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Alumnus Glenn Mulcahy receives Alumni Builder Award

Alumnus Glenn Mulcahy receives Alumni Builder Award

Posted: December 6, 2018

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KIN Alumnus, Glen Mulcahy, BPE 91, was recently awarded the Alumni Builder Award by the School and Alumni UBC for his contribution to the Mentorship Program and to the UBC Kinesiology community. See the full list of recipients here. As founder of Paradigm Sports, Glen invites those interested in putting the love of the game back […]

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Congratulations to Dr. Jordan Guenette, the recipient of Young Investigator’s Award

Congratulations to Dr. Jordan Guenette, the recipient of Young Investigator’s Award

Posted: November 6, 2018

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Dr. Jordan Guenette, has won the very prestigious Young Investigator’s Award from the Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology.  Dr. Guenette received his BHK (2004), MSc (2006) and PhD (2010) in Exercise and Respiratory Physiology in the School of Kinesiology at the University of British Columbia. He is now an associate professor in UBC Physiotherapy and works […]

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Congratulations Dr. Shannon Bredin and team on the SSHRC Indigenous Research Capacity and Reconciliation Connection Grant

Congratulations Dr. Shannon Bredin and team on the SSHRC Indigenous Research Capacity and Reconciliation Connection Grant

Posted: November 6, 2018

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Congratulations to  Dr. Shannon Bredin, Associate Professor in the School of Kinesiology, for being awarded a $45,300 SSHRC Indigenous Research Capacity and Reconciliation Connection Grant. This grant will support a series of community-led, co-created activities designed to gain understanding of how we can help shape and transform the teaching and learning of Indigenous knowledges, perspectives, and […]

Awards and Achievements, Indigenous Studies

KIN alum Doug Staveley inducted into Richmond Sports Wall of Fame

KIN alum Doug Staveley inducted into Richmond Sports Wall of Fame

Posted: November 1, 2018

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Doug Staveley, BPE’68, was recently inducted into the Richmond Sports Wall of Fame. Staveley  flaunts an impressive career in both athletics and coaching. As an undergraduate student, he played for UBC Thunderbirds’ rugby and football teams, while volunteering as an assistant football coach at Steveston High. Hired by Steveston High after his graduation, Staveley was […]

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The video for the “Canadian 24-Hour Movement Guidelines for the Early Years” research , has been awarded a Gold W3 Award

The video for the “Canadian 24-Hour Movement Guidelines for the Early Years” research , has been awarded a Gold W3 Award

Posted: October 23, 2018

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About the research: UBC’s Dr. Guy Faulkner, in the School of Kinesiology, was a research contributor to the new movement guidelines on sleep, physical activity, and sedentary behavior for children under five years of age, and is playing a key role in promoting their implementation. The 24-Hour Movement Guidelines for the Early Years (0-4 years) […]

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Dr. Patricia Vertinsky the recipient of the 2018 North American Society for Sport History Lifetime Achievement Award

Dr. Patricia Vertinsky the recipient of the 2018 North American Society for Sport History Lifetime Achievement Award

Posted: October 4, 2018

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Dr. Patricia Vertinsky, School of Kinesiology faculty, is the recipient of the 2018 North American Society for Sport History (NASSH) Lifetime Achievement Award. Since 1991, NASSH has presented the award to an individual or an organization in recognition of their significant service to the academic field of sport history. Dr. Vertinsky is a historian of physical culture […]

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2018 Class of the UBC Sports Hall of Fame—Three are KIN Alumni

2018 Class of the UBC Sports Hall of Fame—Three are KIN Alumni

Posted: April 11, 2018

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The 2018 inductees include three KIN alumni Jean Forrest, Dale Ohman, and Michael “Mickey” McDowell; as well as Hash Kanjee.

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Attendees at the Mentorship Program Wrap-up.

KIN hosts the 2017/18 Mentorship Program Wrap-up

Posted: March 28, 2018

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On March 26, the School of Kinesiology held its annual Mentorship Program Wrap-up event in the Liu Institute for Global Issues. Each year, the event formally wraps the year’s program, recognizes mentor and mentee contributions, and gives participants an opportunity to reconnect one final time before the program concludes. This year, 24 attendees listened to […]

Alumni, Awards and Achievements, student engagement, Students

Congratulations Dr. Miles, Dr. Hare, Dr. Warburton and team!

Posted: March 13, 2018

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Congratulations to Dr. R Miles (Principal Applicant), Dr. Jan Hare (LLED; Principal Applicant), Dr. Darren Warburton (KIN, Principal Applicant) and their team on receiving a $100,000 Development Grant from the CIHR Indigenous Component of Healthy Life Trajectories Initiative! Their team includes: Dr. Shannon Bredin (KIN), Dr. Moss Norman (KIN), Dr. Tanis Mihalynuk (HealthLinkBC), P Oh […]

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Dr. Darren Warburton and team receive CIHR Catalyst Grant for Indigenous Approaches to Wellness

Posted: February 3, 2018

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Congratulations to Dr. Darren Warburton (KIN; PI) and his team on receiving a $109,911 CIHR Catalyst Grant to study Indigenous Approaches to Wellness! His team includes Dr. Jan Hare (LLED; Co-PI), Dr. Shannon Bredin (Co-applicant; Knowledge User; KIN), R Miles (Principal Knowledge User), Dr. Moss Norman (KIN; Co-Applicant), P Oh (University of Toronto; Co-Applicant), Dr. […]

Awards and Achievements, Indigenous Studies, Research


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