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Alwyn Morris' contribution to Indigenous sports recognized with honorary doctorate
June 22, 2022
Alwyn Morris contribution to Indigenous sports in Canada has been recognized with an honorary doctorate.
Bob Barney and Riley Nowokowski join Labatt Park National Historic Site Committee
April 21, 2021
Professor emeritus Bob Barney and PhD student Riley Nowokowsky have joined a City of London Committee pursuing a National Historic Site nomination for Labatt Park in London, Ontario
Michael Heine completes new edition of Indigenous physical culture and oral history book
March 25, 2021
In collaboration with the Gwich'in Department of Cultural heritage and the elders of the community of Tsiigehtshik, NWT, Michael Heine has completed the third edition of, "Gwichya Gwich'in Googwandak. The Culture and History of the Gwichya Gwich'in."
Karen Danylchuk lectures to audiences in Cuba and India
March 18, 2021
Sport Management professor Karen Danylchuk delivers keynote at physical activity conference hosted by Manuel Fajardo University, Cuba
PhD Lecture - Thomas Fabian: UNESCO and folk games
March 15, 2021
Investigating the world culture of folk games
Justin Robart and Alison Doherty participate in INAMOS
March 10, 2021
PhD Student Justin Robar and Alison Doherty participate in the international INAMOS Project
Laura Misener completes Phase 1 of GAPS Caribbean project
March 09, 2021
Investigating parasport development opportunities in Commonwealth Caribbean countries
Angela Schneider and Craig Hall attract SSHRC grant
March 08, 2021
SSHRC Partnership Engage grant to study COVID-19 and Olympic athlete adaptations
Jane Thornton and research partners win 澳门六合彩开奖预测 IDI grant
March 06, 2021
Towards a 澳门六合彩开奖预测 Research Hub for Physical Activity and Health
David Howe on the history of the Paralympic movement
March 05, 2021
Contributing to the historiography of the Paralympic Movement
ICOS Direct Angela Schneider on Olympic cancellations and athlete finances
October 08, 2020
ICOS Director Angela Schneider on CBC Radio: Impact of Tokoy 2020's cancellation on athlete finances severe
PhD Public Presentation and Defense: Taylor McKee - "Born of a spirit that knows no conquering"
August 21, 2020
Taylor McKee defends his phd dissertation, an historical investigation of narratives of violence in Pacific Coast League hockey
June 24, 2020
Kinesiology rose from 37th to 32nd rank in the QS World University Rankings. This makes Kinesiology 澳门六合彩开奖预测鈥檚 second-highest ranked discipline in the QS evaluation.
June 21, 2020
Nancy Quinn, Laura Misener and David Howe have published a study on the spatiality of the athletes' village at the 21st Commonwealth Games, in the Sociology of Sport Journal.
Call for Presentations: Journal of Emerging Sport Studies 2020 Digital Symposium
May 21, 2020
JESS, the Journal of Emerging Sport Studies, announces its first Digital Symposium, 'Power at Play,' October 16-18, 2020. The deadline for abstract submission is June 30, 2020.
May 17, 2020
In a new paper in the Journal of Sport and Social issues, SSIRG members Mac Ross and Janice Forsyth investigate how indigenous female boxers approach their sport as a mechanism for social change.
April 13, 2020
Alison Doherty has joined the board of the newly established Canadian Women & Sport Research Committee, formerly the Canadian Association for the Advancement of Women in Sport.
April 12, 2020
Laura Misener and colleagues from Mount Royal University and the University of the West of Scotland have launched 'Project Echo' which assesses the after-effects of parasports events on disabled peoples lives in host locations.
April 10, 2020
Maxwell Smith and Laura Misener examine the ethical imperative that exists to protect the well-being of Olympic athletes and sports spectators during the unprecedented CoVid-19 crisis.
January 23, 2020
In a sit-down with the 澳门六合彩开奖预测 News, ICOS Director and former Olympian Angela Schneider announced significant changes in the direction of the International Centre for Olympic Studies.
January 14, 2020
in 'The Conversation', SSIRG members Taylor McKee and Janice Forsyth provide a critical perspective on the politics of 'safe sports' in NHL hockey.
Angela Schneider provides public commentary on Russian Olympic doping
December 17, 2019
ICOS Director and SSIRG member Angela Schneider has provided Canada-wide commentary on CBC radio regarding developments in the IOC's dealing with doping in the Russian sport system.
October 29, 2019
At its 314th Convocation, 澳门六合彩开奖预测 bestowed honorary doctorates on Olympic gold medallists Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir.
SSIRG members attend SCRI 2019
October 28, 2019
Drs. Alison Doherty, Laura Misener and David Howe, and Doctoral Candidates Swarali Patil and Nancy Quinn, attended the annual Sport Canada Research Initiative Conference, held October 24-25 in Ottawa.
PhD Public Lecture - Jared Walters: 'Narratives of Canadian identity in UFC championship fights'
October 28, 2019
The Canadian dimension of Ultimate Fighting Championship events
Visiting Scholar from the University of Gothenburg studies sustainability in tourism
October 25, 2019
Dr. Kristina N. Lindstr枚m, University of Gothenburg, will be a visiting scholar at 澳门六合彩开奖预测 during November. Her research investigates sustainability aspects of tourism developments.
July 23, 2019
SSIRG members contribute to 澳门六合彩开奖预测 maintaining its strong position in QS World University Rankings in sports-related subjects.
PhD Public Lecture - Kylie Wasser: 'Leveraging or Legacies? Olympic and Paralympic aftermaths'
July 21, 2019
Organizational Governance of Olympic and Para/Pan-American Games impacts
PhD Public Lecture - Courtney van Waas: 'Grand Experiments'
July 19, 2019
'A Grand Experiment' - YMCA-inspired sport programs in Canadian prisoner of war camps during World War II.
SSIRG members receive $200,000 SSHRC Partnership Development grant
July 11, 2019
SSIRG members Alison Doherty (PI), Lisa Fischer and Brendan Riggin have successfully teamed up with 12 other scholars and sport community stakeholders and received a $200,000 SSHRC Partnership Development Grant to develop an Integrated Model for Effective Youth Sport Concussion Management.
June 30, 2019
Canada's Sport 4 Life has announced its Long Term Development in Sport and Physical Activity framework 3.0.
David Howe appointed first Frank Hayden Endowed Chair in Sport and Social Impact
June 04, 2019
David Howe, School of Kinesiology, has been appointed the first Frank Hayden Endowed Chair in Sport and Social Impact. The Chair was created at the initiative of Special Olympics Canada and the Faculty of Health Sciences.
June 01, 2019
SSIRG member Angela Schneider was recently a guest on CBC mid-day radio call-in show Ontario Today speaking about the Caster Semenya ruling by the IAAF and Court of Arbitration for Sport.
May 01, 2019
Offering a complex technical rationale, the Court of Arbitration for Sport has rejected by majority the appeal by South African female runner Caster Semenya against the IAAF's "Regulations for Female Classification". If Semenya wants to enter IAAF's now "Restricted Classifications" events (400m to 1 mile races), she has to reduce her "natural testosterone level" to a new unnatural lower level through adherence to an alteration regime of at least 6 months duration that relies for example on "normal oral contraceptives."
March 07, 2019
At the invitation of the School of Health Studies, Ole Kassow, founder of the international organization, 'Cycling without age', will speak at 澳门六合彩开奖预测, on March 13, 6:00 pm. Location: HSB 40.
February 08, 2019
A new journal founded by SSIRG Phd student members Taylor McKee, Andrew Pettit, and Jared Walters is featured in the 澳门六合彩开奖预测 News.
January 29, 2019
澳门六合彩开奖预测 News shines a spotlight on David Howe's work in the parasport research and advocacy space.
Position - 澳门六合彩开奖预测: Endowed Chair in Sport and Social Impact
January 21, 2019
The School of Kinesiology at 澳门六合彩开奖预测 seeks outstanding candidates for the Frank Hayden Endowed Chair in Sport and Social Impact.
January 16, 2019
The Coaching Association of Canda invites proposals for a review of literature on the National Coaching Certification Program (NCCP), and international coaching development programs, respectively.
Position - U of Toronto: Critical Race or Indigeneity Studies in Sport
January 15, 2019
The University of Toronto is seeking applications for two tenure-track positions in Critical Studies of Race or Indigeneity in Physical Activity &/or Sport, at the assistant and associate professor levels, respectively.
SSIRG Goes 'Limitless' at Special Olympics Gala
December 01, 2018
Several School of Kinesiology and SSIRG members attended the 'Limitless' Gala in support of the Special Olympics Movement.
Positions - Sports Media & Communication, Rhode Island University
November 14, 2018
The Harrington School of Communication and Media at the University of Rhode Island invites applicants for a tenure-line faculty position at the rank of assistant professor in sports media and communication to begin fall 2019.
CfP: MacIntosh Sociology Grad Conference at Queen's
November 12, 2018
The School of Kinesiology and Health Studies at Queen鈥檚 University invites all those interested in socio-cultural studies of sport and exercise to its annual day conference, held in the memory of Dr. Donald Macintosh.
President Chakma announces the Frank Hayden Endowed Chair in Sport and Social Impact
October 22, 2018
澳门六合彩开奖预测's President Amit Chakma and Jayne Garland, Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences, have announced the Frank Hayden Endowed Chair in Sport and Social Impact.
Further panelists added to SSSIRG Symposium on Canada's contribution to sport and social impact
October 02, 2018
The Symposium hosts led by Angela Schneider and Alison Doherty have been able to attract further panelists to the Symposium, including Professor Bruce Kidd and former Olympian Becky Scott.
Program for Social Impact and Human Rights in Sport Symposium finalized
September 13, 2018
SSIRG will be hosting an all-day symposium to showcase keynote speakers and expert panelists to present and provide in-depth discussion of problems and prospects in the area of sports and human rights in Canada.
Date set for Social Impact and Human Rights in Sport Symposium
July 25, 2018
SSIRG invites scholars and the interested public to its 'Canada 150 - Canada's Contribution to Social Impact and Human Rights in Sports,' on October 11, 2018.
Jobs: Ethnic Studies-Race and Sport, Oregon
July 16, 2018
The Department of Ethnic Studies at the University of Oregon (UO) seeks to hire an Assistant Professor specializing in Race and Sport beginning Fall 2019.
Strong SSIRG line-up at 2018 NASSH conference
May 30, 2018
Eight SSIRG members presented papers at the 2018 Annual Convention of the North American Society for Sport History, continuing 澳门六合彩开奖预测's strong presence at the NASSH Convention. In addition, Bob Barney also served as session chair and as commentator.
SSIRG team attracts funds to study social benefits of sport for older adults
May 22, 2018
A Faculty of Health Sciences Emerging Team Grant has been awarded to a multidisciplinary group of scholars with SSIRG to study 鈥淭he Benefits of Sport Participation for Adults Aged 65+"
The Hockey Fans in Training (Hockey FIT) Project
May 14, 2018
Brendan Riggin and Karen Danylchuk use Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative in sport to improve hockey fans鈥 health
May 10, 2018
Sport for Life's 2018-22 strategic plan focuses on increasing expertise and advancing quality sport and physical literacy for Indigenous populations, persons with a disability, women and girls, and newcomers to Canada.
SSIRG Project on Human Rights in Sports progressing well
May 07, 2018
The SSRHC- funded Social Impact and Human Rights in Sport project has hosted two outreach workshops, with two further workshops to follow.
May 07, 2018
The Canadian Association for the Advancement of Women in Sport has presented an ambitious three-year plan for leading change for women and girls within the sport and physical activity system.
No Distance between Us: Canadians Respond to the Humboldt Broncos Bus Tragedy
May 02, 2018
A concept inherent to Canadian sports is distance. In the face of the devastating tragedy of the Humboldt Broncos, the united efforts of Canadians from across the country, helped conquer distance.
Despina Kouali to deliver Graduate Seminar lecture
April 13, 2018
As part of the Kinesiology Graduate Seminar, PhD Candidate Despina Kouali will deliver a graduate student presentation on the issue of "Examining Eudaimonic Well-being in Sport." The lecture is scheduled for Monday, April, 23, 2018, 12:30h, in room 2250, 3M Centre.
Kin Grad Seminar, Monday April 9
April 03, 2018
The last Kin Graduate Seminar will be on Monday, April 9th @ 12:30pm (2250-3M Centre). The topic is, 鈥淗ockey Fans in Training: A Multidisciplinary Approach to a Men鈥檚 Health Initiative鈥, with speakers Karen Danylchuk (EdD, Associate Dean in FHS), Rob Petrella (MD, PhD) and Brendan Riggin (Doctoral candidate)
March 15, 2018
The first SSHRC Connection workshop, hosted by Alison Doherty (SSIRG) and Jennifer Walinga (Royal Roads University), runs March 16, 12:30-16:30 PST. Live coverage of the Women and Gender Equity in Sport workshop is provided by Livestream.
March 08, 2018
The Paralympics open on Friday in Pyeongchang in what will be the largest winter Games to date. North Korea will make its debut, part of a wider cooling of tensions between North and South Korea.
March 07, 2018
The federal budget for 2018 includes an increase in the funding allocated to supporting Special Olympics Canada. The idea for the Special Olympics was developed by former professor Frank Hayden here at 澳门六合彩开奖预测.
Government budget allocation for Indigenous sports
March 05, 2018
The 2018 federal budget allocates $47.5 million to Indigenous sport development across 300 communities.
March 05, 2018
SSIRG applauds the Federal Government 2018 budget commitment to the pursuit of gender equity in sport.
Bob Barney delivers invited lecture at the University of New Mexico
February 16, 2018
Professor emeritus Bob Barney has followed an invitation to his alma mater, the University of New Mexico, sketching a group of "Portrait Profiles: Peerless Pioneers in UNM's History of Intercollegiate Athletics."
Funding - Scholarship Opportunity: Lyle Makosky Values and Ethics in Sport Fund
December 12, 2017
The True Sport Foundation offers a scholarship for the 2018-19 year across various sub-disciplines in Physical Education and Kinesiology.
Jobs: Sport & Social Impact, 澳门六合彩开奖预测
November 28, 2017
澳门六合彩开奖预测 invites applications for a tenure-track position in the area of Sport/Physical Activity and Social Impact.
SSIRG team pulls in SSHRC Connection Grant
May 08, 2017
Professor Angela Schneider (PI) leads a team in the School of Kinesiology that has been awarded a SSHRC Connection Grant.
Alison Doherty co-edits book awarded 2016 Outstanding Academic Title
April 07, 2017
Alison Doherty鈥檚 co-edited text, Routledge Handbook of Theory in Sport Management, with Profs. George Cunningham (Texas A&M) and Janet Fink (UMass), was awarded the designation of 2016 Outstanding Academic Title by the American Library Association.
Laura Misener recognized as Faculty Scholar
April 06, 2017
SSIRG congragulates Laura Misener on her recent recognition as a Faculty Scholar for 2017-18 and 2018-19. There are a limited number of these awards and they recognize the complete scholar who has maintained an excellent record in teaching and research.
March 08, 2017
Ranked at #30, sports-related subjects topped two other 澳门六合彩开奖预测 subjects in the 2017 QS World University Rankings by Subject.
