News & Features
How parents can improve the car ride home with young athletes
Posted:The car door closes and your adolescent daughter slumps in the seat—a sheen of sweat from the game still lingers on her brow and a scowl emerges on her face. She reaches for her ear buds and avoids…
Field hockey parents make the sport: Alum and coach passes on love of the game
Posted:At a time when so many media stories focus on the minority of poorly-behaved, obsessive hockey parents, Varsity Blues Assistant Coach Malinda Haparachchi’s no-drama take on parental involvement in…
MoveU Blogger beats stress and finds fun with her own take on staying active
Posted:Dancing, hiking, baton-twirling, and dragon boat racing may not be the most obvious exercises to many gym goers. But they are just the types of unconventional activities that inspire KPE’s MoveU…
Ligament research to get a boost at KPE’s Iovate/Muscletech lab
Posted:Yet despite the statistics, research on ligaments and tendons is limited because, unlike blood or muscle, tissue samples that can be examined are difficult to obtain, says Daniel West, who is doing…
Are athletes entitled to protest? Q & A with KPE’s Assistant Professor Simon Darnell
Posted:What are these protests trying to highlight and is this the right platform to do it?
The players who have been involved in these protests have been quite clear that they are using their profiles to…
PhD students to present at Canada’s first conference focused on concussions in girls and women
Posted:The Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education will be well-represented this weekend at Canada’s first-ever concussion conference focused exclusively on issues related to the health of girls and…
Visiting academic explores intersections between culture, gender and stress in athletes
Posted:“First of all, I love this place,” PhD student Chandan Preet beams. “People here are so warm. It’s only been a few weeks and I find I’m already smiling more! ” Preet has fallen for Toronto. More…
Camp U of T participants use entrepreneur skills to make their neighbourhood safer
Posted:Create an inclusive and safe environment and look out for your fellow campers—those are just a couple of the values promoted through Camp U of T's Camper Code. This fall, Oliver Wong, Arnav Shah and…
Kylie Masse: the Blues athlete of our generation
Posted:Kylie Masse begins the first day of class differently than most Kinesiology students. At a mid-morning media avail, she’s flanked by University of Toronto Varsity Blues Sports Information Coordinator…
University of Toronto campers send best wishes to Invictus Games competitors
Posted:Beginning September 23, 550 athletes from 17 nations who have either become ill or injured because of their service will compete for eight days showing what they can do past injury. Prince Harry…
How shock rock was born on Varsity Stadium and other historical facts about the home of the Blues
Posted:Ian Stephen was not present at the eventful concert, but as the assistant facility manager at the Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education, he is privy to much of the Varsity Centre’s storied…
Two members of the KPE family recognized with Arbor Awards
Posted:Two members of the KPE family, Walter Okihiro and Jim Sheppard, were among the 2017 award recipients feted on September 14 in a ceremony held annually at the house of U of T’s President Meric Gertler…