Human Kinetics

Lisa StompLisa Stomp stands in the field house at the St. Denis Centre, where about 150 area high school students will participate in the Girls in Motion initiative today.

Physical activity helped breast cancer survivor cope with disease

If it weren’t for the fact that Lisa Stomp was a physically active young lady, she might not have withstood a lumpectomy, a partial mastectomy, eight rounds of chemotherapy and 28 doses of radiation therapy.

“If I wasn’t physically active going into treatment, it might have been a different outcome,” the breast cancer survivor and fourth-year human kinetics student said yesterday. “If I wasn’t aware of my own body and what it was telling me, I wouldn’t have known that I was sick.”

Bal GosalMinister of Sport Bal Gosal, right, speaks to reporters after delivering a lecture to a first-year sport and ethics class.

Students need mandatory activity from JK to Grade 12, sport minister believes

The federal Minister of Sport believes the rest of Canada should follow Manitoba’s lead and implement mandatory physical education and activity for school children from the day they begin junior kindergarten until they graduate from high school.

Lecture to delve into sports journalism

Former journalist Toni Bruce will present “The Thinking Person’s Guide to Sports Media,” Friday at noon in room 145, Human Kinetics Building.
Russell PateExercise physiologist Russell Pate will discuss “Policies for Promotion of Physical Activity and Prevention of Obesity in Youth” on campus Friday.

Lecture to promote policies to prevent youth obesity

Exercise physiologist Russell Pate will discuss “Policies for Promotion of Physical Activity and Prevention of Obesity in Youth” on campus Friday.
Dave AndrewsDave Andrews works on a laptop in his office in the Human Kinetics building. The kinesiology professor is looking for participants for a study to help identify ergonomic risk factors associated with mobile device use.

Mobile device users needed for ergonomics research

A UWindsor ergonomics researcher wants to know if working on cellphones, tablets and laptop computer is harmful to users.
Marijke TaksMarijke Taks studies the soci-economic impacts of sports and leisure and says the organizers of the International Children's Games have done an excellent job in engaging the community's assistance in planning the event.

Children's games have potential to leave lasting imprint on Windsor: HK researcher

Non-mega events like the International Children's Games are more likely to better engage local volunteers and are less likely to leave behind “white elephants,” according to Marijke Taks.

Kyle BrownKyle Brown has been working with the Hotel-Dieu Grace Hospital foundation on promoting a fundraising event at Comerica Park for Canadian fans of the Detroit Tigers.

Hometown team

Kyle Brown is promoting Canadian Tiger Fan Night, a fundraiser for the Hotel-Dieu Grace Hospital Foundation on August 26.
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