Kinesiology and Recreation Management News Archive
Research and International
The Conversation: Blue Jays fever sets in as Canada readies for the World Series for the first time in 32 years
October 23, 2025 —
Late on an October Monday night, George Springer smashed a three-run homer to send nearly 45,000 fans in Toronto’s Rogers Centre — and a record national television audience — into a frenzy.
Indigenous
When murals speak: Indigenous art on campus
August 14, 2025 —
Indigenous artists offer connection, share stories and spark conversation through art
Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management
CBC Manitoba: Neepawa’s Daxx Turner Heads to Germany for World University Games
July 22, 2025 —
Neepawa’s Daxx Turner Heads to Germany for World University Games
Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management
Manitoba wins in the overall and academic categories at the 2025 Kin Games
April 17, 2025 —
the Kin Games bring teams representing universities from across the country to compete in the four pillars of academics, athletics, dance and spirit.
Students
Recreation Services has something for everyone: discover ways to get involved
March 27, 2025 —
Recreation Services offers an enormous range of programming. Director Tanya Angus explains those options and the range of benefits students can derive.
Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management
Lessons in the classroom are changing the way Tyrell Davis runs
February 21, 2025 —
Tyrell Davis, a third-year Bisons sprinter, says the work happening in the classroom is changing the way he runs. Davis says throughout his time in the class and on the track, he’s finding the connective tissue between both that’s allowing him to run faster and embrace his education.
Sustainability
Climate change is changing sport: find out how at Sustainability Night 2025
February 6, 2025 —
The Manitoba Marathon cancelled due to heat in 2022. A shortened cross-country ski season because there wasn’t enough snow in 2024. These are just two examples of how climate change is changing sport. If you look globally, there are many more. Dr. Madeleine Orr, a world-leading sports ecologist will give the keynote address at the University of Manitoba’s Sustainability Night on Feb. 27, with her talk titled 'Climate change vs. sport: Keeping the score on adaptation and activism'.
Research and International
Five UM researchers awarded SSHRC Insight grants
September 13, 2024 —
UM researchers receive $955,927 in Insight Grant project funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council.
Kick off Homecoming 2024 at the Bisons Homecoming Football Game
September 9, 2024 —
Claim your tickets for one of the year’s most thrilling events—the 2024 Homecoming Football Game! Get in the spirit with a family tailgate party starting at 1 p.m., then cheer on the Bisons as they take on the University of Alberta Golden Bears at 2 p.m.
Research and International
The Conversation: Paralympic classification isn’t just a way to organize sports – it also affects athletes’ experience
September 5, 2024 —
Athletes from around the world are in Paris for the 2024 Paralympic Games. The Games will feature more than 4,000 athletes with various disabilities competing in 549 medal events.