News & Features
Children busy with active sports schedules still find time to play: U of T study
Posted:Researchers at U of T's Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education (KPE) worked with colleagues at McMaster University on a study, published in the Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise…
KPE football alum named to Order of Canada
Posted:The following article was posted on U of T News.
More than two dozen leading lights associated with the University of Toronto have been recognized by the Order of Canada – one of the country's…
Increasing physical activity among youth with autism spectrum disorder
Posted:Patrick Jachyra was training to become a Health and Physical Education teacher in U of T’s Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education department when he noticed that the youth in his classes who…
Wave your flags: U of T soccer coach on the World Cup
Posted:What’s so special about the World Cup?
The World Cup is widely regarded as the biggest sporting event in the world. There will be a worldwide audience cheering on their respective teams. It’s…
A fond farewell to a KPE fixture
Posted:“Gretchen, oh Gretchen, our vice-dean, our Gretchen, is leaving the KPE desk … Intervention and dissention, I even thought of prevention, but SGS needs her express,” sang Jacobs to a delighted…
CTEP closes with one last hoorah
Posted:The comprehensive teacher education program combined four years of a BPHE/BKin degree with a one-year B.Ed., however, rather than complete each degree consecutively, students were immersed in both…
#UofTGrad18: First cohort of U of T’s Masters of Professional Kinesiology program set to graduate
Posted:“The reputation of our graduates as exercise experts with a keen interest in improving how exercise is used to enhance health and performance will ensure a strong future for the MPK,” said Professor …
#UofTGrad18: One student’s path from soccer field to medicine via kinesiology
Posted:Things took an unexpected turn when a serious injury to his pelvic area put him out of the game for 2½ years, as doctors tried to determine what was wrong. After an unsuccessful surgery, he travelled…
2018 U of T Sports Hall of Fame: A celebration of athletic excellence and special memories
Posted:“U of T's Sports Hall of Fame was established in 1987 as part of an ongoing effort to record and celebrate a legacy of athletic excellence at U of T,” said Ira Jacobs, dean of the Faculty of…
Pride and Trans flags raised at U of T's Varsity Stadium
Posted:For the first time this year, the Trans flag was raised as well, in a nod to the transgender community on campus.
Ira Jacobs, dean of the Faculty of Kinesiology & Physical Education, welcomed …
Canada's university-level sports teams not as diverse as their student bodies, U of T study finds
Posted:Researchers at U of T’s Centre for Sport Policy Studies compared 2016 data from nine Canadian universities, representing nearly 1,600 student athletes and 65 teams, with the self-reported racial…
KPE Task Force on Race and Indigeneity begins developing recommendations
Posted:The surveys have been collected, focus groups completed, interviews conducted and literature thoroughly reviewed. Now, the Task Force on Race and Indigeneity at the Faculty of Kinesiology and…