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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 […]


Rainforest Trail Run recognizes Angela Chalmers as the first indigenous athlete to win an Olympic medal for Canada

Aug 23, 2021
In 1994, the 30 year old Chalmers successfully defended her 3,000 metre crown at the Victoria Commonwealth Games. In front of her hometown crowd at Centennial Stadium, she broke the Canadian and Commonwealth records, another historic achievement. She remains the only woman in Games history to successfully defend the 3,000-metre crown. Angela has also acted […]


In Memoriam – Donald J. Arnold, BPE ’62, 1935 – 2021

Jul 27, 2021
After retiring from rowing, he later taught at the University of Waterloo, managed Canadian international rowing crews and co-founded Rowing BC. He remained a steadfast supporter of the Vancouver Rowing Club and UBC rowing his entire life. He also maintained strong roots in Winfield, BC, where he grew up on an apple farm and in […]