News & Features
MPK graduate work shines at inaugural capstone conference
Posted:Master of Professional Kinesiology (MPK) students convened December 1 to share the research and findings of their capstone projects—marking the first graduating class from the program. The…
Female athletes in team sports need 50 percent more protein than non-active males, U of T study finds
Posted:A new study from U of T’s Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education (KPE), the Hospital for Sick Kids and Ajinomoto Co. suggests it’s 50 per cent more than men who are not active. The study was…
Watch: Swimmer Kylie Masse shows us how to break a world record
Posted:At the world aquatics championships in Budapest, Hungary, in July, KPE student and Varsity Blues swimming super star Kylie Masse broke the women's world record for the 100-metre backstroke. In an…
Advocate, athlete and trailblazer: Remembering Helen Gurney
Posted:“There was so much to admire about Helen,” Professor Bruce Kidd recalls. “She fought for opportunities for girls and women in physical education and sports throughout her life, during the…
Latest report finds that even Canadian babies and toddlers are not active enough: We could do much better, says KPE expert
Posted:This report seems to suggest that parents make assumptions about how much their small children are moving in a kind of innate, organic way. How do we get back to really allowing children to get the…
Varsity Blues honour 2016-17 top student-athletes
Posted:The ceremony honours student-athletes who, while competing on a Varsity team, earned an 80% average or higher in all courses they were enrolled in during the previous academic year. Each recipient…
Athleisure wear not just for the gym
Posted:On a coffee run? Heading to a work meeting? Going for drinks? Athleisure wear — the trend of wearing gym clothes as everyday clothes — has made it socially acceptable for men and women of all ages…
PhD grad working to shift the thinking on women’s mental health and weight
Posted:Pila is two months into a post-doctoral collaborative project based out of the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) and Women’s College Hospital, where she is contributing to a program…
Dean Ira Jacobs recognized with CSEP Honour Award
Posted:CSEP is an organization composed of professionals involved in the scientific study of exercise physiology, exercise biochemistry, fitness and health. It was founded at the Pan American Games in…
KPE makes progress on race and Indigeneity task force
Posted:The Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education’s Task Force on Race and Indigeneity reached an early milestone on October 24th when they invited members of their newly-formed working groups to…
The Olympian on campus
Posted:It’s a nearly impossible balancing act for Kylie Masse to keep up with university, swim practices, and hanging out with friends. On rare occasions, the school gods work in her favour. Last year, for…
Symbolism-rich portrait of Judy Goldring is unveiled at U of T
Posted:The portrait depicts Goldring on the towering staircase of the building that bears her family name – the Goldring Centre for High Performance Sport. The painting is infused with symbolism that tells…