News & Features
MPK program to introduce new specializations
Posted:“The four new concentrations align with the expertise and current areas of practice and study of the faculty teaching in the MPK program,” says Ashley Stirling, associate professor and vice dean of…
Dean's update on academic planning for fall 2021 - Updated March 9, 2021
Posted:The prospect of brighter and warmer days ahead is a good reason to provide an update to the KPE community on our planning for the 2021-22 academic year.
The March 8 update from U of T President…
International Women's Day: Celebrating leaders at KPE
Posted:The Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education (KPE) is somewhat unique within U of T, in that it has responsibility for both academic programs and co-curricular activities, including campus…
KPE researchers develop policy tool to help improve sport decisions during COVID-19
Posted:Developed in collaboration with the University of Toronto Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education, the online policy analysis tool offers best practices from across the Commonwealth to support…
KINections Career Café: BIPOC alumni share stories of career success
Posted:Gerome Manson, bottom right, poses with fellow KPE graduates on convocation day (picture courtesy of Gerome Manson)
Gerome Manson was born in Trinidad and Tobago and moved to Canada with his family…
The role of cricket in an inclusive city: KPE's Peter Donnelly shares insights in new book by Toronto author
Posted:Cricket has been part of the colonial Canadian imagination longer than the Canadian project itself. According to Peter Donnelly, a University of Toronto professor of sports policy and politics,…
KINections Research Labs Café offers undergraduate students a glimpse into the world of research
Posted:KINections, launched at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic to keep KPE students connected and engaged, has been offering a variety of programs and events designed by students for students, including…
Sport & Rec blog: How dog fostering got me outside
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Bernie, seen above, is one of the dogs Sport & Rec blogger Emma Paidra has been fostering over the winter (image courtesy of Emma Paidra)
This past year, I’m confident that I’ve set my personal…
KPE snatches four out of 10 SIRC Researcher Practitioner Match Grants
Posted:KPE doctoral student Michael Jorgensen is one of the recipients of the SIRC Researcher/Practitioner Match Grants for a project investigating referee experiences managing concussion injury risk in…
Black History Month feature: Kubet Weston
Posted:When Kubet Weston was approached to join the Varsity Blues rowing team in 1994, she had no idea that it would spark an international career and that she would become a pioneer and advocate for…
Sport & Rec blogger goes to Afro-fusion cardio dance class
Posted:With Valentine’s Day right around the corner, the spirit of love is in the air. It’s important that amidst the Valentine’s Day excitement, the concept of self-love doesn’t get left behind. That’s why…
KINections Career Café presents women in kinesiology and physical education
Posted:While the Faculty hosts an annual Career Café that draws a big crowd of alumni to share their career stories with students, Sandhya Mylabathula, a doctoral student at the Faculty, came up with the…