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In Memoriam – Henrik Moberg Parker
We have established an In Memoriam Fund in honour of Henrik, who sadly passed away much too young in February 2020.
Career Crossroads: A Young Alumni Podcast Series
We invite you to listen this new podcast series produced by Young Alumni, for Young Alumni!
Career Crossroads – Episode #1
In this first Career Crossroads episode host Yingying Zhao interviews 2 staff members from Babylon Health. Christopher Ly, a UBCKIN 2018 alum with a Masters of Management degree, recounts his experience of being onboarded remotely; and Babylon Senior Associate, Pareesa Kassam relays what she looks for when she hires a new staff member during these unprecedented times.
Indigenous Graduation Celebration Spring 2020
Please join the First Nations House of Learning this Saturday, June 27th at 11:00am, for a live stream virtual graduation celebration to honour and recognize the educational achievements of participating UBC and KIN Indigenous graduates. View the event: Click Here Congratulations to our Indigenous KIN graduates:
Graduation 2020
A Message of Congratulations from the Director of the School of Kinesiology, Robert Boushel This page recognizes all the outstanding and resilient students who have received either a Bachelor, Master or PhD degree. Please Scroll down to see the list of student award winners. Congratulations go to the following Undergraduate Students for receiving their […]
In Memoriam: Phyllis Barbara ‘Bim’ Schrodt – UBC will hold a flag lowering in her honour.
It is with great sadness that the School of Kinesiology, Faculty of Education announces the passing away of Emerita, Phyllis Barbara ‘Bim’ Schrodt (1929-2020) at the age of 91. Dr. Schrodt played field hockey and swam for UBC during the late 1940s, graduating in 1951 and earning her Bachelor of Physical Education. She taught in […]
National Indigenous Physical Activity Awareness Week (NIPAAW)
National Indigenous Physical Activity Awareness Week (NIPAAW) is June 21st – June 27th. NIPAAW aims to promote physical activity in urban and rural Indigenous communities in Canada through organizing fun and simple initiatives to improve overall health and wellness. During this week, people are encouraged to engage in physical activity with their family, community, and […]
UBC study identifies social and behavioural factors most closely associated with dying
Smoking, divorce and alcohol abuse have the closest connection to death out of 57 social and behavioural factors analyzed in research published today in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
The study analyzed survey data collected from 13,611 adults in the U.S. between 1992 and 2008, and identified which factors applied to those who died between 2008 and 2014.
June 26th – Exercising during stressful experiences: Impacts on physical and psychological wellbeing
The Schools of Kinesiology (UBC Vancouver) and Health and Exercise Sciences (UBCO) are co-hosting a weekly webinar series featuring current faculty research topics. The series runs May through June. All are invited to attend these free academic presentations on Friday afternoons from 3:00pm-4:30pm PST. Title: Exercising during stressful experiences: Impacts on physical and psychological wellbeing […]