Faculty of Kinesiology
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Student Research
Kinesiology undergraduates and graduates conduct important research.
Student Practicums
Students gain hands-on job experience for credit by taking practicum courses.
New kinesiology research facility coming to campus
The university will soon be home to one of the most advanced post-secondary research facilities in the study of human performance, movement and sport science, thanks to an extraordinary $20-million gift from the Taylor Family Foundation.
Featured news
Fascination with sport shoe technology and equipment launches a career in research
Faculty of Kinesiology welcomes new assistant professor in biomechanics
UCalgary researchers tackle rodeo participant safety in groundbreaking study on brain mechanisms pre- and post-event
Master’s student Raelyn Javra sets up mobile lab to increase data on brain injury recovery
Alberta Children’s Hospital Foundation commits $9.9M to support next chapter of Owerko Centre
Positioned within Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute at UCalgary, Owerko Centre has been advancing research in neurodevelopment and child mental health since 2015
Three Werklund School academics receive SSHRC partner development grants
Researchers to investigate wellness, academic integrity and resiliency
Champion of UCalgary camps receives Friends of Camp award
Kinesiology's Dr. Patricia Doyle-Baker makes lasting impact on UCalgary youth programs
Over $22M in funding awarded to 130 UCalgary faculty members as part of federal investment
Announcement includes Canada Research Chairs, NSERC Discovery Grants funding, and more
In the Media
In the News Globe and Mail
Dexa scans are helping people ‘gamify’ their health and longevity
In the News CTV News
University of Calgary receives game-changing donation
In the News Calgary Herald
With new research, revamped U of C course cuts through fog of concussion
In the News CBC
Cold plunges are the rage, but what does science say?
Dr. Carolyn Emery, 2023 New Royal Society of Canada Fellow at the University of Calgary
Carolyn Emery is an injury epidemiologist and physiotherapist. She holds a Canada Research Chair in Concussion and is Chair of the Sport Injury Prevention Research Centre at the University of Calgary
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