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KPE researchers dig deep into the meaning of subconcussion and find out it’s not all bad news
Posted:The concept has been garnering increasing attention ever since the surge of interest in chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a suspected long-term outcome of multiple repeated blows to the head –…
KPE symposium to examine physical activity accessibility from playground to podium
Posted:University of Toronto Professors Kelly Arbour-Nicitopoulos and John Cairney will be joined by Paralympic medallist and Professor Danielle Peers (University of Alberta) and Professor David Legg (Mount…
Meet Zarine Ahmed, Graduate Program Coordinator, KPE
Posted:Zarine Ahmed vividly remembers Convocation last fall.
Chosen as gonfalon bearer for the Faculty of Kinesiology & Physical Education(KPE), she had the best seat in the house from which to view…
Beth Ali on how universities support their high-performance athletes
Posted:Ali is a former student athlete and field hockey coach who now serves as U of T’s executive director of co-curricular athletics and physical activity programs. She is often the person who approaches…
Witness to history in the making: KPE graduate reports from North/South Korean women’s hockey team debut
Posted:I attended the first South Korean and North Korean joint Women’s Hockey game Sunday night. It was a pre tournament game against Sweden. I thought it made be an interesting narrative to your Olympic…
Do the Olympics still matter? Yes, says U of T's Bruce Kidd - and here's why
Posted:With all the ethical and political problems facing the Olympics, do they still matter?
As someone who proudly wears his Olympic heart on his sleeve — I competed in the 1964 Games in Tokyo and have…
Blues join the conversation: Bell Let's Talk Day
Posted:Student athletes across the country have been helping spread the conversation about mental health at more than 100 varsity and collegiate games and on social media.
For example, the Varsity Blues…
Where’s the water in KPE?
Posted:“If we think about the human body as being 70 percent made up of water, that alone should be enough reason to study water in order to understand the active human body.”
But, Woodworth’s interest in…
What the Larry Nassar case can teach us: Q & A with U of T’s Ashley Stirling
Posted:Many of the statements from the survivors and their attorneys have targeted the individuals and institutions that allegedly enabled or were negligent in preventing Nassar’s abuse. On Thursday, the…
U of T researchers study how women feel when exposed to media's portrayal of women’s bodies
Posted:In a unique study, University of Toronto’s Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education researchers Tim Welsh and Catherine Sabiston, along with graduate student Eva Pila, came together to look at…
Newest KPE professor will bolster Faculty expertise in cancer survivorship and physical activity
Posted:Trinh completed her PhD at the Faculty of Physical Education and Recreation at the University of Alberta with a focus on exercise and health in kidney cancer survivors. Her appointment at KPE took…
(Not) as seen on TV: Why one U of T entrepreneur balked at a Dragon's Den deal in favour of 'organic' expansion
Posted:Chahrour, a University of Toronto alumnus, agreed on-air to hand over 30 per cent of Adrenalease, which makes posture-enhancing garments, in exchange for $90,000 from three of the program’s panel…