News & Events

We’re working on a number of initiatives to expand participation and safety in sports. See what we’re up to.

The Sports Institute at UW Medicine Announces New Advisory Board Members

Erin Burchfield, global director of strategic partnerships for Microsoft Philanthropies, and Ken Denman, insightful investor and serial entrepreneur, will join current members of the advisory board who are volunteers and have a diversity of backgrounds....

How Much Exercise Do You Really Need?

Dr. Cindy Lin, our associate director of clinical innovation, provides insight on how to tell what amount of physical activity is right for you...

4 Ways You Can Avoid Workout-Related Injuries

Dr. Samuel Browd, our director, provides four tips for how to exercise at the right level for you to make your workouts effective and injury free....

Exercise Rx one of 10 winners of CoMotion Innovation Gap Fund

Over 20 University of Washington research teams presented their innovations to a panel of judges for the fall CoMotion Innovation Gap Fund, held during a three-day virtual event in November. The projects ranged from rapid medical imaging, toxic contaminant cleanup, workplace injury prevention, and protein design applications that treat the deadliest complications of COVID-19....