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MoveU blogger: The surprising benefits of exercising outside in the winter
Posted:This winter has not been going easy on us, either. Last week’s snowstorm and frigid temperatures really made me question why I left California! We’re lucky at U of T that we have the Athletic Centre…
MoveU to a HappyU
Posted:In 2016, in an effort to address some of the burden of mental health issues, the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Kinesiology & Physical Education launched the Mental Health and Physical…
U of T's Alina Dormann honoured at Rideau Hall for being elite athlete
Posted:Dormann was selected by the university sports governing body U Sports as one of Top 8 Academic All-Canadians for the 2017-18 season. In order to achieve academic all-Canadian status, athletes must…
Gabriela DeBues-Stafford breaks another Canadian record
Posted:On January 4, at her first race of the 2019 indoor season, DeBues-Stafford broke the Canadian indoor 5000m record at the GAA Miler Meet in Glasgow, Scotland, running 14:57.45 to smash the previous…
Don’t take movement for granted, say U of T experts
Posted:The talk focused on the complex set of neuromuscular activity behind human movement, from high performance athletes and musicians to persons recovering from stroke or injury.
“There are many common…
Remembering Roy (Doc) Halladay: Q & A with KPE Professor John Cairney
Posted:What made Roy (Doc) Halladay such an iconic player?
Unquestionably, it was his on field performance. A two-time Cy Young Award winner, one of only a handful in history to win one in both the American…
Top student-athletes celebrated with hearty breakfast and pins
Posted:“This morning we are celebrating student-athletes who have achieved honours standing at one of the world’s most prestigious institutions of higher learning,” said Professor Cheryl Regehr, U of T's…
KPE’s Sandhya Mylabathula wins prize in U of T Libraries' graduate student exhibition competition
Posted:Now, graduate students from all disciplines at the St. George, Mississauga and Scarborough campuses have the opportunity to translate some of that research into eye-catching displays, thanks to an…
Dormann named U Sports Top 8 Academic All-Canadian
Posted:The elite group will be honoured on January 29 at Rideau Hall in Ottawa by Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada.
The Governor General's Academic All-…
MoveU blogger: New Year, new fitness goals
Posted:In the past, I’ve been known to opt for the general “exercise more!” resolution that most of the world also shares. Now, I’ll give myself an A for effort, but beyond that, it’s a pretty terrible…
Looking back, moving forward
Posted:December
KPE’s Task Force on Race and Indigeneity delivered its final report to the KPE Faculty Council, an important milestone in the history of KPE that will help guide the Faculty towards meeting…
U of T Faculty of Kinesiology & Physical Education task force on race and Indigeneity releases final report
Posted:The 12-member task force, whose creation was inspired by U of T’s Truth and Reconciliation efforts, oversaw four working groups that examined a broad range of issues, experiences and barriers at the…