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Built for speed: Student-athlete Luka Stoikos turned a career setback into a Team Canada opportunity
Posted:"I guess if anything I can say, these last eight months feel pretty surreal," said Stoikos. "But ultimately, I'm just filled with a great sense of gratitude for how the story unfolded."For the former…
These are the Varsity Blues alum heading to Milan Olympics as members of Team Canada
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Gabrielle De SerresWomen's Hockey – Team FranceVarsity Blues Women's Hockey Alumna (2017-22)Rotman Commerce 2T2De Serres made an immediate impact on the Blues roster, being named to the…
2026 Change the Game research report offers fresh insights into youth sport participation in Ontario
Posted:That’s according to Simon Darnell, a professor at the University of Toronto Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education, who has been collaborating with the MLSE Foundation on the comprehensive…
KPE’s Bruce Kidd among signatories of open letters to IOC and IPC decrying sports betting
Posted:The coalition, consisting of non-governmental organizations from Canada, the USA, the UK, Australia and Japan, has sent open letters to IOC and IPC this week expressing their concerns about the…
How to stay active in winter: Professor Catherine Sabiston shares tips
Posted:The centre also runs a six-week program called MoveU.HappyU that provides customized coaching and training aimed at reducing the stress and anxiety of students through physical movement. With much of…
Kinesiology a perfect fit for softball star Shirley Chan
Posted:A third-year infielder with the Varsity Blues softball team, Shirley Chan’s academic choices have been driven by her own personal experiences as a student-athlete. Like many, she has gone through…
Refinements on autonomous vehicles to improve safety records: Sensorimotor control expert Luc Tremblay
Posted:What factors have led to autonomous cars’ safety records? Researchers and developers are continuing to improve the hardware and software on autonomous vehicles. For example, progress has been…
Why does shoveling snow increase risk of heart attack? KPE's Jack Goodman explains
Posted:If exercise is good for you, why do we worry that shoveling snow will raise the risk of a heart attack?Snow shoveling is a unique form of exertion. It can be vigorous and challenging to the…
Soccer captain Hannah Chown shoots toward her next chapter
Posted:The balancing act of academics and soccer was instilled in her from an early age. “I started playing house league when I was three, it was very ingrained into our family structure, my sister was my…
Public symposium delves into reasons and solutions for loss of physical education in schools
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“How did we get here and how can we change this trend?” asked Professor Gretchen Kerr, dean of the Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education at the University of Toronto, at a recent…
The Varsity Blues honour 2024-25 top scholar athletes
Posted:Professor Gretchen Kerr, dean of the Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education, as well as Professor Ashley Stirling, vice-dean of programs at KPE, and Dalton Myers, director of interuniversity…
Pioneering study collects concussion data on Special Olympics athletes in Canada
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Professor Kelly Arbour-Nicitopoulos (photo credit: Dewey Chang)With funding from the Tanenbaum Institute for Science in Sport, Arbour-Nicitopoulos worked…