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Pianos, exercise bikes and more: Inside the Faculty of Kinesiology & Physical Education research labs
Posted:The faculty's Training and Enhancing Motor Performance Outcomes (TEMPO) lab is where Joyce Chen, assistant professor of motor learning, and her team of graduate students study how factors such as…
KPE mourns Juri Daniel, professor emeritus and former director of the School of Physical Health and Education
Posted:He was born in Estonia in 1923 and came to Canada in 1948. He graduated from U of T with a bachelor’s degree in physical health and education in 1954, followed by a degree in psychology in 1957.…
Student blogger learns squash through the Sport & Rec Learn to Play program
Posted:Have you ever wanted to learn a new sport but didn’t know where to start or, perhaps, felt discouraged because it seemed too complicated? Good news! There’s a program on campus, called Learn to Play…
Varsity Blues' Byron MacDonald inducted into Canadian Swim Coaches Association Hall of Fame
Posted:Over the weekend, MacDonald was inducted as the newest member to the Canadian Swimming Coaches Association Hall of Fame.
About to head into his 45th season at the helm of the Varsity Blues swim team…
Hockey Canada should lead the way in challenging cultures that lead to abuse in sport, says KPE’s Simon Darnell
Posted:While testifying, Skinner stated that Hockey Canada won’t be making any managerial changes, despite calls across party lines to do so, and said Hockey Canada CEO Scott Smith “deserves an A” for his…
From Strength to Strength: Tanenbaum Institute for Science in Sport will help athletes at all levels perform better
Posted:Most sports have rules that protect the safety of athletes. But how do we come up with these rules? And which rules work best to keep athletes healthy and able to play?
Several years ago, Michael…
‘The longest-lasting injury’: U of T marks Orange Shirt Day, National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
Posted:As many as 100 people – most wearing orange shirts – attended a ceremony at Hart House on the St. George campus that was streamed live over YouTube, where hundreds more watched.
Keynote speaker …
Major League Medicine: My Role as the Blue Jays’ Team Doctor
Posted:Growing up in Toronto, I loved baseball. I played in a city neighbourhood league out of Christie Pits — even making the cut for the touring team that traveled all over Ontario.
As a family, we also…
Every Child Matters Flag raised at U of T's Varsity Stadium in advance of Sept. 30
Posted:Professor Gretchen Kerr, dean of the U of T Faculty of Kinesiology & Physical Education (KPE), said the raising of the Every Child Matters flag was an important sign of support for Indigenous…
KPE’s Joseph Manzone recognized with Franklin Henry Young Scientist Award
Posted:“Winning the Young Scientist Award has provided me important validation on the work that I have done and necessary motivation to continue the work I haven't completed yet,” he says.
“Doing a…
Blues mourn the loss of alum, Olympian David Bailey
Posted:Bailey, who was a member of the Varsity Blues track and field team from 1964 to1967, achieved many highly-regarded accomplishments both on and off the track.
As a world-class runner, Bailey broke…
KPE’s Janelle Joseph elected to Royal Society of Canada College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists
Posted:“It is the pinnacle of my career to be elected to such an esteemed group,” says Joseph. “I first heard of the Royal Society of Canada and its scholars who were doing such incredible empirical and…