News & Events

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

December 21, 2018 News & Events, Press Release

Youth Football Concussion Rate is 5%, Study Finds

New research from UW Medicine's Sports Health and Safety Institute and Seattle Children’s Research Institute found concussion rates among football players ages 5 to 14 were higher than previously reported, with five out of every 100 youth, or 5 percent, sustaining a football-related concussion each season...

December 18, 2018 News & Events, Press Release

The Sports Institute at UW Medicine Announces New Director and Name Change

The Sports Institute at UW Medicine, formerly the UW Medicine Sports Health and Safety Institute, has announced that Dr. Samuel Browd, UW School of Medicine professor of neurological surgery, has become the new director of the institute...