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Dr Mark Beauchamp speaks about the important role that social structures play in people’s ability to stick with workout routines.
Dec 10, 2021
Mark Beauchamp, a professor of exercise and health psychology at the University of British Columbia, said previous research has highlighted the important role social structures play in people’s ability to stick with behavior changes. “Exercise is a very complex behavior, and inexpensive nudge-type interventions that provide marginal behavior shifts can have major impacts,” said Beauchamp, […]
Congratulations to the Tri-Council (SSHRC, NSERC & CIHR) Graduate Student Award winners
Dec 03, 2021
The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) support and promote high-quality research in a wide variety of disciplines and areas. The KIN student tri-council award winners are: Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Canada Graduate Scholarship: Masters Award: […]
UBCKin Students Place at the 2021 Canadian Kinesiology Alliance Virtual Kin Case Competition
Mick was their researcher, explains Jessica, “he looked over our presentation and suggested different methods to approach pulmonary rehabilitation and subjective and objective ways to track the patient’s exercising state, while Calum was involved in the exercise prescription planning and helped with cardio and strength training for the patient.” On the day of the competition, […]
2021 Student Awards Night Recap
Nov 30, 2021