School News

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Chris Forgaard, PhD Candidate, receives Franklin Henry Young Scientist Award

Jul 13, 2017
Award recipients are selected on criteria of scholarly contributions to date and the quality of thesis-related research.  


UBC Kin Alum Cait Haggarty selected to lead Camosun women’s basketball program

Jul 12, 2017
Camosun College selects former UBC Kin alum Cait Haggarty as Head Coach of the Chargers women’s basketball program.


Carolyn McEwen selected to represent Canada at the 2017 Rugby World Cup

Jul 11, 2017
Carolyn McEwen has been selected as one of 28 athletes to represent Canada at the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup to be held in Ireland next month.


Fred Hume, Athletics Historian

Jul 10, 2017
As UBC’s first and only Athletics historian, Fred Hume brings to life the stories of Kinesiology Alumni.


New cohort in the High Performance Coaching and Technical Leadership Master

Jun 30, 2017
UBC Kinesiology welcomed their third cohort into the program.