Events

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 […]

The Great Running Shoe Debate

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 […]

Move UBC Physical Activity Research Roundtable

This new event, organized by UBC Wellbeing’s Physical Activity Office, was created to explore more ways that we can promote physical activity on campus. The format will consist of short ‘data blitz’ presentations by UBC Faculty followed by roundtable discussions on related themes. The objectives of this event are to: Engage UBC faculty, staff, and […]

Move UBC: Free Lunchtime drop-in gymnastics by Active Kids

February is Move UBC Month! Move More, Move Well, and Keep Moving! Active Kids will host a Free Lunchtime drop-in gymnastics, Feb. 7 & Feb 21 at 12:00pm, at Osborne Centre with trampoline, rope swings, rock climbing wall, and a variety of other gymnastics equipment like bars, beams, and a sprung floor. NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY! […]

Geralyn Ruissen’s PhD Thesis Proposal

Title: “Affective Dynamics for Understanding Physical Activity Behaviour Change” Thesis Supervisor: Dr. Mark R. Beauchamp (Kinesiology) Committee Members: Dr. Eli Puterman (Kinesiology), Dr Bruno D. Zumbo (ECPS), Dr Ryan E. Rhodes (UVIC) Abstract: It is now well established that affect and affect-related constructs are critical determinants in understanding the adoption and maintenance of physical activity. However, […]

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 […]

CANCELLED: Healthy Aging Lecture: The Environment and Our Health, New Discoveries – Dr. David Rehkopf

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 support […]

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 […]

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