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Squamish-founded organization building playground for Lytton First Nation

Aug 30, 2021
  Dr. Rosalin Miles, a Lytton First Nation community member and UBC Indigenous scholar and research associate with Indigenous Studies in Kinesiology (ISK) at the School of Kinesiology, has a family home and a rental home in the Village of Lytton. Her tenant had about 10 minutes to flee and had to leave almost all […]


The Centre for Sport and Sustainability is excited to introduce ‘The Legacy Season’, hosted by Dr. Andrea Bundon

Aug 24, 2021
The School of Kinesiology Centre for Sport and Sustainability is excited to introduce the first season of the CSS podcast, ‘The Legacy Season’, hosted by Dr. Andrea Bundon. The CSS podcast is dedicated to exploring a the relationships between and impacts of sport on a variety of social, cultural, and environmental factors. Season 1, “The […]


Congratulations to KIN faculty members, Jasmin Ma and Mark Beauchamp for their newly published study


Congratulations to KIN faculty members, Jasmin Ma and Mark Beauchamp, along with Theresa A Floegel, Linda C Li, Jenny Leese, Mary A De Vera, Jack Taunton, Teresa Liu-Ambrose, Kelli D Allen, for their newly published study, “Tailored physical activity behavior change interventions: challenges and opportunities.” This article asks: how do we see the way forward […]


Spotlight on UBC School of Kinesiology Student Engagement Officer Emily Speidel (BKin ’18)


  Emily states, “I am excited to get to know you all over the year and to engage you in all the upcoming student events the School will be hosting. My passions lie in relationship building and developing supports for students, so please don’t hesitate to approach me with your ideas and questions, or just […]