HKR in the news
Unique conference targets women and recreation
Human Kinetics and Recreation (HKR) hosted a unique conference recently. Lead Active; Women Taking Action, which took place from May 4-5, is a conference specifically designed for people interested in physical activity, recreation and sport targeting women. It's the first time the conference has happened in a few decades.
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Kin student proves to be an 'exemplary' worker
The School of Human Kinetics and Recreation's recipient of the Director of Co-operative Education's Award for Exemplary Work Term is Chelsea Harris. Chelsea is a kinesiology student who completed work term two (Winter 2011) with Dr. Michelle Ploughman as a research assistant, where she recruited and conducted in-depth interviews with Multiple Sclerosis patients regarding the controversial Zamboni procedure.
HKR student headed to national cheerleading competition 
Kinesiology student (and soon to be graduate) Laura Hurley is the first Newfoundlander named to the Canadian Cheerleading Team.
HKR students awarded for their volunteer work
Two HKR students were awarded for their volunteering recently during the Volunteer Incentive Program (V.I.P.) awards ceremony. In fact, for one student, this has nearly completed her collection of all three levels of the V.I.P. awards: bronze, silver and gold.
Get a move on
New program aims to help employees get in shape
Determined to live better and get fit? Always wanted to learn how to make some healthy lifestyle changes? If you answered yes, the Department of Human Resources (HR) and the School of Human Kinetics and Recreation (HKR) have teamed up to help you jump start a health and fitness routine.
Researching outside the box
A lot of people decide their fate at a very young age vowing to themselves 'Hey, I'm
going to do that', and truly believing that life will just pan out that way. How many people actually follow through on those dreams after life's twists and turns? Laura Chubb did. The masters student in kinesiology recently returned from Kenya where she was doing research on women and HIV; something she'd dreamed about doing before she was old enough to drive. Read more about Laura's experience.
Two B.Kin. students get scholarships they say helped get them through
Labrador-Grenfell Health recently announced that Lorna Roberts of Quirpon and Victoria Forsey of Happy Valley-Goose Bay received Grimes-Weld Scholarships worth $2,000 each. 
Pie a prof (for a good cause, of course)
The PE lobby was packed with students as seven brave faculty showed up on Wednesday, Jan. 25 to have pie thrown in their faces for a good cause. See more pictures!
Local junior high students get a lesson from future phys ed teachers
Teaching territorial games and dance moves are not the first things that come to mind when you think about a university education. But recently, that's just what some Human Kinetics and Recreation (HKR) students did at a local junior high school. Read more...
Researchers show shivering can save your life
According to Dr. Fabien Basset, a mass rescue in the Arctic could take five to seven days depending on weather conditions. With increased tourism and research in these icy waters, what are the chances people would survive an accident? Read more about Dr. Fabien Basset's research.
Physical Education building gets a make over
The pride was obvious on the faces of Mike Foley and Jason Adams as they listened to speakers at the opening of a new lecture theatre recently.
On Sept. 16, the School of Human Kinetics and Recreation (HKR) officially opened a brand new theatre in the Physical Education building. But not just new - it is state of the art and looks like nothing else on campus.
50 years within these walls
More than 100 alumni came together in September to celebrate a building that has been a gathering place for thousands of students over the years. The Physical Education building turns 50 this year and to celebrate, the School of Human Kinetics and Recreation held a banquet for alumni to reunite and reminisce about their memories of the building.
HKR student gets a leg up
When Natasha Fleet found out she'd won a scholarship to follow her dream she was a little more than shocked. Fleet recently discovered she received $15,000 through the Ontario Graduate Scholarship Program to do her masters of physiotherapy at Queens University.
Got friluftsliv?
An international audience heard from one of Newfoundland's best known mountaineers on our province's sense of place and our intense connection between culture and landscape. Dr. TA Loeffler presented Between a Rock and A Hard Place: Outdoor Education in Newfoundland at the 5th International Outdoor Education Research Conference recently.
Exergaming: How technology can get us moving again
Drs. Linda Rohr and Jeannette Byrne are delving into the world of exergaming. Read more about how games like Wii Fit could be the answer to our obesity problem.
HKR gets first time accreditation
HKR has received official accreditation for two of its programs for the first time in its history.
National award for HKR student
A new graduate of the School of Human Kinetics and Recreation (HKR) has been honoured with a national award. Read more...
Dr. David Behm has a map outside his office with several different coloured pins in it spreading across the globe. It's a record of the international and national collaborations that researchers in Human Kinetics and Recreation (HKR) have taken part in, and includes Turkey, Tunisia and Hong Kong, just to name a few.
Activity from anywhere: Master's in physical education online program receives national award
Most might think it's impossible to complete a physical education degree online, but Memorial University has proven the opposite, creating Canada's first fully online Masters in Physical Education (MPE).
Life-changing experience
Six Memorial students have had a life-changing experience. Charlotte Allison, Jason Boutilier, Kayla Hemmens, Cassandra McLean, Rachel Peveril, and Timothy Williams are all students in Human Kinetics and Recreation. But that's not all they have in common.
Cold hands could mean life or death
Scott MacKinnon likes to push people to the limit. Some of his research involves inducing motion sickness and dunking volunteers into cold water to see if they can perform safety and survival tasks – all in the name of science.
Massaging your way to better health
Improving your health with massage dates back to early civilization and more recently has been used to prevent sport injuries. Massage has also been used as part of exercise warm up to help increase flexibility. But, people don't always take the time to warm up before we exercise and not a lot of studies have been done on the physiological benefits and mechanisms of massage.
