November 10, 2020
Dr. Anne Sales is a professor of Learning Health Sciences at the University of Michigan Medical School and a research scientist at the Center for Clinical Management Research at the Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) Ann Arbor Healthcare System. Her…
October 15, 2020
Friday, October 23 1 – 2:30 p.m. EDT via Zoom RSVP at myumi.ch/K4gEy This roundtable discussion will convene diverse local and national stakeholders from the athletic and research communities to share expertise and facilitate dialogue with healthcare & athletic professionals on…
October 14, 2020
Steve Broglio, professor and director of the Michigan Concussion Center, was quoted in the MLive story “University of Michigan researchers, athletes playing a key role in massive study on causes and effects of concussions.” The article takes a deep dive…
August 11, 2020
The Michigan Concussion Center is joining forces with U-M Recreational Sports to update their concussion policy to improve the safety of all club sport student-athletes. The new policy focuses on three areas: education, immediate removal from play, and return-to-play procedures.…
August 11, 2020
Dr. Katie Scott is a clinical neuropsychologist providing testing and assessment for the Mary A. Rackham Institute at the University of Michigan. After completing her neuropsychology fellowship at Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital in Grand Rapids, MI, she worked at…
August 11, 2020
Dr. Gian Garcia, who recently received his PhD from U-M’s Industrial & Operations Engineering program, analyzes data to help shape human and machine processes and improve decision-making. His recent published work in the Journal of Neurosurgery delved into the world…
August 11, 2020
The Michigan Concussion Center kicked off its Quarterly Speaker Series with Dr. Tamerah Hunt, associate professor of Athletic Training at Georgia Southern University, on Thursday, July 30. Her presentation entitled “The Tough Talk: Examining SES and Racial Disparities in Concussion…
August 11, 2020
Four Michigan Concussion Center faculty members, Dr. Jason Goldstick, Dr. Jian Kang, Dr. Matthew Lorincz, and Dr. Mark Opplander, were promoted to full professorship during the University of Michigan Board of Regents meeting on June 25, 2020. “We would like…
April 30, 2020
Although the COVID-19 pandemic has altered the day-to-day realities of athletics, many institutions are looking forward to when their athletes will take the field again. When that time comes, new regulations will be in place resulting from the recent Arrington…
April 29, 2020
Doctors, engineers, and researchers from Michigan Medicine; College of Literature, Science, and the Arts; College of Engineering; and the Michigan Concussion Center have developed a noninvasive way to measure brain cell distress. Currently, healthcare professionals diagnosing concussions must rely on…
