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As a subscriber you can listen to articles at work, in the car, or while you work out. Subscribe NowProfessor Larry Leverenz, director of the athletic training program at Purdue University, has been selected by National Football League Commissioner Roger Goodell to be part of a $60 million effort to prevent head injuries and concussions. The Head Health Challenge, sponsored by the NFL, GE Corp. and Under Armour, plans a $40 million research program to develop new brain-imaging techniques, and a $20 million innovation challenge that hopes to find new diagnosis and prevention technology. Leverenz has helped Purdue gain national attention for its concussion research.
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