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Congratulations to Drs. Eli Puterman, Mark Beauchamp, Michael Koehle and to Benjamin Hives, Nicole Grishin, Stacy Hutton, and Nicole Mazara for their new published paper.

Oct 01, 2021
New findings: COVID-19 Pandemic and Exercise (COPE) trial: a multigroup pragmatic randomised controlled trial examining effects of app-based at-home exercise programs on depressive symptoms. Congratulations to Drs. Eli Puterman, Mark Beauchamp, Michael Koehle and to Benjamin Hives, Nicole Grishin, Nicole Mazara, Stacy Hutton, and Nicole Mazara for their new paper published by the British Journal […]


Congratulations to Drs. Robert Boushel, HC Holmberg, Jose Calbet on their new paper on COVID receptor expression.


Drs. Robert Boushel, Jose Calbet (Affiliate professor), Hans Christer Holmberg (Affiliate Professor), and colleagues have published a study investigating Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2 (ACE2) in skeletal muscle. ACE2 enzymes generate proteins that control blood pressure. The SARS-CoV-2 virus penetrates human cells by binding to ACE2 receptors, causing COVID-19 infections. The study found that muscle ACE2 protein expression is higher in […]


Congratulations to Nikki Hodges & Pearson Wyder-Hodge for their published Topical Review: Perceptual-cognitive Skills, Methods, and Skill-based Comparisons in Interceptive Sports

Sep 22, 2021
In this article, the authors provide “definitional clarity regarding whether a skill is primarily visual attentional (ranging from fundamental/low-level skills to high-level skills) or cognitive”, and review those skills that have been studied using sport-specific stimuli or tests, such as postural cue anticipation in baseball, as well as those that are mostly devoid of sport […]


The Canadian Kinesiology Alliance KinStartUpKit for Kinesiology students & graduates

Sep 14, 2021
The Canadian Kinesiology Alliance (CKA) KinStartUpKit is a free, online educational tool to help kinesiology graduates navigate through the kinesiology industry upon finishing their studies.  


UBC Indigenous Strategic Plan One Year Anniversary

Sep 13, 2021
Funding: New Indigenous Strategic Initiatives (ISI) Fund is now open! Up to $4 million are available for students, faculty and staff projects across both UBCV and UBCO campuses. Find out more on the new ISP website: https://isp.ubc.ca/implementation/isi-fund/ Are you a faculty or staff member? Are you thinking about applying for an Indigenous Strategic Initiatives grant? […]