/tags/concussion Concussion en-US Copyright Thu, 16 Nov 2023 14:56:15 GMT /education/2023-11-16/unc-chapel-hill-chancellor-kevin-guskiewicz-michigan-state UNC-Chapel Hill Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz says he is weighing an opportunity to become the new president at Michigan State University. Thu, 16 Nov 2023 14:56:15 GMT /education/2023-11-16/unc-chapel-hill-chancellor-kevin-guskiewicz-michigan-state Dave DeWitt /sports/2021-11-29/nfl-partners-unc-universities-head-impact-research-concussions-football The NFL has partnered with four universities to study impacts to football players’ heads during practices and games. UNC-Chapel Hill expands on its concussion research with the new program. Mon, 29 Nov 2021 17:45:44 GMT /sports/2021-11-29/nfl-partners-unc-universities-head-impact-research-concussions-football Cole del Charco /education/2019-12-13/guskiewicz-becomes-permanent-unc-chapel-hill-chancellor The University of North Carolina Board of Governors voted today for Interim UNC-Chapel Hill Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz to step into the role permanently.… Fri, 13 Dec 2019 15:49:09 GMT /education/2019-12-13/guskiewicz-becomes-permanent-unc-chapel-hill-chancellor Cole del Charco, Laura Pellicer /show/the-state-of-things/2019-01-30/daughter-of-nfl-coach-remembers-impact-of-fathers-head-trauma In Lori Leachman’s family, football was life. Her father Lamar Leachman was a former player for the Calgary Stampeders and later a coach with the NFL,… Wed, 30 Jan 2019 17:21:49 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2019-01-30/daughter-of-nfl-coach-remembers-impact-of-fathers-head-trauma Laura Pellicer, Frank Stasio /sports/2019-01-30/daughter-of-nfl-coach-remembers-impact-of-fathers-head-trauma In Lori Leachman’s family, football was life. Her father Lamar Leachman was a former player for the Calgary Stampeders and later a coach with the NFL,… Wed, 30 Jan 2019 17:21:49 GMT /sports/2019-01-30/daughter-of-nfl-coach-remembers-impact-of-fathers-head-trauma Laura Pellicer, Frank Stasio /sports/2018-08-15/nc-high-school-athletes-showing-less-interest-in-football Chapel Hill High School announced Monday it would not play varsity football this year. Earlier this summer, Ceder Ridge – also in Orange County –… Wed, 15 Aug 2018 13:02:47 GMT /sports/2018-08-15/nc-high-school-athletes-showing-less-interest-in-football Jason deBruyn /health/2017-07-24/study-youth-football-players-sustain-more-intense-hits-as-they-get-older Biomedical researchers at Wake Forest School of Medicine have found that youth football players sustain more hits to the head as they get older. Those… Mon, 24 Jul 2017 18:50:55 GMT /health/2017-07-24/study-youth-football-players-sustain-more-intense-hits-as-they-get-older Rebecca Martinez /show/the-state-of-things/2016-03-08/healing-concussions-as-a-cultural-condition The NCAA reports college athletes suffer more than 10,000 concussions a year, but perhaps more alarming is the fact that about three-quarters of these… Tue, 08 Mar 2016 16:55:28 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2016-03-08/healing-concussions-as-a-cultural-condition Will Michaels, Frank Stasio /sports/2016-03-08/healing-concussions-as-a-cultural-condition The NCAA reports college athletes suffer more than 10,000 concussions a year, but perhaps more alarming is the fact that about three-quarters of these… Tue, 08 Mar 2016 16:55:28 GMT /sports/2016-03-08/healing-concussions-as-a-cultural-condition Will Michaels, Frank Stasio /health/2015-11-16/us-soccer-wants-young-players-to-protect-their-heads-and-focus-on-footwork Concerns over concussions and other head injuries have prompted new recommendations from US Soccer. The new guidelines suggest that soccer players ten… Mon, 16 Nov 2015 13:12:45 GMT /health/2015-11-16/us-soccer-wants-young-players-to-protect-their-heads-and-focus-on-footwork Eric Hodge