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The Varsity: Black Ice unpacks anti-Black racism within Canada’s favourite sport
Posted:Black Ice premiered at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival, winning the People’s Choice Documentary Award and is now available on Crave. Davis has previously explored the social and cultural…
KPE experts say a judicial inquiry into athlete abuse is not the right approach
Posted:It is heartening to see the recent open letter signed by so many Canadian academics calling on the federal government to address the long history of athlete abuse in sport.
The abuse of athletes has…
Transformation in motion: KPE launches new academic plan
Posted:Aptly called Transformation in Motion, the plan reflects the Faculty’s commitment to movement – through physical activity, sport, exercise, dance or play – as central to the health and well-being of…
KPE Career Café opens new avenues for students looking for career guidance
Posted:First year kinesiology students Daniel Gao, Julianne Jay, Vinny Sharma and Natasha Lam enjoy a bite before the start of the Career Café presentations.
Presented by the KPE Undergraduate Association (…
In conversation with Hubert Davis, director of Black Ice
Posted:Is there a common thread between your movies? Are there particular topics, stories or characters that you're interested in exploring more than others?
I would say that all of my movies come from a…
KPE science café hosts panel discussion on achieving safe sport
Posted:Recently, experts from the University of Toronto Faculty of Kinesiology, Bruce Kidd, Gretchen Kerr and Peter Donnelly submitted a brief to the federal government outlining these challenges and…
Instead of another judicial inquiry, use restorative justice to make sports safer, says KPE dean
Posted:There is no doubt that sport in Canada (and other countries) is in crisis, a claim supported by the words of the federal Sport Minister Pascale St-Onge. “Athletes are right now going through a…
KPE’s Amy Kirkham wins End Diabetes Award
Posted:The award worth $300,000 will fund Kirkham’s research into the effectiveness of intermittent fasting on blood sugar control in people with obesity, who have or are at risk of getting type 2 diabetes…
How physical activity makes us happier: Q & A with KPE Professor Catherine Sabiston
Posted:It’s common knowledge that physical activity is good for the body, but there is growing evidence that being physically active is also good for the soul. Can you explain the science behind it? How…
Gambling is strangling the beauty of sports, says KPE's Bruce Kidd
Posted:Ever since the federal government officially lifted its ban on single-game sports betting in 2021, enabling provinces to legalize it in their own jurisdictions, watching sports on TV has felt like…
2023 Reception for Scholars: Celebrating a culture of generosity and compassion
Posted:“The entire Faculty stepped in to support me,” he said. “From sending me emails, to stopping me in the hallways to ask me how I was doing, inviting me for coffee or lunch …
“I’ll never forget this…
These 2-minute exercise bursts may be better than your regular workout
Posted:Here’s an easy and effective way to add physical activity to your daily routine during the new year: turn your exercise into a snack.
New research shows exercise “snacks,” which consist of brief…