while Getzlaf expressed remorse for using vulgar language. When is an apology enough? Is it ever enough?
If you reflect on…
It’s not all about the game, some of it has to do with money; KPE experts weigh in on NHL’s decision to skip the Olympics
Posted:Peter, it has emerged that NHL club owners don’t want a three-week break in their schedule in order to accommodate some NHL players’ participation in the Olympics. What’s your take on that?PD: First…
Annual banquet concludes another successful year of intramurals at U of T
Posted:“This year, we learned a lot and grew a lot,” said Nick Snow, manager of intramurals. “We were able to implement a number of new initiatives to increase participation from some less represented…
Michelle Brownrigg to be recognized with Partners in Research National Award
Posted:Partners in Research National Awards in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and Biomedicine honour excellence in Canadian research, as well as commitment to promoting the benefit of…
U of T welcomes Indigenous teens to the downtown Toronto campus over March Break
Posted:For students coming from small or remote communities, or those who may be the first in their family to consider post-secondary education, SOAR offers a way for students to test out university life in…
U of T research helps expand physical activity programs for low-income families
Posted:John Spence, professor and vice dean at the University of Alberta’s Faculty of Physical Education and Recreation, initiated the project and Katherine Tamminen, assistant professor at U of T’s Faculty…