Event Type: Multifaith Observance Event Sponsor: University Chaplaincy (Judaism) Begins at dawn. A minor Jewish fast. Observances during this time may include fasting.

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_mVrZeq2dQOKZibPv-wIUPg Link: https://as.tufts.edu/environmentalstudies/news-events/hoch-cunningham-lecture-series#sep25 The ResilientMass Plan was released in 2023 as an update to the federally mandated state’s hazards mitigation and climate adaptation plan. The Plan outlines the most urgent climate change impacts in Massachusetts and establishes cross-government and state agency actions to address them. The actions include the creation of the Office of Climate Science, which the speaker is a member of. The speaker will share how this office serves to empower state and municipal agencies in their climate resilience planning/projects. Some examples include providing high-resolution climate data and offering technical assistances. Finally, the speaker will reflect on how those with STEM and non-STEM backgrounds alike can contribute to climate resilience in Massachusetts.

Building: Ballou Hall City: Medford, MA 02155 Campus: Medford/Somerville campus Location Details: Provost's Office Open to Public: No Primary Audience: Faculty Event Type: Community Engagement Event Sponsor: Office of the Provost Link: https://provost.tufts.edu/faculty-engagement/ Faculty are invited to drop-in coffee hours to engage with Provost Genco.

Building: Fung House 48 Professors Row City: Somerville, MA 02144 Campus: Medford/Somerville campus Location Details: Meet at the pollinator garden between Ballou Hall and Barnum Hall. Discussion at 48 Professors Row to follow. Wheelchair Accessible: Yes Open to Public: Yes Primary Audience: Faculty,Students (Graduate),Students (Postdoctoral),Students (Undergraduate) Event Type: Community Engagement,Lecture/Presentation/Seminar Event Subject: Education,Humanities,Public Service/Government,Sustainability/Climate Event Sponsor: School of Arts and Sciences Event Sponsor Department / Area: Center for the Humanities At Tufts (CHAT) Event Sponsor Details: University Ecologies RSVP Information: Please email Alex Blanchette at alex.blanchette@tufts.edu. Admission/Cost: Free Event Contact Name: Amanda Gary Pepper Event Contact Email: amanda.pepper@tufts.edu Event Contact Phone: 203-763-9353 Link: https://humanities.tufts.edu/events/tour-tufts-pollinator-initiative-sites-and-open-discussion-their-future-925 Beginning as a research project of graduate students and faculty in the Department of Biology, the Tufts Pollinator Initiative (TPI) has been a key network of sites for creating and imagining a more diverse university landscape. Stewardship of the TPI gardens has recently shifted to a group of faculty and students drawn from across the natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities. This group will be meeting at the pollinator garden between Ballou Hall and Barnum Hall, then moving to the Center for the Humanities at Tufts building (Fung House, 48 Professors Row). All are welcome. If you require assistance to attend, please contact Alex Blanchette (alex.blanchette@tufts.edu), Blythe Elderd (blythe.elderd@tufts.edu), or Tatiana Chudakova (tatiana.chudakova@tufts.edu).

Campus: Boston Health Sciences campus,Medford/Somerville campus Location Details: Participate on Zoom or join the Medford watch party location at the 226 Austin Conference Room, Tisch Library, OR the Boston watch party location in Room 773, Tufts School of Dental Medicine, 1 Kneeland Street Open to Public: No Primary Audience: Faculty,Interns and Residents,Postdoctoral Fellows,Staff,Students (Graduate),Students (Postdoctoral),Students (Undergraduate) Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar Event Subject: Global Engagement,Health/Wellness Event Sponsor Details: Office of the Vice Provost for Education Speaker Name: Este Geraghty RSVP Information: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeOaLL_MFimxSZlH-IpmF-KaKaXwQ4-do2Hogh0VOQlvhuVTg/viewform?usp=send_form Event Contact Name: Laurel Fahey Event Contact Email: laurel.fahey@tufts.edu The Public Health Speaker Series welcomes Este Geraghty as the first speaker in the series. This event will take place via Zoom with watch parties in two locations on the Medford/Somerville and Boston campuses, and refreshments are included. Please register to RSVP. Este Geraghty is the chief medical officer at Esri, the makers of ArcGIS software. She is also a former deputy director of the Center for Health Statistics and Informatics with the California Department of Public Health and an associate professor of clinical internal medicine at the University of California at Davis. At Esri since 2014, she leads business and solution development and has helped organizations around the world use location intelligence to meet a range of health challenges, including enhancing strategic planning and optimizing health-care access during the COVID-19 pandemic. Geraghty holds advanced degrees in medicine, medical informatics, and public health and is also a board-certified public health (CPH) professional and a geographic information systems professional (GISP).

Building: Alumnae Hall City: Medford, MA 02155 Campus: Medford/Somerville campus Location Details: 40 Talbot Avenue, Medford Open to Public: No Primary Audience: Faculty Event Type: Community Engagement,Training/Workshop Event Sponsor: Office of the Provost Event Sponsor Department / Area: Office of the Vice Provost for Institutional Inclusive Excellence RSVP Information: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfaJ99sGslxTAATnluH1Bj403BADIboky-3Az86pL0esXx9Ig/viewform The goal of the monthly Roundtable Discussions for Faculty Researching and/or Teaching Topics Related to Inclusive Excellence, Accessibility, and/or Climate/Environmental Justice Content discussions is to build a supportive community where you are in conversation with fellow colleagues to discuss concerns, share resources, and explore strategies for your work. We seek to build a supportive community and identify actionable next steps to enhance our collective efforts in this area. These monthly discussions are being convened by the Office of the Vice Provosts for Institutional Inclusive Excellence, Faculty, Education, and Research, and the Center for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching.