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U of T prof partners with KPE to host learn-to-run program for lifelong learning, success
Posted:But this past year, French worked with the support of U of T’s Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education (KPE) and Hart House to create a 10-week running program, culminating in a 5 km MEC Run.…
Recognizing U 2017 staff and faculty appreciation event
Posted:In addition to established internal and external recognitions, the Faculty introduced the Dean’s Staff Leadership Award – an award first known as “Lunch with the Dean.” This award singles out staff…
Sport and sustainable development: setting a research agenda
Posted:On June 8, the Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education will bring together scholars from international development, environmentalism, geography and the sociology of sport for a symposium called…
Who’s True Blue? Sophie Harding
Posted:The True Blue Award complements the recognition programs already in existence at the University of Toronto (U of T) and provides staff and faculty with an opportunity to recognize their colleagues in…
KPE researcher confirms Olympic sports favour white, wealthy athletes
Posted:While most might be aware of this bias, formal studies have been lacking and past researchers have only studied the wealth of countries participating in the Olympics. This is the first comprehensive…
'The program meant everything to me'
Posted:There is something wrong with this picture.
The selfies that the coaches and players are taking show ecstasy – the triumphant 4-3 victory of the Nunavik Nordiks over the Sudbury Stars to win the…
Should athletes use caffeine to boost performance?
Posted:That’s the question being answered by Toronto scientists, who are closer to defining the relationship between caffeine and genetics when it comes to improving athletic performance. Their research,…
Fueling young athletes: New study shows benefits of post-exercise protein
Posted:“The growth of bone and muscle in children is related to how their body breaks down old proteins and rebuilds new ones. In order for children to grow, the balance between synthesis and breakdown has…
Ex/Cancer Symposium: the benefits of exercise after a cancer diagnosis
Posted:Held on April 6 at the Isabel Bader Theatre, the Faculty’s tenth public research symposium welcomed over 300 attendees, including patients, caregivers, family members, friends, colleagues,…
From Toronto to the tundra: KPE researchers witness final Inuit select hockey camp
Posted:How did you end up in Nunavik to witness the final girls select hockey camp?
JC: When I heard Joé being interviewed on the radio, he said that the program was being cut due to a consultant’s report…
U of T athletes, coach and alumni inducted into 2016 Sport Hall of Honour
Posted:Rosie MacLennan was named the Athlete of the Year. MacLennan began competing internationally at eleven and was Canadian National Women’s Champion in 2005, 2009 and 2011.
In 2006, she paired with…
Greg Wells on how ‘microchanges’ can make a major difference
Posted:Does the world really need another book on how to live a better life?
People are inundated with information. I get it. Every person now has the entire human history of knowledge in their pocket. The…