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: 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.

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: Fung House 48 Professors Row City: Somerville, MA 02144 Campus: Medford/Somerville campus Location Details: CHAT Conference Room Wheelchair Accessible: Yes Open to Public: Yes Primary Audience: Faculty,Postdoctoral Fellows,Students (Graduate),Students (Postdoctoral),Students (Undergraduate) Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar Event Subject: Humanities,Politics/Policy/Law,Social Justice/Human Rights Event Sponsor: School of Arts and Sciences Event Sponsor Department / Area: Center for the Humanities At Tufts (CHAT) Event Sponsor Details: Center for Humanities at Tufts, University Ecologies Speaker Name: Oliver Lazarus RSVP Information: No RSVP required Admission/Cost: Free Event Contact Name: Amanda Pepper Event Contact Email: amanda.pepper@tufts.edu Event Contact Phone: 203-763-9353 Link: https://humanities.tufts.edu/events/american-herd-domestic-animals-and-origins-state-science-1900-1930-109 Please join the working group on University Ecologies for a special chapter workshop with doctoral affiliate Oliver Lazarus. Lazarus will be presenting an excerpt of his second dissertation chapter as part of a broader project that deals with the global pre-history of factory farming and American empire. This brief chapter will be pre-circulated, and the session will be rooted in discussion. If you would like to attend and receive a copy of the paper, please email alex.blanchette@tufts.edu.

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.

Building: Cabot Intercultural Center City: Medford, MA 02155 Campus: Medford/Somerville campus Location Details: ASEAN Auditorium (Cabot 302) Wheelchair Accessible: Yes Open to Public: Yes Primary Audience: Alumni and Friends,Faculty,Interns and Residents,Parents,Postdoctoral Fellows,Staff,Students (Graduate),Students (Postdoctoral),Students (Undergraduate) Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar Event Subject: Arts,Humanities,Music,Social Justice/Human Rights Event Sponsor: School of Arts and Sciences Event Sponsor Department / Area: Center for the Humanities At Tufts (CHAT),Romance Studies department Event Sponsor Details: Toupin-Bolwell Fund, Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life Speaker Name: Petra Rivera-Rideau Link: https://www.instagram.com/romance_studies_tufts/ Event in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month. Professor Rivera-Rideau teaches a popular course entitled “Bad Bunny: Race, Gender, and Empire in Reggaetón,” which uses the music and public persona of Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio (Bad Bunny) as a lens to explore Puerto Rico’s complex socio-political landscape.

Building: Anderson Auditorium City: Boston, MA 02111 Campus: Boston SMFA campus Open to Public: Yes Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar Event Sponsor: Tufts University Art Galleries Event Sponsor Details: Tufts University Art Galleries Speaker Name: Johanna Hedva RSVP Information: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/beckwith-lecture-johanna-hedva-tickets-1645475454379?aff=oddtdtcreator Link: https://artgalleries.tufts.edu/events/230-beckwith-lecture-johanna-hedva Join Tufts University Art Galleries and the School of the Museum of Fine Arts (SMFA at Tufts) for the 2025 Leo and Betty Beckwith Lecture with Johanna Hedva, And The Human, Stuck in a Permanent State of Smelling Like Dirt.

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 Learn about this 4-week summer opportunity to study public health in Santiago, Chile! No previous Spanish experience required. Pizza will be served!