School News

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Don’t Let Pollution Stop You from Exercising

Dec 15, 2017
When do the benefits of physical activity get washed out, or even reversed, by the negative effects of air pollution? Michael Koehle offers some useful insights.


Smartphone health apps miss some daily activity of users

Dec 07, 2017
Marcus Duncan, Guy Faulkner, Kelly Wunderlich and Yingying Zhao found if you use your smartphone to monitor your physical activity, you’re probably more active than it suggests.


Lab Crawl introduces Kinners to Spinal Research

Nov 16, 2017
The first Lab Crawl for the 2017/18 Winter term took place on Friday, November 3rd at the Blusson Spinal Cord Centre and hosted 18 KIN students across all year levels.


UBC Kinesiology Faculty and Research Assistants take top spot in UBC Rec’s Para Sport Games

Oct 23, 2017
Dr. Andrea Bundon, Dr. Carolyn McEwen, and a team of research assistants and friends competed in UBC Rec's Para Sport Games, claiming first place in the Staff Division. Congratulations!


Romeo Chua awarded a SCAPPS Fellowship in the Society

Oct 20, 2017
Romeo Chua was awarded a Fellowship in the Society at the 2017 SCAPPS conference held in St John’s NL.