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International Women’s Day: Building Strength and Community
Posted:Various stations were set up within the Athletic Centre including yoga, volleyball, dodgeball, Zumba, a spin class, and a nutrition class. Enthusiastic instructors kept participants motivated…
Safeguarding of athletes from maltreatment: Q & A with Professor Gretchen Kerr
Posted:What is the role of an athlete welfare officer?
Athlete welfare officers play important volunteer roles in helping to ensure that athletes are protected from maltreatment, including sexual,…
Mobilizing change: KPE hosts public symposium on enhancing physical activity accessibility
Posted:“We know already that physical and metaphorical barriers can impact one’s ability to enjoy healthy active living,” said Professor Ira Jacobs, dean of KPE, in his opening remarks. “Our Faculty…
KPE Career Café shows many paths to a dream job
Posted:“I came here tonight, because I wanted to hear what other people in my field were able to do with their kinesiology degree,” said third year student Tabatha Amponsah.
First year student Shalom Howe…
U of T sport-related subjects ranked 6th in the world second year in a row
Posted:“Last year was the first time that the QS World University Rankings identified a subject category consisting of programs that are integral to our Faculty, demonstrating the growing global relevance…
Faculty showcases benefits of an active classroom
Posted:Dancing around the Athletic Centre gym as part of a “flock” and playing a hand-tapping game that required concentration and control probably weren’t what high school teachers from the Toronto…
KPE researchers dig deep into the meaning of subconcussion and find out it’s not all bad news
Posted:The concept has been garnering increasing attention ever since the surge of interest in chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a suspected long-term outcome of multiple repeated blows to the head –…
What the Larry Nassar case can teach us: Q & A with U of T’s Ashley Stirling
Posted:Many of the statements from the survivors and their attorneys have targeted the individuals and institutions that allegedly enabled or were negligent in preventing Nassar’s abuse. On Thursday, the…
U of T researchers study how women feel when exposed to media's portrayal of women’s bodies
Posted:In a unique study, University of Toronto’s Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education researchers Tim Welsh and Catherine Sabiston, along with graduate student Eva Pila, came together to look at…
Truth and Reconciliation: KPE digs deep on issues of race and Indigeneity
Posted:Now, KPE has set up a task force to improve equity and diversity in all its programming, including sports, recreation, intramurals, curricula and research.
Its Task Force on Race and Indigeneity,…
The University of Toronto may have the best architecture in the city
Posted:The University of Toronto may have the best architecture in the city
ALEX BOZIKOVIC
PUBLISHED 2 DAYS AGOUPDATED JANUARY 8, 2018
1. John P. Robarts Research Library
130 St. George St.
Warner Burns…
Top moments from 2017
Posted:STUDENT ATHLETES
Kylie Masse, the star of U of T’s Varsity Blues women’s swimming team, set a new world record and took the gold in the 100-metre backstroke at the swimming world championships in…