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At Least 25 Percent of Former NFL Players Had CTE When They Died, New Study Suggests

Boston University’s CTE Center helped lead research that found the neurodegenerative disease was common among players who died between 2016 and 2021; rate may be as high as 97.7 percent

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Alumni Event

Boston University Alumni Weekend 2026

07/29/2026 Boston City Hall- Boston, MA Boston University Boston City Hall Student Interns from (l-r) (first row) Zakariya Hussein (Questrom’27), Harrison Tran (COM’27), Rebekah Davilmar (Sargent’28), Tayana Antoine (Sargent’27), Kimberly Nguyen (Sargent’27), (l-r) (second row) Joseph Gillis (CDS’27), Alex Kwong (Questrom’27), Amanie Foster (CAS’28), and Nickayla Davis (CAS’27) was photographed on Boston City Hall Plaza on Wednesday, July 29, 2026. Photo by Jake Belcher
Internship

Student Interns Learn What Makes Municipal Government Work

College of Arts & Sciences

New Book, The Tolerance Generation, by BU Sociology Researcher Sarah Miller Examines Social Media and Teen Bullying