Recent news from The Johns Hopkins University
This section contains regularly updated highlights of the news from around The Johns Hopkins
University. Links to the complete news reports from the nine schools,
the Applied Physics Laboratory and other centers and institutes are to
the left, as are links to help news media contact the Johns Hopkins
communications offices.
The Summer Olympics in Tokyo, which officially begin today, will be held without fans because of COVID-19. A Johns Hopkins University expert on the types of motivation that influence performance is available to discuss how that might affect outcomes at the games.
Vikram Chib, an associate professor in Johns Hopkins University’s Department of Biomedical Engineering, has studied the neural aspects behind performance, including what happens when people choke under pressure, and how having an audience can make you perform better.
July 23, 2021 Tags: Johns Hopkins University, Olympics, performance, spectators, Vikram Chib
| Category: Engineering, Psychology
Any athlete who’s made it to the Olympics has speed or strength or whatever physical skills it takes to lead the world in their sport. But Johns Hopkins University scientists say those who ultimately bring home gold have also honed the mind of a medalist.
February 6, 2018 Tags: balance, brain, brain science, choking under pressure, Christopher Fetsch, figure skating, Johns Hopkins University, Kathleen Cullen, Olympics, Orientation, skiing, snowboarding, Vikram Chib
| Category: Engineering, Medicine and Nursing, Psychology, Uncategorized
Two swimming strokes—one that pulls through the water like a boat paddle and another that whirls to the side like a propeller—are commonly used by athletes training for the Olympic Games. But elite swimmers and their coaches have long argued over which arm motion is more likely to propel an aquatic star toward a medal. A university research study has picked a winner.
June 19, 2012 Tags: fluid dynamics, mechanical engineering, Olympics, swimming, swimming science, swimming strokes
| Category: Engineering, Natural Sciences, Technology
