UBCKin Students Place at the 2021 Canadian Kinesiology Alliance Virtual Kin Case Competition
Mick was their researcher, explains Jessica, “he looked over our presentation and suggested different methods to approach pulmonary rehabilitation and subjective and objective ways to track the patient’s exercising state, while Calum was involved in the exercise prescription planning and helped with cardio and strength training for the patient.” On the day of the competition, […]
Graduating Student Spotlight: Jamie Hawke
Congratulations to Jamie Hawke, who will join the UBC Class of 2021 this fall, with her MA in Kinesiology. Her graduate research combines dance education and dance science by using interpretive methodologies to explore participant experiences. For her master’s thesis, she examined what dance educators experience when helping pre-professional ballet dancers develop their dance skills. […]
New study published by Science Direct, in collaboration with Dr. Guy Faulkner.
New study published by Science Direct, with Guy Faulkner collaboration as part of the research team: “Longitudinal trends and predictors of muscle-strengthening activity guideline adherence among Canadian youths” Muscle-strengthening activity (MSE e.g. push-ups, sit-ups, use of weight machines) is linked to multiple health benefits for youth, and is part of the global physical activity guidelines […]
In Memoriam: Dr. David G. Russell, BPE ’70 and MPE ’71, 1937 – 2021.
It is with sadness that we announce the passing of David Gray Russell (International Fellow of the National Academy of Kinesiology, 1993), an accomplished Professor and Emeritus Professor, School of Physical Education, University of Otago, New Zealand (NZ).
Congratulations to the winners of the UBCV/UBCO Collaborative Catalyst Grant in Kinesiology, Health, and Exercise Sciences.
Congratulations to the following teams for their successful application for the UBCV/UBCO Collaborative Catalyst Grant in Kinesiology, Health, and Exercise Sciences: Drs. Stephen Wright, Neil Eves, and Bill Sheel, for their submission titled, ‘Lower-body Negative Pressure as a Novel Approach to Enhance Exercise Tolerance in Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction’. Drs. Hashim Islam, Jonathan […]
Ritika Saraswat, 4th-Year BKin Student and Canadian Management Consulting (CMC)-BC Student Award Winner.
Ritika Saraswat is a 4th-year BKin student in the interdisciplinary stream. The School of Kinesiology is happy to announce that Ritika is one of 2 students in the province to have been awarded the Canadian Management Consulting (CMC)-BC Student Award. Sponsored by KPMG Canada, the award recognizes a BC undergraduate student leader who has demonstrated […]
Nikolaus Dean, Ph.D. Kin Student and 2020-21 Killam Graduate TA Award winner
Nikolaus Dean is a Ph.D. Kinesiology student and is the recipient of the prestigious 2020-21 Killam Graduate Teaching Assistant (TA) Award. The prize recognizes graduate students who have played a valuable role as teaching assistants. Nikolaus remarks that “this is one of the most significant awards” he has received yet. Some of the many awards […]