News & Features
Study on Special Olympics’ Unified Sports explores experiences of students and coaches
Posted:Unified Sports are sport programs that offer opportunities for students with and without intellectual disabilities to participate on sports teams together.
“The intent of Unified Sports is to…
Seven KPE graduate students awarded prestigious inaugural scholarships from TISS
Posted:In their applications for the scholarship, graduate students had to demonstrate how their research thesis proposal or ongoing thesis research is aligned with the mission and vision of the institute…
KPE celebrates National Biomechanics Day
Posted:KPE Assistant Professor Timothy Burkhart
The National Biomechanics Day was started in 2016 by Paul DeVita, a professor of kinesiology at the East Carolina University and past president of the…
Sandhya Mylabathula named People’s Choice winner in French-language three-minute thesis competition
Posted:Sandhya Mylabathula has won the People’s Choice Award in the Toronto competition of Ma Thèse en 180 Secondes.
The University of Toronto alumna and PhD student was the only anglophone participating…
Faculty celebrates student leaders with Dean’s Student Leadership Awards
Posted:Professor Gretchen Kerr, dean of KPE, congratulated the students on all their accomplishments, saying she’s continually impressed by the passion and commitment they have for their academic and…
“An opportunity to see something outside your lab”: Bertha Rosenstadt national undergraduate research conference
Posted:Gerome Manson, an assistant professor at Queen’s University School of Kinesiology and Health - and a KPE alum - drove up to U of T with five students in tow, four from his sensory motor exploration…
KPE experts discuss World Athletics ban of transgender women from female events
Posted:The governing body's president Seb Coe said no transgender athlete who had gone through male puberty would be permitted to compete in female world ranking competitions from March 31. Coe said the…
KPE study explores the experiences of girls who play on mixed sports teams
Posted:A group of researchers from the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education (KPE) set out to find out whether mixed teams provide girls with more opportunities to advance…
KPE hosts March break program for Black youth interested in kinesiology
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The youth spent the week in interactive workshops and activities learning about the different areas of kinesiology, meeting with KPE staff and faculty, getting mentored by Black and racialized…
KPE says goodbye to Roy Shephard, world-renowned authority in the field of physical activity and health
Posted:Roy Shephard, second from the left, was invested into the Order of Canada in 2014 for his pioneering work in the field of exercise science and for promoting the health benefits of physical activity…
International Women’s Day: What's happening across U of T's three campuses
Posted:Jazz and Justice: Transformative, Equitable Futures in Music
The Faculty of Music is holding a panel discussion on the pathway for equitable futures in music with faculty Dean Ellie Hisama, Beth…
Documentary by KPE alumna – and former Olympian – explores how women are defined in sport
Posted:Phyllis Ellis sees a lot of similarities between making a film and succeeding in sport.
“The hours and hours and hours of preparation. The sort of monomaniacal focus. The idea that you can never…