Event Category Archives: Seminars

School of Kinesiology Distinguished Seminar Series: Professor Nanette Mutrie

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 […]

School of Kinesiology Distinguished Speaker Series: Dr David Wright and Dr Mary-Ellen Harper

Title: “Exercise-activated pathways to offset the metabolic side effects of anti-psychotic drugs” Speaker: David Wright, PhD (Department of Human Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Guelph) Second generation anti-psychotic (SGA) drugs are used in the management of schizophrenia and are increasingly being prescribed off-label for conditions including anxiety, bi-polar disorder and ADHD. While effective in […]

Healthy Aging Lecture: ‘Leaving No One Behind?’ Winners and Losers in Global Action on Aging

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 […]

Healthy Aging Lecture: Dr. Evan Adams – Self-Determination As We Age & Indigenous Ways of Knowing

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 […]

School of Kinesiology Distinguished Seminar Series: Professor Diane Crone

Speaker: Dr Diane Crone, Professor in Exercise and Health and Director of the Centre for Health, Activity and Wellbeing Research at the Cardiff Metropolitan University Host: Dr. Guy Faulkner, Professor, UBC School of Kinesiology Title: ‘We are a society … choked by inactivity’ WHO, 2018: Contemporary systems based approaches to physical activity promotion Diane Crone is a […]

Legacy Series: Critical Dialogues on Sustainability, Sport Events, and Impact Assessments

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 […]

School of Kinesiology Distinguished Speaker Series: Dr. Jostein Hallen (CANCELLED)

SEMINAR CANCELLED Speaker: Dr. Jostein Hallen,  Professor in Physiology, Department of Physical Performance, Norwegian School of Sport Sciences Host: Dr. Robert Boushel, Director, Professor, UBC School of Kinesiology Title:  Longitudinal changes in maximal oxygen uptake, hematological variables and heart dimension in adolescent girls and boys with different training backgrounds Blood volumes, heart dimensions as well as […]

CANCELLED: Dialogue on Aging: Professor Eli Puterman presents on Maintaining Wellness as We Age, March 27

This event has been CANCELLED until further notice due to the COVID19 regulations   The public is invited to join Providence Health Care for an exciting evening with researchers, a range of experts and community displays. Doors open at 6:00 p.m. Come early to browse the exhibits and interactive displays, and meet the researchers while enjoying a […]

SEMINAR CANCELLED: School of Kinesiology Distinguished Speaker Series: Dr. Kristin Stanford

**SEMINAR CANCELLED Speaker: Dr. Kristin Stanford,  Associate Professor, Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, Department of Internal Medicine, Endocrinology Associate Director, Diabetes Metabolism Research Center, Investigator, Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, The Ohio State University WexnerMedical Center Hosts: Dr. Robert Boushel, Director, Professor, UBC School of Kinesiology and Dr. Jean Sebastien Blouin, Professor, UBC School […]

The UBC Health, Exercise Sciences & Kinesiology Webinar Series

Quantifying pain: Is it possible and should you care? Dr. Kip Kramer’s presentation will cover emerging concepts related to the measurement of pain using quantitative techniques, including electrophysiology and neuroimaging. Focus on underlying neurophysiology and anatomy of pain, with applications to kinesiology. All Welcome – Free admission Zoom link The Schools of Kinesiology (UBC Vancouver) […]

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