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KPE celebrates National Biomechanics Day
Posted:KPE Assistant Professor Timothy Burkhart
The National Biomechanics Day was started in 2016 by Paul DeVita, a professor of kinesiology at the East Carolina University and past president of the…
KPE Class of 8T2 reunites to reminisce and pay it forward
Posted:The day was filled with stimulating activities, including tours of the U of T's state-of-the-art facilities, a chance to watch the #1 nationally ranked women’s hockey team in action and dinner at the…
‘I didn’t have time to be anxious’: Varsity Blues player Jett Alexander on playing with the Maple Leafs
Posted:“It’s pretty crazy – you watch these guys on television and then you’re sitting next to them in the change room,” he says, noting that his family was watching from inside a packed Scotiabank Arena…
U of T dance team crowned champions of all three competitions this past season
Posted:“This is the first time UofT has ever won a competition and to my knowledge, no team has ever won all three in a row,” says Tong, a fourth-year student of industrial engineering, who started dancing…
Sandhya Mylabathula named People’s Choice winner in French-language three-minute thesis competition
Posted:Sandhya Mylabathula has won the People’s Choice Award in the Toronto competition of Ma Thèse en 180 Secondes.
The University of Toronto alumna and PhD student was the only anglophone participating…
Varsity Blues goalie Jett Alexander makes his NHL debut: Toronto Star
Posted:Alexander, a student in the University of Toronto's Faculty of Arts & Science and goaltender on the Varsity Blues men’s hockey team, was called on to play in the last minute of the Leafs' 7-1 win…
The IMPACT of training: Old-school fundamentals meet cutting-edge sports science
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IMPACT is a gym-based training regimen that combines old-school fundamentals with cutting-edge sports science. Working with barbells and dumbbells, kettle bells and medicine balls, participants…
Faculty celebrates student leaders with Dean’s Student Leadership Awards
Posted:Professor Gretchen Kerr, dean of KPE, congratulated the students on all their accomplishments, saying she’s continually impressed by the passion and commitment they have for their academic and…
“An opportunity to see something outside your lab”: Bertha Rosenstadt national undergraduate research conference
Posted:Gerome Manson, an assistant professor at Queen’s University School of Kinesiology and Health - and a KPE alum - drove up to U of T with five students in tow, four from his sensory motor exploration…
U of T scores top marks in QS World University Rankings by Subject; sports-related subjects place 5th
Posted:From environmental sciences to classics and ancient history, the University of Toronto continues to gain global esteem as a leader across a wide range disciplines.
The 2023 QS World University…
President Gertler honours Varsity Blues student athletes at 15th annual President’s Reception
Posted:U of T President Meric Gertler has carried on the annual event that his predecessor, David Naylor, started in 2006, and this was the first in-person luncheon since 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic…
KPE experts discuss World Athletics ban of transgender women from female events
Posted:The governing body's president Seb Coe said no transgender athlete who had gone through male puberty would be permitted to compete in female world ranking competitions from March 31. Coe said the…