KIN Case Competition 2021
At the first KIN Case Competition, held in January 2021, teams of students worked together to analyze a Kinesiology-related business case and devise the best solution to the problem. Each team was tasked to review the history and data provided by a partner organization. They were then required to strategically analyze the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, […]
UBC KIN Wins First Place Overall at KIN Games 2021!
This year, KIN Games celebrated their annual conference online. On Friday, March 19, 2021, a team of 20 UBC KIN students participated in a series of virtual challenges within four categories: Dance, Academics, Athletics and Spirit. Following months of online team building, training and hard work, the team landed a successful win at the closing […]
Staff Update: Onwards and Upwards for Elise Le Brun!
We bid a fond farewell to the School’s Student Engagement Officer, Elise Le Brun who leaves us on April 9th to take on the role of Manager, Student Engagement at Langara College. Elise joined UBC Kin four years ago in a shared position with the Centre for Student Involvement and Careers and has grown KIN’s […]
Our Thanks to KIN Alumni who Served as Mentors in the School’s 2020-2021 Mentorship Program
The aim of the School’s Mentorship Program is to enhance career learning and professional skills by pairing undergraduate students with alumni to exchange ideas, share experiences, explore and define career paths, and expand their professional networks. Alumni participation is key to the success of the Program. Alumni mentors help students by sharing their career stories […]
Brian Wilson and CSS Team Awarded Funding in the 2020-2021 ‘Grants for Catalyzing Research Clusters’
Dr. Wilson has been awarded funding for leading two of thirty-five research clusters in the recent UBC GCRC competition.
UBC School of Kinesiology is Ranked 1st in Canada and North America, and 4th in the World!
We are very proud to announce that the UBC School of Kinesiology, together with UBCO School of Health and Exercise Sciences, ranked 1st in Canada and North America, and 4th in the World in the 2021 QS World University Rankings. To learn more about the QS Rankings: Click Here.
Zoë Balbosa
Zoë Balbosa is a third-year Kinesiology student who hails from Surrey. Zoe has chosen to do the Interdisciplinary stream. She was drawn to the KIN program due to the intimate School size and believes that “KIN is a more inviting and “close-knit” School that allows people to feel a part of a community.” “Many of […]
Miselta Ihekwoaba
Miselta Ihekwoaba is a fifth-year Kinesiology student in the Interdisciplinary Stream. She joined the School of Kinesiology “because of how revered it was. It has allowed me to focus on the humanities aspects of sport and exercise, which exists in addition to extensive scientific education.” Miselta hopes to engage in research for organizations that will […]
Pushhti Parekhh
Pushhti Parekhh is a second-year Kinesiology student from Mumbai, India who is studying Neuromechanical and Physiological Science. She says she joined the KIN program to “learn about human kinetics and how it affects physical activity and life in the bigger picture. Pushhti was drawn, too, by “the opportunities for students to volunteer under a researcher […]