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Media Coverage:
Study to explore impact of heart function on motor outcomes following spinal cord injury
Oct 18, 2017
Dr. Chris West and Dr. Brian Kwon have been awarded $1.926 million from the US Department of Defense to study how the functioning of the heart after a spinal cord injury can impact motor outcomes.
Population Physical Activity Lab takes top spot at UBC Day of the Longboat
Oct 04, 2017
The Population Physical Activity Lab took the top spot at the UBC Day of the Longboat in the Staff category. Congratulations!
Go Thunderbirds Nutrition Website helps athletes eat healthy
Sep 27, 2017
Sport Dietitian, Emma McCrudden, supervised a team of students to create the Go Thunderbirds Nutrition website that includes 60+ recipes.
A Salute to Retiring UBC Professor and Director Emeritus, Robert (Bob) Sparks
Sep 18, 2017
After exactly 37 years of extraordinary and wide-ranging service, Professor Robert (Bob) Sparks officially retired from the UBC School of Kinesiology on August 31.
Vancouver Summer Program Recap
The Vancouver Summer Program in Kinesiology welcomed the biggest cohort to date this summer, with 89 visiting International Students across three programs, Sport and Exercise Performance, Coaching Science, and Clinical Kinesiology.