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Graduating Student Spotlight: Jamie Hawke
Nov 19, 2021
Congratulations to Jamie Hawke, who will join the UBC Class of 2021 this fall, with her MA in Kinesiology. Her graduate research combines dance education and dance science by using interpretive methodologies to explore participant experiences. For her master’s thesis, she examined what dance educators experience when helping pre-professional ballet dancers develop their dance skills. […]
New study published by Science Direct, in collaboration with Dr. Guy Faulkner.
Nov 15, 2021
New study published by Science Direct, with Guy Faulkner collaboration as part of the research team: “Longitudinal trends and predictors of muscle-strengthening activity guideline adherence among Canadian youths” Muscle-strengthening activity (MSE e.g. push-ups, sit-ups, use of weight machines) is linked to multiple health benefits for youth, and is part of the global physical activity guidelines […]
In Memoriam: Dr. David G. Russell, BPE ’70 and MPE ’71, 1937 – 2021.
Nov 10, 2021
It is with sadness that we announce the passing of David Gray Russell (International Fellow of the National Academy of Kinesiology, 1993), an accomplished Professor and Emeritus Professor, School of Physical Education, University of Otago, New Zealand (NZ).
Congratulations to the winners of the UBCV/UBCO Collaborative Catalyst Grant in Kinesiology, Health, and Exercise Sciences.
Congratulations to the following teams for their successful application for the UBCV/UBCO Collaborative Catalyst Grant in Kinesiology, Health, and Exercise Sciences: Drs. Stephen Wright, Neil Eves, and Bill Sheel, for their submission titled, ‘Lower-body Negative Pressure as a Novel Approach to Enhance Exercise Tolerance in Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction’. Drs. Hashim Islam, Jonathan […]
