Media Spotlight - Sylvan Adams Sports Science Institute Announcement in the News
Get the latest news and coverage on the Sylvan Adams Sports Science Institute (SASSI) announcement event, that took place on August 31, 2022:
91˿Ƶ Launches Sylvan Adams Sports Science Institute to Advance World-Leading Research into Sports Science and Human Performance
A $29-million gift from Quebec-born entrepreneur Sylvan Adams will launch an exciting venture for 91˿Ƶ’s Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education in the Faculty of Education, ushering in a new era of world-leading research and discovery in sports science, with the long-term goal of improving elite human performance, and promoting healthier living across the human lifespan.
Congratulations to the Faculty of Education 2022 Fellowship Winners
Congratulations go out to all of the Faculty of Education 2022 Fellowship Winners: Dr. Gauri Shankar GUHA – ECPMeiting Chen $1,000
Jackie Kirk Fellowship – ECPKim Abi Zeid Daou $7,800
Jackie Kirk Fellowship – DISEShamnaz Arifin Min $7,800
Felix Girard, KPE, Receives Graduate Fellowship from Quebec Respiratory Health Research Network (QRHN)
Congratulations to KPE's Felix Girard, a MSc candidate in the Clinical Exercise & Respiratory Physiology Laboratory (Supervisor: Prof. Dennis Jensen), for securing a graduate fellowship from the Quebec Respiratory Health Research Network (QRHN)!
Felix Girard, KPE, Receives Graduate Fellowship from Quebec Respiratory Health Research Network (QRHN)
Congratulations to KPE's Felix Girard, a MSc candidate in the Clinical Exercise & Respiratory Physiology Laboratory (Supervisor: Prof. Dennis Jensen), for securing a graduate fellowship from the Quebec Respiratory Health Research Network (QRHN)!
Media Spotlight - Dr. Victoria Talwar, ECP, Interviewed on Dr. M’s Women and Children First Podcast
Dr. Victoria Talwar, Chair and Professor of the Department of Educational and Counseling Psychology, was recently interviewed on the Podcast, Dr. M’s Women and Children First Podcast, to discuss her new book, The Truth About Lying.
It is a wide ranging conversation about the state of lying currently as well as what parents can do to reduce it while helping children find their best moral and honest selves.
Dr. Charlotte Usselman Presents Keynote Lecture at Ontario Exercise Physiology July Conference
Dr. Charlotte Usselman, PI of the Cardiovascular Health and Autonomic Regulation Laboratory (CHARLab) in KPE, was the Early Career Keynote Speaker at the Ontario Exercise Physiology Conference in Alliston, ON (July 27-29, 2022).
Rachelle Aucoin, KPE, Wins Best Presentation Award at the Dyspnea 2022 Meeting
Congratulations to KPE's Rachelle Aucoin for winning best oral presentation award at the Dyspnea 2022 meeting in Oxford, UK.
Rachelle, a PhD candidate in the Clinical Exercise and Respiratory Physiology Laboratory (Supervisor: Prof. Dennis Jensen), won for her presentation titled:
Impact of trigeminal nerve stimulation on measures of central inspiratory neural drive with implications for management of breathlessness: A systematic scoping review.
Media Spotlight - Prof. Dennis Jensen, KPE, Interviewed by the New York Times
Prof. Dennis Jensen, from the Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education, was recently interviewed by the New York Times on why athletes choose cannabis for pain.
“There’s a lot of anecdotes, there’s a lot of individual athlete reports, but the research does not necessarily support or refute anything that they’re saying as of yet.”
Media Spotlight: Professor Blane Harvey, DISE, Interviewed in the 91˿Ƶ Reporter on the University’s Power to Create Transitions and Transformations Facing Climate Change
As the window to mitigate the impacts of climate change closes, Faculty of Education’s Professor Blane Harvey shares his thoughts on the University’s power to create transitions and transformations.
Rachelle Aucoin, KPE, Secures Doctoral Funding from the Fonds de Recherche de Québec Santé (FRQS) and the Canadian Respiratory Research Network (CRRN)
Congratulations to KPE's Rachelle Aucoin for securing doctoral funding from the Fonds de Recherche de Québec Santé (FRQS) and the Canadian Respiratory Research Network (CRRN)Rachelle Aucoin, PhD Student in the Clinical Exercise and Respiratory Physiology Laboratory, has secured doctoral funding from both the Fonds de Recherche de Québec Santé (FRQS) and the Canadian Respiratory Research Network (CRRN).
Congratulations to Dr. Mindy R. Carter, DISE, on her New Book "Smallest Circles First"
Dr. Mindy R. Carter, PhD from the Department of Integrated Studies in Education, has published a new book "Smallest Circles First: Exploring Teacher Reconciliatory Praxis through Drama Education" which is now available from University of Toronto Press.
Page count is 186 and is available to order: ISBN 9781487523831
Philip Cutler, BEd’13, Created Company that Provides Access to Quality Help for Middle School and High School Students
91˿Ƶ’s Faculty of Education, Philip Cutler, BEd’13, created the company Paper, which he co-founded with Roberto Cipriani, BSc’08. It quickly became one of the largest online tutoring services in the U.S., hired by public school districts in over 30 states, as well as four provinces in Canada, to assist their students (mostly middle school and high school).
Dr. Angelica Galante, DISE, Appointed President of the Canadian Association of Applied Linguistics
Dr. Angelica Galante, Assistant Professor in Language Education at the Department of Integrated Studies in Education and Director of the Plurilingual Lab, has been appointed President of the Canadian Association of Applied Linguistics/L’Association canadienne de linguistique appliquée (ACLA).
QS World University Rankings: 91˿Ƶ Ranked Canada’s top university
91˿Ƶ has been named Canada’s best university, according to the 19th edition of the QS World University Rankings, released today by global higher education analysts QS Quacquarelli Symonds. The University was ranked 31st university in the world. This year’s QS World University Rankings is the largest ever, with over 1,400 institutions across 100 locations, up from 1,300 last year.