Event Type: Multifaith Observance Event Sponsor: University Chaplaincy (Judaism) 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.

Building: Dowling Hall City: Medford, MA 02155 Campus: Medford/Somerville campus Location Details: Room 745B Open to Public: No Primary Audience: Students (Undergraduate) Event Type: Information Session/Open House/Orientation Event Subject: Education,Global Engagement Event Sponsor Details: Tufts Global Education RSVP Information: Please RSVP for food-ordering purposes Event Contact Email: globaleducation@tufts.edu Link: https://students.tufts.edu/tufts-global-education/explore/semesteryear-programs/tufts-programs/tufts-hong-kong Learn about Tufts in Hong Kong from the program director and Tufts Global Education staff. Food will be served. Please RSVP by clicking "sign up". 

Building: Dowling Hall City: Medford, MA 02155 Campus: Medford/Somerville campus Location Details: Room 745A Open to Public: No Primary Audience: Students (Undergraduate) Event Type: Information Session/Open House/Orientation Event Subject: Education,Global Engagement Event Sponsor Details: Tufts Global Education RSVP Information: Please RSVP for food-ordering purposes Event Contact Email: globaleducation@tufts.edu Link: https://students.tufts.edu/tufts-global-education/explore/semesteryear-programs/tufts-programs/tufts-tubingen Learn about Tufts in Tübingen from the program director and Tufts Global Education staff. Food will be served. Please RSVP by clicking "sign up". 

Online Location Details: https://www.myfidelitysite.com/TuftsUniversity/tufts-university/8222 Open to Public: Yes Primary Audience: Faculty,Staff Event Type: Information Session/Open House/Orientation Event Subject: Financial Health Event Sponsor Details: Human Resources RSVP Information: https://fmr.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Apq0vA2qTzKgKqYEC5Tl0g#/registration Link: https://fmr.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Apq0vA2qTzKgKqYEC5Tl0g#/registration Starting November 1, 2025, Fidelity Investments will be the sole provider of administrative services for both the Tufts University-Funded Retirement Plan – 401(a) and the Self-Funded Retirement Plan – 403(b). Dan Shea and Matt Greeke from Fidelity will be hosting this virtual information session to review what the transition to Fidelity means and how it may affect you.

Building: Goddard Chapel City: Medford, MA 02155 Campus: Medford/Somerville campus Wheelchair Accessible: Yes Open to Public: No Event Subject: Religion/Spirituality Event Sponsor: Tufts University RSVP Information: Tufts University Journaling can be a rich spiritual practice but in our busy days, it can be hard to find time and space to sit down with pen and paper. This drop-in space offers just that—a judgement-free zone where you can drink tea, nibble a snack, and see where the pen takes you. Weekly prompts will be provided but feel free to use this time as you see fit. For students, faculty, and staff, starting September 9.

Join the directors of Tufts in Hong Kong, Tufts in London, Tufts in Madrid, and Tufts in Paris to learn about semester- and year-long study abroad options for all types of engineering. This session is relevant to students in the School of Engineering and students in the School of Arts and Sciences who are interested in taking engineering classes while abroad. Please RSVP. 

Building: Olin Center City: Medford, MA 02155 Campus: Medford/Somerville campus Location Details: Olin 012 Open to Public: Yes Primary Audience: Faculty,Students (Graduate),Students (Postdoctoral),Students (Undergraduate) Event Subject: Humanities Event Sponsor Details: Charles Smith Fund Event Contact Name: Rose Facchini Event Contact Email: rose.facchini@tufts.edu Link: https://sites.tufts.edu/italianmovienight/ Italian Movie Night Oct 7 | 5:00 PM | Olin 012 Join us for an Italian Movie Night! We will be showing “Sleepless” [“Non ho sonno”] a film by Dario Argento. Comes with pizza and a side of English subtitles. For questions, contact Rose Facchini (rose.facchini@tufts.edu).

Building: Olin Center City: Medford, MA 02155 Campus: Medford/Somerville campus Location Details: Olin 012 Open to Public: Yes Primary Audience: Faculty,Students (Graduate),Students (Postdoctoral),Students (Undergraduate) Event Type: Film Screening Event Subject: Global Engagement,Humanities Event Sponsor Details: Charles Smith Fund Event Contact Name: Rose Facchini Event Contact Email: rose.facchini@tufts.edu Link: https://sites.tufts.edu/italianmovienight/ Join us for an Italian Movie Night! We will be showing Sleepless [Non ho sonno], a film by Dario Argento. Comes with pizza and a side of English subtitles. Please contact Rose Facchini (rose.facchini@tufts.edu) with questions.

Campus: Off-campus Location Details: Asia Society 725 Park Ave New York, NY 10021 Open to Public: Yes Link: https://asiasociety.org/center-us-china-relations/events/open-doors-and-great-walls-winston-lords-china-odyssey This evening with Fletcher alumnus Ambassador Winston Lord is co-hosted by the Asia Society and The Fletcher School in New York City. The event will give us a chance to explore the life of one of America's greatest living diplomats. From his role in the 1972 Nixon-Kissinger negotiations with Mao Zedong and Zhou Enlai to his tenure as American Ambassador to Beijing and Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs in Washington D.C., Lord has been instrumental in shaping China policy. Come join Ambassador Lord, former U.S. Ambassador to China from 1985 to 1989, Kelly Sims Gallagher, Dean of The Fletcher School at Tufts University and former Senior China Advisor in the Special Envoy for Climate Change office at the U.S. State Department, and Orville Schell, Vice President and Arthur Ross Director of the Center on U.S.-China Relations at the Asia Society, to hear Lord's 60 years of U.S.-China relations career to better understand how the U.S.-China relationship got to where we are and where he thinks we might be headed.

Building: Jaharis Family Center for Biomedical and Nutrition Sciences City: Boston, MA 02111 Campus: Boston Health Sciences campus Open to Public: No Event Type: Conference/Panel Event/Symposium Event Sponsor: Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy Event Contact Name: Food is Medicine Institute Event Contact Email: foodismedicine@tufts.edu The 3rd Annual Food is Medicine National Summit brings together healthcare leaders, clinicians, community and advocacy organizers, investors, entrepreneurs, policy makers, and patients with lived experience to share and highlight advances, best practices, challenges, and next directions in food is medicine. Open to registered participants only. Registration opens in spring 2025.

Building: Joyce Cummings Center City: Medford, MA 02155 Campus: Medford/Somerville campus Location Details: First Floor Atrium Wheelchair Accessible: Yes Open to Public: No Primary Audience: Faculty,Staff,Students (Graduate),Students (Undergraduate) Event Type: Community Engagement Event Subject: Health/Wellness Event Sponsor Details: Counseling and Mental Health Service (CMHS) Event Contact Name: Erica Schonman Event Contact Email: erica.schonman@tufts.edu Event Contact Phone: 617-627-3360 Link: https://students.tufts.edu/counseling-mental-health-service/services/programming-and-outreach#paragraph-70526 On Wednesday, October 8 from 11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m., Counseling and Mental Health Service (CMHS) is hosting a Mental Health and Wellbeing Fair. Different departments will be hosting interactive and engaging booths that aim to help attendees learn about skills and resources to benefit their mental and emotional health. There will also be free food, therapy dogs, and prizes for attending!

Building: Tisch Library City: Medford, MA 02155 Campus: Medford/Somerville campus Location Details: We will be located at tables in front of the leisure reading area just beyond the lobby on the main floor (second floor) of Tisch Library. Wheelchair Accessible: Yes Open to Public: No Primary Audience: Students (Graduate),Students (Postdoctoral),Students (Undergraduate) Event Type: Training/Workshop Event Subject: Research Event Contact Name: User Experience and Student Success Department Event Contact Email: tischuess@elist.tufts.edu Link: https://tischlibrary.tufts.edu/node/3565 Starting on October 1 and continuing every Wednesday through December 10, librarians at Tisch Library will be hosting weekly drop-in research consultations. You can stop by for research help, including but not limited to: Developing keywords and search strategies Identifying and searching for sources Evaluating information types Planning and organizing your research On the following dates, StAAR writing consultants will also be joining us to offer drop-in writing support: October 22 November 12 December 3 No appointment necessary! Stop by whenever you can.

Join the directors of Tufts in London and Tufts in Paris to learn about semester and year-long options for SMFA students. Please RSVP by clicking "sign up".

Building: Dowling Hall City: Medford, MA 02155 Campus: Medford/Somerville campus Location Details: Room 745A Open to Public: No Primary Audience: Students (Undergraduate) Event Type: Information Session/Open House/Orientation Event Subject: Education,Global Engagement Event Sponsor Details: Tufts Global Education RSVP Information: Please RSVP for food-ordering purposes Event Contact Email: globaleducation@tufts.edu Link: https://students.tufts.edu/tufts-global-education/explore/semesteryear-programs/tufts-programs/tufts-chile Learn about Tufts in Chile from the program director and Tufts Global Education staff. Food will be served. Please RSVP by clicking "sign up". 

Building: Dowling Hall City: Medford, MA 02155 Campus: Medford/Somerville campus Location Details: Room 745A Open to Public: No Primary Audience: Students (Undergraduate) Event Type: Information Session/Open House/Orientation Event Subject: Education,Global Engagement Event Sponsor Details: Tufts Global Education RSVP Information: Please RSVP for food-ordering purposes Event Contact Email: globaleducation@tufts.edu Link: https://students.tufts.edu/tufts-global-education/explore/semesteryear-programs/tufts-programs/tufts-madrid Learn about Tufts in Madrid from Tufts Global Education staff. Food will be served. Please RSVP by clicking "sign up". 

Building: Perry and Marty Granoff Music Center City: Medford, MA 02155 Campus: Medford/Somerville campus Open to Public: Yes Event Sponsor: School of Arts and Sciences Link: https://honkfest.org/2025-festival/conference-2025/?fbclid=IwY2xjawMxQ-pleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFBQXc2RUUxU3ZRaHc0VFNxAR6SSecVrT5SHZz3Bugz29rF1d7up3ssp5lzlY7b4200GT-57_MC5fhwIZFi2g_aem_PFl7Xum-I6z37x-no3IS8A Twenty years ago, the first HONK! Festival was held in Davis Square, Somerville, as a celebratory public dissent. Today, street music—as practiced by brass bands to promote community-building, art, and activism—is more important than ever. This one-day event, which includes presentations, hands-on workshops, and skill-sharing, aims to bring together a community of scholars, band leaders, artists, activists, and others to explore and engage in innovative and practical applications of brass band and other forms of street music.  

Building: Curtis Hall City: Medford, MA 02155 Room: Curtis Hall - Multipurpose Room Campus: Medford/Somerville campus Open to Public: Yes Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar Event Sponsor: School of Arts and Sciences Event Sponsor Department / Area: Environmental Studies program RSVP Information: https://tufts.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_txYYZK4WT2SBQ4-t0rjWpg Link: https://as.tufts.edu/environmentalstudies/news-events/hoch-cunningham-lecture-series#oct9 The impacts of climate change are human. IWBI CEO Rachel Hodgdon urges us to reframe the climate conversation from planetary health to human health. After all, the planet will be fine; it is our ability to subsist on it that’s at risk. The “Second Wave of Sustainability” shifts the narrative from scarcity to abundance, from fear to hope, from what we give up to what we gain. By directly linking sustainable practices to measurable human outcomes — health, productivity, and happiness — the WELL Standard offers a roadmap for buildings that enhance both people AND planet. Learn how leading organizations are implementing evidence-based strategies to create healthy buildings and people first places where everyone can thrive.  

Building: Tisch Library City: Medford, MA 02155 Campus: Medford/Somerville campus Location Details: Digital Design Studio, Tisch Library, room 303 Wheelchair Accessible: Yes Open to Public: No Primary Audience: Students (Graduate),Students (Undergraduate) Event Type: Training/Workshop Event Subject: Arts,Education Event Sponsor: School of Arts and Sciences Event Sponsor Department / Area: Tisch Library RSVP Information: https://tufts.libcal.com/event/15236410 Event Contact Name: Kimberly Forero-Arnias Event Contact Email: kimberly.forero@tufts.edu Link: https://tufts.libcal.com/event/15236410 Confused about the differences between various export options? Through low-stakes creative activities, we’ll learn about how algorithms in media formats like jpeg, mp3 and gif work by stretching their properties to their limits, revealing artifacts that showcase underlying processes. We'll then talk through selecting the right export options for your creative media projects and answer any questions you might have for your own personal projects.

Online Location Details: https://tufts.libcal.com/event/15408834 Open to Public: Yes Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar,Training/Workshop Event Subject: Career Development,Education,Engineering/Technology,Research,Science Event Sponsor Details: https://datalab.tufts.edu Speaker Name: Uku-Kaspar Uustalu RSVP Information: https://tufts.libcal.com/event/15408834 Event Contact Name: Uku-Kaspar Uustalu Event Contact Email: uku-kaspar.uustalu@tufts.edu Event Contact Phone: 617-627-4219 Link: https://tufts.libcal.com/event/15408834 This is a hands-on workshop designed to introduce you to the wonderful world of programming and get you acquainted with the popular and easy-to-use programming language Python. We will provide a whirlwind overview of what Python is, why you might want to use it, and how to do so. Attendees will get a thorough overview of the Python ecosystem, gain first-hand experience with the most essential programming concepts, and leave with resources enabling them to write their own simple scripts.

Online Location Details: https://tufts.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_zgik4lcCSO2mop09t6egwg Building: Agnes Varis Campus Center City: North Grafton, MA 01536 Room: Agnes Varis CC - Agnes Varis Auditorium (AVA) - Room 107L Campus: Grafton campus Location Details: Joining in person? Register here and receive parking information. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email with parking pass and location details.Joining remotely? Register here. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. Wheelchair Accessible: Yes Open to Public: Yes Primary Audience: Alumni and Friends,Faculty,Interns and Residents,Postdoctoral Fellows,Staff,Students (Graduate),Students (Postdoctoral),Students (Undergraduate) Event Type: Community Engagement,Conference/Panel Event/Symposium,Lecture/Presentation/Seminar Event Subject: Education,Humanities,Politics/Policy/Law,Science,Veterinary Medicine Event Sponsor Details: Tufts Center for Animals and Public Policy and Office of Continuing Education Programs at Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University Speaker Name: Elizabeth MeLampy Admission/Cost: Free Event Contact Name: Center for Animals and Public Policy Event Contact Email: capp@tufts.edu Event Contact Phone: 508-839-7991 This seminar is part of the Animal Matters Seminar Series presented by Tufts Center for Animals and Public Policy  and Office of Continuing Education Programs. Speaker: Elizabeth MeLampy, author of Forget the Camel and Animal Law course co-director in the M.S. in Animals and Public Policy program Schedule: 5 p.m.: Refreshments 5:30 p.m.: Elizabeth MeLampy presents, “The Surprising World of American Animal Festivals” 6:30 p.m.: Author book signing of Forget the Camel. A limited number of Elizabeth’s book will be available for sale in person at her talk, or you can buy them ahead of time online. From the Iditarod Dogsled Race to Groundhog Day, from rattlesnake hunts to frog jumping contests, and from camel races to butterfly parades, humans across the country use animals to say something about ourselves, our communities, and our history. But why? What value do these animal festivals and their rituals hold, and why, when animals are in distress, do we insist that the show must go on? In her book Forget the Camel: The Madcap World of Animal Festivals and What They Say About Being Human, lawyer and animal advocate Elizabeth MeLampy explores how these spectacles—where animals become both unwitting performers and powerful symbols—illuminate the complex intersection of animal welfare and cultural tradition. During this talk, MeLampy will share stories about the groundhogs, butterflies, rattlesnakes, lobsters, sled dogs, and other creatures she met during her research. She will also discuss how traditions and rituals can reinforce deeply ingrained paradigms for how we treat animals, and how we might move towards a more compassionate future where animals are not deployed as symbols to tell our human stories. Elizabeth MeLampy is a graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Law School. She was named an Emerging Scholar Fellow by the Brooks Institute for Animal Rights Law and Policy in 2020 and received an award for her work with Harvard Law’s Animal Law and Policy Program in 2021. She clerked for judges in the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court and the Federal District Court in Arizona, and litigated with the Natural Resources Defense Council. She is currently teaching an Animal Law elective at Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University through the M.S. in Animals and Public Policy program. Members of the public are invited to attend this seminar at no charge. This event is made possible by the generous support of the Elizabeth A. Lawrence Endowed Fund.