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Carson to receive Mary Jo Haverbeck Trailblazer Award
Posted:Paul Carson never envisioned himself as a trailblazer. All he desired to do was help Canadian sports information directors get better.
"To receive an award such as this is so humbling especially when…
KPE announces details of Task Force on Race and Indigeneity
Posted:“The purpose of the establishment of this task force is to encourage the KPE community to continue to reflect, examine, critique, and take action on race and Indigeneity as we work to realize our…
Early Career Teaching Award spotlight: Q&A with kinesiology and phys-ed expert and dog trainer Ashley Stirling
Posted:The assistant professor in the Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education, who recently won an Early Career Teaching Award, mixes practice and theory so that students get the most out of…
Keeping Score
Posted:If we want to increase participation in sport by girls and young women in all communities, we need strong female leadership. I learned this lesson from my feminist teammates and sisters.
It isn’t…
Cooper awarded 2016 Squash Ontario Award for Outstanding Contribution
Posted:The award recognized Cooper’s 18 years as head coach of the University of Toronto Varsity Blues Women’s Squash team from 1998-2015 and his contribution to Squash Canada for growing and hosting the…
Why this U of T Varsity Blues flag is flying over a Florida high school
Posted:University of Toronto pride occasionally pops up in unusual places. That’s definitely the case for the U of T Varsity Blues flag flying proudly over Father Lopez Catholic High School in Daytona Beach…
Top five tips for exercising after a cancer diagnosis
Posted:For the past 15 years, Professor Catherine Sabiston has studied how to get people active through community exercise programs. In 2014 she developed ActiveMatch with funding support from the Canadian…
U of T welcomes Indigenous teens to the downtown Toronto campus over March Break
Posted:For students coming from small or remote communities, or those who may be the first in their family to consider post-secondary education, SOAR offers a way for students to test out university life in…
KPE researchers among U of T scholars to receive federal funding worth almost $5 million
Posted:Assistant Professor Tyson Beach received $199,090 for Movement assessment and retraining for the prevention of musculoskeletal disorders. While Assistant Professor Katherine Tamminen was awarded $61,…
Career Café gets KPE undergrads thinking about the less treaded path to the future
Posted:Stephanie Rudnick had it all figured out. The Bachelor of Physical Health and Education (BPHE) graduate and Varsity Blues basketball player was going to complete her degree in five years, become an…
Ashley Stirling receives U of T Early Career Teaching Award
Posted:“Professor Stirling is continuously advancing the field of pedagogical development across the university and beyond,” says Ira Jacobs, professor and dean of the Faculty. “I am delighted that her…
U of T research helps expand physical activity programs for low-income families
Posted:John Spence, professor and vice dean at the University of Alberta’s Faculty of Physical Education and Recreation, initiated the project and Katherine Tamminen, assistant professor at U of T’s Faculty…