Pac-12 pick: CU Boulder one of four to research student-athlete wellness
CU Boulder is one of four member universities whose research expertise recently was selected for funding to look into student-athlete health and well-being.
The Pac-12 Conference, which created the funding program in 2013 and announced the most recent round of grants on Tuesday, is backing the upcoming studies with $3.9 million total. The purpose of the grants are to 鈥渆xplore important student-athlete health issues including head trauma, overuse and injury prevention, cardiovascular screening, thermal management and hydration, and mental health,鈥 the conference said in a听.
Involving CU Boulder鈥檚听,听,听听补苍诲听, the CU Boulder research will assess indicators of student-athlete health and wellness, integrate key information within the Pac-12 Sports Injury Registry Management and Analytics Program and implement and disseminate important best practices for sustainable student-athlete training and performance.
The other Pac-12 member universities whose research projects were granted funding include the University of Washington, Stanford University and the University of Utah.听
Contact:
Matthew McQueen, Public Health Program/Integrative Physiology
matt.mcqueen@colorado.edu
Miguel Rueda, Sports Medicine
miguel.rueda@colorado.edu
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