Runnin’ Refs 2015: Donation to the KiDZ Neuroscience Center

Learn more and watch the 2015 Runnin’ Refs 5k Run/Walk video The Runnin’ Refs is a group of referees from the Greater Miami Athletic Conference football officials (GMACFOA) that participate in a 5K run/walk, raising money and helping GMACFOA officials get fit for the season. This year is the sixth year for the Runnin’ Refs […]

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KiDZ Neuroscience Center Director inducted into Iron Arrow Honor Society

The team at the KiDZ Neuroscience Center wish to extend a warm and heartfelt congratulations to our director, Gillian A. Hotz, Ph.D, who was inducted into the University of Miami’s Iron Arrow honor society last Thursday. The Iron Arrow award is the highest honor that can be received at the University, and is a tradition that has been with […]

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Dr. Hotz and UConcussion congratulate Billy and Jake Reis of PlaySmart StaySmart

This week, Dr. Hotz and members of the UConcussion team had the pleasure of meeting with Billy and Jake Reis – the founders of PlaySmart StaySmart – at UM Athletics; hosted by Vinny Scavo, Head Athletic Trainer and Dr. Cliff Page from Sports Medicine. The Reis brothers, both students at Christopher Columbus High School, formed […]

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UConcussion at UPMC “Targeted Evaluation & Active Management” Concussion Conference

A paper is forthcoming with details of recommendations.This week, Dr. Hotz, Director of the UConcussion Program, participated in the two-day Concussion Conference hosted by the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) and the NFL. The conference, known as T.E.A.M.: “Targeted Evaluation and Active Management,” focused on treatment for concussions, resulting in all experts agreeing that “concussion is treatable.” “[I]t is great […]

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