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Media Spotlight: Dr. Gordon Bloom Comments on the MLB Investigation into Houston Astros

KPE's own Dr. Gordon Bloom was interviewed by CTV News Toronto about the current investigation being conducted by Major League Baseball into the Houston Astros and their 2017 World Series win. Did they use technology to "get an edge" or was this blatant cheating? What do these allegation mean? Dr. Gordon gives CTV viewers some insight. Click here to watch the full interview.

Published: 14 Nov 2019

Media Spotlight: Dr. David Pearsal

With the recent premature snowfall, Dr. David Pearsal was interviewed by CTV about the proper ergonomic technique to shovel snow without injury. Thank you for keeping Montrealers safe this winter, David! For the full news segment, click here.

Published: 13 Nov 2019

Congratulations to KPE's Alexandra Potvin-Desrochers for receiving awards from Parkinson Canada & CRIR

External Awards from Parkinson Canada and CRIR 2019

Congratulations to KPE's Ph.D. student, Alexandra Potvin-Desrochers, for receiving the Graduate Student Award from Parkinson Canada (2019-21) and a Doctoral Scholarship from Centre de recherche Interdisciplinaire en réadaptation du Montréal métropolitain (CRIR, 2019).

Published: 5 Nov 2019

Congratulations to our 2019 Undergraduate Award Recipients!

Andrew Yoon

Recipient of a 2019-20 NSERC-USRA Undergraduate Award

Supervisor:Dr. Julie Côté

Sabrina Chan Chun Kong

Recipient of a 2019-20 NSERC-USRA Undergraduate Award

Supervisor: Dr. Charlotte Usselman

Published: 31 Jul 2019

Congratulations to Dr. Churchward-Venne on being selected to receive an award from the American Society for Nutrition/ASN Foundation.

The۲ݮƵ Kinesiology & Physical Education Department congratulates Dr. Churchward-Venne,whohasbeen selected to receive the 2019 ASN/ASN Foundation Awards - Peter J Reeds Young Investigator Award.Congratulations!

Published: 31 Jan 2019

۲ݮƵ's Kinesiology Clinic will help you be more active, adopt a healthier lifestyle

Do you want to adopt a healthier lifestyle in 2019? Would you like to be more active physically?

Make those 2018 wishes a 2019 reality!

Published: 6 Dec 2018

Why heart contractions are weaker in those with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

When a young athlete suddenly dies of a heart attack, chances are high that they suffer from familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). Itis the most common genetic heart disease in the US and affects an estimated 1 in 500 people around the world. A protein called myosin acts as the molecular motor which makes the muscles in the heart contract. Researchers had suspected for some time that the R403Q mutation in some of the myosin genes is among those that play a role in causing HCM.

Published: 16 Oct 2018

Cannabis does not improve breathlessness during exercise in patients with advanced COPD, conclude KPE, PATH researchers

Inhaled vaporized cannabis does not appear to improve or worsen exercise performance and activity-related breathlessness in patients with advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to a randomized controlled trial

Published: 31 Jul 2018

KPE's Nathan Chiarlitti featured by Canadian Hockey League

A recent article posted by the C

Published: 26 Jul 2018

Dr. Tyler Churchward-Venne appointed as William Dawson Scholar by ۲ݮƵ

Tyler Churchward-Venne, Assistant Professor with our Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education (KPE), has been named as aWilliam Dawson Scholarby ۲ݮƵ University.

Published: 1 Jun 2018

KPE's Shannon Herrick named as finalist for 2018 SSHRC Storytellers contest

The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) has announced that Shannon Herrick, master's student with the Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education, has been named as a finalist for the 2018 SSHRC Storytellers contest.

Published: 1 May 2018

KPE's Dr. Pearsall provides tips to avoid slips on icy sidewalks this winter, via CBC News

David Pearsall, Associate Professor in ourDepartment of Kinesiology and Physical Education,

Published: 6 Feb 2018

New website for KPE’s Spinal Cord Injury Peer Mentorship team

Dr. Shane Sweet, of our Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education (KPE), has launched a new website for a community-university partnership on Spinal Cord Injury Peer Mentorship (SCIPM): www.mcgill.ca/scipm

Published: 30 Jan 2018

Congratulations to Soultana Macridis on the successful defense of her Ph.D. thesis

Congratulations to Soultana Macridis on the successful defense of her Ph.D. thesis (March 09, 2015), entitled:

“An Ethnographic Evaluation of a Community-Based Participatory Research Project Understanding Community Mobilization and Participation in School Active Transportation Initiatives in the Kanien’kehà:ka Community of Kahnawake, QC.”

Published: 13 Mar 2015

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