- Our faculty is committed to improving human health for both individuals and communities. Professors like Dr. Rhona Hanning, who is part of a $1.9 million national project aimed at reducing childhood obesity, are working to make a difference in the health of people living in Canada and around the world.
- We have a longstanding tradition of innovation:
- We introduced the first BSc Health Studies program in Canada
- We formed the first Department of Kinesiology in the world
- We established one of the first Recreation and Leisure Studies departments in Canada, and the first to offer the co-op system of study.
- We put research into action by working with organizations like Health Canada, the Canadian Cancer Society and the World Tourism Organization to create programs, policies, products and services designed to improve human health, and help people optimize their quality of life.
- You’ll meet world-class researchers who are also your teachers. You might take a class with Dr. Stuart McGill, who has been featured in The New York Times and Macleans magazine for exposing the injury risks associated with traditional sit-ups.
- You’ll join over 10,000 alumni who are using their degree to make a difference. People like Dave Barnes, a Recreation graduate who works for the Canadian Cancer Society to help organize youth programming.
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