91探花 junior has been selected for the prestigious Truman Scholarship, the third consecutive year that students from the 91探花were recognized with this national award.

A highly competitive award, only 58 students were selected nationwide this year from more than 705 nominations. The recognizes aspiring leaders driven to make change at the systems level. Students are selected on the basis of leadership skills, demonstrated civic engagement, academic potential and a desire to pursue a career in public service. Scholars receive up to $30,000 for graduate school, mentoring and additional benefits to help prepare them for careers where they can make an impact.

鈥淲e are very proud to see Rosalie鈥檚 outstanding leadership and advocacy work recognized by the Truman Foundation,鈥� said 91探花President Ana Mari Cauce. 鈥淚n the classroom, in her community and on the track, she is helping to raise awareness of the plight of missing and murdered Indigenous people, and we know she will continue to do great things with the support of this scholarship.鈥�

Fish, from Auburn, Washington, is a social welfare major in the School of Social Work and she participates in both the UW鈥檚 track-and-field and cross-country programs. She鈥檚 run a mile in 5 minutes, 2.51 seconds, the 1,500-meter in 4 minutes, 40 seconds and the 5K in 17 minutes, 49.91 seconds. A member of the Cowlitz Tribe and a descendant of the Muckleshoot Tribe, Fish dedicates her races to Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and has generated national attention by painting a red handprint across her face and the letters 鈥淢MIW鈥� on her leg during competition.

鈥淏y being selected for the Truman Scholarship, it sends a message to Indigenous peoples everywhere that we belong in the social service profession. We have the power to act as leaders, world changers, and in positions of influence 鈥� despite the adversities and systemic barriers we face,鈥� Fish said. 鈥淲ith this opportunity, I will continue to devote my life to Indigenous communities and to disrupt the cycles of victimization our people face. This means advocating for accessible housing, tribal sovereignty, environmental justice and universal health care. I will bring Indigenous voices and perspectives into policies that impact social welfare.鈥�

She transferred to the 91探花from Iowa Central Community College where she also competed in track and cross-country, serving as a member of the National Junior College Athletic Association Student-Athlete Council. In addition to painting her face, she鈥檚 advocated for Indigenous rights on and off the track. She plans to continue her advocacy by pursuing a Master of Social Work and a graduate certificate in American Indian Studies.

鈥淩osalie is committed to using her platform as a student-athlete to be a leader and create change. We celebrate her courage and are excited to continue to support her advocacy efforts,鈥� said 91探花Director of Athletics Jennifer Cohen.

School of Social Work Dean Edwina Uehara added that she admired Fish for combining her academic studies and love for competitive running with her passion to advance knowledge about the plight of missing and murdered Indigenous women.

鈥淲e are proud of Rosalie鈥檚 leadership and commitment to raising the visibility about this devastating issue and humbled she is majoring in social welfare,鈥� Uehara said.

Established by Congress in 1975 as a memorial to President Harry S. Truman and national monument to public service, the Truman Scholarship carries the legacy of the 33rd President of the U.S. by supporting and inspiring the next generation of public service leaders.

When approached by a bipartisan group of admirers near the end of his life, Truman asked Congress to create a living memorial devoted to this purpose, rather than a traditional brick-and-mortar monument. For more than 40 years, the Truman Foundation has fulfilled its mission to inspire and support Americans from diverse backgrounds to public service.

This year鈥檚 58 awardees join a community of 3,442 Truman Scholars named since the first awards in 1977. Fish is the 18th 91探花student to receive a Truman Scholarship since the award鈥檚 inception, according to the Truman Foundation.

Husky football players, including and JoJo McIntosh, mentor teens each week as part of a program hosted by the Yesler Community Center in Seattle. They share their experiences and stories over a meal, and have a discussion on different topics each week with Seattle-area middle and high school students.

“We talk about just growing up, life, and how to get by and how to be successful,” said McIntosh.

“I think it’s really helpful because I was a young dude once just like everybody else, and I had a big brother,” said Gaskin. “He walked me every step of the way through everything I did, and it made me the man I am today.”

The aims to offer vulnerable young people role models in their community to create friendships, provide constructive guidance and encourage them to meet their goals in school and in life.

Serious risks are associated with continuing game play immediately after incurring a concussion, yet 91探花 researchers found that many young female soccer players do just that.

Dr. John O鈥橩ane, 91探花professor of orthopedics and sports medicine, and Dr. Melissa Schiff, professor of epidemiology and director of education at the Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center, had parents make weekly online reports about any concussion symptoms their daughters experienced. They determined that a majority of players stayed on the field after experiencing concussion symptoms, and half never sought medical care.

The findings are reported Jan. 20 in. The study was supported by a grant from the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases.

鈥淯nlike a sprained ankle, concussion symptoms like a headache or dizziness often don鈥檛 physically prevent an athlete from continuing play, even though they鈥檙e putting themselves at risk by doing so,鈥� O鈥橩ane said.

Part of the problem may be that many concussed players don鈥檛 recognize symptoms. Concentration problems, headache, and dizziness were the most commonly reported symptoms in the study. More obvious symptoms, such as loss of consciousness, were least common.

Playing through concussion makes people more vulnerable to getting hit again, and having longer and more severe symptoms. A second blow can cause a rare condition known as second-impact syndrome, which can result in severe injury or death. Second-impact syndrome typically occurs in people under 20, O鈥橩ane said.

He and Schiff found a higher rate of concussion among middle school soccer players than has been reported among high school and college soccer players.

鈥淵oung athletes who get a concussion tend to underreport or minimize it because they don鈥檛 want to be taken out of play,鈥� Schiff said. 鈥淯nless they tell their coach about it, coaches often aren鈥檛 aware of what happened.鈥�

Luckily for Kristina Serres, a high school soccer player, her coach noticed she was feeling disoriented after back-to-back impacts and took her off the field immediately.

鈥淚 felt dizzy and disoriented, and was wobbling around,鈥� Serres said. 鈥淢y mom said I was slurring my words and would stop in the middle of what I was saying.鈥�

The next day, she went to the 91探花Medicine Sports Medicine Center, where O鈥橩ane diagnosed a concussion and prescribed rest.

Serres had experienced two types of head blows common in soccer: a collision with another player and redirecting the ball with her head. Schiff and O鈥橩ane found that, among study participants, more than half received concussions from contact with another player, and 30 percent occurred when players headed the ball.

Findings are mixed about whether heading causes concussion. The researchers speculated that heading may pose a greater risk to the middle school players due to factors related to their development, such as less neck strength and less mature brains, and poorer heading technique.

鈥淚t may be beneficial to teach proper heading techniques to younger players, and there may be situations where those players shouldn鈥檛 head the ball,鈥� O鈥橩ane said.

Schiff and O鈥橩ane emphasized the crucial role education plays in preventing concussed players like Serres from returning to the game and reinjuring themselves.

鈥淲e need more education for children, as well as parents and coaches, about what a concussion is and what the consequences can be if it isn鈥檛 taken seriously,鈥� Schiff said.

Note to reporters: A copy of the JAMA Pediatrics paper is available to the news media at

Note to readers: The citation for the scientific paper is: JAMA Pediatr. 2014; doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2013.4518.

This week the newest 91探花Medicine Sports Medicine Center opened its doors to the community.

The clinic, housed at the south end of Husky Stadium, relocated from its old spot next to Edmundson Pavillion. The move-out took only three days, but the project began in late 2010.

The new location 鈥� and spacious 30,000 square foot facility 鈥� makes coming to appointments and treatment sessions more convenient for patients, because their doctors, surgeons, physical therapists, radiologists, and other sports medicine specialists are now gathered underneath the same roof.

鈥淚鈥檓 extremely excited to work with this amazing group of physicians,鈥� said Dr. Mark Harrast, medical director of the new center.聽 鈥淥ur new location enables us to provide an even higher level of care using a collaborative, team-based approach.鈥� Harrast is a 91探花clinical associate professor of rehabilitation medicine and of orthopedics and sports medicine.

The new facility offers the same treatment and care options as the other three 91探花Medicine sports medicine clinics, as well as special services, including an expanded Physical Therapy Clinic and Sports Cardiology and Running Medicine programs. The center is home to a brand-new Sports Performance Center where injured athletes can undergo rehabilitation and healthy athletes can work on 鈥減rehab鈥� strategies to prevent sports injury and improve performance.

One of the features of the Exercise Performance Center is an anti-gravity treadmill. The treadmill works by decreasing an athlete鈥檚 body weight during running, tthereby taking pressure off the legs. Small cameras at the base of the treadmill allow runners to see their own stride on a large television screen as they run. The treadmill is used for rehabilitation after injury, as well as for training

Other therapies featured are platelet-rich plasma treatment for chronic tendon injuries, and musculoskeletal ultrasound for diagnosing muscle and tendon injuries, as well as treating these injuries with ultrasound-guided injections.

The specialists at the new center treat anyone with a passion for activity, from recreation enthusiasts to college athletes like the 91探花Huskies and professionals like the Seattle鈥檚 Seahawks and Mariners.

鈥淓ven though our physicians treat high-performing athletes, we are also here for the weekend warrior and the general public,鈥� said Harrast. 鈥淎nyone with activity-related pain, be it from hiking, gardening, golf, or running a marathon, is welcome to see us.鈥�

Other 91探花Medicine sports medicine care locations include Harborview Medical Center, the 91探花Medical Center at Roosevelt, and the Eastside Specialty Center in Bellevue.

The Sports Medicine Center at Husky Stadium is holding an open house for the general public from 1-3 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 19. Parking will be free. Come to the South Entrance of Husky Stadium and proceed up to the first floor.