News & Features
The ripple effect: U of T prof shares tips for healthy living
Posted:In a sea of health and wellness books, what makes your book different?
I think it’s great that there are so many books out there now on health and wellbeing, because it means that many people are…
U of T ranked 6th in the world for sport-related programs
Posted:The QS Subject rankings are based on four measures: academic survey results, employer review survey results, citations per faculty and the H–Index, which attempts to measure both the productivity and…
Reception for Scholars celebrates KPE students and donors
Posted:“We are so proud of our daughter’s accomplishments,” said Cedric Coutinho, whose daughter Adelaide Joanna Coutinho won the Jane Forster Entrance Award for outstanding achievement in secondary school…
Female athletes in team sports need 50 percent more protein than non-active males, U of T study finds
Posted:A new study from U of T’s Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education (KPE), the Hospital for Sick Kids and Ajinomoto Co. suggests it’s 50 per cent more than men who are not active. The study was…
Dean Ira Jacobs recognized with CSEP Honour Award
Posted:CSEP is an organization composed of professionals involved in the scientific study of exercise physiology, exercise biochemistry, fitness and health. It was founded at the Pan American Games in…
Ligament research to get a boost at KPE’s Iovate/Muscletech lab
Posted:Yet despite the statistics, research on ligaments and tendons is limited because, unlike blood or muscle, tissue samples that can be examined are difficult to obtain, says Daniel West, who is doing…
Are athletes entitled to protest? Q & A with KPE’s Assistant Professor Simon Darnell
Posted:What are these protests trying to highlight and is this the right platform to do it?
The players who have been involved in these protests have been quite clear that they are using their profiles to…
Two members of the KPE family recognized with Arbor Awards
Posted:Two members of the KPE family, Walter Okihiro and Jim Sheppard, were among the 2017 award recipients feted on September 14 in a ceremony held annually at the house of U of T’s President Meric Gertler…
Dean's welcome back message
Posted:Our Faculty’s mission is to develop, advance and disseminate knowledge about physical activity, health and their interactions through education, research, leadership and the provision of opportunity…
KPE's Janelle Joseph appointed Director, Academic Success Centre and Assistant Director, Transitional Year Programme
Posted:Joseph completed her PhD and two post-doctoral research fellowships (in New Zealand and Canada) in the areas of sport and race. Her Banting SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellowship research focused on physical…
Faculty welcomes new Registrar and Director of Student Services
Posted:“We are very pleased to welcome Wendy to the Faculty,” says Professor Ira Jacobs, dean of the Faculty. “She has an extensive background in business process improvement, project management, student…