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Color of Hockey: Lowe's jersey finds home in Hockey Hall of Fame:Forward became Canada's first Black Olympic player in 1984
Posted:Darren Lowe isn't in the Hockey Hall of Fame. But his jersey is, thanks to Will Tudoroff.
Tudoroff recently gave the Hall the red and white jersey that Lowe wore at the 1984 Sarajevo Olympics, when…
U of T study finds style of athletic clothing can have an impact on women’s motor performance
Posted:According to a new study from the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education, wearing tight and revealing outfits over loose and concealing clothing may have a negative …
Varsity Blues hockey player lends a helping hand during COVID-19
Posted:Curtis Harvey flanked by his father Dave and mother Jayne (photo courtesy of Curtis Harvey)
Countless students headed home when the university announced the cancellation of all in-person classes due…
Labs may be closed, but research is humming along at the Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education
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Sara Sutherland will be going into her third year of kinesiology in September. The Varsity Blues water polo player is the recipient of the University of Toronto Excellence Award (UTEA) in social…
Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education adds four new faculty members to its ranks
Posted:Robert Bentley and Amy Kirkham accepted appointments to tenure stream positions at the rank of assistant professor in the area of cardiovascular and cardiorespiratory exercise physiology.
Bentley…
KPE bids farewell to Robin Campbell, Michèle Bélanger and David Cooper
Posted:Robin Campbell (on the right) posing with Dean Ira Jacobs (second on the right) and Ron Kimel (left) at the building site for the Goldring Centre for High Performance Sport
Robin Campbell will be…
For the love of swimming: Varsity Blues alum Gaël Chaubet awarded 2020 Masters Excellence in Coaching Award
Posted:“I was introduced to the team in my second year by my swimming coach Byron MacDonald, who knew I was looking for a job and had previous experience with coaching. What I didn’t tell him was that I had…
KPE students study impact of COVID-19 on physical activity and cancer survivors
Posted:“Not only do their weakened immune systems put them at a greater risk for severe outcomes from COVID-19, the symptoms normally associated with a cancer diagnosis such as increased fatigue and stress…
Physical activity doesn’t have to be expensive or complicated, says U of T professor
Posted:“There are a number of reasons why Canadian children may not be as physically active as they should be, including a lack of opportunity or resources to participate in physical activity,” says…
We have not done enough to confront racism, say KPE leaders
Posted:These past weeks have been a horrible reminder of endemic anti-Black racism. And, last week was a stark alarm bell for us personally, one that has shaken our confidence in the effectiveness of the…
#UofTGrad20: Meet KPE graduate students convocating this summer
Posted:Paty Lopez graduated in June with a Master of Science degree in exercise science, under the supervision of Assistant Professor Daniel Santa Mina.
What was your thesis about?
The objective of my…
To KPE graduates, with love: An online celebration of the class of 2020
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Wearing a ceremonial convocation robe, Dean Jacobs congratulated KPE’s newest graduates on completing their bachelor, masters and doctoral degrees, and introduced major award winners of the…