Mark Emmert, president of NCAA, and President Thomas J. Haas are
pictured at the White House following an announcement by the NCAA and
Department of Defense.
Haas in Washington for new concussion initiative
Jun 1, 2014
President Thomas J. Haas was in Washington, D.C., May 29 when the
NCAA and Department of Defense announced a $30 million initiative to
research concussions and head impact trauma.
Haas is chair of the NCAA Division II Presidents' Council. “One
of our fundamental fiduciary responsibilities is the safety of our
student athletes,” Haas said. “This effort goes to the core of that obligation.”
The Department of Defense and NCAA partnership brings joint
resources to the research study that will inform educational outcomes
for service members and student athletes.
Grand Valley, under the Vice Provost for Health, recently
concluded the Veterans Traumatic Brain Injury project. That project, a
partnership with Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital, was funded by
two Department of Defense grants.
More about the concussion research is online here.
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