November 21, 2024
Lily Tiefel, a current University of Michigan Master’s student at the School of Public Health, has significantly advanced our understanding of concussion among adaptive sports athletes. Through her summer internship with the U-M Injury Prevention Center, Lily collaborated with faculty…
August 20, 2024
The Department of Defense (DoD) has awarded $731,980 for a three-year research project entitled “A Data-Driven Approach to Individualized Concussion Risk Prediction in US Service Academy Cadets and Midshipmen.” This project is led by University of Michigan (U-M) Concussion Center…
August 20, 2024
The U-M Concussion Center is pleased to announce its inaugural call for the Zatkoff Graduate Student Fellowship for Concussion Research. Doctoral students are a cornerstone of academia, significantly enriching the research and educational landscape, and are at the beginning of becoming…
June 29, 2024
Dr. Philip Veliz is an associate research professor at the University of Michigan School of Nursing’s Applied Biostatistics laboratory. He graduated with a degree in sociology at Cleveland State University and later earned a PhD in sociology at the University…
June 25, 2024
The American College of Sports Medicine Annual Meeting, held in Boston from May 28-31, 2024, was a remarkable event showcasing invaluable research and insightful presentations from numerous experts in the field. The University of Michigan Concussion Center was prominently represented…
June 17, 2024
Rising Senior and Pop-Up Safety Town Curriculum development lead, Sarah Boeke, was honored with the Rosalie Ginsberg Dedicated Community Service Award at this year’s M-Lead Leadership Ceremony. This award recognizes an individual and group who made a positive, meaningful, and…
May 15, 2024
Dr. Steve Broglio, Director of the University of Michigan Concussion Center, was honored with the Policy Impact Award at this year’s Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation (IHPI) member forum. IHPI acknowledges individual members whose contributions in their respective fields…
May 14, 2024
From the most fun he’s ever had doing research, to finding his career calling, this Q&A session with Dr. Eckner is guaranteed to entertain and inspire. Holding strong family values and a love for hockey, Dr. Eckner walks us through…
March 28, 2024
The University of Michigan Concussion Center continues to support Pop-up Safety Town, an initiative led by Dr. Andrew Hashikawa, professor of Emergency Medicine,, who is pioneering a new chapter in injury prevention and helmet safety education by expanding Pop-up Safety…
March 28, 2024
Dr. Steve Broglio, director of the U-M Concussion Center, and Dr. Allyssa Memmini (UMich PhD 2022), assistant professor of athletic training at the University of New Mexico have partnered with the University Health System (UHS) to craft a return to…
