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kinesiology.yorku.ca @kinesiology.yorku.ca · 24/04/2026

Congratulations to Pierre Lemieux, KAHS PhD student co-supervised by Dr. Emilie Roudier and Dr. Olivier Birot. Awarded the NSERC Michael Smith Mobility Supplement, Pierre is sharing his research across Europe before heading to ETH Zurich for a 2-month exchange 🌍✈️

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kinesiology.yorku.ca @kinesiology.yorku.ca · 17/04/2026

Congratulations Adriano on being the recipient of one of this year’s Sport & Recreation Awards in the School of Kinesiology and Health Science! 🏆 Well deserved 👏💙

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kinesiology.yorku.ca @kinesiology.yorku.ca · 14/04/2026

Congratulations to Danielle Burnett on receiving this year’s Sport & Recreation Awards and the PhD Canada Student Award in the School of Kinesiology and Health Science! 🎉 A well-deserved recognition of her dedication and outstanding achievements.

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kinesiology.yorku.ca @kinesiology.yorku.ca · 14/04/2026

Congratulations to Dr. Christopher Perry on his new appointment as Strategic Advisor to the Dean on Foundational Health Sciences and Partnerships, effective July 1! 👏 We look forward to his continued impact in advancing research and partnerships in the Faculty of Health.

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kinesiology.yorku.ca @kinesiology.yorku.ca · 08/04/2026

Congratulations to PhD student Parmis Mirzadeh on receiving the Arya Sharma Obesity Canada Rising Star at the Obesity Summit in Montreal! 🎉 A well-earned recognition of her hard work, dedication, and contributions to research. Looking forward to seeing all that’s ahead!

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kinesiology.yorku.ca @kinesiology.yorku.ca · 27/02/2026

Join us for "Outta My Endzone: Heated Rivalry, Desire & The Queering of Sport" 🏳️‍🌈🏒 An engaging convo on rivalry, identity & the queering of sport. All are welcome! 🗓️ Thurs, March 12 ⌛ 6–8PM 📍 Athletic Centre Dance Studio (55 Harbord St) 🔗 Register: tinyurl.com/ymtfnjuw

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kinesiology.yorku.ca @kinesiology.yorku.ca · 30/01/2026

Congratulations Ruth Zaza & Emily Ngo on being featured in the Toronto Star for their inspiring journeys through York’s KAHS program! 🎉 Their work in health equity, patient care & health promotion shows how hands on learning and mentorship prepare students for in demand health careers.

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kinesiology.yorku.ca @kinesiology.yorku.ca · 21/01/2026

🎓 Don’t let your best angle graduate without you, book your photo session now and capture your moment before it’s gone!

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kinesiology.yorku.ca @kinesiology.yorku.ca · 21/01/2026

Congratulations to Michael Kalu on receiving the 2025 New Investigator Award from the Canadian Association on Gerontology! 🎉 This award recognizes his outstanding contributions and leadership potential in aging research. 👏

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kinesiology.yorku.ca @kinesiology.yorku.ca · 09/12/2025

Celebrating Professor Sherry Grace for her outstanding scholarly impact in cardiac rehabilitation research! Recognized as “the most prolific contributor to CR research,” Dr. Grace leads with 190 publications and top-ranked contributions that advance science and improve patient care.

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kinesiology.yorku.ca @kinesiology.yorku.ca · 09/12/2025

KINE 4680 hosted two FIT-funded mini-conferences bringing together undergrads, grad mentors, faculty, and community partners for intergenerational learning, mock research, and meaningful engagement. Huge thanks to our faculty leads and grad mentors for making it possible!

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kinesiology.yorku.ca @kinesiology.yorku.ca · 09/12/2025

Amazing day of learning! 🙌 Four Certified Athletic Therapists from Enovis Canada joined us to teach our AT students about electro-therapeutic modalities. Nearly 40 students attended with great feedback! Huge thanks to Dr. Michael Boni and Dr. Loriann Hynes for making it happen.

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kinesiology.yorku.ca @kinesiology.yorku.ca · 19/11/2025

Join us December 4 at York’s Schulich School of Business for the CIHR Dissemination Grant Event! Featuring KAHS researchers Dr. Cleworth, Dr. Gage, Dr. Mochizuki & Dr. Kalu.

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kinesiology.yorku.ca @kinesiology.yorku.ca · 19/11/2025

Celebrating KINE student Johnathon Orr as part of Sunnybrook’s third Work-Integrated Learning cohort, where he’s gaining hands-on experience in rehabilitation, research, and accessible care. As well as, shaping his path toward improving recovery and inclusion in health care. 🎉

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kinesiology.yorku.ca @kinesiology.yorku.ca · 06/11/2025

Congratulations to Dr. Jonathan Michaels on his recent publication in Nature! His research sheds new light on how the brain predicts and adapts to unexpected changes in movement, a major step forward in understanding motor control and neuroscience. 👏🧠

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kinesiology.yorku.ca @kinesiology.yorku.ca · 23/10/2025

Congratulations to Mathieu Poirier, Director of York’s Global Strategy Lab, on the YFile coverage highlighting GSL’s new Global Health Law research program. The initiative brings law and public health together to advance equitable, evidence-informed responses to global health challenges.

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kinesiology.yorku.ca @kinesiology.yorku.ca · 23/10/2025

Join us for a talk and Q&A with York alum Dr. Dionne Stephens, Professor of Psychology at Florida International University, as she presents “Anatomies of Control: Tracing Dehumanizing Constructions of Black Womanhood.” 🗓️ Friday, Nov. 7 | 🕙 10–11:30 AM | 📍BSB 164

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kinesiology.yorku.ca @kinesiology.yorku.ca · 17/10/2025

🎓 Calling all upcoming graduates! It’s time to celebrate your achievement, book your grad photo session today and capture this milestone moment forever!

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kinesiology.yorku.ca @kinesiology.yorku.ca · 17/10/2025

Discover your next steps and explore exciting career pathways in KHS with insights from York alumni! Hear from: Omidreza Sadrmanesh (MSc ’25) – Research Assistant, TMU Parastou Moghimi (BSc ’23) – Registered Kinesiologist, TELUS 🔗 RSVP: forms.cloud.microsoft/r/yJCScnGiSF

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kinesiology.yorku.ca @kinesiology.yorku.ca · 17/10/2025

Congratulations to Professors George Mochizuki, Anthony Scimè, Michael Paris and Devin Phillips, who are among thirteen YorkU researchers awarded CFI funding to advance cutting-edge projects in AI, health equity, nanosatellite manufacturing, muscle health, and more! 🎉

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kinesiology.yorku.ca @kinesiology.yorku.ca · 08/10/2025

📣 Exciting Opportunity Alert! The School of Kinesiology and Health Science (Faculty of Health) is thrilled to announce a contractually-limited teaching position in Diet and Nutrition for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention! For more information, visit: tinyurl.com/2t6z2j7c

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kinesiology.yorku.ca @kinesiology.yorku.ca · 26/09/2025

The LaMarsh Centre and the School of Kinesiology and Health Science welcomed Dr. Cindy Sit (Chinese University of Hong Kong), who shared her research on adapted physical activity with around 60 students and faculty in attendance. A valuable and enriching event 🎉

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kinesiology.yorku.ca @kinesiology.yorku.ca · 23/09/2025

🇧🇷✨ Discover Rio through the eyes of our HH/GH 4920 students — where health meets culture, and every story shines! 🌿🌺

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kinesiology.yorku.ca @kinesiology.yorku.ca · 19/09/2025

New findings from Dr. Emilie Roudier’s team—Brian Lam, Pierre Lemieux, Manpreet Gulri, Sokaina Akhtar, Monica Tawadrous & Mayoorey Murugathasan—show endurance running triggers an epigenetic mark (H3Ub) that activates Notch1, a gene tied to muscle health & fatigue resistance.

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kinesiology.yorku.ca @kinesiology.yorku.ca · 19/09/2025

Congratulations Dr. Parissa Safai on her appointment as interim VP Equity, People & Culture starting January 2026. Currently Chair of Kinesiology & Health Science, she brings deep leadership experience and a strong commitment to equity! 🥳

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kinesiology.yorku.ca @kinesiology.yorku.ca · 19/09/2025

🌍✨ Join us for a free talk with Professor Holly Thorpe on Youth, Climate Change, and Communities of Care — exploring how young people in Aotearoa New Zealand are navigating the impacts of extreme flooding and building resilience. tinyurl.com/4hdpzf5h

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kinesiology.yorku.ca @kinesiology.yorku.ca · 12/09/2025

What a journey! Huge thanks to everyone who participated and made Destination Graduation such a successful and special event. 🎉 We hope you had a great time and made some new friendships! Big thank you to all the staff members that had helped to make this whole thing possible and KAHSSO!

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kinesiology.yorku.ca @kinesiology.yorku.ca · 12/09/2025

🌱 Step away from screens, step onto the land. This Land- Learning event is your midweek reset, all are welcome! To sign up, visit: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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kinesiology.yorku.ca @kinesiology.yorku.ca · 12/09/2025

🚴‍♀️ Need a break from textbooks? Trade study stress for a sweat session! Join Larkin Lamarche for a spin class! To sign up, visit: reconline.yorkulions.ca/Program/GetP...

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kinesiology.yorku.ca @kinesiology.yorku.ca · 05/09/2025

Hey October grads! 🎓 Don’t let your best angle graduate without you, book your photo session now and capture your moment before it’s gone!

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kinesiology.yorku.ca @kinesiology.yorku.ca · 05/09/2025

First years, your adventure starts here! 🎓 Join us for Destination Graduation on Wednesday September 10th 2025 from 8:30–10:20. Courses KINE 1000 and 1020 will be cancelled that day! Meet KINE faculty, make friends, and kick off your first-year memories in style, don’t miss out!

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kinesiology.yorku.ca @kinesiology.yorku.ca · 05/09/2025

Prof. Lyndsay Hayhurst is among six York researchers awarded SSHRC funding for projects driving social change. Her project, Cycling Towards Change, received $24,596 to explore cycling’s role in gender equity & sustainable development with partners in Canada, Uganda & beyond.

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kinesiology.yorku.ca @kinesiology.yorku.ca · 05/09/2025

This summer, Drs. Olivier Birot & Emilie Roudier climbed Mount Olan & Mount Aiguille, turning adventure into a living physiology lesson. Dr. Birot’s altitude sickness will be a personal case study for KINE 4442 & 4443 students!

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kinesiology.yorku.ca @kinesiology.yorku.ca · 26/08/2025

Come join the DREAMING in Sport Lab and global partners in 'Advancing Mobility Justice, Gender Equity, & Climate Action through Sport' October 15th-17th, 2025 at York University in Toronto, Canada. Registration for this event is free!! Please register before Sept 26th. tinyurl.com/mvb24xv6

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kinesiology.yorku.ca @kinesiology.yorku.ca · 13/08/2025

📣 Research Spotlight 🥼 Professor Mathieu Poirier, Director of the Global Strategy Lab, and YorkU co-authors have published in BMC Health Services Research on how health technology assessments shape court decisions in Brazil’s public health system. tinyurl.com/38pptydz

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kinesiology.yorku.ca @kinesiology.yorku.ca · 06/08/2025

Congratulations Amanda De Lisio & Lyndsay Hayhurst 🎉 They’re among York University researchers awarded over $1.3M in SSHRC grants for community-based projects. Each received ~$200K for groundbreaking work in sport, gender & climate justice.

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kinesiology.yorku.ca @kinesiology.yorku.ca · 06/08/2025

Congratulations Parissa Safai, Lyndsay Hayhurst, Ashley Day, Amanda De Lisio, Gobri Sriranganthan, Yuka Nakamura & GO’s Lombe Mwambwa on the new partnership between our School of Kinesiology & Health Science and the Global Observatory for Gender Equality & Sport! 🎉🌍

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kinesiology.yorku.ca @kinesiology.yorku.ca · 16/07/2025

York U’s Dr. Alison Macpherson, featured in YFile and EurekAlert, highlights concerns over unequal access to concussion care, noting lower-income youth may not receive the same support as their higher-income peers.

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kinesiology.yorku.ca @kinesiology.yorku.ca · 10/07/2025

Congratulations to KHS MSc student Jaryeon Lee for winning a poster presentation award at the 2025 Canadian Oxidative Stress Consortium. Her research on epigenetic reprogramming in muscle stem cells, supervised by Dr. Anthony Scime, was presented at an international conference held at YorkU.

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kinesiology.yorku.ca @kinesiology.yorku.ca · 08/07/2025

The 2025 Broaden Horizons Conference, held at York University and organized by the KAHS Graduate Student Association, featured 17 ten-minute presentations by grad students. Launched in 2020, the event highlights KAHS research and awards top presenters in each category.

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kinesiology.yorku.ca @kinesiology.yorku.ca · 02/07/2025

🎓 Fall 2025 grads—it's your time! Bookings are now OPEN! 📅 Check out all the details in the poster below and secure your spot today.

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kinesiology.yorku.ca @kinesiology.yorku.ca · 02/07/2025

Just a friendly reminder: We are seeking your feedback on your experiences in the School of Kinesiology & Health Science through a brief exit survey. This survey is completely optional and anonymous. Students who complete this survey have a chance to win one of four $25 Starbucks gift card.

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kinesiology.yorku.ca @kinesiology.yorku.ca · 02/07/2025

Professors Birot & Roudier bring environmental physiology to life- connecting research, teaching, and real-world experience. This Fall, explore it in KINE 4442 or KINE 4450—ideal for those passionate about the outdoors & human performance! #Kinesiology #YorkU

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kinesiology.yorku.ca @kinesiology.yorku.ca · 02/07/2025

On June 11, 2025, KINE 3345 students and Prof. Bowerman volunteered at the Aspire Games at York U, supporting TCDSB students with disabilities in a day of inclusive track & field events. 17 Kinesiology students ran stations, cheering on athletes and creating a fun, empowering event.

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kinesiology.yorku.ca @kinesiology.yorku.ca · 12/06/2025

Congratulations to Daniel Aliee on receiving the prestigious Governor General's Silver Medal award! Daniel is one of only three undergraduate students across all of York University to be honored with this award, which recognizes the highest level of academic excellence in Canada.

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kinesiology.yorku.ca @kinesiology.yorku.ca · 12/06/2025

Attention 2025 Graduates: As you prepare to close this meaningful chapter and step into the next, we’d love to hear your thoughts. Your experiences, insights, and reflections are incredibly valuable, not only to us, but to future students who will walk the path you’ve helped shape.

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kinesiology.yorku.ca @kinesiology.yorku.ca · 20/05/2025

Congratulations Brooke Morris, a 2nd year KHS master's student on winning Best Poster Presentation Award for her study on protein sources and Semaglutide's effects on body composition and muscle function!

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kinesiology.yorku.ca @kinesiology.yorku.ca · 20/05/2025

Congratulations Sharon Pereira on receiving the Inaugural Faculty of Health Dean's Staff Award (CPM)! Her outstanding contributions to the School and Faculty reflect caring leadership, collaborative spirit and a commitment to the growth and success of our community.

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kinesiology.yorku.ca @kinesiology.yorku.ca · 15/05/2025

Professor Jennifer Kuk's latest study on weight-loss disparities reveals broad ethnic categories in clinical settings can hide key differences among sub-ethnic groups and stresses the role of socio-economic factors in their weight-loss journey. shorturl.at/egG5F

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kinesiology.yorku.ca @kinesiology.yorku.ca · 21/04/2025

Throughout the term, students in Counselling Skills in Kinesiology and Health Science explored the concept of "Land as Counsellor" through a series of interconnected learning activities. Stay tuned for a co-developed field guide sharing these Land learnings—indeed, Land is a counsellor!

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