News & Features
Melissa deJonge among seven U of T graduate students awarded 2023-2024 Inlight Research Fellowships in support of mental health research
Posted:Seven students from across the University of Toronto are recipients of the 2023-2024 Inlight Research Fellowships awarded by Inlight Student Mental Health Research, a U of T institutional strategic…
KPE’s Allison Scully awarded Northrop Frye Award
Posted:Scully was part of a 14-member team that worked on the Academic and Advising Training Program (AATP) nominated by Rhonda McEwen, president and vice-chancellor of Victoria University, for the award,…
KPE hosts 24th annual Bertha Rosenstadt national undergraduate research conference
Posted:The multidisciplinary conference offers undergraduate students the opportunity to present literature reviews, critiques, term papers and findings from research projects covering a range of topics,…
Inaugural Peter Donnelly lecture kicks off with talk on removing obstacles to sport & physical activity
Posted:Donnelly established the centre in 1999 to initiate research, publication, colloquia and public interventions on the most pressing issues of Canadian and international sports. At the time, it was…
Town hall meeting provides update on how Faculty’s academic plan is progressing
Posted:KPE faculty and staff were treated to a surprise as they walked into the lecture hall in the Benson building recently to hear an update on the advances made towards realizing the Faculty’s academic…
KPE’s Wendy Pais, Timothy Linden & Darryl McSherry win Excellence Through Innovation award
Posted:Wendy Pais, registrar and director of student services, Timothy Linden, assistant registrar, and Darryl McSherry, student advisor at KPE, were all part of the university-wide Student Advising Service…
Reach Ahead to Kinesiology program hosts Black & Indigenous youth over March break
Posted:Following the initial success of the program, originally designed for Black high schoolers from the GTA interested in the study of health, sports and recreation, physical activity and movement, the…
KPE student athlete centers movement in leadership program for racialized students
Posted:Juggling it all sparked questions on how to navigate leadership – and the body’s response in the process.
“In kinesiology, we often think about the body as something to train and prefect. This often…
Study finds protein requirements increased in endurance athletes, but similar between females and males
Posted:The study, recently published in the Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise flagship journal for the American College of Sports Medicine, was part of a doctoral thesis by Eric Williamson, who…
Documentary on women’s stickball kicks off International Women’s Day celebrations – and conversations
Posted:In the short film, the women reflect on the significance of stickball to their community and how they’ve had to enjoy it from the sidelines for many years because they were discouraged from taking…
TISS funds research with potential to dramatically impact health & performance of athletes across all populations
Posted:Data from the research projects, which include investigations into how wearable technology can be used to optimize training intensity and whether the intensity and volume of training should be…
Guido Geisler’s legacy celebrated with an endowment established in his name
Posted:Geisler was the head coach of the Varsity Blues women’s soccer team from 2002 to 2003 and served as assistant coach to the men’s team from 2007 to 2018, but his love of the beautiful game started in…