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.

Campus: Medford/Somerville campus Open to Public: No Tufts Global Education, in cooperation with the School of Engineering and the Program of Italian Studies, has created a 5-week summer program in Pavia, Italy. This program is designed for all students with an interest in Computer Science and an eagerness to learn about Italy, with its rich history and culture. No background in Italian language or Computer Science is needed. Join us on Wednesday, November 12 in Dowling Hall 730A from 5:30-6:30pm to learn more. RSVP at go.tufts.edu…

Building: Aidekman Arts Center City: Medford, MA 02155 Room: Balch Arena Theater Campus: Medford/Somerville campus Open to Public: Yes Event Type: Performance Event Subject: Theater/Dance Event Sponsor: School of Arts and Sciences Event Contact Name: John Stark Event Contact Email: John.Stark@tufts.edu Link: https://www.tuftstdpstickets.com/ PURCHASE YOUR TICKETS  Dave Malloy’s Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 is a groundbreaking musical that brings a fresh, electrifying twist to a classic story. Inspired by a dramatic slice of Leo Tolstoy’s War and Peace, this innovative electropop opera follows the young and passionate Natasha Rostova as she arrives in Moscow, eagerly awaiting her fiancé’s return from war. But when she falls for the charming and reckless Anatole, her world is turned upside down. Caught in the middle is Pierre, a family friend struggling with his own sense of purpose, who must step in to help Natasha recover from scandal.  With its bold storytelling and genre-defying music, Great Comet has captivated audiences from its early days in New York’s Ars Nova to celebrated runs off-Broadway and on Broadway.

Open to Public: Yes Event Type: Training/Workshop Event Subject: Health/Wellness,Research Speaker Name: Shayesteh Jahanfar Admission/Cost: $350 Event Contact Name: Shayesteh Jahanfar Event Contact Email: shayesteh.jahanfar@tufts.edu Link: https://tinyurl.com/SysRevNov Upon completion of this workshop, participants should be able to: Describe the steps required to critically appraise original research studies Describe the process used to collect and extract data from reports of original studies Work with cloud-based screening software Covidence Describe the process of analyzing, presenting, and interpreting the results of meta-analyses Enter and analyze data for a systematic review using the Cochrane Collaboration’s RevMan software Identify and resolve questions and challenges encountered during the completion of a Cochrane systematic review

Building: Curtis Hall City: Medford, MA 02155 Room: Curtis Hall - Multipurpose Room Campus: Medford/Somerville campus Wheelchair Accessible: Yes 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_iZKBJ35ZRBWu6REcROcQDw Link: https://as.tufts.edu/environmentalstudies/news-events/hoch-cunningham-lecture-series#nov13 Critical minerals containing concentrations of lithium and rare earth elements are essential for the Green Energy Transition, and recently have become the subject of a lot of geopolitical news. In this lecture, Dr. Vantongeren will review what defines a “critical mineral” and what geologic processes concentrate them into extractable quantities. She will also discuss ongoing research in her group to characterize large deposits of lithium that were formed right here in New England during the uplift of the Appalachian Mountains and the opening of the Atlantic Ocean.

Building: Tisch Library City: Medford, MA 02155 Campus: Medford/Somerville campus Location Details: This event will be held in the Austin Room (room 226) in Tisch Library on the main level (second floor) and online (register for link). Open to Public: No Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar Event Subject: Humanities Speaker Name: Nick Homenda and Haley Curtis Event Contact Name: Kaylen Dwyer Event Contact Email: kaylen.dwyer@tufts.edu Link: https://tufts.libcal.com/event/15218931 The Digital Scholarship Conversations series is a monthly brown bag hosted by Tisch Library. Each conversation will focus on a different topic, helping us share ideas and build community around the intersection of digital technology and our research and teaching. Tisch Library’s Digital Initiatives department has been experimenting with workflows using OpenAI’s Whisper to create captions and transcripts for audio and video materials in Tufts Digital Library. While many A/V items have commercially prepared captions, many of our older items do not, making them less accessible. We will describe our methodology and the benefits and drawbacks to using Whisper, as well as ideas for future improvements. Nicholas (Nick) Homenda is head of digital initiatives at Tisch Library, where he manages digitization and digital repository services. He formerly worked in librarian positions at Indiana University Bloomington and the University of South Carolina. In a prior career, Nick was an orchestral clarinetist. Hayley Curtis is the senior library assistant in digital initiatives at Tisch Library. In addition to working on AI projects, she digitizes historical books and helps manage content in Tufts Digital Library. Before Tufts, Hayley worked in digital projects at the Wolbach Astronomy Library and at the Photographic Glass Plates Collection at Harvard College Observatory.