Health Aug 25 New study reveals widespread signs of brain trauma among former NFL players By Amna Nawaz, Jackson Hudgins, Ryan Connelly Holmes
Nation Jul 30 Las Vegas casino supervisor sold gunman the rifle used in deadly NYC attack, police say Authorities say the 27-year-old man who killed four people at a Manhattan office building bought the rifle he used in the attack and the car he drove across country from his supervisor at a Las Vegas casino. By Jennifer Peltz, Dave Collins, Associated Press
Nation Nov 24 Watch 7:36 What parents of young athletes with repeated head injuries wish they had known earlier For years, researchers have studied the effects repeated blows to the head have on athletes in pro football, hockey, soccer and other sports. Now, researchers at Boston University are conducting the first major study of CTE, the degenerative brain disease… By John Yang, Maea Lenei Buhre
Arts Feb 10 South African rugby player who was killed by Hawaiian police had acute CTE, autopsy reports An autopsy report shows that a former rugby player from South Africa who was shot and killed by Honolulu police suffered from a severe form of brain disease. By Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Associated Press
Education Mar 31 Can hands-on career education go online during school shutdowns? How do you teach welding virtually? As the coronavirus spreads, colleges are trying to figure out that and more on the fly. By Steven Yoder, Hechinger Report
Jan 30 Paralyzed at 19, Buoniconti has mixed feelings on football By Steven Wine, Associated Press Marc Buoniconti has a love-hate relationship with the football. He was paralyzed from the shoulders down making a tackle in college in 1985, and his father, Nick, a Pro Football Hall of Fame linebacker, died last July after struggling with… Continue reading
Apr 16 This high school finds success combining college-ready classes with career training By Emily Richmond, The Hechinger Report “When we leave here we’re like 10 steps ahead of everybody else.”… Continue reading
Apr 13 With our shortage of skilled workers, career and technical education is ready to be taken seriously By Sarah Gonser, The Hechinger Report In the face of a looming labor crisis, this New Hampshire voc-ed high school is preparing students for good middle-class jobs of the future. Continue reading
Jul 26 Watch What football does to the brain, according to a major study By PBS News Hour The largest study to date on the dangers of hard hits and concussions in football concluded that 110 of 111 deceased former NFL players had chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, raising even stronger concerns about the risks of brain injury… Continue watching
Jul 26 What a new study teaches us about football and brain disease By Amber Partida Weeks before the NFL season begins, new research reminds us of the physical cost of America’s most popular sport. Continue reading