February 14, 2023
Jarrett Irons: a former All-American linebacker and Concussion Center champion
Jarrett Irons, Concussion Center’s advisory board member and former U-M football co-captain in the 1990s, shared his father’s story and the reasons why he believes in and supports the center’s…
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May 23, 2023
Congratulations on Center Members’ Promotion
On May 18, 2023, the University of Michigan Regents approved the recommendations for faculty promotions, and we would like to congratulate our center faculty members on their achievements. Katharine Seagly,…
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April 5, 2023
Special Speaker Series: Dr. Ross Zafonte
The U-M Concussion Center is proud to host a Special Speaker Series event on Friday, April 28, 10:30 am-11:30 am ET, featuring Dr. Ross Zafonte, the President of Spaulding Rehabilitation…
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March 25, 2023
Optimizing acute mTBI care in the ED: how biomarkers, machine-learning, and psychosocial outcomes can help
Concussion Center faculty council members Dr. Fred Korley and Dr. Katharine Seagly, along with their co-principal investigator, Dr. Chris Fung from Michigan Medicine’s department of emergency medicine, and a team…
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March 25, 2023
The New ATHINA Lab: Using MRI to Support mTBI Research
ATHINA (pronounced Athena), is the ancient Greek Goddess of wisdom and warfare. She reminds us of Concussion Center Faculty, Dr. Eleanna Varangis, as she gracefully shares her knowledge of magnetic…
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March 25, 2023
The Functional Assessment of Neurocognition in Sport (FANS): <strong>Shifting Concussion Return to Play Determination from the Clinic to the Field</strong>
U-M Concussion Center post-doctoral fellow Landon Lempke, along with co-investigators Dr. Benjamin Brett from the Medical College of Wisconsin’s Departments of Neurosurgery and Neurology and Dr. Douglas Terry from the Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Department of Neurological Surgery, received grant… -
March 25, 2023
NeuroTrauma Research Lab: Student Engagement Update
Concussion Center director Dr. Steve Broglio also leads the NeuroTrauma Research Lab with the School of Kinesiology, which focuses on conducting research to improve athlete health and safety related to concussion. We are excited to share some updates on the… -
March 25, 2023
Concussion Exercise Rehab Protocol Demonstration
In recognition of National Athletic Training Month, the Concussion Center hosted a Concussion & Cocktails event featuring Jeremiah Freeman, the NeuroSport Athletic Trainer Clinical Specialist. As an experienced Athletic Trainer with Michigan Medicine since 2000, Jeremiah is an invaluable team… -
February 17, 2023
CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS: Pop-up Safety Town in April, May, June 2023
Center member Dr. Andy Hashikawa, associate professor of emergency medicine, is organizing more Pop-up Safety Town events in underserved communities in Michigan this April and May. Pop-Up Safety Town is a pediatric injury prevention education program for young children and… -
February 14, 2023
Social factors matter: An upcoming study supporting underrepresented NCAA student-athletes with a concussion
Center members utilized a CARE dataset to examine how NCAA student-athletes’ race intersects with different factors including household income, participation in different collegiate sports, and their journey returning to the classroom and the sports after sustaining a sports-related concussion (SRC).
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