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Media Coverage:
Breakfast with the President
Nov 01, 2019
“People brought up a number of really interesting, thoughtful topics of conversation, including discussions about gender equity, minority group representation and opportunities, Indigenous rights, and how the school addresses sexual misconduct. It meant a lot that the President paid close attention to each person as they spoke, and responded to each issue individually. He often […]
Student Profile: Christy Wee
Oct 26, 2019
Hi! My name is Christy and I’m in my 5th year in the Interdisciplinary stream, minoring in Psychology. I never really expected to end up in Kinesiology – I actually spent most of my childhood and early teens wanting to become a vet. But after 2 concussions from hockey and a lot of health issues, […]
Student Profile: Grant Phillips-Hing
Hello, my name is Grant! I am a third year undergrad Kinesiology student in the Health Science Stream. I am proud to say that this year, I worked to establish a new program in the KUS titled “Campus Kinnections”, which pairs upper year students with first year and transfer students in Kinesiology. Campus Kinnections […]
In Memoriam: Sandy Silver, 1950-2019
Oct 18, 2019
It is with sadness the School has learned that former Kinesiology Instructor and UBC Volleyball Coach, Sandy Silver passed away October 14th, 2019 having suffered a stroke. Sandy was a champion of women in sport, breaking down barriers for many who followed. She was the starting setter for the Toronto Blues Women’s Volleyball, York University, […]
Caitlin Geary (BKIN ’19), lead author of article published in prestigious Journal of Physiology
Oct 04, 2019
UBC KIN undergrad Caitlin Geary, BKIN 2019 published in prestigious Journal of Physiology Caitlin Geary is an Indigenous alumnus who graduated with her BKIN in May, 2019. While she was an undergraduate, she started to work in Professor Bill Sheel’s Health and Integrative Physiology Lab the summer before her fourth year, after receiving an NSERC […]