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Faculty of Kinesiology and REcreation Management News Archive

Gordon Giesbrecht standing inside the Winnipeg airport preparing to depart for Ukraine.

Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management

Gordon Giesbrecht brings resources and knowledge to Ukraine

October 10, 2023 — 
Gordon Giesbrecht organized the collection and distribution of roughly $50,000 worth of specialized medical equipment to help keep the soldiers on Ukraine's front lines warm during instances of trauma.

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Problem-solving with patients

August 29, 2023 — 
Emily Hyde named as Vanier Scholar for her cardiac research at UM

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Four UM graduate students named Vanier Scholars

August 29, 2023 — 
Students from the Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, and Faculty of Science are Vanier Scholars

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A crowd of people walking at the 2023 Sneaker Day event

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Sneaker Day 2023 Recap

June 21, 2023 — 
The Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management's Sneaker Day event returned last week with over 400 faculty and staff members joining together for a campus-wide accessible walk.

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Convocation 2023

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Convocation 2023: Graduate of the Year award winners

June 9, 2023 — 
Every year, a student from each degree in the Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation is recognized as the “Graduate of the Year.”

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Convocation 2023

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Spring Convocation 2023: Graduate students

June 7, 2023 — 
Each FKRM graduate has taken a different path during their education career, but one constant is their hope to make a difference wherever they end up.

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Winners of the annual Research Day Poster Competition

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Research Day is expanding horizons

May 25, 2023 — 
The event is an opportunity for guests to celebrate ideas, gain insight, and be inspired.

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Group of people at sneaker day event taking selfie with Billy the Bison

Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management

Get moving on campus with Sneaker Day  

May 16, 2023 — 
It's time to lace up your sneakers and get active by joining everyone outside on our UM campuses! On Wednesday, June 14, the UM community will celebrate Sneaker Day with an accessible campus walk.

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A coach's whistle hangs on a chalkboard.

Research and International

UM Café Scientifique: On a Shaky Podium

May 11, 2023 — 
On May 24 UM experts will discuss, from legal, pedagogical, psychological, and sociological perspectives, the causes of this crisis and what we can do to make sport safe(r) for all Canadians.

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Table setting of the 40th anniversary fieldwork event.

Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management

Wrapping up forty years of fieldwork

May 10, 2023 — 
the Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management celebrated the importance of experiential learning and our Supervised Fieldwork Program on its fortieth anniversary.

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