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  • Want to know more about ATLAS, TUFSS, innovATe, and NCCSIR? All projects can be found under the Outreach tab!
  • Are you prepared? Click here for recommendations on how to return to sports and exercise safely during the pandemic.
  • Are you prepared to diagnosis and treat exertional heat stroke? Click here for an educational video on pre-hospital care of exertional heat stroke
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Korey’s Legacy

Korey Stringer

In August 2001, Korey Stringer, a Minnesota Vikings offensive lineman, passed away from exertional heat stroke. During Korey's five-year tenure in the NFL he earned pro-bowl honors. Since the time of Korey's death, his wife, Kelci, worked tirelessly to develop an exertional heat stroke prevention institute to honor her husband's legacy. To that end, she joined forces with exertional heat stroke expert Douglas Casa, Ph.D, ATC at the University of Connecticut to make this dream a reality and the institute came to fruition in April 2010.

The mission of the Korey Stringer Institute is to provide research, education, advocacy and consultation to maximize performance, optimize safety and prevent sudden death for the athlete, warfighter and laborer.

KSI is partnered with the National Football League (NFL), Gatorade, National Athletic Trainers' Association (NATA), Camelbak, Kestrel, Mission and Eagle Pharmaceuticals to further advance its efforts and goals.

Recent News

  • Heat is killing more people than ever. Scientists are looking for ways to lower the risk (Science) December 6, 2020
  • Healthy Young Athlete Podcast June 29th, 2020 What you need to know about EHS December 6, 2020
  • CIAC Distributes Cold Water Immersion Tubs to 74 Schools (CIAC Sports) December 6, 2020
  • NFL Partner Korey Stringer Institute Drives Progress in Safety (Player Health) December 6, 2020
  • Korey Stringer Institute: Progress Made in High School Sports Safety Policies (UCONN Today) August 15, 2020
  • Returning To Training During A Pandemic (ThreeCycleStrength) June 18, 2020
  • One in three U.S. high schools have no athletic trainers (Reuters) December 12, 2019
  • The risks athletes face when there is a lack of athletic trainers November 20, 2019
  • Standing Tall:Swoboda Overcomes Life-Threatening Ordeal-VirginiaSports August 24, 2019
  • Collapse and Confusion: The Death of a Juco Football Player (SI) July 3, 2019
  • Soccer and Extreme Heat: US-France World Cup Match (GMA) June 30, 2019
  • After 2 boot camp deaths at Great Lakes base, Navy urges vigilance for recruits with sickle cell trait (Chicago Tribune) May 31, 2019
  • Study Examines Sudden Deaths in Youth Athletes (Athletic Business) May 19, 2019
  • NCAA’s role in protecting student-athletes could be clouded by legal liability, among other factors (Sporting News) March 14, 2019
  • A dirty little secret vexes high school sports in Utah: Athletic trainers aren’t required for practices and games, so many schools go without. It needs to be addressed. (The Salt Lake Tribune) March 7, 2019

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  • Assessing the Validity of Aural Thermometry for Measuring Internal Temperature in Patients With Exertional Heat Stroke.
  • Movement Technique and Standing Balance After Graded Exercise-Induced Dehydration.
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