News Archive 2020

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Message to the Spring 2021 Class from Dean Mummery

15 June 2021

Kerry Mummery

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November Awards and Accolades 2020

30 November 2020

Jocelyn Love

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Closure of the Centre for Active Living (CAL) Announced

25 November 2020

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Convocation Profile: Maxine Myre

19 November 2020

Michael Brown

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Convocation Profile: Corey Kuzik

18 November 2020

Michael Brown

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Convocation Profile: A chat with Anna Dunn

17 November 2020

Jocelyn Love

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Convocation Profile: A chat with Heather Hinz

16 November 2020

Jocelyn Love

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Recreational sport helps people cope with adversity, study shows

10 November 2020

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October 2020 Awards and Accolades

3 November 2020

Jocelyn Love

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Study Abroad with BScKin student Sierra Roth

13 October 2020

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Graduate Student Profile: Simrit Kaur Deol

5 October 2020

Jocelyn Love

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How competitive athletes can stay motivated when they can’t compete

2 October 2020

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Lack of online access a barrier for athletes with disabilities

30 September 2020

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September Awards and Accolades

30 September 2020

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Meet Lindsay Eales

29 September 2020

Jocelyn Love

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Exercise bloggers offer dubious advice, study suggests

28 September 2020

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KSR 2020 Alumni Award Recipients

21 September 2020

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Butterflies are ‘sentinels’ of climate change in mountain ecosystems, say researchers

17 September 2020

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Associate Professor Valerie Carson is named to Royal Society of Canada

8 September 2020

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August 2020 Faculty Awards and Accolades

31 August 2020

Jocelyn Love

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Professor Chapman researchers develop tool to help build better prosthetic limbs

26 August 2020

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July 2020 Faculty Awards and Accolades

31 July 2020

Jocelyn Love

Morgan Bamford ISRC University of Alberta graduate

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Alumni Profile: Morgan Bramford

21 July 2020

Nicole Graham

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KSR Graduate Student Helps Organize Virtual Ultramarathon

17 July 2020

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Alumni Profile: Anne Robins

15 July 2020

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Flu deaths rise when cities get pro sports teams, study shows

14 July 2020

Michael Brown

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Davenport awarded inaugural Christenson Professorship in Healthy Active Living

2 July 2020

Nicole Graham

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June 2020 Faculty Awards and Accolades

25 June 2020

Nicole Graham

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Reimagining inclusion in all movement cultures

24 June 2020

Nicole Graham

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Canadian kids not making the grade for physical activity

22 June 2020

Michael Brown

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Reflecting on a remarkable journey

17 June 2020

Nicole Graham

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Hosting NHL playoffs could help Edmonton attract investment and talent, say experts

13 June 2020

Michael Brown

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Message to the Fall 2020 Class from Dean Mummery

12 June 2020

Kerry Mummery

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Convocation Profile: A chat with Sidney Wideman

11 June 2020

Nicole Graham

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Convocation Profile: John Jones and Morgan Weir

10 June 2020

Nicole Graham

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Convocation Profile: A chat with Cosette Schadan

9 June 2020

Nicole Graham

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Convocation Profile: Sydney Dawes

8 June 2020

Nicole Graham

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Convocation Profile: A chat with Molly Henneberry

7 June 2020

Nicole Graham

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Convocation Profile: Alanna Fittes

5 June 2020

Michael Brown

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Convocation Profile: A chat with Brenna Mattiello

4 June 2020

Nicole Graham

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Convocation Profile: Autumn Moronchuk

3 June 2020

Nicole Graham

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Don’t feed the bears! How parks get visitors to protect nature

2 June 2020

Elizabeth Halpenny and Glen Hvenegaard

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Pandemic increasing likelihood of depression and anxiety in new and expecting mothers: study

2 June 2020

Nicole Graham and Michael Brown

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Convocation Profile: A chat with Jamie Raichel

2 June 2020

Nicole Graham

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Convocation Profile: Morgan Strynadka

1 June 2020

Nicole Graham

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Convocation Profile: A chat with Emily Cliff

29 May 2020

Nicole Graham

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Convocation Profile: A chat with Karen Lui

28 May 2020

Nicole Graham

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Spring 2020 Awards and Accolades

26 May 2020

Nicole Graham

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How to save your summer vacation from COVID-19

22 May 2020

Bev Betkowski

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The role of play during a global pandemic

14 May 2020

Kassi Boyd and Jen Leo

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Helping to keep people living with disabilities moving

4 May 2020

Nicole Graham

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New study aims to understand how the pandemic is impacting the movement behaviours of toddlers and preschoolers

29 April 2020

Nicole Graham

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U of A researchers aim to find out how COVID-19 is impacting pregnant and postpartum women’s mental and physical health

23 April 2020

Nicole Graham

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Letter to students from Dean Mummery

6 April 2020

Kerry Mummery

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How to help your kids cope without organized sport

5 April 2020

Nicole Graham

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U of A fitness expert starts blog to help people in isolation get exercise

31 March 2020

Michael Brown

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Kerry Mummery extends for one year as Dean of the Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation

25 March 2020

Nicole Graham

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How to stay active if you’re staying at home

18 March 2020

Nicole Graham and Michael Brown

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Fitness trackers help people stay active: study

16 March 2020

Michael Brown

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How leisure activities can help people cope with losing a loved one to suicide

10 March 2020

Nicole Graham

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Top U of A subjects rise in new ranking of world’s best

4 March 2020

Michael Brown

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February 2020 Faculty Awards and Accolades

28 February 2020

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In Memoriam: Chuck Moser

24 February 2020

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Research Revealed 2020

11 February 2020

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Why weight training may be the best exercise for everyone

6 February 2020

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January 2020 Faculty Awards and Accolades

31 January 2020

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Howie Draper becomes first coach in U SPORTS women's hockey era to win 600 games

10 January 2020

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Recreation and Leisure Studies Speaker Series

9 January 2020

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Exercising in very cold weather could harm lungs over time, researcher cautions

6 January 2020

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Striving for perfection can help athletes bounce back from failure-if they forgive themselves

2 January 2020

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