Give me a J-H-U
A weekend's worth of spirited fun is on tap for first-ever Fall Festival

A tradition in the making: Ralph Johnson and the JHU Blue Jay check out the Beach, where a Friday cookout will open the weekend's inaugural Fall Festival.

Human bowling, a brain-teasing scavenger hunt, a Crazy Cart Race and heaping portions of school spirit will be on tap for the university's inaugural Fall Festival, a three-day, all-free celebratory event on the Homewood campus to which the entire Johns Hopkins community is invited.
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Stressed out? Who you gonna call?
Frazzled faculty, staff and students on the Homewood campus, take heart. There's a new tension-fighter in town. Stressbusters, a group of 140 undergraduates trained in the basics of massage, will be offering its first free, five-minute back rubs Friday during Fall Festival.
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Retooling engineering curriculum
Johns Hopkins researchers have received nearly $1 million from the National Science Foundation to produce and begin testing a revised course of study for undergraduate engineering students with a goal of attracting more women and minorities to the field — and retaining them once they begin their studies.
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