News & Features
Big win sends KPE’s Erica Gavel to the 2020 Paralympics
Posted:“Hands down it was the most amazing experience of my entire life,” she said. “I’m still speechless.”
During the game, Team USA and Team Canada tied up the score a total of 10 times and experienced…
Writing Centre celebrates major milestone
Posted:Boba Samuels, an assistant professor at the Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education, joined the Writing Centre as director in 2016 and has witnessed the incredible impact that it can have.
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Welcome to a new academic year: A message from Dean Ira Jacobs
Posted:Our Faculty’s mission is to develop, advance and disseminate knowledge about the interactions of physical activity and health through education, research, leadership and the provision of opportunity…
KPE experts among U of T researchers sharing $9 million in new funding
Posted:Babies born very prematurely face a serious nutritional challenge since their mothers are often unable to produce sufficient breast milk, a problem the University of Toronto's Deborah O’Connor is…
U of T sport-related subjects place 5th in 2019 QS World University subject rankings
Posted:“I feel great pride in seeing subjects integral to our faculty ranked so highly. This is a sign of increased public awareness about our discipline in general, but also a global recognition of the…
KPE hosts Summer Mentorship Program
Posted:KPE has long participated in the initiative, offering students in the mentorship program tours of their facilities, lab demonstrations, presentations and workshops emphasizing the multidisciplinary…
KPE’s newest faculty addition to teach critical studies of race & Indigeneity in physical activity & sport
Posted:For a long time, Janelle Joseph didn’t consider becoming a professor because she didn't see many racialized people who were faculty members at Canadian universities.
“I hadn’t really considered that…
Honorary degree recipient Mark Tewksbury swam for gold, fought for justice – and had some fun
Posted:“I’ve had such a fun life,” he told the National Post in 2012.
Tewksbury’s many achievements are being recognized on Thursday by the University of Toronto with a Doctor of Laws, honoris causa, for “…
Congratulations class of 2019
Posted:Rachel (Ray Ray) Lau came to KPE from Hong Kong, in search of an undergraduate program that focuses on applications of knowledge.
“I’ve been an active person since childhood, so I’ve always been…
Ontario launches concussion awareness campaign at U of T event
Posted:The campaign is tied to Rowan’s Law, a piece of concussion-safety legislation that Ontario passed unanimously in 2018 and is named after Rowan Stringer, a 17-year-old rugby player from Ottawa who…
U of T marks start of Pride Month by raising Pride and Trans flags
Posted:KPE's Assistant Professor Simon Darnell, HR director Sharon Grandison, assistant director of physical activity, equity and client services, Luc Simard, assistant manager of co-curricular diversity…
Raptorsmania takes over U of T Sports Hall of Fame
Posted:45 years later, the 1974 Varsity Blues football team was back on the St. George campus, celebrating their induction into the 2019 U of T Sports Hall of Fame (photo by Seyran Mammadov)
Over the course…