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The brain’s activity at rest may provide clues to Alzheimer’s disease progression, diagnosis A new study led by Dr. Eleanna Varangis, Concussion Center’s Faculty Council member and assistant professor at the U-M School of Kinesiology, offers a clearer picture of what…

Developed through a collaboration between the U-M Center for Academic Innovation and the Concussion Center, Inside the Mind: Exploring Concussions immerses learners in a lifelike clinical encounter—giving them a safe, hands-on way to apply the SCAT6 and build real-world confidence before ever…

Middle schoolers from Durand and Marygrove stepped into the realistic streets of Mcity, University of Michigan’s 30-acre simulated urban test environment, this fall for an immersive two-day Pop-Up Safety Town experience. Co-founded by Dr. Andrew Hashikawa, Associate Director of the…

The University of Michigan Concussion Center is proud to announce Elizabeth Metzger, doctoral student in the U-M School of Public Health’s Department of Epidemiology, as the inaugural recipient of the Zatkoff Graduate Student Fellowship for Concussion Research. This newly established…

Michigan Medicine’s Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (PM&R) and the University of Michigan Concussion Center are delighted to announce Dr. Jonathan Lifshitz as a new faculty member joining the U-M community from the University of Arizona College of Medicine. …

Ann Arbor, MI – The University of Michigan Concussion Center is pleased to announce that center members James (JT) Eckner, MD, MS, Associate Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Michigan Medicine; Eleanna Varangis, PhD, Assistant Professor of Movement Science, School…

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…

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…

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…

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…