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Online public shaming of women athletes at 2024 Paris Olympics highlights gender-based violence: KPE researchers
Posted:Social media is well recognized as beneficial because it can enhance connections and serve as a forum to discuss important issues. But it’s also a platform for the dissemination of misinformation,…
Reimagining the role of Sport for Development (SDP) in confronting the climate crisis: Simon Darnell
Posted:“What more do we actually need to know about the risks and threats of climate change and environmental degradation, and of the complicity and complacency of sport therein, before we acknowledge the…
Can parents afford to put their kids in sports? Bruce Kidd shares his thoughts on TVO's The Agenda
Posted:Live Now: The Financial Burden of Keeping Kids Active https://t.co/RjH78sDATM— TVO Today | The Agenda (@TheAgenda) September 11, 2024
International exchange program highlights importance of fostering global academic collaborations
Posted:“I noticed that all the athletes that I’d worked with had experienced some form of abuse, especially emotional abuse by coaches,” says Muhonen, who spent a semester at the Faculty of Kinesiology and…
KPE’s Madeleine Orr curates art exhibit that imagines what Canada would look like in 2080 - if we get everything right
Posted:Orr, an assistant professor at the University of Toronto Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education whose research examines the impacts of climate change on sport, invited artists from every…
Welcome to the 2024-25 academic year at the Faculty of Kinesiology & Physical Education!
Posted:Welcome to the 2024-25 academic year at the Faculty of Kinesiology & Physical Education!I hope you’ve had a fantastic summer, one filled with opportunities to rest and recuperate, connect with…
Navigating the intricacies of raising a child: Simon Darnell shares insights on Parenting Ed-Ventures podcast
Posted:Simon Darnell, a University of Toronto professor at the Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education (KPE), was recently featured on the podcast, discussing his area of expertise – sport for…
Mobilizing research to help athletes at all levels perform better, recover faster and play safer: TISS conference
Posted:These are just some of the questions that will be discussed at the Tanenbaum Institute for Sport Science (TISS) inaugural conference this fall. The conference, scheduled for September 14 and 15 at…
Virtual & augmented reality can temporarily change the way people perceive distances: KPE study
Posted:The study, published recently in the journal Scientific Reports, not only found that people moved differently in VR and AR, but that these changes led to temporary errors in movement in the real…
Researchers challenge use of doping control data to administer sex-based eligibility regulations
Posted:This is according to research from Marcus Mazzucco, an adjunct lecturer in the Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education (KPE) at the University of Toronto (UofT), who specializes in sports law,…
Coach Byron MacDonald has been the voice of swimming for 10 Olympics
Posted:Byron MacDonald is closing in on half a century in the broadcast booth as a swimming analyst for CBC so it’s understandable that he needs a moment when asked to name a favourite Olympic race.“That’s…