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KPE announces details of Task Force on Race and Indigeneity
Posted:“The purpose of the establishment of this task force is to encourage the KPE community to continue to reflect, examine, critique, and take action on race and Indigeneity as we work to realize our…
Early Career Teaching Award spotlight: Q&A with kinesiology and phys-ed expert and dog trainer Ashley Stirling
Posted:The assistant professor in the Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education, who recently won an Early Career Teaching Award, mixes practice and theory so that students get the most out of…
Top five tips for exercising after a cancer diagnosis
Posted:For the past 15 years, Professor Catherine Sabiston has studied how to get people active through community exercise programs. In 2014 she developed ActiveMatch with funding support from the Canadian…
KPE researchers among U of T scholars to receive federal funding worth almost $5 million
Posted:Assistant Professor Tyson Beach received $199,090 for Movement assessment and retraining for the prevention of musculoskeletal disorders. While Assistant Professor Katherine Tamminen was awarded $61,…
Ashley Stirling receives U of T Early Career Teaching Award
Posted:“Professor Stirling is continuously advancing the field of pedagogical development across the university and beyond,” says Ira Jacobs, professor and dean of the Faculty. “I am delighted that her…
Helping young athletes cope with concussions: Q&A with Professor Michael Hutchison
Posted:As the Director of the Concussion Program at the Faculty’s David L. MacIntosh Sport Medicine Clinic, he’s at the forefront of investigating ways to manage these complex injuries in more effective…
In his prime all the time: Bruce Farquhar retires
Posted:After helping countless people as a membership services assistant, he celebrated his last day at the Faculty on November 30.
Farquhar joined U of T in 1994 and worked as a residence steward until he…
U of T students play Para sport, learn about inclusivity
Posted:Hosted on November 25 at the Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education (KPE), the event encouraged participants to play four sports, including adapted bocce ball, seated volleyball, wheelchair…
Movement breaks: students re-energize classroom experience at U of T
Posted:Zhifan Liu, like many other undergraduate students, sits for hours in class. But as a human biology student, he’s keenly aware of the negative effects of prolonged sitting.
That’s why he decided to…
Come see what you can do
Posted:They are part of the Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education’s continued efforts to engage University of Toronto students in physical activity and ensure that they understand the Faculty’s…
Yours or Mine? How we handle objects depends on who owns them
Posted:“The associations or attachments that we have with an object leak into our movements in unintended ways when we interact with them,” says researcher and study author Merryn Constable of the…
Helping adolescent athletes cope with stress
Posted:Over the years these questions have plagued many parents, but now researchers from U of T’s Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education are finding ways for parents to help their children cope with…