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Former exchange student from Zambia writes book on women in sports inspired by her KPE experience
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One of those students was Tomaida Phiri, who spent a year at the Faculty between 2008 and 2009. Phiri recently published a book called Women in Sport: Their stories told, one of few books focusing…
Equity in sports programming is key to Change the Game
Posted:With COVID-19 having such devastating effects on youth participation in sport, MLSE Foundation and the University of Toronto recently partnered for the Change the Game study to look at the impact and…
U of T's Ian Cohen is chief medical officer for Team Canada at The Maccabiah Games (aka the Jewish Olympics)
Posted:Ian Cohen, staff physician in the U of T David L. MacIntosh Sport Medicine Clinic is the chief medical officer for Team Canada at the 21st Maccabiah Games (photo courtesy Ian Cohen)
The 21st Games…
To the Varsity Blues, thank you: Rachel Zack on her experience as a student athlete
Posted:Things don’t always go according to plan.
In terms of my long relationship with sports, hockey was my first love. While it was my childhood dream to become a professional hockey player, it became…
Sport, peace & politics: KPE's Simon Darnell discusses relationship between sport and the pursuit of peace
Posted:The relationship between sport and the pursuit of peace is at once an inspiring and a cautionary tale. In 1914, sport contributed to a fleeting ‘Christmas Truce’ during World War One, when British…
KPE’s Ira Jacobs appointed interim director of newly launched Tanenbaum Institute for Science in Sport (TISS)
Posted:Jacobs had spoken to Tanenbaum on many occasions over the years about his philanthropic contributions to the university and the faculty specifically, including scholarships for U of T student…
Does Michael Woods have the motor to pull off a miracle comeback in the Tour de France? Q & A with KPE experts
Posted:Bruce Grierson (moderator): Nearing the halfway point of the Tour de France, Canada’s big hope, Toronto-born Mike Woods, is, let’s be honest, a long shot to win. But Woods is such a unique package,…
Varsity Blues' Michèle Bélanger inducted into Canadian Basketball Hall of Fame
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Former University of Toronto Varsity Blues women's basketball coach Michèle Bélanger was inducted into the Canadian Basketball Hall of Fame on July 10.
Having spent 41 seasons as the head coach of…
Reconnecting with the past & strengthening the future: Celebrating class of 1972
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The Class of 72 has a longstanding tradition of community, reconnecting every five years for reunions, with some members meeting more frequently for gatherings throughout the year. The Class of 72’…
U of T faculty, alumni and supporters named to Order of Canada
Posted:More than a dozen University of Toronto researchers, professors, alumni and supporters have been recognized with an Order of Canada, the country’s highest civilian honour.
Frank Hayden (photo…
Why athletes black out: Q & A with KPE’s Jack Goodman and Robert Bentley
Posted:We spoke to Professor Jack Goodman and Assistant Professor Robert Bentley of the University of Toronto Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education (KPE) about the incident, how common it is, and…
KPE’s Erin Willson awarded Connaught PhD for Public Impact Fellowship
Posted:“It is such an honour for me to be recognized with this public impact award,” says Willson, whose research is focused on understanding maltreatment in sport from the perspective of athletes. …