News & Features
U of T sprinter Fiona Huang honoured for achievement in sports, academics: CBC reports
Posted:In an interview with CBC News, Huang, a second-year student in the Faculty of Kinesiology & Physical Education, discussed how her approach to balancing coursework and athletics led to her being…
Paul Handley is appointed new CAO of the Faculty
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Handley brings a wealth of University of Toronto administrative experience to the Faculty, having been the CAO of the Faculty of Law since 2013, the CAO of the Division of Student Services from 2011…
The end of an era: An interview with U of T’s Peter Donnelly on Don Cherry
Posted:How did Don Cherry feature in your course on hockey in Canadian culture?
In the 1990s Phil White and I developed a course at McMaster University on Hockey in Canadian Culture (the course was also…
Anything is possible through passion, perseverance and hard work, says KPE graduate
Posted:Gavel's research focused on environmental physiology and the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Summer Games. For her project, which was a collaboration between U of T, the Canadian Sport Institute Ontario and…
Toronto Raptors head coach Nick Nurse shares championship ring, words of inspiration at U of T event
Posted:Sports journalist and broadcaster Elliotte Friedman, who was moderating the Basketball Excellence Program (BEP) event, asked Nurse what pops into his head when the ring goes on his finger.
“I think…
KPE’s Janelle Joseph explains the haka wars in rugby
Posted:Are you familiar with the “cultural ritual protocol”? What is it and does it only apply to rugby?
I am not aware of the protocol in any other sport. The cultural ritual protocol requires teams to…
A fond farewell to KPE's retiring chief administrative officer
Posted:Lopers-Sweetman first arrived to KPE on secondment as assistant dean of co-curricular education services and equity in 2008 and was appointed CAO in 2009. Before that she held down many roles at the…
Outpacing cancer with exercise: Q & A with KPE’s Linda Trinh
Posted:We know that cancer treatments, while often effective, can leave people feeling ill, anxious, exhausted and frail. How can exercise help?
The evidence supporting the use of exercise for cancer…
Arbor Awards recognize exceptional volunteers
Posted:For that, they are celebrated each year with the prestigious Arbor Award, established by the University in 1989 to honour exceptional and longstanding volunteers. So far, more than 2400 U of T alumni…
On a mission: Breast cancer survivor takes her story from Toronto to Washington D.C.
Posted:Priya Brahmbhatt, a master’s student of kinesiology at the University of Toronto, compares it to training for a marathon.
“It’s the process of preparing yourself for an upcoming course of treatment…
The gift that keeps giving: How donors ensure students stay passionate about their work
Posted:Michael Jorgensen, a PhD student in the exercise science program at KPE, didn’t get the chance to meet his donor – and namesake - Michael Guinness, who was justifiably absent, but he did get to meet…
KPE researcher develops mobile rehab tool to help patients manage their concussion recovery
Posted:RHEA is an app designed to assist patients with their concussion recovery (images provided by Michael Hutchison)
The mobile tool, developed with support from UTEST, a University of Toronto program…