The latest news from our team, partners, and supporters.
Seventeen national governing bodies join forces with TeachAids to release the first segment of the CrashCourse Multi-Sport Concussion Education Series, the Brain Fly-Through, exploring the complexities and fragility of the human brain.
As shelter-in-place orders went into effect in response to the global outbreak of COVID-19, staying home became an act of safety. However, although social distancing has protected a large portion of the world’s population, the isolation and unrest associated with the practice have created dangerous circumstances for many women who are experiencing violence. In “normal”…
An innovator in the fields of technology and education, Dr. Roy Pea has served as a valued member of the CrashCourse advisory committee throughout our curriculum development. We are grateful that he will continue to contribute his expertise as an advisor for CoviDB as we develop information and resources for COVID-19 and its impacts on…
TeachAids is excited to welcome Kathryn Plummer to our Ambassador team! As the only player to have won 5 FIVB medals in both beach and indoor volleyball, Plummer is a decorated athlete in both disciplines. At Stanford, she led the indoor volleyball team to win the NCAA Championships and the PAC-12 Championships three years in…
TeachAids is proud to welcome the Chief Medical Officer of Delek Hospital in Dharamsala, India, Dr. Tsetan Dorji Sadutshang, to the CoviDB Advisory Team. Dr. Tsetan provides his deep expertise in evidence-based global public health interventions as we collectively address the COVID-19 pandemic. Since 1988, Dr. Tsetan has served as Personal Physician to His Holiness…
TeachAids is proud to announce a new partnership with USA Wrestling, the national governing body for the sport in the United States. Together, we will distribute CrashCourse Concussion Education to athletes, parents and coaches throughout the country. CrashCourse is an education initiative to provide the latest medical knowledge about the prevention and treatment of concussions….
Photo Credit: Thomas Boyd/The Oregonian Vin Lananna is one of the most respected and successful track and field and cross country coaches in the country. Currently the Director of Track and Field and Cross Country and Associate Athletics Director for Administration at the University of Virginia, he holds 45 years of experience in coaching and…
In an era where most people around the world have access to powerful computers at arm’s reach, the tech industry has grappled with the unintended consequences of balancing privacy and security. Conversations in the public eye have ranged from message encryption and device fingerprinting to location data and advertising profiles, all of which pose a…
TeachAids is proud to welcome Director of the Center for Primary Care and Outcomes Research and Center for Health Policy at Stanford University, Dr. Douglas K. Owens, to the CoviDB Advisory Team. Dr. Owens is the Henry J. Kaiser, Jr. Professor of Medicine and, by courtesy, a Professor of Management Science and Engineering at Stanford…
Photo Credit: Santiago Mejia, The Chronicle TeachAids is pleased to welcome Dr. George W. Rutherford, Head of the Division of Infectious Disease and Global Epidemiology at the University of California, San Francisco to the CoviDB Advisory Team. At UCSF, he is an expert in global health epidemiology and the prevention of infectious and tropical diseases…
TeachAids is proud to welcome Dr. Michele Barry, Senior Associate Dean for Global Health at Stanford Medicine, to the CoviDB Advisory Team. Dr. Barry is an expert in global medicine, with focused interests in clinical tropical medicine, emerging infectious diseases, problems of underserved populations, and globalization’s impact on health in the developing world. As the…
Kerry McCoy is a two-time US Olympian, Olympic Coach, and two-time NCAA Division 1 National Champion who has over 20 years of Division 1 coaching experience. As the Head Wrestling coach at the University of Maryland and Stanford University, he was named Coach of the Year three times. McCoy dedicated his time to the development…
