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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. 👏🧠
November 6, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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.
October 23, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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
October 23, 2025 at 3:58 PM
🎓 Calling all upcoming graduates! It’s time to celebrate your achievement, book your grad photo session today and capture this milestone moment forever!
October 17, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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
October 17, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Don’t miss your chance to join us! 🎉 Sign up today and be part of this exciting event!
🌍✨ 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.

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October 17, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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! 🎉
October 17, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Congratulations to Olivier Birot and Emilie Roudier on their YFile feature highlighting their research trip in the French Alps that took an unexpected turn and led to new insights in physiological health.

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York faculty scale new heights in physiological health research - YFile
Professors Olivier Birot and Emilie Roudier bring the mountain into the classroom, using a harrowing rescue and smart technology to explore the body's response to extreme stress.
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October 8, 2025 at 6:48 PM
📣 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
October 8, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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 🎉
September 26, 2025 at 7:21 PM
🇧🇷✨ Discover Rio through the eyes of our HH/GH 4920 students — where health meets culture, and every story shines! 🌿🌺
September 23, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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.
September 19, 2025 at 10:32 PM
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! 🥳
September 19, 2025 at 10:19 PM
🌍✨ 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.

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September 19, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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!
September 12, 2025 at 5:43 PM
🌱 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...
September 12, 2025 at 4:59 PM
🚴‍♀️ 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...
September 12, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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!
September 5, 2025 at 6:28 PM
History made! Kinesiology & Health Science student Victor Lai wins Canada’s first-ever medal at the Badminton World Championships, snagging bronze in men’s singles! 🏅 We're cheering you on!

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Victor Lai earns bronze for Canada's 1st-ever medal at badminton world championships | CBC Sports
Victor Lai has made history by becoming Canada's first-ever medallist at the badminton world championships.
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September 5, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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!
September 5, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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.
September 5, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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!
September 5, 2025 at 5:49 PM
📣 Research Spotlight 🥼

Sherry Grace’s lab shows women-focused cardiac rehab isn’t just empowering—it’s effective. Women-only programs with tailored education boost heart-health knowledge and diet adherence versus standard co-ed programs.

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A multi-site prospective controlled pilot evaluation of Cardiac College for Women in the cardiac rehabilitation setting
To test the limited efficacy of women-focused educational materials within supervised cardiac rehabilitation (CR) for the first time when compared to …
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September 5, 2025 at 5:31 PM
📣 Research Spotlight 🥼

Breathing better, feeling better — Heather Edgell’s lab finds inspiratory training eases Long COVID and ME/CFS symptoms. It improves breathing strength, autonomic function, and offers a promising non-invasive therapy.

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Inspiratory muscle training improves autonomic function in myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome and post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2: A pilot study - PubMed
Post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 (PASC), or Long COVID, and myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) are debilitating post-viral conditions with many symptomatic overlaps, includin...
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September 5, 2025 at 5:30 PM
📣 Research Spotlight 🥼

Heather Edgell’s lab shows why women feel the drop more when standing. Laura Fitzgibbon-Collins & Tania Pereira link greater orthostatic intolerance to sex differences in hemodynamics and autonomic control in POTS.

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Women, orthostatic tolerance, and POTS: a narrative review - PubMed
Young women experience orthostatic intolerance to a greater degree than men. Numerous physiological pathways could be responsible for this intolerance in both healthy and pathophysiological conditions...
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September 5, 2025 at 5:28 PM