Student Life

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Vicky Sunohara (PHE 1T0) strapped on her first skates at two years old and hit the ice flying. During her competitive career, the three-time Olympic medalist was known as one of the best female ice hockey players the world over, often described as “the Wayne Gretzky of women’s hockey.” Equally skilled at mentoring her teammates, Sunohara became a natural on the coaching bench, too. This year she returned to the University of Toronto as the first-ever full-time coach of the Varsity Blues women’s hockey team.

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A trampoline standout and soon-to-be graduate of the University of Toronto, Rosie MacLennan captured gold at the Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico on Oct. 11.

When MacLennan returns home, she’ll be celebrating two milestones: her medal and graduating from the Faculty of Physical Education and Health with high honours.

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What happens when a team of graduate students passionate about science and community outreach is invited to share their knowledge with a northern First Nations community?  The result is a stellar science camp for First Nations children in Sandy Lake First Nation, Ontario.

Let’s Talk Science (LTS) is a national science outreach program that engages children and youth in science. A current goal of the program is to engage Aboriginal children and youth.

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While most people know physical exercise helps them in losing weight or achieving better physical health, perhaps less well known is the extensive evidence concluding that exercise also benefits mental health. Professor Guy Faulkner, associate professor in the Faculty of Physical Education and Health, says improved mental health is one of exercise’s biggest benefits, something that’s worth emphasizing during Mental Health Awareness Month.
 

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A group of University of Toronto political science students want you to release your inner political animal so badly, they have created their own campaign : I Only Date People Who Vote.