UBC’s first ever holiday themed festival highlighting Women in Sport. There will be a FREE PUBLIC SKATE at Doug Mitchell Thunderbirds Sports Centre from 12:30pm-2:30pm, then the action really starts at 3:00pm when the UBC Women’s Hockey team takes on the University of Alberta! Free hot chocolate and fun zone too! This will be one […]
Speaker: Professor Nanette Mutrie, MBE, Chair in Physical Activity for Health, Director of the Physical Activity for Health Research Centre (PAHRC), University of Edinburgh Host: Dr. Guy Faulkner, Professor, UBC School of Kinesiology Title: ‘Is walking the best buy for public health? – talking the walk’ Nanette Mutrie has been Chair of Physical Activity for Health at the […]
We’re counting down to one of the biggest UBC Thunderbirds events of the year – the 6th annual WINTER CLASSIC festival happening on Friday 17 January! Come join fellow Kinners to cheer on UBC Thunderbirds and Defenceman and Kin student, Kyle Becker #13 against the Manitoba Bisons. The puck drops at 7:00 pm but […]
The School of Kinesiology presents a Killam lecture series on Healthy Aging From Cells to Societies. It is our hope that through this series of five lectures, our audiences will emerge with a greater appreciation for the many different ways to think about what promotes or hinders healthy and successful aging. Our goal is to […]
As part of the Healthy Aging from Cells to Society public lectures, Dr. Evan Adams speaks on “Self-Determination As We Age & Indigenous Ways of Knowing.” Self determination – the right of the individual to determine their own course without interference from other individuals – is often seen as a political stance, not a personal […]
Join the UBC School of Kinesiology on February 12th, 2020 for an exciting debate on running shoes! Dr. Jack Taunton, Professor Emeritus of Family Practice cross-appointed to the School of Kinesiology, and pioneer of sports medicine will introduce a panel of four leading researchers who specialize in the biomechanics of running, running shoes, and running […]
The Centre for Sport and Sustainability (CSS), in the UBC School of Kinesiology, is dedicated to improving understandings of the relationships between sport and human and ecological wellbeing, social and economic development, and cultural identity. In recognition of the 10th anniversary of the Vancouver Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, the CSS is hosting a series […]
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 […]
There will be one virtual ceremony for all graduates of the UBC Vancouver campus this year. The ceremony will be available to view from various sources, including the UBC graduation website. There will be a pre-graduation ceremony program starting at 9:30 am PST, with the graduation ceremony taking place at 10:00 am PST. During the […]
Date: Wednesday, August 12th, 2020 Time: 6:30pm – 8:00pm Location: Zoom Link will be sent to you upon registration Join our new Young Alumni co-lead, Kelly Wunderlich (MKin ’20) as she hosts you in a 60-minute online Escape Room social game! Meet up with old Kinners and get to know other members of the Kin […]
The Great Running Shoe Debate
Legacy Series: Critical Dialogues on Sustainability, Sport Events, and Impact Assessments
Young Alumni Online Escape Room Game!