The Biomechanics of Occupations and Sports Lab Presents at International Conferences!
The Biomechanics of Occupations and Sports Lab members, supervised by Dr. Julie C么t茅, KPE, recently presented their Ph.D. research at international conferences! Each member who attended was awarded a Canadian Musculoskeletal Rehab Research Network 2022 Trainee Travel Award. Matthew Slopecki was also awarded a Canadian Society of Biomechanics Travel Award.Erika Renda, Ph.D. Candidate
Dilson Rassier Publishes Muscle Discovery in Nature Communications
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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)!
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.
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Rachelle Aucoin, KPE, Secures Doctoral Funding from the Fonds de Recherche de Qu茅bec Sant茅 (FRQS) and the Canadian Respiratory Research Network (CRRN)
Congratulations to KPE's Rachelle Aucoin for securing doctoral funding from the Fonds de Recherche de Qu茅bec Sant茅 (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 Qu茅bec Sant茅 (FRQS) and the Canadian Respiratory Research Network (CRRN).
New Education Curriculum Resources Centre Hours for April
The Education Curriculum Resources Centre (ECRC) has new operating hours for April.The Curriculum Resources Centre contains:
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International Women鈥檚 Day
International Women鈥檚 Day is a global day that celebrates the political, economic, social, and cultural achievements of women. With this year鈥檚 theme of 鈥渂reaking the bias鈥� we reflect upon the strong female role models we have in what many assume to be male-dominated fields.
Media Spotlight 鈥� Bradley Crocker, KPE, in The Conversation
Bradley Crocker, a PhD candidate in the Department of聽Kinesiology and Physical Education, published a piece in The Conversation about the spread of misinformation online.
Read the full article here.
A Statement from Suzanne Fortier, 9I制作厂免费 Principal and Vice-Chancellor, on the Situation in Ukraine
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New Video: The Psychology Behind Enforcing COVID Safety
In a new 9I制作厂免费-produced video, Dr. Tina Montreuil, Associate Professor, Educational and Behavioural Psychology, discusses with Associate Provost, Chris Buddle,聽how you might approach someone in a kind and non-confrontational manner, who is not following safety protocols. We hope that this video will give you some helpful tips to help keep us all safe.
Media Spotlight 鈥� Dr. Gordon Bloom, KPE, Interviewed on CityNews
Dr. Gordon Bloom, from the Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education, was recently interviewed on CityNews, on renewed calls for the government to create a law protecting students against sexual violence.
Watch the full interview here.
Media Spotlight 鈥� Prof. Dennis Jensen, KPE, on Cannabis as a Performance Enhancing Substance Among Athletes
Dr. Dennis Jensen, Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair in the Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education, was recently interviewed by The Walrus on the use of Cannabis as a potential performance enhancing substance among athletes.
Read the full article here.
