KIN 101: Welcome to the BKIN program
New and returning BKIN students, we’re here for support as you enter the world of online learning! Sign up for KIN 101.
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:
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 […]
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 […]
In Memoriam – Henrik Moberg Parker
The UBC School of Kinesiology has established an In Memoriam Fund in honour of Henrik Moberg Parker who sadly passed away much too young in February 2020. Henrik was an excellent student and world-class athlete who joined the UBC Varsity sailing team and planned to pursue a career in physiotherapy. Henrik exemplified the values of […]
June 19th Webinar – Nutritional Ketosis in Health and Performance
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: Nutritional Ketosis in Health and Performance Description: Have you heard […]
June 12th Webinar – Disability sport research as advocacy work
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: Disability sport research as advocacy work Description: There is an […]
Nothing About Us Without Us: Indigenous Engagement, Wellbeing and Campus Recreation
Neither a global pandemic nor final exams could stop a group of ambitious Kinesiology undergraduate students from sharing an important message! On April 22nd, students from KIN 489C Indigenous Studies in Kinesiology gave a Zoom presentation entitled “Nothing About Us Without Us”: Indigenous Engagement, Wellbeing and Campus Recreation. The presentation was the outcome of a […]
Seeking Participants: Seniors COvid-19 Pandemic and Exercise(SCOPE) Study
Seniors COvid-19 Pandemic and Exercise (SCOPE) study is seeking adults aged 65 years and older for a 12-week program to increase your levels of physical activity while at home. Our goal is to assess whether exercising with other older adults as part of a socially connected (but physically distanced) exercise program, or a personal exercise […]