Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education

Photo of a woman in a yoga pose on a mat

Let’s Get Physical

U of T professor Peter Donnelly is tracking the physical activities multicultural Torontonians enjoy

Ruling the Pool

Olympic-bound Kylie Masse’s extraordinary ascent to the top of women’s swimming

U of T students Alex Boross-Harmer (left) and Megan D’Souza at the new Mental Health and Physical Activity Research Centre

Lift Weights to Lift Mood

U of T opens one of the first research facilities in the world to integrate the study of physical activity and mental health

Photo of Bruce Kidd by Liam Sharp

A Life in Blue and White

From champion student athlete to UTSC’s principal: Bruce Kidd ushers in a new era at the university’s eastern campus

Close-up photo of a teenged boy in a tank top holding a basketball

Team Spirit

Adolescents who play team sports are less likely to experience mental illness later in life, study finds

Photo of Tom Garside and four fourth-year students

Muscle and Metal

How a unique collaboration is making life better for a student with cerebral palsy

Rowers Kate Sauks and Liz Fenje on a rowboat.

Rowing for Gold

How Pan Am athlete Kate Sauks went from rowing newbie to medallist in just five years

Photo of Sasha Gollish sprinting.

Game On!

Toronto's Pan Am Games will leave a golden legacy for U of T, its athletes and the city.

Fourth-year student McCair Tulloch goes up for a dunk at the new Goldring Centre for High Performance Sport. Photo by John Hryniuk

Slam Dunk!

The newly opened Goldring Centre for High Performance Sport will be a boon for campus and community athletics

Former Varsity Blues swimmer Taylor Bond

Speaking Out

U of T is working on multiple initiatives to combat homophobia in sport

Laura Inward (left) and teammate Wanda Guenette in Torino in 2013.

Golden Glow

Alumna Laura Inward outclassed all competition in beach volleyball at the World Masters Games in August

Bruce Kidd.

Royal Runner

Bruce Kidd participates in the Queen’s Baton Relay – the first of two times

Headshot of Kieran Hayward, wearing a black collared, button-up shirt

Kieran Hayward

“My dream is to be one of the inspired citizens who shape Toronto for the better”

Before Night Falls

Two U of T staff members aim to raise awareness about Uganda's 19-year civil war

Master of the Molluscs

Patrick McMurray (PHE 1992) is the first Canadian to win the World Oyster Opening Championships