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January 2026 — As a direct result of the Florida Brain Injury State Action Plan and the collaborative work of the Florida Brain Injury Advisory Board, a new Brain Injury Wallet Card has been created and is now being distributed across Florida to support individuals living with acquired brain injury.  Developed through a partnership between Disability Rights Florida (DRF), Brain Injury…

The UF Brain Injury, Rehabilitation, and Neuroresilience (BRAIN) Center is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2026 Big Ideas Initiative, a competitive seed funding program that supports forward-thinking, interdisciplinary research in brain injury and neuroresilience. Funded by Florida’s Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Research Trust Fund (BSCIRTF), this initiative…

Dr. Michael Jaffee, Director of the University of Florida Brain Injury, Rehabilitation, and Neuroresilience (BRAIN) Center and Chair of the Department of Neurology, has been appointed to a National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) consensus committee. Dr. Jaffee will serve on the Committee to Review Neurodegenerative Outcomes and…

Florida Gators starting quarterback DJ Lagway is making an impact on and off the football field. The DJ Lagway Foundation hosted a kickoff dinner in March raising $50,000 to support UF Health community programs for local youth. The money will fund the UF Brain Injury, Rehabilitation and Neuroresilience (BRAIN) Center to provide essential resources for local youth. Those resources include concussion education outreach, community partnerships, parent‑ and coach‑advocacy tools and better sleep health.

As part of World Alzheimer’s Month, we sat down with Dr. Steven DeKosky, internationally recognized neurologist, Alzheimer’s researcher, and member of the BRAIN Center Steering Committee, to discuss the connections between traumatic brain injury (TBI), dementia risk, and the latest advances in Alzheimer’s care. Dr. DeKosky, who has spent decades…

More than 70 researchers from over 15 University of Florida departments and partner institutions gathered on August 7 at the Austin Cary Forest Campus for the UF Brain Injury Research Workshop, co-sponsored by the UF BRAIN Center, the UF BREATHE Center, and the…

On June 24, a virtual gathering hosted jointly by the University of Florida’s Brain Injury, Rehabilitation, and Neuroresilience (BRAIN) Center and Brain Injury Florida drew attendees from across the state to learn about the newly developed Florida Brain Injury Action Plan, a five-year, community-informed…

Hosted by the UF BRAIN Center & UF BREATHE Center In partnership with the McKnight Brain Institute 📅 Date: Thursday, August 7, 2025🕘 Time: 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM📍 Location: Austin Cary Forest Campus About the…

Nearly 1 million Floridians are living with the effects of brain injury and, for many, access to rehabilitation and resources is a challenge. Now, experts from the University of Florida’s Brain Injury, Rehabilitation, and Neuroresilience Center and partners at the advocacy group Brain Injury Florida are taking a big step…