Dusserah (Vijaya Dashami)
A celebration of the triumph(s) of good over evil.
Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Multifaith Observance.
Saturday, October 12, 2024.
Ghambar Ayatherm
Celebrates the creation of plants, the sowing of the winter crop, and the return of herds from pasture.
Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Multifaith Observance.
Saturday, October 12, 2024 – Wednesday, October 16, 2024.
Indigenous Peoples' Day
The Indigenous Students’ Organization at Tufts (ISOT) invites you to our Indigenous Peoples' Day Celebration, which focuses on celebrating Indigenous and Native American people at Tufts and in our communities. Our council of Indigenous students have worked very hard to celebrate each other, honor the land of the peoples’ that we reside on, and continue engagement with the surrounding Indigenous organizations and communities.
The celebration will be held on October 13 from 1–6:30 p.m. on the residential quad, with a program packed full of Indigenous music, dance, and speakers. We will also have over 20 vendors selling handmade jewelry, artwork, and clothes, and two caterers who will bring Indigenous foods specific to their cultures. Attending IPD is a great way to support and honor the enduring legacy of Indigenous communities. We hope to see you there!
Location Details: On the Residential Quad by Olin Patio
180 Packard Ave, Medford MA, 02155. Open to Public: Yes. Primary Audience(s): Alumni and Friends. Faculty. Parents. Postdoctoral Fellows. Staff. Students (Graduate). Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Community Engagement. Information Session/Open House/Orientation. Lecture/Presentation/Seminar/Talk. Performance. University Holiday. Subject: Arts/Media. Community Celebration. Diversity/Identity/Inclusive Excellence. Education. Humanities. Music. Politics/Policy/Law. Social Justice/Human Rights. Event Contact Name: ISOT. Event Contact Email: isot@tufts.edu.
Sunday, October 13, 2024, 1:00 PM – 6:30 PM.
Indigenous Peoples' Day
The university observes a holiday on this day.
Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: University Holiday.
Monday, October 14, 2024.
Time for Pause: Mindfulness for Health Sciences Students - Monday Sessions (RSVP Required)
Time for Pause: Mindfulness for Health Sciences Students is a 6-week seminar that will give you an opportunity to practice a variety of mindfulness skills and helps you schedule time for self-care during the week. Time for Pause: Mondays Sessions
Starts September 9
Med Ed 812
Time for Pause: Tuesdays Sessions
Starts September 10
Med Ed 852
All sessions:
12:00 - 12:50 pm
Refreshments provided! Participants will receive a journal to record their progress and a new stress-relief item each week!
Space in this special program is limited.
***Registration priority will be given to students who feel they can commit to attending 4 of 6 sessions.
Register HERE.
Building: Tufts Center for Medical Education. Campus: Boston Health Sciences campus. Location Details: Time for Pause: Mondays
Starts September 9
Med Ed 812. Open to Public: No. Primary Audience(s): Students (Undergraduate). Students (Graduate). Subject: Health/Wellness. Event Contact Email: jennifer.pustz@tufts.edu. RSVP Information: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1y6KRMl2VU4itKDFsB3qVr9g5-qWRsAmnl2CW5VFzqv8/edit?gid=341636174#gid=341636174. Event Admission: ***Because space and materials are limited, first priority for registration will go to those who feel they can commit to attending at least 4 of the 6 sessions. If space is available, we will open individual sessions in the series to students who are interested in drop-in opportunities.
Monday, October 14, 2024, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
For more info visit docs.google.com. Migrating Recordings Off Zoom - Faculty Info Session
In this info session for Tufts faculty and instructors, we'll go over the new Zoom content retention guidelines and show you how to review and migrate your teaching-related video and audio recordings from Zoom to Canvas or other suitable locations. Click the link to register!
Building: Off Campus. Campus: Off-campus. Location Details: Via Zoom. Wheelchair Accessible (for in-person events): Yes. Open to Public: No. Event Type: Academic Date/Deadline. Subject: Career Development. Event Contact Email: edtech@tufts.edu.
Tuesday, October 15, 2024, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
For more info visit tufts.zoom.us. Time for Pause: Mindfulness for Health Sciences Students - Tuesday Sessions (RSVP Required)
Time for Pause: Mindfulness for Health Sciences Students is a 6-week seminar that will give you an opportunity to practice a variety of mindfulness skills and helps you schedule time for self-care during the week. Time for Pause: Mondays Sessions
Starts September 9
Med Ed 812
Time for Pause: Tuesdays Sessions
Starts September 10
Med Ed 852
All sessions:
12:00 - 12:50 pm
Refreshments provided! Participants will receive a journal to record their progress and a new stress-relief item each week!
Space in this special program is limited.
***Registration priority will be given to students who feel they can commit to attending 4 of 6 sessions.
Register HERE.
Building: Tufts Center for Medical Education. Campus: Boston Health Sciences campus. Location Details: Time for Pause: Tuesdays Sessions
Starts September 10
Med Ed 852. Open to Public: No. Primary Audience(s): Students (Undergraduate). Students (Graduate). Subject: Health/Wellness. Event Contact Email: jennifer.pustz@tufts.edu. RSVP Information: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1y6KRMl2VU4itKDFsB3qVr9g5-qWRsAmnl2CW5VFzqv8/edit?gid=341636174#gid=341636174. Event Admission: ***Because space and materials are limited, first priority for registration will go to those who feel they can commit to attending at least 4 of the 6 sessions. If space is available, we will open individual sessions in the series to students who are interested in drop-in opportunities.
Tuesday, October 15, 2024, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
For more info visit docs.google.com. Fireside Chat With Marc Lore, Serial Entrepreneur, Moonshot Seeker, NBA Owner
Join us for an interactive fireside chat with Marc Lore, a visionary entrepreneur, investor, moonshot seeker, and NBA owner.
Building: Joyce Cummings Center. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: 177 College Ave, Medford. Wheelchair Accessible (for in-person events): Yes. Open to Public: No. Primary Audience(s): Students (Postdoctoral). Alumni and Friends. Faculty. Staff. Students (Graduate). Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar/Talk. Subject: Business. Innovation. Event Contact Name: Carol Denning. Event Contact Email: carol.denning@tufts.edu. RSVP Information: https://derbyecenter.tufts.edu/event/marclore/. Event Admission: Free.
Tuesday, October 15, 2024, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM.
For more info visit derbyecenter.tufts.edu. Sukkot
Begins at sundown on the first day listed. Also known as Feast of Booths. An eight-day Jewish festival of booths (or tabernacles) and the fall harvest. The name refers to the booths (sukkot) used by Israelites during desert wanderings and constructed in the fields during the harvest season. It is a time of thanksgiving for God's presence in creation and among the Jewish people. The Eighth Day (Shmini 'Atzeret) is considered both the end of Sukkot and a distinct festival. Observances may include limits to participation in academics or work.
Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Multifaith Observance.
Wednesday, October 16, 2024 – Wednesday, October 23, 2024.
Can International Mediation Tools Meet the Challenges of Today’s World?
A discussion and lunch on learning from Mozambique’s peace process with Ambassador Mirko Manzoni, Swiss ambassador to South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Lesotho, Mauritius, and Eswatini; former under secretary general and personal envoy of the UN Secretary General for Mozambique; and lead mediator for, and witness to, the Maputo Accord for Peace and National Reconciliation; and Neha Sanghrajka, senior conflict sensitivity advisor, UNOPS, founding member of Women Mediators Across the Commonwealth, and author of Back from the Brink: The 2008 Mediation Process and Reforms in Kenya.
Building: Cabot Intercultural Center. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Room 702. Wheelchair Accessible (for in-person events): Yes. Open to Public: Yes. Primary Audience(s): Faculty. Students (Graduate). Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar/Talk. Subject: International Affairs. Event Contact Name: Heather Barry. Event Contact Email: heather.barry@tufts.edu. RSVP Information: https://forms.gle/FeZXk1WimUZoLQHn9. Event Admission: Free.
Wednesday, October 16, 2024, 12:00 PM – 1:20 PM.
For more info visit forms.gle. CPR/AED Training
Tufts University is offering CPR/AED classes in the fall semester designed to teach the lifesaving skills necessary to help a friend, family member, neighbor, and all community members in need. This is an instructor-led course that teaches adult, child, and infant CPR. Additionally, the course will teach the use of Automated External Defibrillators (AED).
This class is open to Tufts students, faculty, and staff and is limited to 20 students per session.
Building: Tufts Center for Medical Education. Campus: Boston Health Sciences campus. Location Details: Med Education, 812 (145 Harrison Ave.). Open to Public: No. Primary Audience(s): Faculty. Staff. Students (Graduate). Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Subject: Health/Wellness. Event Contact Name: Vanak Huot. Event Contact Email: vanak.huot@tufts.edu. RSVP Information: Sign up through Tufts Learning Center.
Wednesday, October 16, 2024, 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
For more info visit tufts.myabsorb.com. The Impacts of War on Health, Human Rights, and the Environment
This seminar will address the consequences of armed conflict on health, human rights, and natural and built environments. It will address related issues, including forced displacement due to war, diversion of resources for war, and the preparation for war. It will also address the prevention of the health consequences of war and the roles of health professionals.
Online Location Details: https://tufts.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_IaGW3Ch0QJe1D1GDmqIbbQ#/registration. Building: Posner Hall. Campus: Boston Health Sciences campus. Location Details: Posner Auditorium (200 Harrison Ave. Boston, MA 02111) and Zoom. Open to Public: No. Primary Audience(s): Alumni and Friends. Faculty. Parents. Postdoctoral Fellows. Staff. Students (Graduate). Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar/Talk. Subject: Medicine. Event Contact Name: Kim Burke. RSVP Information: https://tufts.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_IaGW3Ch0QJe1D1GDmqIbbQ#/registration.
Wednesday, October 16, 2024, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
For more info visit tufts.zoom.us. Friedman School Speaker Series: Economic and Health Implications of Emerging US Policies, Including WIC and Infant Formula
Speakers:
Di Fang, Associate Professor, Food and Resource Economics Department, University of Florida
Ben Chrisinger, Assistant Professor, Department of Community Health, Tufts University
Moderated by Yui Chang Chusan, PhD candidate, Food and Nutrition Policies and Programs (FANPP) at the Friedman School.
Online Location Details: Details provided via email. Building: Jaharis Family Center for Biomedical and Nutrition Sciences. Campus: Boston Health Sciences campus. Location Details: Behrakis Auditorium and Online. Wheelchair Accessible (for in-person events): Yes. Open to Public: No. Primary Audience(s): Faculty. Postdoctoral Fellows. Staff. Students (Graduate). Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar/Talk. Subject: Health/Wellness. RSVP Information: No RSVP necessary. Event Admission: Free.
Wednesday, October 16, 2024, 12:15 PM – 1:15 PM.
J-1 Scholar Orientation
This orientation is hosted by an international center advisor to inform newly arrived J-1 scholars how to maintain status and discuss other practical matters while sponsored by Tufts.
Campus: Boston Fenway campus. Boston Health Sciences campus. Grafton campus. Medford/Somerville campus. Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Information Session/Open House/Orientation. RSVP Information: Register in Zoom.
Wednesday, October 16, 2024, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
For more info visit tufts.zoom.us. CHAT Open House
All faculty, staff, and fellows at Tufts are welcome to join us on October 16 for an open house event here at the Fung House. Join us for refreshments and a chance to mingle with faculty and staff from other departments. All are welcome.
Building: Fung House 48 Professors Row. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Open to Public: Yes. Primary Audience(s): Faculty. Postdoctoral Fellows. Staff. Students (Graduate). Students (Postdoctoral). Event Type: Information Session/Open House/Orientation. Subject: Humanities. Event Contact Name: Amanda Pepper. Event Contact Email: amanda.pepper@tufts.edu. Event Contact Phone: 6176276128. RSVP Information: No RSVP needed. Event Admission: Free.
Wednesday, October 16, 2024, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
For more info visit humanities.tufts.edu. Tisch College Solomont Speaker Series: Nic Sheff
Join Tisch College for a conversation on addiction, recovery, and mental illness with author, producer, advocate, and self-identifying recovering addict, Nic Sheff. Widely known for his New York Times bestselling memoir Tweak: Growing Up on Methamphetamines and his father, David Sheff’s, novel Beautiful Boy, Nic’s struggle with substance use disorder and recovery are the subject of both books. They later inspired the film adaptation of Beautiful Boy, now a critically acclaimed movie starring Timothée Chalamet and Steve Carell.
Building: Perry and Marty Granoff Music Center. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Distler Performance Hall. Wheelchair Accessible (for in-person events): Yes. Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar/Talk. Subject: Arts/Media. Health/Wellness. Social Justice/Human Rights. Event Contact Name: Jessica Byrnes, Senior Communications Manager. Event Contact Email: jessica.byrnes@tufts.edu.
Wednesday, October 16, 2024, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM.
For more info visit www.eventbrite.com. [ENVS Lecture Series] Climate Action: Equitable Resilience Solutions
Yesteryear’s strategies are not suitable for a climate-changed future. In addition to greenhouse gas mitigation, leaders are seeking new solutions to address growing physical climate impacts from extreme heat to river flooding, wildfires to drought, coastal storms to sea level rise. There are opportunities for every sector to be part of creating safety, stability, and security in the face of climate change disruption. Join Joyce Coffee, founder and president of Climate Resilience Consulting, for this lecture.
Building: Curtis Hall. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Curtis Hall Multipurpose Room (474 Boston Ave. Medford, MA). Wheelchair Accessible (for in-person events): Yes. Open to Public: Yes. Primary Audience(s): Alumni and Friends. Event Type: Academic Date/Deadline. Lecture/Presentation/Seminar/Talk. Event Contact Name: Sinet Kroch. Event Contact Email: sinet.kroch@tufts.edu. RSVP Information: RSVP only needed for virtual attendants.
Thursday, October 17, 2024, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
For more info visit tufts.zoom.us. What It Takes To Be A Non-Profit Leader!
Join us for the 3rd Annual Delta Upsilon Speaker Series. Listen, engage, and network with friends, professors and Tufts alums about what it takes to be successful as dynamic leaders in the complex world of not-for-profits. Pizza will be served at 6 p.m. Open to all!
Speakers:
Jay Calnan, E87, co-founder, Team Impact
Lily Siddall, head coach, Tufts Women’s Rowing (2024 NCAA champions)
Chris Nowinski, founding CEO of the Concussion Legacy Foundation
Hosts:
David Radlo, A86, board advisor and operating partner, DavidRadlo.com and FVLCRUM Funds
Jack Derby, founder, Derby Entrepreneurship Center; CEO, Derby Management.
Building: Cabot Intercultural Center. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: ASEAN Auditorium. Open to Public: Yes. Primary Audience(s): Alumni and Friends. Faculty. Staff. Students (Graduate). Students (Postdoctoral). Students (Undergraduate). Event Contact Name: Carol Denning. Event Contact Email: carol.denning@tufts.edu. RSVP Information: No registration required. Event Admission: Free.
Thursday, October 17, 2024, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM.
For more info visit derbyecenter.tufts.edu. the Hyper-Reel: Summer Palace
The Film and Media Studies Program is hosting "the Hyper-Reel" a new 6-week screening series curated by Adrian Wong and Kyle Petty, on select Thursdays. Come watch films that you've been meaning to or discover new ones you need to see!
Building: Barnum Hall. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Barnum 008. Open to Public: Yes. Primary Audience(s): Students (Graduate). Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Performance. Subject: Arts/Media.
Thursday, October 17, 2024, 8:00 PM.
For more info visit www.fms-narratives.blog. Save the Date: Parents and Family Weekend 2024
Tufts University's Parents Giving Program is pleased to host our annual Parents & Family Weekend in October where we offer families the opportunity to experience what life is like for your Jumbo on campus. Two full days of events are planned where you will hear from senior administrators, attend lectures by our world-renowned faculty members, participate in workshops, cheer on our athletics teams, and sing and dance along with our many outstanding student groups during the Avenue of the Arts Festival.
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar/Talk. Performance. Event Contact Name: Parents Giving Program. Event Contact Email: parentsgiving@tufts.edu. Event Contact Phone: 617-627-3798. RSVP Information: Link to register coming in August.
Friday, October 18, 2024 – Saturday, October 19, 2024.
For more info visit alumniandfriends.tufts.edu. Installation of Granth Sahib Ji as Guru
This day celebrates Gobind Singh Ji's passing on guruship to Scripture, henceforth known as the Guru Granth Sahib.
Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Multifaith Observance.
Sunday, October 20, 2024.
Tufts Wind Ensemble
Tufts Wind Ensemble performs their first concert under their new director, Ray Daniels. Music by Alfred Reed, Elliot Del Borgo, Eric Whitacre, Brian Balmages, Crafton Williams, and Omar Thomas.
Building: Perry and Marty Granoff Music Center. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Distler Performance Hall. Wheelchair Accessible (for in-person events): Yes. Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Performance. Subject: Music. Event Contact Name: Anna Griffs. Event Contact Email: anna.griffis@tufts.edu. Event Contact Phone: 617-627-2253. Event Admission: Free; no tickets required.
Sunday, October 20, 2024, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
For more info visit as.tufts.edu. Venezuelan Films in Spanish - Film #1: "Hermano"
Venezuelan Films in Spanish movie screening: Hermano. The film will be shown in Spanish with English subtitles.
This is the first of three Venezuelan movies that make up this semester's Films in Spanish, a Department of Romance Studies DEIJ initiative that brings focus to social justice issues in the Hispanic world through film screenings.
Film #2: La soledad, November 17
Film #3: Ninos de las Brisas, December 1
Previous editions of Films in Spanish (FIS) include: queer FIS, disability FIS, Jewish FIS, Indigenous FIS, and domestic service FIS.
Building: Olin Center. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Room 0011. Open to Public: Yes. Primary Audience(s): Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar/Talk. Subject: Social Justice/Human Rights. Event Admission: Free.
Sunday, October 20, 2024, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM.
CPR/AED Training
Tufts University is offering CPR/AED classes in the fall semester designed to teach the lifesaving skills necessary to help a friend, family member, neighbor, and all community members in need. This is an instructor-led course that teaches adult, child, and infant CPR. Additionally, the course will teach the use of Automated External Defibrillators (AED).
This class is open to Tufts students, faculty, and staff and is limited to 20 students per session.
Building: Dowling Hall. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Dowling Hall – 745A. Open to Public: No. Primary Audience(s): Faculty. Staff. Students (Graduate). Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Subject: Health/Wellness. Event Contact Name: Vanak Huot. Event Contact Email: vanak.huot@tufts.edu. RSVP Information: Sign up through Tufts Learning Center.
Monday, October 21, 2024, 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
For more info visit tufts.myabsorb.com. Granoff Music Center Colloquium Series: "Max Roach: Black Power Ideologies and Aesthetics [Max Roach@100 Project]" - Maya Cunningham (UMass Amherst)
Maya Cunningham is an Africanist/African Americanist ethnomusicologist and cultural activist specializing in African American cultural identity and traditional African and African American music. She will receive her Ph.D. in African American studies with a focus on ethnomusicology from UMass Amherst in May 2025, having earned multiple master's degrees in Afro-American studies, ethnomusicology, and jazz performance, as well as a Bachelor of Music in jazz studies from Howard University. A recipient of the 2022 Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship and a 2017 Fulbright Fellow, Cunningham has presented her research globally. As a jazz vocalist, she draws inspiration from legends like Abbey Lincoln and Sarah Vaughan, showcasing her impressive five-octave range and emotional delivery in performances at notable venues such as Jazz at Lincoln Center. Additionally, she is an accomplished visual artist, integrating her music with her artistic creations in collage, monoprint, and fused glass.
Building: Perry and Marty Granoff Music Center. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Varis Lecture Hall. Wheelchair Accessible (for in-person events): Yes. Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar/Talk. Event Contact Name: Anna Griffis. Event Contact Email: anna.griffis@tufts.edu. Event Admission: Free, no tickets required.
Monday, October 21, 2024, 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM.
NARCAN Pick Up + Q&A
In the event of an opioid overdose, NARCAN naloxone nasal spray is an over-the-counter opioid overdose treatment that can save lives. Stop by an informal training for Tufts community members to pick-up free NARCAN and learn how to use it. Additional resources and staff will be available to answer questions.
Please RSVP to help us ensure we have enough supplies for all. Supplies are limited to Tufts community members.
Building: Joyce Cummings Center. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: JCC Lobby. Wheelchair Accessible (for in-person events): Yes. Open to Public: No. Primary Audience(s): Faculty. Staff. Students (Graduate). Students (Postdoctoral). Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Information Session/Open House/Orientation. Subject: Education. Health/Wellness. Event Contact Name: Jessica Byrnes. Event Contact Email: jessica.byrnes@tufts.edu. RSVP Information: https://forms.gle/LeW1tHgcrAyAwfFf9. Event Admission: Free.
Monday, October 21, 2024, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM.
For more info visit forms.gle. Reception for "Cuba: Historias de un Sueño"
Over sixty years ago, Fidel Castro led the Cuban Revolution selling dreams of social equality, improved education, healthcare for all, and a prosperous future for the Cuban people. Yet, decades later, Cuba continues to grapple with the economic challenges that have shaped its history. For over 40 years, a combination of external sanctions, internal policies, corruption, and a stagnant economy have pushed many Cubans to seek opportunities abroad.
While the stories of Cuban exiles and immigrants in the U.S. are frequently shared, we rarely hear the stories of those who remain on the island.
Through over 50 interviews with Havana locals from different backgrounds, students from the Tisch Initiative for Global Leadership have created a collection of stories and photos that explore the everyday lives and challenges in Cuba’s capital. Cuba: Historias de un Sueño (Cuba: Tales of a Dream) serves as a living collection of stories and photos to depict the current state of the Cuban Dream.
Cuba: Historias de un Sueño…
Building: Barnum Hall. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Barnum Hall lobby. Wheelchair Accessible (for in-person events): Yes. Open to Public: Yes. Primary Audience(s): Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Exhibition. Subject: International Affairs. Event Contact Name: Heather Barry. Event Contact Email: heather.barry@tufts.edu. RSVP Information: None. Event Admission: Free.
Monday, October 21, 2024, 4:30 PM – 6:30 PM.
Partitioned Intimacies: Languages of Segregation
Rita Kothari (Ashoka University) will deliver a lecture investigating the categories of "communal" and "caste-based" segregations in Partition literature from South Asia. The session will be chaired by Ayesha Jalal, Mary Richardson Professor of History.
Building: Cabot Intercultural Center. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Room 703. Wheelchair Accessible (for in-person events): Yes. Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar/Talk. Event Contact Name: Tom Guan. Event Contact Email: yguan02@tufts.edu. Event Contact Phone: 5126456416. Event Admission: Free.
Monday, October 21, 2024, 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM.
For more info visit tufts.box.com. Fireside Chat with Chris Gardner, Early Stage Investor at Underscore VC
Chris Gardner, partner at Underscore VC, will join us for a fireside chat about all things early-stage investing.
Building: Joyce Cummings Center. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: 177 College Ave, Medford. Wheelchair Accessible (for in-person events): Yes. Open to Public: No. Primary Audience(s): Students (Postdoctoral). Alumni and Friends. Faculty. Staff. Students (Graduate). Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar/Talk. Subject: Business. Innovation. Event Contact Name: Carol Denning. Event Contact Email: carol.denning@tufts.edu. RSVP Information: https://derbyecenter.tufts.edu/event/chrisgardner/. Event Admission: Free.
Monday, October 21, 2024, 6:00 PM – 7:15 PM.
For more info visit derbyecenter.tufts.edu. Civilian Response to Active Shooter Training
This training course is designed to provide tools and techniques on how to react to an active shooter / active threat. This training expands upon information found in the Tufts University Emergency Response Guide. This platform is modeled around the Avoid, Deny, Defend response to an active shooter.
Avoid: Trust your instincts and don’t delay. Get away as quickly as possible.
Deny: If you can’t flee, obstruct or deny the active shooter access to your area.
Defend: If all else fails… fight as a last resort and only when your life is in imminent danger.
This class is open to Tufts students, faculty, and staff.
Building: Jaharis Family Center for Biomedical and Nutrition Sciences. Campus: Boston Health Sciences campus. Location Details: Auditorium 130. Open to Public: Yes. Primary Audience(s): Faculty. Staff. Students (Graduate). Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar/Talk. Subject: Health/Wellness. Event Contact Email: ready@tufts.edu. RSVP Information: Sign up through Tufts Learning Center.
Tuesday, October 22, 2024, 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM.
For more info visit emergency.tufts.edu. Women Entrepreneurial Leaders In Action
This event is part of the Entrepreneurial Speaker Series, hosted by the Derby Entrepreneurship Center at Tufts University.
In support of Women Entrepreneurship Week (October 19–24), DEC will be hosting four young alumna in our “Women Entrepreneurial Leaders In Action” panel where they will share how they apply the entrepreneurial method in their respective roles.
Building: Joyce Cummings Center. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: 177 College Ave, Medford. Wheelchair Accessible (for in-person events): Yes. Open to Public: No. Primary Audience(s): Students (Postdoctoral). Alumni and Friends. Faculty. Staff. Students (Graduate). Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar/Talk. Subject: Business. Innovation. Event Contact Name: Carol Denning. Event Contact Email: carol.denning@tufts.edu. RSVP Information: https://go.tufts.edu/womenpanel24. Event Admission: Free.
Tuesday, October 22, 2024, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM.
For more info visit go.tufts.edu. Shemini Atzeret
Begins at sundown on the first day listed. Translates as "Eighth Day of the Assembly;" unclear purpose in the bible and has had many forms of celebration. Comes at the end of Sukkot and almost coincides with Simchat Torah. Observances may include limits to participation in academics or work.
Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Multifaith Observance.
Wednesday, October 23, 2024 – Friday, October 25, 2024.
Tisch College Solomont Speaker Series: Ibtihaj Muhammad
Join a conversation on sports, women's empowerment, and advocacy with Olympic fencing medalist, entrepreneur, author, and activist, Ibtihaj Muhammad. An Olympic bronze medalist, five-time Senior World medalist and World Champion in fencing, Ibtihaj became the first American woman to compete in the Olympics in hijab and the first Muslim-American woman to win an Olympic medal in 2016. She later became the face of Nike’s first ever Pro Hijab designed for Muslim female athletes.
Building: Barnum Hall. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Barnum LL08. Wheelchair Accessible (for in-person events): Yes. Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar/Talk. Event Contact Name: Jessica Byrnes, Senior Communications Manager. Event Contact Email: jessica.byrnes@tufts.edu.
Wednesday, October 23, 2024, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
For more info visit www.eventbrite.com. Multicultural Fellows Council (MFC) Meeting w/ Dean Damian Archer
Multicultural Fellows Council (MFC) Meeting w/ Dean Damian ArcherDr. Peter Brodeur will present the subject of “Preparing applications for scholarships and fellowships.” You may RSVP as early as now for that Oct. meeting and remember that these are all catered!
RSVP by sending an email Marlene, marlene.jreaswec@tufts.edu. October 23, 2024
12pm-1pm
MEB 216 A, The goals of the Multicultural Fellows Council at TUSM are: , To bring together student representatives to focus on enhancing the diversity climate at TUSM , To foster a sense of community within the TUSM student body , Actively promote the celebration of excellence through diversity as a core value at Tufts , Work together to create a supportive environment that enhances learning from every member of the TUSM community.
Building: Tufts Center for Medical Education. Campus: Boston Health Sciences campus. Location Details: MEB 216 A. Open to Public: No. Event Type: Other. Event Contact Email: marlene.jreaswec@tufts.edu.
Wednesday, October 23, 2024, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
Friedman School Speaker Series: Can Systems Modeling Help Us Better Understand the World?
Speakers:
Udita Sanga and Larissa Calancie, Assistant Professors at the Friedman School.
Online Location Details: Details provided via email. Building: Jaharis Family Center for Biomedical and Nutrition Sciences. Campus: Boston Health Sciences campus. Location Details: Behrakis Auditorium and Online. Wheelchair Accessible (for in-person events): Yes. Open to Public: No. Primary Audience(s): Faculty. Postdoctoral Fellows. Staff. Students (Graduate). Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar/Talk. Subject: Health/Wellness. RSVP Information: No RSVP necessary. Event Admission: Free.
Wednesday, October 23, 2024, 12:15 PM – 1:15 PM.
Excessive Sentencing and Mass Incarceration in Context
What are the long-term effects of excessive sentencing on individuals, families, and communities? Join a panel conversation to explore the state of excessive sentencing in the United States as well as in countries like Finland and Norway, and learn about diverse policies in California and Massachusetts that have led to a decline in excessive sentencing. Panelists will include two students from the MyTERN Program at Tisch College, award-winning writer and prison reform activist Kenneth Hartman, and renowned civil rights lawyer Michael Meltsner.
Building: Breed Memorial Hall. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Wheelchair Accessible (for in-person events): Yes. Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar/Talk. Event Contact Name: Jessica Byrnes, Senior Communications Manager. Event Contact Email: jessica.byrnes@tufts.edu.
Wednesday, October 23, 2024, 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM.
For more info visit tischcollege.tufts.edu. Yoga with Vito - Let's Move Together
Yoga with Vito - Let's Move Together
Beginner-Friendly
Join returning Yoga Instructor Vito for a beginner-friendly yoga class for some weekly movement.
October 23rd (Wednesday)
Evening Classes 5:00pm
Sign up here Each student must sign up ahead of time to secure their spot in class. , For lunchtime classes, students are asked to indicate whether they would like to reserve a mat. , For evening classes, mats will not be provided.
Building: Posner Hall. Campus: Boston Health Sciences campus. Location Details: Posner Lounge (200 Harrison Ave). Open to Public: No. Event Type: Subject: Health/Wellness. Event Contact Email: studentwellnessadvising@tufts.edu. RSVP Information: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1tRruS1v8Oju1Oe-nUE2CW0HdburoYLrzVMYGLcGqH_8/edit.
Wednesday, October 23, 2024, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
For more info visit docs.google.com. Abolitionist Practices: Then + Now
Presented in conjunction with Tomashi Jackson: Across the Universe, this panel explores the histories and legacies of abolitionist practices today. Just as Jackson’s work reckons with the overlooked portions of American history and the long shadow of slavery, so too do these area partners contend with abolitionist thought to correct the ongoing impact of slavery in contemporary society.
Organized in collaboration with the Tisch College of Civic Life at Tufts University and the office of Vice Provost for Institutional Inclusive Excellence, speakers include exhibiting artist Tomashi Jackson, Nia K. Evans and Cierra Michele Peters from the Boston Ujima Project, the Nation’s first democratically governed investment fund, Dayna Cunningham, dean of Tisch College for Civic Life at Tufts University, and Laura McDonald, manager of collections, Tufts University Art Galleries.
Building: Aidekman Arts Center. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Alumnae Lounge, Aidekman Arts Center, Medford. Wheelchair Accessible (for in-person events): Yes. Open to Public: Yes. Primary Audience(s): Alumni and Friends. Faculty. Parents. Postdoctoral Fellows. Staff. Students (Graduate). Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Conference/Panel Event/Symposium. Exhibition. Lecture/Presentation/Seminar/Talk. Subject: Arts/Media. Education. Humanities. Politics/Policy/Law. Social Justice/Human Rights. RSVP Information: Event is free and open to all. Please register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/abolitionist-practices-then-now-tickets-946416706847?aff=oddtdtcreator.
Wednesday, October 23, 2024, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM.
For more info visit artgalleries.tufts.edu. Simchat Torah
Begins at sundown on the first day listed. Translates as "Rejoicing of the Law." Joyous festival in which the annual cycle of the reading of the Torah in the synagogue is completed and its first book begun again. The celebration typically includes singing, dancing, and marching with Torah scrolls. Observances may include limits to participation in academics or work.
Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Multifaith Observance.
Thursday, October 24, 2024 – Friday, October 25, 2024.
The Decolonizing International Relations Conference
Attend the 2024 Decolonizing International Relations Conference (DIR) at The Fletcher School on October 24–25, 2024! DIR is a Fletcher School student-run conference that encourages the Fletcher and Tufts community to interrogate the colonial origins and legacies of international relations. You do not need a background in international relations to join us. This year, the theme is Building the Narrative; which is focuses our critique of international relations pedagogy on conventional Western historical narratives and how those narratives have affected the current state of global affairs. Sessions and panels will focus on the power of the explicit and implicit, as well as the official and the alternative narratives in topics ranging from settler colonial societies to the climate justice movement to Fletcher and Tufts’ own pedagogy. Click the registration link to see our full list of sessions and register to receive information on session times and locations!
Online Location Details: Register for Zoom webinar link. Building: Cabot Intercultural Center. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: The conference sessions will take place on the 7th floor of the Cabot Intercultural Center. Wheelchair Accessible (for in-person events): Yes. Open to Public: Yes. Primary Audience(s): Alumni and Friends. Faculty. Parents. Postdoctoral Fellows. Staff. Students (Graduate). Students (Postdoctoral). Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Conference/Panel Event/Symposium. Subject: International Affairs. Event Contact Name: Eliana Johnson. Event Contact Email: eliana.johnson@tufts.edu. RSVP Information: https://forms.gle/rWeME1KVBt69qtDa7. Event Admission: Free.
Thursday, October 24, 2024, 9:00 AM – 7:00 PM.
For more info visit sites.tufts.edu. Unlocking Insights: The Power of Natural Language Processing in Healthcare
Join Tufts CTSI on Thursday, October 24 at 10 a.m. for an engaging live Zoom event featuring Alysse Wurcel, MD, a dedicated clinical scientist and thought leader whose work in translational science showcases the power of Natural Language Processing (NLP) to unlock information hidden in clinical data.
Wurcel’s NLP research identifies a difficult-to-uncover population—people who use drugs—and demonstrates the limitations of traditional electronic medical record searches. Her work reveals how NLP can serve as a more effective, efficient, and ethical alternative to chart reviews. By incorporating NLP in her research, Wurcel not only identifies patients more accurately but creates the opportunity to improve care through earlier identification of at-risk populations in need of better access to care and services.
Online Location Details: https://wellforce.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAocuqgqjwtGdUEbcQGK7hxPNXPKLddGp1G#/registration. Location Details: Register in advance:
https://wellforce.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAocuqgqjwtGdUEbcQGK7hxPNXPKLddGp1G#/registration. Open to Public: Yes. Primary Audience(s): Faculty. Staff. Students (Graduate). Students (Postdoctoral). Event Type: Conference/Panel Event/Symposium. Subject: Medicine. Event Contact Name: Alyssa Cabrera. Event Contact Email: alyssa.b.cabrera@tuftsmedicine.org.
Thursday, October 24, 2024, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM.
For more info visit www.tuftsctsi.org. [ENVS Lecture Series] Accelerating the Transition to Zero-Emission Transportation
Transportation is the largest source of climate pollution in the U.S. the Northeast, and Massachusetts. Jordan Stutt, the senior director at CALSTART Northeast Region, will discuss how innovative technologies, policies, business models, and partnerships are supporting the shift away from gas- and diesel-powered vehicles.
Building: Curtis Hall. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Curtis Hall Multipurpose Room (474 Boston Ave. Medford, MA). Wheelchair Accessible (for in-person events): Yes. Open to Public: Yes. Primary Audience(s): Alumni and Friends. Event Type: Academic Date/Deadline. Lecture/Presentation/Seminar/Talk. Subject: Innovation. Event Contact Name: Sinet Kroch. Event Contact Email: sinet.kroch@tufts.edu. RSVP Information: RSVP only needed for virtual attendants.
Thursday, October 24, 2024, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
For more info visit tufts.zoom.us. Book Talk with Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson
Book talk with Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson about her new book, What If We Get It Right?
Register here: https://forms.monday.com/forms/a5b0b98e1d10fe28f6391161f10b8114?r=use1.
Building: Cabot Intercultural Center. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Cabot 7th floor at The Fletcher School. Open to Public: Yes. Primary Audience(s): Alumni and Friends. Faculty. Postdoctoral Fellows. Staff. Students (Graduate). Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar/Talk. RSVP Information: https://forms.monday.com/forms/a5b0b98e1d10fe28f6391161f10b8114?r=use1.
Thursday, October 24, 2024, 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM.
"Fancy Dance" Film Screening and Q&A
About the film: Since her sister's disappearance, Jax (Lily Gladstone) has cared for her niece, Roki (Isabel DeRoy-Olson), by scraping by on the Seneca-Cayuga reservation in Oklahoma. Every spare minute goes into finding her missing sister while also helping Roki prepare for an upcoming powwow. In English and Cayuga. (Source: Imdb.com)
This screening event and post-screening Q&A with the film’s director, Erica Tremblay, via Zoom, is co-sponsored by Tufts Film & Media Studies (FMS), The Indigenous Student Organization at Tufts (ISOT), and Tufts Department of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies (TDPS).
Registration is not required, but RSVP to receive a reminder about the event!
Building: Barnum Hall. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Open to Public: Yes. Primary Audience(s): Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Performance. Subject: Arts/Media. Event Contact Name: Gina O'Conno. Event Contact Email: gina.o_connor@tufts.edu. RSVP Information: https://www.fms-narratives.blog/event-details-registration/fancy-dance-film-screening-and-q-a.
Thursday, October 24, 2024, 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM.
For more info visit www.fms-narratives.blog. The Decolonizing International Relations Conference
Attend the 2024 Decolonizing International Relations Conference (DIR) at The Fletcher School on October 24–25, 2024! DIR is a Fletcher School student-run conference that encourages the Fletcher and Tufts community to interrogate the colonial origins and legacies of international relations. You do not need a background in international relations to join us. This year, the theme is Building the Narrative; which is focuses our critique of international relations pedagogy on conventional Western historical narratives and how those narratives have affected the current state of global affairs. Sessions and panels will focus on the power of the explicit and implicit, as well as the official and the alternative narratives in topics ranging from settler colonial societies to the climate justice movement to Fletcher and Tufts’ own pedagogy. Click the registration link to see our full list of sessions and register to receive information on session times and locations!
Online Location Details: Register for Zoom webinar link. Building: Cabot Intercultural Center. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: The conference sessions will take place on the 7th floor of the Cabot Intercultural Center. Wheelchair Accessible (for in-person events): Yes. Open to Public: Yes. Primary Audience(s): Alumni and Friends. Faculty. Parents. Postdoctoral Fellows. Staff. Students (Graduate). Students (Postdoctoral). Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Conference/Panel Event/Symposium. Subject: International Affairs. Event Contact Name: Eliana Johnson. Event Contact Email: eliana.johnson@tufts.edu. RSVP Information: https://forms.gle/rWeME1KVBt69qtDa7. Event Admission: Free.
Friday, October 25, 2024, 9:00 AM – 7:00 PM.
For more info visit sites.tufts.edu. SMFA Visiting Artist Talk: S. Billie Mandle
Please join us at the SMFA for a talk and Q&A by visiting artist S. Billie Mandle!
S. Billie Mandle is from Northern California and works in Massachusetts where she is an associate professor of photography at Massachusetts College of Art and Design. Engaging themes of place, chance, and the interplay between the known and unknown, her photographs examine the subtle forces that define our surroundings.
Open to Tufts university students, faculty, and staff.
Building: Anderson Auditorium. Campus: Boston Fenway campus. Location Details: 230 Fenway, Boston, MA 02115 (Anderson Auditorium). Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar/Talk. Event Contact Name: Sophie Cloherty. Event Contact Email: sophie.cloherty@tufts.edu. Event Admission: Free.
Friday, October 25, 2024, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
Tools and Strategies for Addressing Racial Inequity
Tools and Strategies for Addressing Racial Inequity workshop and dialogue open to all students.
This is the third workshop this semester of the Tufts Inclusive Education Series (TIES).
Online Location Details: RSVP for Zoom Link. Building: Joyce Cummings Center. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Wheelchair Accessible (for in-person events): Yes. Open to Public: No. Primary Audience(s): Students (Graduate). Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Community Engagement. Lecture/Presentation/Seminar/Talk. Subject: Diversity/Identity/Inclusive Excellence. RSVP Information: https://tufts.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_ehTcfIzotuYJB42.
Friday, October 25, 2024, 2:30 PM – 3:45 PM.
Scaredy Cat K9-5K
We’re beyond excited to invite you to our annual Scaredy Cat K9 5K on Sunday, October 27 from 9 a.m.–1 p.m. on the Grafton campus. This year, the Tufts chapter of the Student American Veterinary Medical Association (SAVMA) and the Massachusetts Veterinary Medical Association (MVMA) have joined forces for an even bigger and better event! In addition to the usual 5K walk/run and 1 mile fun run for people and dogs of all ages, we’ll also include:
• Vendor fair
• Frisbee dog and police K9 demonstrations
• Food trucks
• Face painting
Could this day get any better? You bet! Proceeds from the event will benefit both the MVMA Charities and Tufts’ own Travis Fund, which provides financial assistance for the care of found animals and helps responsible owners cover the cost of unanticipated veterinary care!
Costumes (especially matching ones) are not required, but highly encouraged! For everybody’s safety, all dogs must have up to date rabies vaccination information that will be verified upon check in for the race.…
Campus: Grafton campus. Location Details: Phelps Field. Open to Public: Yes. Primary Audience(s): Alumni and Friends. Faculty. Postdoctoral Fellows. Staff. Students (Graduate). Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Community Engagement. Subject: Health/Wellness. RSVP Information: https://runsignup.com/scaredycatk95k. Event Admission: $35 to register for the race; no cost to attend the event.
Sunday, October 27, 2024, 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM.
Sunday Concert Series: Gateway Jaz
This concert blends a variety of genres including funk, blues, rock, and video game classics, all while deeply steeped in jazz traditions. Gateway Jaz pushes musical boundaries and intertwines genres while creating a sound that is both unique and captivating.
Phill Grannan, guitar; Tim Moyer, saxophone; Jake Gabriszeki, drums; and Galen Willett, bass.
Building: Perry and Marty Granoff Music Center. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Distler Performance Hall. Wheelchair Accessible (for in-person events): Yes. Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Performance. Subject: Music. Event Contact Name: Anna Griffis. RSVP Information: Anna Grffis. Event Admission: Free; no tickets required.
Sunday, October 27, 2024, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
For more info visit as.tufts.edu. Italian Movie Night
Join us for Italian Movie Night, just in time for spooky season! This semester, we will be watching Sicilian Ghost Story (2017), a tale about a young girl who refuses to accept the disappearance of her classmate. Venturing into a mysterious forest, she risks everything to find him in this haunting blend of fantasy and reality.
Building: Olin Center. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Olin 011. Open to Public: No. Primary Audience(s): Faculty. Students (Graduate). Students (Undergraduate). Event Contact Name: Rose Facchini. Event Contact Email: rose.facchini@tufts.edu.
Sunday, October 27, 2024, 5:00 PM – 7:30 PM.
Civilian Response to Active Shooter Training
This training course is designed to provide tools and techniques on how to react to an active shooter / active threat. This training expands upon information found in the Tufts University Emergency Response Guide. This platform is modeled around the Avoid, Deny, Defend response to an active shooter.
Avoid: Trust your instincts and don’t delay. Get away as quickly as possible.
Deny: If you can’t flee, obstruct or deny the active shooter access to your area.
Defend: If all else fails… fight as a last resort and only when your life is in imminent danger.
This class is open to Tufts students, faculty, and staff.
Building: SMFA. Campus: Boston Fenway campus. Location Details: B311. Open to Public: No. Primary Audience(s): Faculty. Staff. Students (Graduate). Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar/Talk. Subject: Health/Wellness. Event Contact Email: ready@tufts.edu. RSVP Information: Sign up through Tufts Learning Center.
Wednesday, October 30, 2024, 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM.
For more info visit emergency.tufts.edu. CHAT Fellow Seminar: What Impact Did Slavery Have on the Life of Historical Jesus?
Join us October 30 for a CHAT Fellow presentation about the life of historical Jesus and its impact on Mediterranean slavery, presented by Chance Bonar. Chance completed his PhD at Harvard University in the Committee on the Study of Religion, and also holds an MAR from Yale Divinity School.
Bonar is a postdoctoral fellow in the Center for the Humanities at Tufts University, whose research and teaching primarily focus on ancient Mediterranean religion, slavery, antisemitism, gender-based violence, and theories of authorship. He has two forthcoming projects: God, Slavery, and Early Christianity: Divine Possession and Ethics in the Shepherd of Hermas (Cambridge University Press) and The Author in Early Christian Literature (Cambridge Elements, Cambridge University Press).
Building: Fung House 48 Professors Row. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: First floor conference room. Open to Public: Yes. Primary Audience(s): Faculty. Postdoctoral Fellows. Staff. Students (Graduate). Students (Postdoctoral). Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar/Talk. Subject: Arts/Media. Humanities. Social Justice/Human Rights. Event Contact Name: Amanda Pepper. Event Contact Email: amanda.pepper@tufts.edu. Event Contact Phone: 6176276128. RSVP Information: No RSVP needed. Event Admission: Free.
Wednesday, October 30, 2024, 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM.
For more info visit humanities.tufts.edu. Voting Machines Everyone Can Trust
Join us for a discussion led by Ben Adida, co-founder and executive director of VotingWorks, as he explores how technology can enhance transparency, security, and equity in the voting process. This event is perfect for anyone interested in civic tech, elections, or building a more inclusive democratic process. Lunch will be provided.
Building: Barnum Hall. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Barnum 104. Wheelchair Accessible (for in-person events): Yes. Open to Public: Yes. Event Contact Name: Shanley Daly. Event Contact Email: shanley.daly@tufts.edu. Event Contact Phone: 781-290-8697. RSVP Information: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/voting-machines-everyone-can-trust-tickets-1041321419397.
Wednesday, October 30, 2024, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
For more info visit www.eventbrite.com. Friedman School Speaker Series: The Dean's Town Hall
Speakers:
Christina Economos, Dean, Professor, Friedman School.
Online Location Details: Details provided via email. Building: Jaharis Family Center for Biomedical and Nutrition Sciences. Campus: Boston Health Sciences campus. Location Details: Behrakis Auditorium and Online. Wheelchair Accessible (for in-person events): Yes. Open to Public: No. Primary Audience(s): Faculty. Postdoctoral Fellows. Staff. Students (Graduate). Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar/Talk. Subject: Health/Wellness. RSVP Information: No RSVP necessary. Event Admission: Free.
Wednesday, October 30, 2024, 12:15 PM – 1:15 PM.
Templates for Public Art (TFPA) Vol. 7 with Limited Time Engagement (LTE)
Join Limited Time Engagement (LTE, Kate Conlon and Boyang Hou) and Tufts University Art Galleries (TUAG) for Templates for Public Art, a publication of artist-designed jack-o-lantern templates published annually by Limited Time Engagement (LTE). The book is released each October at a carving party/exhibition where participants realize the artworks for public exhibition (as lit pumpkins).
Templates for Public Art (TFPA) is an ongoing project exploring new possibilities for public address. TFPA invites diverse forms of expression, from celebratory abstraction to radical protest. By transforming the front stoop into an exhibition space, the project turns the carved pumpkin into a vehicle for the spread of ideas.
Limited Time Engagement is the collaborative project of artists Kate Conlon and Boyang Hou. LTE works inside and outside the limited edition to play with the idea of manufactured scarcity—creating situations and commemorating them with objects. LTE’s work is in the collections of The Art Institute of C…
Building: SMFA. Campus: Boston Fenway campus. Location Details: Anderson Galleries, Atrium and Courtyard, SMFA at Tufts. Wheelchair Accessible (for in-person events): Yes. Open to Public: Yes. Primary Audience(s): Students (Graduate). Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Community Engagement. Exhibition. Lecture/Presentation/Seminar/Talk. Subject: Arts/Media. RSVP Information: Event is free and open to all. Please register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/templates-for-public-art-tfpa-vol-7-with-limited-time-engagement-lte-tickets-945821466467?aff=oddtdtcreator.
Wednesday, October 30, 2024, 1:30 PM – 6:00 PM.
For more info visit artgalleries.tufts.edu. Screening of "Brooklyn Inshallah"
Out of 40,000 Arab-Americans living in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, only 250 were registered to vote in the 2020 election.
In a historic campaign, Father Khader El Yateem becomes the first Palestinian to run for the city council. Brooklyn Inshallah follows the amazing voices behind his campaign: Father K and his family, Muslim political activist Linda Sarsour, and local community organizer Aber Kawas.
Brooklyn Inshallah captures both the polarizing divisiveness of American politics and the power of civic participation in local government.
Building: Cabot Intercultural Center. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Room 703. Wheelchair Accessible (for in-person events): Yes. Open to Public: Yes. Primary Audience(s): Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar/Talk. Subject: International Affairs. Event Contact Name: Heather Barry. Event Contact Email: heather.barry@tufts.edu. RSVP Information: None. Event Admission: Free.
Wednesday, October 30, 2024, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM.
Diwali (Dipavali)
Perhaps the most popular of all Hindu festivals, also known as the Festival of Lights, it is dedicated to the goddess Kali in Bengal and to Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth, in the rest of India. As with several other festivals, Diwali is associated with one of the stories about the destruction of evil by Vishnu in one of his many manifestations. Observances may include limits to participation in academics or work.
Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Multifaith Observance.
Thursday, October 31, 2024 – Friday, November 1, 2024.
Samhain
Begins at sundown on the first day listed. The New Year and the final harvest festival, celebrating the last gifts of the Earth before winter and the return of the spirits of the dead.
Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Multifaith Observance.
Thursday, October 31, 2024 – Friday, November 1, 2024.
[ENVS Lecture Series] From Tufts to the National Parks of Boston: A Career Connecting People to Parks
In this lecture, Marc Albert, director of science and stewardship partnerships for the National Parks of Boston, will discuss how he found his way back into empowerment and public service through connecting community to urban coastal national parks in the San Francisco Bay Area and Boston Harbor. He will detail science and stewardship initiatives on public park lands that demonstrate environmental conservation and community empowerment, and will discuss some of the challenges and opportunities of park management in a changing climate.
Building: Curtis Hall. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Curtis Hall Multipurpose Room (474 Boston Ave. Medford, MA). Wheelchair Accessible (for in-person events): Yes. Open to Public: Yes. Primary Audience(s): Alumni and Friends. Event Type: Academic Date/Deadline. Lecture/Presentation/Seminar/Talk. Event Contact Name: Sinet Kroch. Event Contact Email: sinet.kroch@tufts.edu. RSVP Information: RSVP only needed for virtual attendants.
Thursday, October 31, 2024, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
For more info visit tufts.zoom.us. Storytelling for Social Justice With ArcGIS StoryMaps
ArcGIS StoryMaps is a digital storytelling tool that allows you to combine interactive maps with narrative text, images, and multimedia. With the rise of geographic information systems (GIS), accessible online tools, and modes of publication, digital mapping has become a powerful tool for underrepresented and marginalized communities to tell their own stories, resisting colonial narratives and visualizing erased histories. With ArcGIS tools, communities can combine oral histories, archival documents, and interactive tours.
In this hands-on workshop, participants will: Learn how mapping and spatial analysis are being used to visualize underrepresented and marginalized communities , Understand how to tell engaging spatial narratives , Navigate the ArcGIS StoryMaps interface , Create an interactive StoryMap, No experience necessary. Please bring a laptop to the workshop.
Building: Tisch Library. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Tisch Digital Design Studio (DDS). Open to Public: Yes. Primary Audience(s): Faculty. Staff. Students (Graduate). Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar/Talk. Subject: Humanities. Event Contact Name: Kaylen Dwyer. RSVP Information: https://tufts.libcal.com/event/13174591.
Thursday, October 31, 2024, 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM.
For more info visit tischlibrary.tufts.edu. All Saints’ Day
All Saints' Day, also known as All Hallows' Day, the Feast of All Saints, the Feast of All Hallows, the Solemnity of All Saints, and Hallowmas, is a Christian solemnity celebrated in honor of all the saints of the church, whether they are known or unknown. Observances may include limits to participation in academics or work.
Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Multifaith Observance.
Friday, November 1, 2024.
Diwali (Mahavir Nirvana)
This "Festival of Lamps" celebrates the attainment of Moksa by Lord Mahavira. A burning lamp symbolizes the "light of knowledge," which dispels the darkness of delusion and ignorance.
Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Multifaith Observance.
Friday, November 1, 2024.
Cognitive & Brain Science Talk Series: Rajesh Rao, University of Washington
Rajesh P. N. Rao is the CJ and Elizabeth Hwang Professor in the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science and Engineering and Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Washington (UW), Seattle. He is also the co-director of the Center for Neurotechnology (CNT), adjunct professor in the bioengineering department, and faculty member in the neuroscience graduate program at UW. He directs the Neural Systems Laboratory located in the Paul G. Allen Center for Computer Science and Engineering. His awards include a Guggenheim Fellowship, an IEEE Fellow Award, a Fulbright Scholar award, an NSF CAREER award, an ONR Young Investigator Award, a Sloan Faculty Fellowship, and a David and Lucile Packard Fellowship.
His research interests span computational neuroscience, brain-computer interfaces, and artificial intelligence as well as the Indus script and classical Indian paintings.
Building: Joyce Cummings Center. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: JCC 270. Open to Public: No.
Friday, November 1, 2024, 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM.
For more info visit tufts.app.box.com. All Souls' Day
All Souls' Day, also called The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed, is a day of prayer and remembrance for the faithful departed, observed by certain Christian denominations on 2 November. Observances may include limits to participation in academics or work.
Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Multifaith Observance.
Saturday, November 2, 2024.
Birth of the Bab
The anniversary of the birth of the Bab, the herald of the new age for Baha'is. The Shrine of the Bab in Haifa, Israel, is part of the World Center of the Baha'i faith.
Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Multifaith Observance.
Saturday, November 2, 2024.
Workshop: Ulises x BB Workshop, Gerrit Rietveld Academie/Sandberg Instituut
Join Tufts University Art Galleries (TUAG) and Ulises for a workshop “B2B, Books Displaying Books” with BB Workshop, Gerrit Rietveld Academie/Sandberg Instituut in conjunction with the exhibition Ulises: Assembly engaging the labor of bookworkers. BB Workshop will convene a workshop engaging discarded materials in guided bookbinding techniques (gluing, stitching, drilling, cutting, pressing, folding, and stapling). Following the production, BB Workshop will facilitate dialogues for book interventions for designated areas, exploring the relationships between books and the spaces they occupy (exhibitions, shelves, libraries).
Building: SMFA. Campus: Boston Fenway campus. Location Details: Anderson Auditorium, SMFA at Tufts. Wheelchair Accessible (for in-person events): Yes. Open to Public: No. Primary Audience(s): Students (Graduate). Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Community Engagement. Exhibition. Lecture/Presentation/Seminar/Talk. Subject: Arts/Media. RSVP Information: Registration is required: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/workshop-ulises-x-bb-workshop-gerrit-rietveld-academiesandberg-instituut-tickets-945763543217?aff=oddtdtcreator.
Saturday, November 2, 2024, 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
For more info visit artgalleries.tufts.edu. Tufts / NEC Dual Degree Recital
Students studying in the Tufts / NEC Dual Degree program present a unique evening of classical, jazz, and original compositions.
This event will be live-streamed at: https://as.tufts.edu/music/news-events/live-streaming.
Building: Perry and Marty Granoff Music Center. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Distler Music Hall. Wheelchair Accessible (for in-person events): Yes. Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Performance. Subject: Music. Event Contact Name: Anna Griffis. Event Contact Email: anna.griffis@tufts.edu. Event Admission: Free, no tickets required.
Saturday, November 2, 2024, 8:00 PM – 9:30 PM.
For more info visit go.tufts.edu. Birth of Baha'u'llah
The anniversary of the birth of Baha'u'llah, the founder of the Baha'i faith. Observances may include limits to participation in academics or work.
Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Multifaith Observance.
Sunday, November 3, 2024.
Look What Happened Now: Stars Entwine
L’Étoile Duo (Hsin-Lin Tsai and Miguel Perez-Espejo Cardenas, violinists) presents new repertory-building works for two violins by John McDonald and Kareem Roustom, alongside other bright chamber music by Tufts composers.
Building: Perry and Marty Granoff Music Center. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Distler Performance Hall. Wheelchair Accessible (for in-person events): Yes. Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Performance. Event Contact Name: Anna Grffis. Event Contact Email: anna.griffis@tufts.edu. Event Admission: Free; no tickets are required.
Monday, November 4, 2024, 5:00 AM – 7:00 AM.
For more info visit as.tufts.edu. Fragmented Marginalities: Dispossession, Migration, and the Urban Periphery in North India
Ritanjan Das (Leiden University) will deliver a lecture on how the dispossessed peasantry and migrant poor in the north Indian city of Noida negotiate with their marginal status, and the fragmenting social relations therein. The session will be chaired by Ayesha Jalal, Mary Richardson Professor of History.
Building: Cabot Intercultural Center. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Room 703. Wheelchair Accessible (for in-person events): Yes. Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar/Talk. Event Contact Name: Tom Guan. Event Contact Email: yguan02@tufts.edu. Event Contact Phone: 5126456416. Event Admission: Free.
Monday, November 4, 2024, 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM.
For more info visit tufts.box.com. TUSM Faculty Recognition Event
TUSM Faculty Recognition EventWe are delighted to invite you to an evening of celebration in acknowledgement of the contributions and achievements of the faculty at Tufts University School of Medicine. Please join us for the annual Faculty Recognition Event on November 4 at 5:30pm at 145 Harrison Ave. Room 114. ***Kindly RSVP by October 15 to ensure your spot at this memorable event.
Building: Tufts Center for Medical Education. Campus: Boston Health Sciences campus. Location Details: Medical Education Building, Room 114. Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Special Event. RSVP Information: RSVP by October 15 to ensure your spot at this memorable event.
Monday, November 4, 2024, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM.
For more info visit tufts.qualtrics.com. Yoga with Vito - Let's Move Together
Yoga with Vito - Let's Move Together
Beginner-Friendly
Join returning Yoga Instructor Vito for a beginner-friendly yoga class for some weekly movement.
November 5th (Tuesday)
Lunch time Classes 12:00pm
Sign up here Each student must sign up ahead of time to secure their spot in class. , For lunchtime classes, students are asked to indicate whether they would like to reserve a mat. , For evening classes, mats will not be provided.
Building: Posner Hall. Campus: Boston Health Sciences campus. Location Details: Posner Lounge (200 Harrison Ave). Open to Public: No. Event Type: Subject: Health/Wellness. Event Contact Email: studentwellnessadvising@tufts.edu. RSVP Information: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1tRruS1v8Oju1Oe-nUE2CW0HdburoYLrzVMYGLcGqH_8/edit.
Tuesday, November 5, 2024, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
For more info visit docs.google.com. Election Night Extravaganza
Join an election night takeover of the Joyce Cummings Center and celebrate the democratic process with your friends! Gather as a community to watch early election results come in on big screens; enjoy food, games, trivia, a photo booth, and other fun activities; join optional political discussions; take advantage of de-stress zones; and more. No matter how you plan on commemorating this election, the JCC is your one-stop-shop for experiencing election night together as a Tufts community. All are welcome! Drop in for a short time or stay for the duration.
Building: Joyce Cummings Center. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Wheelchair Accessible (for in-person events): Yes. Open to Public: No. Primary Audience(s): Faculty. Staff. Students (Graduate). Students (Postdoctoral). Students (Undergraduate). Subject: Elections. Event Contact Name: Jessica Byrnes. Event Contact Email: jessica.byrnes@tufts.edu. RSVP Information: No RSVP required. Event Admission: Free.
Tuesday, November 5, 2024, 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM.
For more info visit tischcollege.tufts.edu. Faculty Book Talk: "Inland" and Climate Fiction Today With Kate Risse
The Center for Humanities at Tufts (CHAT) and the Department of Romance Studies invite you to join us on November 6 at 4 p.m. at the Fung House (48 Professors Row) to hear Kate Risse of Department of Romance Studies discuss her new novel, Inland, a story of two families struggling to reunite after the Eastern Seaboard succumbs to catastrophic flooding. This lecture will also include a discussion of the genre of climate fiction.
Kate Risse is a lecturer of Spanish language and culture in the Department of Romance Studies at Tufts. Her research interests include conquest narratives, eco-criticism and climate justice, intercultural dialogue and global citizenship education, Spanish language instruction, and Spain's early modern period.
All are welcome to attend this event. Contact humanities@tufts.edu with questions.
Building: Fung House 48 Professors Row. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: First floor conference room. Open to Public: Yes. Primary Audience(s): Faculty. Postdoctoral Fellows. Staff. Students (Graduate). Students (Postdoctoral). Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar/Talk. Subject: Humanities. Public Service/Government. Sustainability/Climate. Event Contact Name: Amanda Pepper. Event Contact Email: amanda.pepper@tufts.edu. Event Contact Phone: 6176276128. RSVP Information: No RSVP needed. Event Admission: Free.
Wednesday, November 6, 2024, 4:00 AM – 5:00 AM.
For more info visit humanities.tufts.edu. Sufi Utterances for Peace: Qawwali Mehfil Performed by Ghayoor-Moiz-Mustafa Qawwal and Brothers
Qawwali is a form of Sufi devotional voice and instrumental performance, originating in South Asia. Each performance is unique as these classically trained vocalists, who are among the most exciting contemporary practitioners, interweave verse-chorus sequences that are rich in poetic and spiritual symbolism in Urdu, Farsi, Hindi, Poorvi, Arabic, and Punjabi.
Co-sponsored by the Harvard University Department of History, Tufts Center for South Asia and Indian Ocean Studies (CSAIOS), Departments of Music; Religion; Race Colonialism, and Diaspora (RCD); English; and Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies (TDPS), the Toupin Bolwell Fund, Center for the Humanities at Tufts (CHAT), the University Chaplaincy, Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life, Office of Institutional Inclusive Excellence, and the Graduate Student Council.
Building: Perry and Marty Granoff Music Center. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Distler Performance Hall. Wheelchair Accessible (for in-person events): Yes. Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Performance. Subject: Music. Event Contact Name: Anna Griffis. Event Contact Email: anna.griffis@tufts.edu. RSVP Information: https://tufts.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bfuit4v7CjeVm1o. Event Admission: Registration reccomended.
Wednesday, November 6, 2024, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM.
For more info visit go.tufts.edu. 13th Annual Tufts Neuroscience Symposium and Shucart Lecture
The day-long Tufts Neuroscience Symposium features diverse speakers from around the country, and consistently brings together many from neuroscience disciplines in the Boston area for a day of educational talks and discussions. It is concluded by a lecture that honors William Shucart, former professor and chair of neurosurgery at Tufts School of Medicine.
Building: Jaharis Family Center for Biomedical and Nutrition Sciences. Campus: Boston Health Sciences campus. Location Details: Behrakis Auditorium (first floor). Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Conference/Panel Event/Symposium. Subject: Science. Event Contact Name: Shelley Scheier. Event Contact Email: shelley.antonio@tufts.edu. RSVP Information: Registration is free but required. Please RSVP via the Eventbrite website by October 24.
Thursday, November 7, 2024, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
For more info visit tuftsneurosciencesymposium2024.eventbrite.com. Civilian Response to Active Shooter Training
This training course is designed to provide tools and techniques on how to react to an active shooter / active threat. This training expands upon information found in the Tufts University Emergency Response Guide. This platform is modeled around the Avoid, Deny, Defend response to an active shooter.
Avoid: Trust your instincts and don’t delay. Get away as quickly as possible.
Deny: If you can’t flee, obstruct or deny the active shooter access to your area.
Defend: If all else fails… fight as a last resort and only when your life is in imminent danger.
This class is open to Tufts students, faculty, and staff.
Building: Jean Mayer Administration Building. Campus: Grafton campus. Location Details: Kohnstamm Conference Room #106. Open to Public: No. Primary Audience(s): Faculty. Staff. Students (Graduate). Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar/Talk. Subject: Health/Wellness. Event Contact Email: ready@tufts.edu. RSVP Information: Sign up through Tufts Learning Center.
Thursday, November 7, 2024, 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM.
For more info visit emergency.tufts.edu. [ENVS Lecture Series] Finding Success Through Self Advocacy as a Black Woman in Toxics Use Reduction
Clean Production Action's Kayla Powers' career path and accomplishments to date would not be possible without self-advocacy. Enacting this value has enabled her to find her own voice and power within environmental spaces which have not been historically inclusive to environmental justice communities and activists. Now, she uses her presence and her skillset to pave her own way forward in advancing environmental justice within corporate chemicals policy and the financial industry.
Building: Curtis Hall. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Curtis Hall Multipurpose Room (474 Boston Ave. Medford, MA). Wheelchair Accessible (for in-person events): Yes. Open to Public: Yes. Primary Audience(s): Alumni and Friends. Event Type: Academic Date/Deadline. Lecture/Presentation/Seminar/Talk. Event Contact Name: Sinet Kroch. Event Contact Email: sinet.kroch@tufts.edu. RSVP Information: RSVP only needed for virtual attendants.
Thursday, November 7, 2024, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
For more info visit tufts.zoom.us. 2024 Team Science Summit: Collaborations at the Intersection of Climate and Health
Understanding and responding to the complex threats to health posed by climate change calls for collaboration across disciplines and communities. This interdisciplinary symposium will showcase ongoing and emerging work in multiple departments and centers across Tufts. Join us for a day of presentations, discussions, and networking hosted by Tufts University Office of the Vice Provost for Research and Tufts Clinical and Translational Science Institute.
Building: Aidekman Arts Center. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Alumnae Lounge & Balch Theater Lobby. Open to Public: No. Primary Audience(s): Faculty. Postdoctoral Fellows. Staff. Students (Graduate). Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Conference/Panel Event/Symposium. Subject: Engineering/Technology. Innovation. Medicine. Science. Sustainability/Climate. Event Contact Email: nicholas.moustakas@tuftsmedicine.org. RSVP Information: Register at: https://tufts.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0xK8F8BPeqKXEFg. Event Admission: Free.
Friday, November 8, 2024, 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM.
For more info visit viceprovost.tufts.edu. 2024 Team Science Summit: Collaborations on the Intersection of Climate and Health
Understanding and responding to the complex threats to health posed by climate change calls for collaboration across disciplines and communities. Join us for a day of presentations, discussions, and networking hosted by Tufts Clinical and Translational Science Institute (Tufts CTSI) and the Tufts University Office of the Vice Provost for Research. The event will showcase ongoing and emerging work in multiple departments and centers at Tufts, Tufts Medicine, and a broad group of CTSI partner institutions.
Team Science Summits are meant to increase awareness of translational research and opportunities for collaboration across scientific, engineering, and clinical research communities. To maximize knowledge exchange and opportunities for conversation, the program will include lightening talks on current projects or capabilities, panel discussions on cross-cutting issues, networking opportunities, and poster presentations.
Online Location Details: Calendar invitation with Zoom link to be sent after registering. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Alumnae Lounge and Balch Theater Lobby
40 Talbot Ave, Medford, MA 02115. Open to Public: Yes. Primary Audience(s): Faculty. Postdoctoral Fellows. Staff. Event Type: Conference/Panel Event/Symposium. Subject: Science. Sustainability/Climate. RSVP Information: https://tufts.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0xK8F8BPeqKXEFg.
Friday, November 8, 2024, 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM.
For more info visit viceprovost.tufts.edu. Ideas Competition
Join us for the live finals for the Tufts Ideas Competition and see how our students are tackling problems worth solving!
Building: Joyce Cummings Center. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: 177 College Ave, Medford. Wheelchair Accessible (for in-person events): Yes. Open to Public: No. Primary Audience(s): Students (Postdoctoral). Alumni and Friends. Faculty. Staff. Students (Graduate). Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar/Talk. Subject: Business. Innovation. Event Contact Name: Carol Denning. Event Contact Email: carol.denning@tufts.edu. RSVP Information: https://derbyecenter.tufts.edu/event/ideasfinals24/. Event Admission: Free.
Friday, November 8, 2024, 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
For more info visit derbyecenter.tufts.edu. Veterans’ Day
The university observes a holiday on this day.
Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: University Holiday.
Monday, November 11, 2024.
Fireside Chat with Matt Cillis, Chief Sales Officer at Bitwarden
Learn about sales and marketing from Matt Cillis, chief sales officer at Bitwarden and one of the best value-based sellers in software sales, ever.
Building: Joyce Cummings Center. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: 177 College Ave, Medford. Wheelchair Accessible (for in-person events): Yes. Open to Public: No. Primary Audience(s): Students (Postdoctoral). Alumni and Friends. Faculty. Staff. Students (Graduate). Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar/Talk. Subject: Business. Innovation. Event Contact Name: Carol Denning. Event Contact Email: carol.denning@tufts.edu. RSVP Information: https://go.tufts.edu/mattcillis. Event Admission: Free.
Monday, November 11, 2024, 6:00 PM – 7:15 PM.
For more info visit go.tufts.edu. Faculty Book Talk With Cathy Stanton
The Center for the Humanities at Tufts (CHAT) invites you to a special event on November 13 at noon. Professor Cathy Stanton will be sharing insights from her new book, Food Margins: Lessons from an Unlikely Grocer.
In a food industry shaped by the abundance, cheapness, and convenience that giant corporations can offer, small-scale ventures struggle to survive, as anthropologist Cathy Stanton discovered when she joined the effort to save a small food co-op in a former mill town in western Massachusetts. On the margins of the dominant system, Stanton found herself reckoning with its deep racial and class inequities, and learning that making real change requires a fierce commitment to community and a willingness to change herself as well.
Cathy Stanton is an interdisciplinary scholar and practitioner working at the intersection of cultural anthropology and public history. Her published work focuses largely on the uses of history, heritage, and culture in redevelopment projects, particularly in former…
Building: Fung House 48 Professors Row. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: First floor conference room. Open to Public: Yes. Primary Audience(s): Faculty. Postdoctoral Fellows. Staff. Students (Graduate). Students (Postdoctoral). Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar/Talk. Subject: Arts/Media. Politics/Policy/Law. Social Justice/Human Rights. Event Contact Name: Amanda Pepper. Event Contact Email: amanda.pepper@tufts.edu. Event Contact Phone: 2037639353. RSVP Information: No RSVP needed. Event Admission: Free.
Wednesday, November 13, 2024, 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM.
For more info visit humanities.tufts.edu. Tisch College Solomont Speaker Series: Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha
Join a conversation with physician, scientist, and the activist who exposed the Flint water crisis, Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha. Dr. Mona is the associate dean for public health and C.S. Mott Endowed Professor of Public Health at Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, and the founding director of the Pediatric Public Health Initiative, a public health program of MSU and Hurley Children’s Hospital in Flint, Michigan.
Named one of Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in the World and recognized as one of USA Today’s Women of the Century for her role in uncovering the Flint water crisis and leading recovery efforts, Dr. Mona has testified before the U.S. Congress and advocates for children in Flint and beyond.
Online Location Details: https://tufts.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_KTebLxYBQgSJT-6Jshotww#/registration. Campus: Boston Health Sciences campus. Location Details: DuBlois Auditorium. Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar/Talk. Event Contact Name: Jessica Byrnes, Senior Communications Manager. Event Contact Email: jessica.byrnes@tufts.edu.
Wednesday, November 13, 2024, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
For more info visit tischcollege.tufts.edu. Yoga with Vito - Let's Move Together
Yoga with Vito - Let's Move Together
Beginner-Friendly
Join returning Yoga Instructor Vito for a beginner-friendly yoga class for some weekly movement.
November 13th (Wednesday)
Evening Classes 5:00pm
Sign up here Each student must sign up ahead of time to secure their spot in class. , For lunchtime classes, students are asked to indicate whether they would like to reserve a mat. , For evening classes, mats will not be provided.
Building: Posner Hall. Campus: Boston Health Sciences campus. Location Details: Posner Lounge (200 Harrison Ave). Open to Public: No. Event Type: Subject: Health/Wellness. Event Contact Email: studentwellnessadvising@tufts.edu. RSVP Information: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1tRruS1v8Oju1Oe-nUE2CW0HdburoYLrzVMYGLcGqH_8/edit.
Wednesday, November 13, 2024, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
For more info visit docs.google.com. Hardware Startup Panel
Learn the ins and outs of starting a hardware startup and explore similarities and differences with other types of new venture creation.
Building: Joyce Cummings Center. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: 177 College Ave, Medford. Wheelchair Accessible (for in-person events): Yes. Open to Public: No. Primary Audience(s): Students (Postdoctoral). Alumni and Friends. Faculty. Staff. Students (Graduate). Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar/Talk. Subject: Business. Innovation. Event Contact Name: Carol Denning. Event Contact Email: carol.denning@tufts.edu. RSVP Information: https://go.tufts.edu/hardwarepanel24. Event Admission: Free.
Wednesday, November 13, 2024, 6:00 PM – 7:15 PM.
For more info visit go.tufts.edu. Screening + Conversation: Drag, Kinship, and Mourning
In conjunction with Across the Universe, join TUAG in collaboration with the Department of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies for an interactive screening and conversation with exhibiting artist Tomashi Jackson, associate professor Kareem Khubchandani (LaWhore Vagistan), and a special guest—multidisciplinary performer and director of opera and theater Alexander Gedeon from the LA Philharmonic. Featuring One Night Only with Tommy Tonight, a rare live performance of Jackson as Tommy Tonight lip-syncing the Doobie Brothers with a soundtrack directed by Gedeon, the event will discuss the ways drag and kinship are linked, through intergenerational support, grief, and memory, and how participants’ artistic practices allow them to mourn and process loss.
Building: Aidekman Arts Center. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Alumnae Lounge, Aidekman Arts Center, Medford. Wheelchair Accessible (for in-person events): Yes. Open to Public: Yes. Primary Audience(s): Alumni and Friends. Faculty. Parents. Postdoctoral Fellows. Staff. Students (Graduate). Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Conference/Panel Event/Symposium. Exhibition. Lecture/Presentation/Seminar/Talk. Performance. Subject: Arts/Media. Community Celebration. Diversity/Identity/Inclusive Excellence. Humanities. Music. Theater/Dance. RSVP Information: Event is free and open to all. Please register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/screening-conversation-drag-kinship-and-mourning-tickets-945754807087?aff=oddtdtcreator.
Wednesday, November 13, 2024, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM.
For more info visit artgalleries.tufts.edu. [ENVS Lecture Series] The Intersection of Law and Conservation – Private Environmental Enforcement
Attorney Keith Ainsworth will offer a perspective on a 34-year career in conservation law through the reflections on the career path of a 1980’s environmental science graduate by sharing highlights and takeaways along the way and Tufts’ role in the trajectory. Ainsworth will also discuss the Private Environmental Enforcement in American Law—what environmental law looks like from the trenches.
Building: Curtis Hall. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Curtis Hall Multipurpose Room (474 Boston Ave. Medford, MA). Wheelchair Accessible (for in-person events): Yes. Open to Public: Yes. Primary Audience(s): Alumni and Friends. Event Type: Academic Date/Deadline. Lecture/Presentation/Seminar/Talk. Event Contact Name: Sinet Kroch. Event Contact Email: sinet.kroch@tufts.edu. RSVP Information: RSVP only needed for virtual attendants.
Thursday, November 14, 2024, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
For more info visit tufts.zoom.us. Podcasting for Public Scholarship
Podcasts can be a way of engaging broad public audiences with your research interests. During this workshop, we’ll help you to conceptualize podcasting as a form of public scholarship and walk through the process of starting a podcast. After this orientation, you will know: How to recognize different podcast styles used by scholars , Steps of producing a podcast, including gear, software, and setting up your RSS Feed at Tufts , What support Tisch Library’s Digital Design Studio can offer you, This workshop is part of the Graduate Workshop Series for an AS&E graduate student audience, but we invite undergraduate students and graduate students from other Tufts schools to join us at this workshop if you're interested!
Building: Tisch Library. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Tisch Digital Design Studio (DDS). Open to Public: Yes. Primary Audience(s): Students (Graduate). Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar/Talk. Subject: Humanities. Event Contact Name: Kimberly Forero-Arnías. RSVP Information: https://tufts.libcal.com/event/12980405.
Thursday, November 14, 2024, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM.
For more info visit tischlibrary.tufts.edu. Guru Nanak's Birthday
Guru Nanak's Birthday. Observances may include limits to participation in academics or work.
Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Multifaith Observance.
Friday, November 15, 2024.
Cognitive & Brain Science Talk Series: Robert M. G. Reinhart
Robert M. G. Reinhart is an associate professor and the director of Reinhart Laboratory at Boston University. Research in his laboratory seeks to understand the nature of visual perception and cognition (e.g. attention, working memory, executive control, learning) in the healthy adult brain; how these processes break down in normal aging and neuropsychiatric illnesses, such as schizophrenia; and how we can leverage insights from basic and clinical science to develop novel interventions for optimizing cognition in healthy people and restoring abilities in aging and clinical populations.
Building: Joyce Cummings Center. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: JCC 270. Open to Public: No.
Friday, November 15, 2024, 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM.
For more info visit tufts.app.box.com. Tufts in Talloires Info Session
Please join us to learn more about Tufts in Talloires 2025.
Building: Tisch Library. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Austin Room. Open to Public: Yes. Primary Audience(s): Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Information Session/Open House/Orientation. Subject: Education.
Friday, November 15, 2024, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
For more info visit europeancenter.tufts.edu. Venezuelan Films in Spanish - Film #2: "La soledad"
Venezuelan Films in Spanish movie screening: La soledad. The film will be shown in Spanish with English subtitles.
This is the second of three Venezuelan movies that make up this semester's Films in Spanish, a Department of Romance Studies DEIJ initiative that brings focus to social justice issues in the Hispanic world through film screenings.
Film #1: Hermanos, October 20
Film #3: Ninos de las Brisas, December 1
Previous editions of Films in Spanish (FIS) include: queer FIS, disability FIS, Jewish FIS, Indigenous FIS, and domestic service FIS.
Building: Olin Center. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Room 0011. Open to Public: Yes. Primary Audience(s): Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar/Talk. Subject: Social Justice/Human Rights. Event Admission: Free.
Sunday, November 17, 2024, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM.
Tufts in Talloires Info Session
Please join us to learn more about Tufts in Talloires 2025.
Building: Tisch Library. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Austin Room. Open to Public: Yes. Primary Audience(s): Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Information Session/Open House/Orientation. Subject: Education.
Monday, November 18, 2024, 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM.
For more info visit europeancenter.tufts.edu. 16th Edward R. Murrow Forum on Issues in Journalism: Chris Hayes
Join a behind-the-scenes conversation with journalist, MSNBC anchor, and author, Chris Hayes as part of the Edward R. Murrow Forum on Issues in Journalism. Hayes is the Emmy Award-winning host of MSNBC’s All In with Chris Hayes, the weekly MSNBC podcast Why Is This Happening? and is editor-at-large of The Nation. He previously hosted the weekend program Up w/ Chris Hayes and served as a frequent substitute host for The Rachel Maddow Show and The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell.
Building: Barnum Hall. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Barnum LL08. Wheelchair Accessible (for in-person events): Yes. Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar/Talk. Event Contact Name: Jessica Byrnes, Senior Communications Manager. Event Contact Email: jessica.byrnes@tufts.edu.
Monday, November 18, 2024, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
For more info visit www.eventbrite.com. Multicultural Fellows Council (MFC) Meeting w/ Dean Jose Caro
Multicultural Fellows Council (MFC) Meeting w/ Dean Jose Caro
November 18, 2024
12pm-1pm
MEB 216 A.
Building: Tufts Center for Medical Education. Campus: Boston Health Sciences campus. Location Details: MEB 216 A. Open to Public: No. Event Type: Other.
Monday, November 18, 2024, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
Starting Small and Making It Big: The Cummings Way
Join us for a fireside chat and book signing event with renowned entrepreneur and philanthropist Bill Cummings, founder of Cummings Properties and co-founder of Cummings Foundation.
Building: Joyce Cummings Center. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: 177 College Ave, Medford. Wheelchair Accessible (for in-person events): Yes. Open to Public: No. Primary Audience(s): Students (Postdoctoral). Alumni and Friends. Faculty. Staff. Students (Graduate). Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar/Talk. Subject: Business. Innovation. Event Contact Name: Carol Denning. Event Contact Email: carol.denning@tufts.edu. RSVP Information: https://derbyecenter.tufts.edu/event/billcummings24/. Event Admission: Free.
Monday, November 18, 2024, 3:00 PM – 5:30 PM.
For more info visit derbyecenter.tufts.edu. [Private Film Screening & Panel] Defining Moments: The Life & Leadership of Frances Hesselbein
Join Tisch College for a private screening of a new documentary based on the groundbreaking work and leadership of Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient Frances Hesselbein. A true "pioneer for women, volunteerism, diversity, and opportunity,” Hesselbein was one of the most important figures in the leadership movement, where her influence extended from nonprofit management to corporate boards to the U.S. Army. Defining Moments shares the extraordinary impact of Hesselbein’s work, while exploring how her ideas can help leaders today safeguard a democracy under threat.
Building: Barnum Hall. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Barnum LL08. Wheelchair Accessible (for in-person events): Yes. Open to Public: Yes. Event Contact Name: Jessica Byrnes, Senior Communications Manager. Event Contact Email: jessica.byrnes@tufts.edu.
Monday, November 18, 2024, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM.
For more info visit www.eventbrite.com. Yoga with Vito - Let's Move Together
Yoga with Vito - Let's Move Together
Beginner-Friendly
Join returning Yoga Instructor Vito for a beginner-friendly yoga class for some weekly movement.
November 19th (Tuesday)
Lunch time Classes 12:00pm
Sign up here Each student must sign up ahead of time to secure their spot in class. , For lunchtime classes, students are asked to indicate whether they would like to reserve a mat. , For evening classes, mats will not be provided.
Building: Posner Hall. Campus: Boston Health Sciences campus. Location Details: Posner Lounge (200 Harrison Ave). Open to Public: No. Event Type: Subject: Health/Wellness. Event Contact Email: studentwellnessadvising@tufts.edu. RSVP Information: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1tRruS1v8Oju1Oe-nUE2CW0HdburoYLrzVMYGLcGqH_8/edit.
Tuesday, November 19, 2024, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
For more info visit docs.google.com. Tufts in Talloires Info Session
Please join us to learn more about Tufts in Talloires 2025.
Building: Tisch Library. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Austin Room. Open to Public: Yes. Primary Audience(s): Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Information Session/Open House/Orientation. Subject: Education.
Tuesday, November 19, 2024, 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM.
For more info visit europeancenter.tufts.edu. Tufts in Talloires Info Session
Please join us to learn more about Tufts in Talloires 2025.
Building: Tisch Library. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Austin Room. Open to Public: Yes. Primary Audience(s): Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Information Session/Open House/Orientation. Subject: Education.
Wednesday, November 20, 2024, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
For more info visit europeancenter.tufts.edu. Friedman School Speaker Series: Eliminating Labor Abuses at Sea to Achieve Sustainable Seafood
Speakers:
Bruno Ciceri, Stella Maris
Chris Williams, Fisheries Section Coordinator of the International Transport Workers' Federation
Noel Adabblah, Fisherman
Moderated by Jess Sparks, Assistant Professor, Friedman School.
Online Location Details: Details provided via email. Building: Jaharis Family Center for Biomedical and Nutrition Sciences. Campus: Boston Health Sciences campus. Location Details: *Jaharis 118 and Online
Please note that this Speaker Series event will NOT be held in Behrakis Auditorium. Wheelchair Accessible (for in-person events): Yes. Open to Public: No. Primary Audience(s): Faculty. Postdoctoral Fellows. Staff. Students (Graduate). Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar/Talk. Subject: Health/Wellness. RSVP Information: No RSVP necessary. Event Admission: Free.
Wednesday, November 20, 2024, 12:15 PM – 1:15 PM.
Gaza Apocalypse: Causes and Consequences
A lecture and discussion with Mouin Rabbani, A86, previously senior analyst and special advisor on Israel-Palestine with the International Crisis Group, and head of political affairs with the Office of the United Nations Special Envoy for Syria. He is co-editor of Jadaliyya Ezine. He has published and commented widely on Palestinian affairs, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and the contemporary Middle East.
Moderated by Negar Razavi, A06, currently an associate research scholar at the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Iran and Persian Gulf Studies at Princeton University, where she is working on her first book manuscript on the role of policy experts in shaping U.S. security policies toward the Middle East, generally, and Iran, specifically. Broadly, Razavi’s work examines the intersections of state power, empire, security, foreign policy, expertise, and gender.
Building: Barnum Hall. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Room 104. Wheelchair Accessible (for in-person events): Yes. Open to Public: Yes. Primary Audience(s): Faculty. Students (Graduate). Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar/Talk. Subject: International Affairs. Event Contact Name: Heather Barry. Event Contact Email: heather.barry@tufts.edu. RSVP Information: None. Event Admission: Free.
Wednesday, November 20, 2024, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM.
[ENVS Lecture Series] A Rural Agrarian Reckoning: Multigenerational Farmers Seeking to Repair Soil, Agriculture, and Rural America Itself
Sydney Giacalone, doctoral candidate in anthropology at Brown University, researches multigenerational farmers and ranchers across the U.S. who are transitioning away from conventional practices towards environmentally and social repairing approaches. This experience often involves questioning past education and internalized ideologies and learning to collaborate with nonhuman life to repair degraded ecologies. Join Giacaloneto learn more about her research.
Building: Curtis Hall. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Curtis Hall Multipurpose Room (474 Boston Ave. Medford, MA). Wheelchair Accessible (for in-person events): Yes. Open to Public: Yes. Primary Audience(s): Alumni and Friends. Event Type: Academic Date/Deadline. Lecture/Presentation/Seminar/Talk. Event Contact Name: Sinet Kroch. Event Contact Email: sinet.kroch@tufts.edu. RSVP Information: RSVP only needed for virtual attendants.
Thursday, November 21, 2024, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
For more info visit tufts.zoom.us. Crafting with Data
This workshop will explore data analysis and visualization from a data feminist perspective, exploring methods for critical making and physicalization through arts and crafts. Data physicalizations create tangible, embodied representations of data, engaging both creators and audiences in the labor behind the data, its contents, and presentation.
Participants of all experience levels with data analysis, visualization, and craft are welcome to join this interactive workshop and discussion where we will examine datasets from a data feminist framework before exploring data physicalization through weaving, felting, drawing, and more.
Please bring a laptop to the workshop. If you are a crafty person and would like to bring your own tools for experimenting (such as knitting needles, a crochet hook, embroidery), you are welcome, but we will have supplies on hand.
Building: Tisch Library. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Tisch Digital Design Studio (DDS). Open to Public: Yes. Primary Audience(s): Faculty. Staff. Students (Graduate). Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar/Talk. Subject: Humanities. Event Contact Name: Kaylen Dwyer. RSVP Information: https://tufts.libcal.com/event/13174615.
Thursday, November 21, 2024, 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM.
For more info visit tischlibrary.tufts.edu. the Hyper-Reel: Landscape Suicide
The Film and Media Studies Program is hosting "the Hyper-Reel" a new 6-week screening series curated by Adrian Wong and Kyle Petty, on select Thursdays. Come watch films that you've been meaning to or discover new ones you need to see!
Building: Barnum Hall. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Barnum 008. Open to Public: Yes. Primary Audience(s): Students (Graduate). Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Performance. Subject: Arts/Media.
Thursday, November 21, 2024, 8:00 PM.
For more info visit www.fms-narratives.blog. Tufts in Talloires Info Session
Please join us to learn more about Tufts in Talloires 2025.
Building: Tisch Library. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Austin Room. Open to Public: Yes. Primary Audience(s): Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Information Session/Open House/Orientation. Subject: Education.
Friday, November 22, 2024, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
For more info visit europeancenter.tufts.edu. Day of the Covenant
Begins at sundown on the first day listed. Celebrates the anniversary of the appointment of 'Abdu'l-Baha, the son of Baha'u'llah, as the Center of the Covenant.
Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Multifaith Observance.
Sunday, November 24, 2024 – Monday, November 25, 2024.
Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji
This day commemorates the martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji (1621-1675), the ninth of the Ten Sikh Gurus. He is remembered not only for his defense of the Sikh faith, but also of Hinduism and of religious liberty.
Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Multifaith Observance.
Sunday, November 24, 2024.
Environmental Studies Fall Internship Symposium
You are invited to the Environmental Studies Fall Internship Symposium event to explore a variety of internships in environmental fields and to support our environmental science students. There will be student presenters speaking on their various internship experiences from companies and organizations they have interned at over the summer.
Building: Alumnae Hall. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Alumnae Lounge (40 Talbot Ave. Medford, MA 02155). Open to Public: Yes. Primary Audience(s): Alumni and Friends. Faculty. Staff. Students (Graduate). Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Conference/Panel Event/Symposium. Event Contact Name: Sinet Kroch. Event Contact Email: sinet.kroch@tufts.edu.
Monday, November 25, 2024, 12:00 PM – 1:15 PM.
For more info visit sites.tufts.edu. Ascension of 'Abdu'l-Baha
Begins at sundown on the first day listed. Commemorates 'Abdu'l-Baha's death.
Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Multifaith Observance.
Tuesday, November 26, 2024 – Wednesday, November 27, 2024.
Thanksgiving Day
The university observes a holiday on this day.
Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: University Holiday.
Thursday, November 28, 2024.
Day after Thanksgiving
The university observes a holiday on this day.
Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: University Holiday.
Friday, November 29, 2024.
Sigd
Begins at sundown on the first day listed. Celebrated 50 days after Yom Kippur, especially in Ethiopian Jewish communities.
Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Multifaith Observance.
Friday, November 29, 2024 – Saturday, November 30, 2024.
Advent
Period of four weeks in which Christians prepare for Christmas and meditate on the end of all time. In Western churches, the first Sunday of Advent marks the beginning of the Christian liturgical year.
Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Multifaith Observance.
Sunday, December 1, 2024 – Tuesday, December 24, 2024.
Venezuelan Films in Spanish - Film #3: "Ninos de las Brisas"
Venezuelan Films in Spanish movie screening: Ninos de las Brisas. The film will be shown in Spanish with English subtitles.
This is the third of three Venezuelan movies that make up this semester's Films in Spanish, a Department of Romance Studies DEIJ initiative that brings focus to social justice issues in the Hispanic world through film screenings.
Film #1: Hermano, October 20
Film #2: La soledad, November 17
Previous editions of Films in Spanish (FIS) include: queer FIS, disability FIS, Jewish FIS, Indigenous FIS, and domestic service FIS.
Building: Olin Center. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Room 0011. Open to Public: Yes. Primary Audience(s): Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar/Talk. Subject: Social Justice/Human Rights. Event Admission: Free.
Sunday, December 1, 2024, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM.
Yoga with Vito - Let's Move Together
Yoga with Vito - Let's Move Together
Beginner-Friendly
Join returning Yoga Instructor Vito for a beginner-friendly yoga class for some weekly movement.
December 4th (Wednesday)
Evening Classes 5:00pm
Sign up here Each student must sign up ahead of time to secure their spot in class. , For lunchtime classes, students are asked to indicate whether they would like to reserve a mat. , For evening classes, mats will not be provided.
Building: Posner Hall. Campus: Boston Health Sciences campus. Location Details: Posner Lounge (200 Harrison Ave). Open to Public: No. Event Type: Subject: Health/Wellness. Event Contact Email: studentwellnessadvising@tufts.edu. RSVP Information: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1tRruS1v8Oju1Oe-nUE2CW0HdburoYLrzVMYGLcGqH_8/edit.
Wednesday, December 4, 2024, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
For more info visit docs.google.com. [ENVS Lecture Series] Climate in the Roman World
Many scholars believe that the Roman Climate Optimum (RCO) was central to the expansion of the Roman Empire. Similarly, some think climatic trends in the centuries after the RCO were in large part responsible for the Roman Empire’s decline and disintegration. This lecture seeks to nuance these differences in climate and society to highlight why broad climatic phases cannot by themselves be used as societal determinants.
Building: Curtis Hall. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Curtis Hall Multipurpose Room (474 Boston Ave. Medford, MA). Wheelchair Accessible (for in-person events): Yes. Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Academic Date/Deadline. Lecture/Presentation/Seminar/Talk. Event Contact Name: Sinet Kroch. Event Contact Email: sinet.kroch@tufts.edu. RSVP Information: RSVP only needed for virtual attendants.
Thursday, December 5, 2024, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
For more info visit tufts.zoom.us. Digital Scholars Studio Hours
Tisch Digital Scholarship is hosting Digital Scholars Studio hours on Thursdays from 3–4:30 p.m. This is a time for creativity, experimentation, conversation, and community building around the digital humanities across campus. Bring a project you are currently working on or come to discover something new.
Building: Tisch Library. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Tisch Digital Design Studio (DDS). Open to Public: Yes. Primary Audience(s): Faculty. Staff. Students (Graduate). Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Community Engagement. Information Session/Open House/Orientation. Subject: Humanities. Event Contact Name: Kaylen Dwyer.
Thursday, December 5, 2024, 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM.
For more info visit tufts.libcal.com. Tufts Entrepreneurial Network Holiday Party at Lamplighter Brewing
Please join us at Lamplighter Brewing (Cambridge Crossing) for an evening of mixing, mingling, and networking with entrepreneurial alumni at Tufts.
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Lamplighter Brewing (Cambridge Crossing). Open to Public: No. Primary Audience(s): Alumni and Friends. Event Type: Information Session/Open House/Orientation. Subject: Business. Innovation. Event Contact Name: Carol Denning. Event Contact Email: carol.denning@tufts.edu. RSVP Information: https://derbyecenter.tufts.edu/event/tenboston-dec24/. Event Admission: Free.
Thursday, December 5, 2024, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
For more info visit derbyecenter.tufts.edu. the Hyper-Reel: Chungking Express
The Film and Media Studies Program is hosting "the Hyper-Reel" a new 6-week screening series curated by Adrian Wong and Kyle Petty, on select Thursdays. Come watch films that you've been meaning to or discover new ones you need to see!
Building: Barnum Hall. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Barnum 008. Open to Public: Yes. Primary Audience(s): Students (Graduate). Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Performance. Subject: Arts/Media.
Thursday, December 5, 2024, 8:00 PM.
For more info visit www.fms-narratives.blog. SMFA Visiting Artist Talk: Tillie Walden
Please join us at the SMFA for a talk and Q&A by visiting artist Tillie Walden!
Tillie is a cartoonist and illustrator living in Vermont and teaches at the Center for Cartoon Studies in Hartford, Vermont. Tillie is visiting as part of the Massachusetts Independent Comics Expo (MICE) from December 7–8, 2024.
Open to Tufts university students, faculty, and staff.
Building: Anderson Auditorium. Campus: Boston Fenway campus. Location Details: 230 Fenway, Boston, MA 02115 (Anderson Auditorium). Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar/Talk. Event Contact Name: Sophie Cloherty. Event Contact Email: sophie.cloherty@tufts.edu. Event Admission: Free.
Friday, December 6, 2024, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
Tufts Psychology Departmental Colloquium: Jessica LoPresti, Suffolk University
Jessica LoPresti is an associate professor of psychology at Suffolk University. Her research is focused on exploring the multi-level impact of racism on the mental health of people and communities of color. Moreover, she is interested in finding effective strategies, specifically traditional cognitive behavioral and mindfulness and acceptance-based strategies, that can be used to cope with the negative mental health consequences of racism. Secondly, she is interested in more effectively understanding barriers to effective and quality mental health treatment for Black Americans with a focus on access and cultural responsiveness and humility. Finally, she is interested in exploring effective strategies for cultivating allies and advocates through an understanding of issues related to power, privilege, and systemic and institutional oppression.
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Open to Public: No.
Friday, December 6, 2024, 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM.
For more info visit tufts.app.box.com. Bodhi Day
Day of commemoration for the Buddha having achieved enlightenment.
Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Multifaith Observance.
Sunday, December 8, 2024.
Immaculate Conception
A feast day that celebrates the belief that Mary, mother of Jesus, was born without sin.
Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Multifaith Observance.
Sunday, December 8, 2024.
Workshop: Community Crocheting
Join the TUAG Student Programming Committee for a crochet workshop with Leslie Rogers, SMFA at Tufts professor of the practice in sculpture. Taking inspiration from Tomashi Jackson’s use of fibers, knitwear, and woven elements in Across the Universe, Rogers will teach participants some basic techniques. Together, we can knit community via shared artmaking.
Building: Aidekman Arts Center. Campus: Medford/Somerville campus. Location Details: Tufts Art Galleries, Aidekman Arts Center, Medford. Wheelchair Accessible (for in-person events): Yes. Open to Public: Yes. Primary Audience(s): Alumni and Friends. Faculty. Parents. Postdoctoral Fellows. Staff. Students (Graduate). Students (Undergraduate). Event Type: Community Engagement. Exhibition. Lecture/Presentation/Seminar/Talk. Subject: Arts/Media. Education. Humanities. RSVP Information: Event is free and open to all. Please register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/workshop-community-crocheting-tickets-945745920507?aff=oddtdtcreator.
Sunday, December 8, 2024, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
For more info visit artgalleries.tufts.edu. Yoga with Vito - Let's Move Together
Yoga with Vito - Let's Move Together
Beginner-Friendly
Join returning Yoga Instructor Vito for a beginner-friendly yoga class for some weekly movement.
December 19th (Tuesday)
Lunch time Classes 12:00pm
Sign up here Each student must sign up ahead of time to secure their spot in class. , For lunchtime classes, students are asked to indicate whether they would like to reserve a mat. , For evening classes, mats will not be provided.
Building: Posner Hall. Campus: Boston Health Sciences campus. Location Details: Posner Lounge (200 Harrison Ave). Open to Public: No. Event Type: Subject: Health/Wellness. Event Contact Email: studentwellnessadvising@tufts.edu. RSVP Information: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1tRruS1v8Oju1Oe-nUE2CW0HdburoYLrzVMYGLcGqH_8/edit.
Tuesday, December 10, 2024, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
For more info visit docs.google.com. Multicultural Fellows Council (MFC) Meeting w/ Dean Damian Archer
Multicultural Fellows Council (MFC) Meeting w/ Dean Damian Archer
December 11, 2024
12pm-1pm
MEB 114 East.
Building: Tufts Center for Medical Education. Campus: Boston Health Sciences campus. Location Details: MEB 114 East. Open to Public: No. Event Type: Other.
Wednesday, December 11, 2024, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
Our Lady of Guadalupe
Lady of Guadalupe Day commemorates the appearance of the Virgin Mary, Mexico’s patron saint, in Mexico City on December 12, 1531.
Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Multifaith Observance.
Thursday, December 12, 2024.
Yule
Begins at sundown on the first day listed. Winter Solstice, celebrating the longest night and the blessings of darkness as well as the rebirth of the sun god.
Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Multifaith Observance.
Saturday, December 21, 2024.
Christmas Eve
The university observes a holiday on this day.
Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: University Holiday.
Tuesday, December 24, 2024.
Christmas
Celebrates the anniversary of the birth of Jesus. Observances may include limits to participation in academics or work.
Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Multifaith Observance.
Wednesday, December 25, 2024.
Christmas Day
The university observes a holiday on this day.
Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: University Holiday.
Wednesday, December 25, 2024.
Feast of the Nativity of Jesus Christ
Celebrates the anniversary of the birth (nativity) of Jesus. December 25 is the date of this observance for Roman Catholic, Protestant, and many Orthodox Christian churches. Observances may include limits to participation in academics or work.
Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Multifaith Observance.
Wednesday, December 25, 2024.
Hanukkah
Begins at sundown on the first day listed. The Feast of Lights (Feast of Dedication) is celebrated for eight days to commemorate the rededication of the Temple following the Jews' victory over occupying forces in 165 BCE, which re-established for a time their religious and political freedom.
Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Multifaith Observance.
Wednesday, December 25, 2024 – Thursday, January 2, 2025.
Death of Prophet Zarathustra
The anniversary of the death of the founder of the Zoroastrian faith.
Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Multifaith Observance.
Thursday, December 26, 2024.
Winter Break Day
The university observes a holiday on this day.
Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: University Holiday.
Thursday, December 26, 2024.
Winter Break Day
The university observes a holiday on this day.
Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: University Holiday.
Friday, December 27, 2024.
President’s Bonus Day
The university observes a holiday on this day.
Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: University Holiday.
Monday, December 30, 2024.
Ghambar Maidyarem
Celebrates the creation of animals. Zoroastrians are encouraged to remember their practice of the equitable sharing of food during this observance.
Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Multifaith Observance.
Tuesday, December 31, 2024 – Saturday, January 4, 2025.
President’s Bonus Day
The university observes a holiday on this day.
Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: University Holiday.
Tuesday, December 31, 2024.
Solemnity of Mary
The Solemnity of Mary is a feast day of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Multifaith Observance.
Wednesday, January 1, 2025.
Birthday of Guru Gobind Sing Ji
Guru Gobind Singh Ji (1666-1708), the 10th and final Sikh master, created the Khalsa, the "Brotherhood of the Pure," and declared the Scriptures, the Adi 'Granth, to be the Sikh's Guru from that time on.
Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Multifaith Observance.
Monday, January 6, 2025.
Epiphany
Signifying the end of the 12 days of Christmas, Epiphany celebrates the visit of the Three Kings to the infant Jesus as the occasion of the manifestation of the Christ to the gentiles. The day is especially important in Latino/a cultures and in Orthodox churches. Observances may include limits to participation in academics or work.
Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Multifaith Observance.
Monday, January 6, 2025.
Theophany
Commemorates the baptism of Jesus and the manifestation of the Trinity. The day is especially important in Latino/a cultures and in Orthodox churches. The Armenian Orthodox Church celebrates the nativity and theophany together. Observances may include limits to participation in academics or work.
Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Multifaith Observance.
Monday, January 6, 2025.
Christmas - Eastern Orthodox
Celebrates the anniversary of the birth of Jesus. Observances may include limits to participation in academics or work.
Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Multifaith Observance.
Tuesday, January 7, 2025.
Fast of Tevet
Begins at dawn. A minor Jewish fast from sunup to nightfall.
Open to Public: Yes. Event Type: Multifaith Observance.
Friday, January 10, 2025.