U-M Concussion Quarterly News

August 2020

We are saddened by the recent events that are a product of systemic racism and support our friends, colleagues, and neighbors in peaceful pursuit of justice. With our fellow concussion researchers, we will strive to use our knowledge and research to help uncover and address racial disparities in sport-related concussion.

Concussion News from the University of Michigan

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Recreational Sports Collaboration

The Michigan Concussion Center has established a partnership with U-M Recreational Sports. This partnership will benefit the entire U-M student body by providing concussion education tools and return-to-play guidelines for student-athletes involved in club sports.

What We've Been Up To

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Annual Report

The Concussion Center released its inaugural annual report for the 2020 fiscal year.

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Center Speaker Series

Dr. Tamerah Hunt kicked off the Concussion Center Speaker Series with a talk examining the role socio-economic status and race play on concussion.

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Online Education

The Concussion Center developed an online concussion certification course with the MHSAA. Those completing the course will satisfy the state-mandated concussion certification requirement.

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Faculty Promotions

Congratulations to four Concussion Center faculty members who were promoted from associate professor to full professor during the U-M Board of Regents meeting on May 20, 2020.

Research Spotlight

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Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Katie Scott

Dr. Katie Scott is a clinical neuropsychologist at the Mary A. Rackham Institute. She has a wide range of clinical experience and focuses on helping student-athletes return-to-learn.

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Improving SCAT

Dr. Gian Garcia used his background in industrial and operational engineering to maximize the diagnostic accuracy of the Sport Concussion Assessment Tool (SCAT).

Concussion in the News

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Athlete vs. Non-Athlete Concussions

A study published in JAMA aims to determine the prevalence of concussions among undergraduate athletes and non-athletes at a large public university.

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Blood-Biomarker Study

Michigan Concussion Center Director Dr. Steven Broglio co-authored a study finding that levels of three blood proteins were higher following a concussion occurrence.

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Michigan Concussion Quarterly News is a newsletter produced by the Michigan Concussion Center. If you have any questions, contact the Concussion Center communications team at concussioncenter@umich.edu.