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UBC Kinesiology PhD student named top 30 under 30 by BC Business

Apr 05, 2017
Harrison Brown is a 4th Year PhD student, working with Dr. Jean-Sebastien Blouin in the Sensorimotor Physiology Lab. He is being recognized for his efforts to quantify post-concussion balance using inexpensive sensors.


KIN Spotlight on Dylan Brown

Apr 03, 2017
Dylan Brown, Active Kids Program Manager, volunteers as Coach with the Vancouver Eclipse Blind Hockey Club and Assistant Tournament Director for the Annual National Blind Ice Hockey Tournament.


2017 Kinesiology Mentorship Program

Mar 30, 2017
UBC Kinesiology students and alumni joined together to celebrate the completion of the 2016-17 UBC Kinesiology Mentorship Program.  The program brings together student mentees and alumni mentors for professional development, networking...


UBC Co-op Council meets with Professor Ono

Mar 27, 2017
On Friday, March 24th, Simone Longpré, Co-op Coordinator for the School of Kinesiology, and the UBC Co-op Council met with UBC President, Professor Ono.


Kinesiology Distinguished Seminar Series: “Exploring Hypoxia as an Ergogenic Aid for Endurance Athletes”

Mar 16, 2017
Seminar Speaker: Dr. Jerome Dempsey, Professor Emeritus of Preventive Medicine at University of Wisconsin, Madison, is internationally recognized for his distinguished research career. To date he has 334 primary research publications. Many of these publications relate to basic mechanisms of the respiratory system (control of breathing, pulmonary mechanics, and alveolar-capillary gas exchange), while others relate […]