Being an astronaut means being the ultimate crossover between pro athlete and pro mathlete. Before joining NASA’s Astronaut Corps, Mae Jemison studied chemical engineering at Stanford University, then got her medical degree from Cornell. As she prepared for the 1992 STS-47 shuttle mission, she had to train her body for both the extreme accelerations of […]
On Tuesday, the San Francisco 49ers Foundation hosted 47 teens at a mini-hackathon at Levi’s Stadium. The students, who ranged from eighth through 10th grade, were given three hours to come up with a way for the 49ers to attract new audiences to Levi’s, turning non-fans into the Faithful. The event was a lead-in to […]
The NHL is embedding technology into its pucks that will allow it to track movement on the ice at a rate of roughly 200 times a second, according to David Lehanski, the NHL’s senior vice president of business development and global partnerships. The smart puck will aid in the league’s development of live data, which […]
The Big 12 Conference’s seventh forum on the state of college athletics later this month is set to address the growth of esports on campuses. The meeting will be at The Statler Hotel in Dallas on May 23, and, of course, will be streamed live on Twitch. “When we began our Forum series, it was the […]
Team presidents from six Bay Area professional sports teams will gather at the San Francisco 49ers’ Levi’s Stadium on Thursday to share their ideas about how technology, analytics and strategy can advance the success of pro sports in their region. At the 49ers’ second-annual Innovation & Business Strategy conference, which will take place on May […]
