The Faculty of Human Kinetics invites applications for a one-year limited-term faculty position in the area of kinesiology (movement science), at the rank of assistant professor or lecturer, commencing July 1.
This position is subject to final budgetary approval. To ensure full consideration, applications should be submitted by April 15.
Katrina Krawec knows what it means to go the extra yard for the sake of her research.
A graduate student in the university’s kinesiology department, she’s studying the differences between two Canadian women’s tackle football leagues – one which requires its players to wear full uniforms, the other in which they play in bikinis.
Last year, she actually tried out for the Toronto Triumph, one of four Canadian teams in what until recently was known as the Lingerie Football League.
Behind every great elite athlete, there’s a team of researchers taking the guess work out of all their training and preparation.
A lunch-hour lecture Friday on campus will encourage an active, healthy lifestyle for Canadian adults as a way to enhance the dignity of the aging process.
Clara Fitzgerald is program director of the Canadian Centre for Activity and Aging at Western University.
In her talk, entitled “Physical Activity and Aging – Research to Action,” she will promote physical activity opportunities for older adults across the spectrum of age and mobility. The event is free and open to the public. It begins at noon in room 145, Human Kinetics Building.
You don’t have to be athletic to work in professional sports, say organizers of a conference on campus this weekend.
The Entertainment Law Society is teaming up with human kinetics to host the UWin Sports Conference, Saturday, March 16, in the CAW Student Centre’s Ambassador Auditorium.
Panels will discuss topics ranging from social media and marketing to sports in the courts, player representation and management. Organizers hope to provide a professional environment that will encourage delegates to engage in free discussion.
Fourth-year kinesiology student Pam Mailloux still plays hockey every Sunday night in a rec league in Lakeshore, and even if times get tough, her father still finds a way to cover the registration costs for her.
A tool and die maker who has experienced first-hand the ups and downs of the auto industry, he’s been supporting his daughter since she started playing both hockey and soccer when she was a little girl.
University of Michigan sociology professor Andrei Markovits will deliver a free public lecture entitled “Sportista: Female Fandom in the United States and Other Advanced Industrial Democracies” at noon Friday, February 1, in room 145, Human Kinetics Building.
Lance Armstrong’s recent confession to Oprah Winfrey that he had been using performance enhancing substances for years may have led some more cynical observers to believe that doping among elite athletes has reached epidemic proportions.
Recent research by a human kinetics professor, however, suggests the willingness among elite athletes to cheat at all costs isn’t nearly as common as many might believe.
It was cold in Windsor on Wednesday, but hearing testimonies to the winners of Employee Recognition Awards was enough to warm anyone’s heart, chief human resources officer Rita LaCivita told a reception gathered in Vanier Hall to honour the inaugural group of award recipients.
Audrey Giles, associate professor in the University of Ottawa’s School of Human Kinetics, will deliver a free public lecture entitled “Why Culture Matters in Sport and Recreation: Applied Examples from Research with Aboriginal Communities,” at noon Friday, January 25, in room 145, Human Kinetics Building.
