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(0:58) Since opening in 1954, Shriver Hall Auditorium has hosted musical prodigies, Nobel laureates, and an American President. But the facility needed a facelift after so many decades of events and ceremonies. Following many months of renovation, Shriver Hall has reopened to the public looking and sounding better than ever before.Read more at the Hub: https://hub.jhu.edu/2019/02/19/shriver-hall-reopens-after-renovations/-- Video by Patrick Ridgely and Dave Schmelick Johns Hopkins University Office of Communications video@jhu.edu

(1:05) The Johns Hopkins Blue Jay debuted a new look during the men’s lacrosse home opener Saturday. Jay’s makeover included a more streamlined physique, a redesigned head and face, and a custom dye job.You’d never suspect he’s nearly 100 years old.

(1:31) Brice Ménard, an associate professor in Johns Hopkins University's Department of Physics and Astronomy, received the $250,000 President's Frontier Award to support his exploration of new ways to analyze astronomical data. He said it was unexpected to see university President Ronald J. Daniels, Provost Sunil Kumar, Krieger School of Arts and Sciences Dean Beverly Wendland, and other colleagues walk into the classroom where he was teaching to surprise him with the news.Read more on the Hub: https://hub.jhu.edu/2019/02/13/brice-menard-presidents-frontier-award/

(6:01) This tribute to Bill Carey was created for the launch of the Carey Business School at Johns Hopkins University in 2007. It is being re-posted to celebrate the upcoming Beet Week at the school, April 29 - May 2, 2019.

(2:00) In the Intersession course Cosmetology 101: The Chemistry of Beauty Products, Johns Hopkins University students spent three weeks exploring the principles of chemistry that underlie the cosmetics industry.Read more on the Hub: https://hub.jhu.edu/2019/01/29/chemistry-cosmetics-industry/-- Video by Patrick Ridgely and Dave Schmelick Johns Hopkins University Office of Communications video@jhu.edu

(1:59) Each January, students at Johns Hopkins University get a crash course in standup-comedy. For every student, it's a first-in-a-lifetime performance in front of a crowd of more than a thousand fellow students.Video by: Len Turner and Dave Schmelick Johns Hopkins University Office of Communications video@jhu.edu

(0:56) Johns Hopkins University says thank you to all those whose hard work and dedication bring the vision of Johns Hopkins to life.

(0:57) Sara Benjamin Neelon, the Director of the Lerner Center for Public Health Promotion, addresses the center's goals of preventing disease and promoting healthy living, by providing the tools to address behavior change on the individual, community, and societal levels. Monday Mile is one program that encourages people to stay physically active and reduce stress.

(0:40) Baltimore city officials and a group of partners, including Johns Hopkins University, mark another major milestone as they celebrate the 5,000th pair of glasses provided through the Vision for Baltimore program to Baltimore City Public Schools students.Launched in May 2016, Vision for Baltimore is a partnership convened by the Baltimore City Health Department with Baltimore City Public Schools, Johns Hopkins University, nonprofit provider Vision To Learn, and lifestyle brand Warby Parker that ensures elementary and middle school students across Baltimore receive glasses, regardless of a family’s ability to pay.Video transcript: (upbeat music) The best thing about having my glasses is that I don't have to squinch my eyes. I can focus more in class. I can seen the words now better. Congratulations! So why don't you try them on? (applause) We know you're going to thrive now with these glasses. You were thriving before but now you're going to do so much better.Video by: Dave Schmelick and Len Turner Johns Hopkins Office of Communications video@jhu.edu

(1:01) Hearing researcher Amanda Lauer – whose work is supported through the David M. Rubenstein Hearing Center – explains how she uses electron microscopy to examine synaptic and nanoscale structures. She collaborates with the Comparative Neural Systems and Behavior Laboratory, aka the Bat Lab, run by Krieger's Cynthia Moss, because bats are hearing specialists, using echolocation to survive.

(0:43) Meredith Ward -- Director of Film and Media Studies as well as a Johns Hopkins alum -- explains how the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Parkway Theater helps ground Baltimore as a film center and is a visible symbol of change in the Station North area.

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(0:42) Clark Scholar Shreya Narayan, Engr '21, works on the AmbuMate design team, building a walker to transport multiple medical devices, therefore enabling ambulation for pediatric intensive care patients with the aid of less clinical personnel.

(0:24) By studying weakly electric fish, Johns Hopkins University researchers found that the fish constantly adjust their movements to enhance the sensory feedback they need to explore the world.

(1:57) The brainchild of Stephen Belkoff, a mechanical engineering professor, the three-credit class helps students learn hands-on engineering problem solving, tasking them with taking apart and reassembling two donated, 71-year-old Ford N-series farm tractors in an effort to get the motors humming again.Because the machines are so old, Belkoff's students must rely on their developing engineering skills to ascertain which parts are missing, which ones still work, and what needs repair. Belkoff also routinely sabotages the tractors' systems, challenging the students to figure out and fix whatever is wrong using logic and fundamental principles of physics and thermodynamics.--- Transcript:[STEPHEN BELKOFF:] Growing up, my dad was very mechanically oriented and we were always fixing something. So there seems to be something in the genetic background that keeps pulling us into mechanical repair and engine systems and so forth.I’m Stephen Belkoff. I’m an associate professor of mechanical engineering and this is a 1947 Ford 8N Tractor. It comes from an era where the systems are, for the most part, all mechanical. So it’s a perfect platform for the student, as you can see the systems operating. I had them take it apart, on their own, and then try to figure out how it was supposed to work. I don’t think anybody in this class has ever worked on a farm tractor before, so it’s all new to them.This one here, you’ve got to be careful, although there is a scale here. All right, so if you’re looking at it this way or looking this way, you can still read it. So anyway, how does this work? You tell me.This class is a class in reverse engineering and diagnostics. And it started out through an acknowledgment that students coming into the institution didn’t have the same background as previous generations of students did.Rolling the tractor in here and having the tactile interaction is a much more meaningful experience. Students who are intimidated by mechanical systems can be free to sort of explore, be curious, and delve into it as deep as they want to.[NATALIE MYERS:] It’s nice to be able to apply the theory we learn in our classes to something that is physical and we can touch and see and handle. It gives us a chance to learn on our own and actually, I think, has made it easier to learn what we need to do and kind of develop the habits that will be important in our futures.[SARAH ROSSMAN:] And then also like, it’s just fun to play with and fun to y’know, figure out like, you can really see for yourself and figure things out what is happening with each subsystem. And I think that’s really cool.--- Video by Patrick Ridgely and Dave Schmelick Johns Hopkins University Office of Communications video@jhu.edu Media Relations: Jill Rosen

(0:51) Case Chair Sean Jones explains how the new jazz curriculum will help bridge the divide with classical music and expand the legacy of the Peabody Institute. Visit https://peabody.jhu.edu/academics/instruments-areas-of-study/jazz/ to learn more.

(0:49) Civil Engineering major Awoenam Mauna-Woanya helps communicate improvements about city roadways and increase constituent involvement as a Community Impact Intern, working with the Maryland Transit Administration. Since this internship program was established through a gift from Shari and Jeff Aronson eight years ago, interns have worked a combined 100,000 hours. Visit https://studentaffairs.jhu.edu/socialconcern/programs/ciip/ to learn more.

(0:58) Pancreatic cancer patient Connie Veillette speaks about her own journey and how the Skip Viragh Outpatient Cancer Building promotes cross-disciplinary research and breakthroughs, as well as offers convenience to patients. Visit https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/kimmel_cancer_center/our_center/facilities/Skip_Viragh_Building.html to learn more.

(59:49) Kathleen Sutcliffe, a professor with the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School, School of Medicine, and School of Nursing, presents a talk entitled "What is Patient Safety?" about patient safety and organizational resilience. Sutcliffe is an expert in high-reliability organizing, managing risk and uncertainty, resilience, and organizational change. The lecture is open to all and meant to be accessible to non-experts.

(1:03) Bloomberg Distinguished Professor Paul Ferraro explains how studying human behavior, understanding the concept of trade-offs, and taking a multidisciplinary approach are integral in solving the most complex global challenges. In addition to to having a joint appointment with the Carey Business School and the Whiting School of Engineering, Ferraro serves on the faculty of the Department of Environmental Health and Engineering, a cross-divisional department between the Whiting School and the Bloomberg School of Public Health.