Ethics - Ask a UM Expert: London 2012 Olympics - 08/03/2012
Dr. Sarah Teetzel from the University of Manitoba's Health, Leisure, and Human Performance Institute talks about her research and the ethical concerns around performance enhancement and gender testing.
Protests and Politics - Ask a UM Expert: London 2012 Olympic Edition - 07/31/2012
Dr. Russell Field from the University of Manitoba's Health, Leisure, and Human Performance Institute examines elite sporting events as historical sites of protest and why it's hard to gauge return on investment from Olympic bids.
Sports Psychology - Ask a UM Expert: London 2012 Olympic Edition - 07/26/2012
Dr. Leisha Strachan from the University of Manitoba's Health, Leisure, and Human Performance Institute shares insight into sports psychology around elite athletic events.
Performance Enhancement - Ask a UM Expert: London 2012 Olympic Edition - 07/31/2012
Dean Kriellaars, adjunct professor in physiology and researcher in the University of Manitoba's Health, Leisure, and Human Performance Institute, talks about the physiological affects of performance enhancement and the future of doping.
Campus Cast: The Cold Facts - 0/09/2011
Dr. Gordon Giesbrecht dispels myths about cold and gives practical advice to chilly people.
Professor Popsicle: Detecting frostbite, and tips for prevention - 02/02/2011
"Never accept numbness," says University of Manitoba researcher Gordon Giesbrecht, AKA Professor Popsicle, about being cold. Dr. Giesbrecht describes how to recognize when you are at risk of frostbite, and throws in a helpful tip on preventing frostbite on your hands. (HINT: Use your armpits.)
Professor Popsicle: Is dealing with the cold just mind over matter? - 01/28/2011
University of Manitoba researcher Gordon Giesbrecht, AKA Professor Popsicle, talks about dealing with the cold, and whether it is a mental or physical thing. Dr. Giesbrecht studies human responses to exercise/work in extreme environments. He has conducted hundreds of cold water immersion studies that have provided valuable information about cold stress physiology and pre-hospital care for human hypothermia.
Cheating at the Olympics: How prevalent is it? - 02/10/2010
University of Manitoba kinesiology professor Sarah Teetzel, who researches cheating and doping in sports, comments on the possible prevalence of cheating at the Olympics. Teetzel also comments on the consequences of cheating, as well as the idea of Arnold Schwartzenegger, who has admitted to using performance-enhancing steroids in the past, being a torch bearer at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics.