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Winter 2019 marked the anniversary of the seventh year that the TeachAids research-based design model was taught to undergraduate and graduate students at Stanford University. Led by Dr. Piya Sorcar, this year’s class was capped at 32 students. From Human Biology to Education to Medicine, the course comprised of students across 15 different academic programs…
The end of 2018 marks a major milestone in the history of TeachAids. Our Name and Identity: From “TeachAIDS” to “TeachAids” Most people don’t know this, but the original name of our organization was Interactive Teaching Aids, complete with the domain interactiveteachingaids.org. Our purpose was always to use our research-based design approach to create “teaching…
December 1st is a deeply significant day for us. Today, our entire TeachAids family bands together to commemorate World AIDS Day and the global effort to fight the spread of HIV. On this same day, we also join together to honor the irreplaceable legacy of our TeachAids cofounder Ashwini Doshi. Coincidentally, she passed away exactly…
Photo Credit: Stanford University The legendary Dick Gould, former Stanford men’s tennis head coach and John L. Hinds Director of Tennis, joined the TeachAids Board of Directors to help launch its newest CrashCourse concussion education initiative. Under Gould’s leadership, Stanford men’s tennis teams won 17 NCAA team championships, more titles received than any other Stanford…
State of the epidemic At the very start of the Global AIDS report 2018, the foreword by Executive Director, Michel Sidibé begins with a warning against complacency following the success witnessed thus far. The report reads as follows: “At the halfway point to the 2020 targets, the pace of progress is not matching the global…
The success and effectiveness behind TeachAids products has been the outcome of an outpouring of generosity, passion, and dedication. The collaboration of thousands of interdisciplinary experts, who lent their resources and talent, elevated the quality of TeachAids material and truly amplified its impact. In a massive initiative involving multiple stakeholders, TeachAids created interactive animated films…
State of the epidemic The 2017 UNAIDS data report reported that a worldwide scale-up of antiretroviral therapy led to a steep 48% decline in AIDS-related deaths, plummeting to 1.0 million in 2016 from nearly 2 million in 2005. The number of children (aged 0–14 years) dying of AIDS-related illnesses has nearly halved in since 2010….
Four Stanford undergraduates have received prestigious scholarships to work full-time at TeachAids this summer. Each year, Stanford University expands its educational opportunities beyond the classroom by financing innovative research and immersive internship experiences for a handful of outstanding students. While those awarded represent diverse interests and skill sets, each individual arrives at TeachAids with a…
Made with Creative Commons by Paul Stacey and Sarah Hinchliff Pearson is a book about those who make possible the impossible: developing invaluable, world-class content — and sharing it for free. Released on May 5, this publication features TeachAids for creating free but valuable content for the world. The free distribution of TeachAids materials is…
Sixty Stanford students and Bay Area judges came together for presentations at Google Headquarters in Mountain View yesterday for the Stanford class Designing Research-based Interventions to Solve Global Health Problems. Culminating weeks of research and development, these presentations capture TeachAIDS’s annual commitment to engaging graduate and undergraduate students alike in real-world social entrepreneurship experiences. Guided…
This World AIDS Day, we thought we’d take a look at how our education initiative began. In 2009, children across the state of Andra Pradesh were expelled from schools for being HIV positive. In fact, over the years, numerous instances of children being expelled from school had been reported from Gurgaon and Latur to Perunkaranai,…
After her freshman year at Stanford, Riasoya Jodah returned to her home in Guyana with a desire to make a difference. She spent the summer working at Georgetown Public Hospital as a recipient of the Halper International Fellowship from Stanford’s Haas Center for Public Service. As an assistant in the pediatric surgery department, Ria performed…
