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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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Photo: 9/1977 - Boston, Massachusetts A student double parks as he unloads a mattress in front of Marsh Plaza during move in on the Boston University Campus in Sept. 1977. Photo by Frank Curran

Flashback Friday: Move-In 1977

Except for the cars, campus Move-In looks much the same as it did when this photo was taken back in September 1977. This year, approximately 11,700 new and returning students will be moving into campus housing between August 24 and September 1.

Photo by Frank Curran

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