Event Type: Multifaith Observance Begins at dawn. A minor Jewish fast from sunup to nightfall. Observance(s) during this time may include fasting.

Event Type: Multifaith Observance Begins at sundown on the first day listed. Celebrates the rescue of the Jews of ancient Persia from a plot to destroy them as related in the Book of Esther, which is read at this time. Purim is a joyous holiday, celebrated by wearing of costumes, giving gifts to friends, giving to the poor, and socializing. Preceded by the Fast of Esther, Purim is a day of feasting. 

Building: Curtis Hall City: Medford, MA 02155 Campus: Medford/Somerville campus Location Details: Curtis Hall Multipurpose Room (474 Boston Avenue, Medford, MA) Wheelchair Accessible: Yes Open to Public: Yes Primary Audience: Faculty,Staff,Students (Graduate),Students (Postdoctoral),Students (Undergraduate) Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar Event Subject: Education,Global Engagement,International Affairs,Politics/Policy/Law,Science,Sustainability/Climate Event Sponsor Details: Environmental Studies Program RSVP Information: RSVP only needed for virtual attendants Event Contact Name: Sinet Kroch Event Contact Email: sinet.kroch@tufts.edu Link: https://tufts.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_S8KzfpD0Ts6akUrPm3r70Q Globally, over 300 transboundary river basins provide around 60% of the world’s river flow to nearly half the world's population, supported by around 600 internationally shared groundwater bodies. These internationally shared resources have historically been framed as potential sources of conflict due to incompatible interests, particularly the argument that water scarcity leads to war. Over the past three decades, our understanding of transboundary water conflict and cooperation has significantly changed. Initially focused on 'water wars' in the 1980s and 1990s, we now recognize that cooperation is more likely than conflict in international waters. However, we are still missing critical pieces of the evolving puzzle. Is cooperation going to continue to be more prevalent? Are new challenges, such as impacts from climate change, able to be addressed adequately? Join the presentation to explore trends, challenges, and opportunities for transboundary water conflict and cooperation.

Building: Cabot Intercultural Center City: Medford, MA 02155 Campus: Medford/Somerville campus Location Details: Room 703 Open to Public: Yes Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar Event Sponsor Details: Center for South Asian and Indian Ocean Studies Speaker Name: Professor Gaiutra Bahadur (Rutgers University) RSVP Information: No Admission/Cost: Free Event Contact Name: Tom Guan Event Contact Email: yguan02@tufts.edu Event Contact Phone: 5126456416 Link: https://tufts.box.com/s/8n408rzshlcjdebkmilw10pkf5pdwpmz Professor Gaiutra Bahadur (Rutgers University) will map two migrations—South Asian indentured workers to the West Indies, and their descendants from Guyana to the United States—in this Center for South Asian and Indian Ocean Studies lecture chaired by Ayesha Jalal, Mary Richardson Professor of History.

Event Type: Multifaith Observance A joyous spring Hindu festival that is dedicated to Krishna in some parts of India; in other parts of India, it is dedicated to Kama, the God of Pleasure. People throw colored water or colored powder in celebration. Observances may include limits to participation in academics or work.

Building: Joyce Cummings Center City: Medford, MA 02155 Campus: Medford/Somerville campus Location Details: 177 College Ave, Medford Open to Public: Yes Primary Audience: Alumni and Friends,Faculty,Parents,Staff,Students (Graduate),Students (Postdoctoral),Students (Undergraduate) Event Subject: Innovation Event Sponsor Details: Derby Entrepreneurship Center RSVP Information: https://derbyecenter.tufts.edu/competitions/newventurescompetition/ Admission/Cost: Free Event Contact Name: Carol Denning Event Contact Email: carol.denning@tufts.edu Link: https://derbyecenter.tufts.edu/competitions/newventurescompetition/ Join us for the Tufts New Ventures Competition live semifinals, where aspiring entrepreneurs showcase their innovative ideas and compete for a chance to advance to the finals! On Friday, March 14, 2025, head over to the Joyce Cummings Center or join on Zoom to witness the next generation of game-changers in action. The atmosphere will be buzzing with energy and creativity, making it the perfect opportunity to network with like-minded individuals and industry professionals.

Building: Joyce Cummings Center City: Medford, MA 02155 Campus: Medford/Somerville campus Location Details: JCC 535 Wheelchair Accessible: Yes Open to Public: No Primary Audience: Faculty,Postdoctoral Fellows,Staff,Students (Graduate),Students (Undergraduate) Event Type: Community Engagement Event Subject: Community Celebration Event Sponsor Details: Math department Join the Math department for a slice of pie on Pi day!

Campus: Boston Health Sciences campus Location Details: 1 Kneeland St. Second floor Atlantic Clinic Open to Public: Yes Primary Audience: Alumni and Friends,Faculty,Students (Graduate) Event Type: Community Engagement,Exhibition Event Subject: Arts,Dental Medicine,Diversity/Identity/Inclusive Excellence Event Contact Name: Lisa B. Fiore Event Contact Email: Lisa.Fiore@tufts.edu Event Contact Phone: (617) 331-8606 Join us for a celebration of collaboration in the spirit of elevating the art-health connection. M.F.A. students painted ceiling tiles that are permanently installed in the ceiling of Atlantic Clinic at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine. These tiles serve an aesthetic purpose, as well as a platform for conversation and relationship-building. The tiles contribute to an anxiety-reducing experience for patients and their care providers.

Online Location Details: https://as.tufts.edu/music/news-events/live-streaming Building: Perry and Marty Granoff Music Center City: Medford, MA 02155 Campus: Medford/Somerville campus Location Details: Distler Performance Hall Wheelchair Accessible: Yes Open to Public: Yes Event Type: Performance Event Subject: Music Event Sponsor Details: Tufts Music Admission/Cost: Free; no tickets required Event Contact Name: Anna Griffis Link: https://as.tufts.edu/music/news-events/events/calendar Molly Wong’s one-act opera A Girl and Her Crocodile receives its stage premiere. Featuring Kristen Watson and Krista River, voice; John McDonald, piano; Riley Halliday, costumes.

Event Type: Multifaith Observance Celebrates the creation of human beings and honors the souls of the deceased.

Event Type: Multifaith Observance Begins at sundown on the first day listed. Vernal Equinox, celebrating the equivalence of light and dark and the arrival of Spring.

Event Type: Multifaith Observance The seventh greatest festival, "New Day" is the first day of the Zoroastrian/Persian and Baha'i New Year. It falls on the spring equinox and symbolizes the renewal of the world after the winter. For Zoroastrians, Naw Ruz also celebrates the creation of fire that is symbolic of Asha, or righteousness. It is also the day on which Zarathustra received his revelation. Observances may include limits to participation in academics or work.

Building: Perry and Marty Granoff Music Center City: Medford, MA 02155 Room: Distler Performance Hall Campus: Medford/Somerville campus Open to Public: Yes Event Type: Performance Event Contact Name: Anna Griffis Event Contact Email: anna.griffis@tufts.edu Elizabeth Garozzo presents a graduate recital in the Distler Performance Hall.

Building: Fung House 48 Professors Row City: Somerville, MA 02144 Campus: Medford/Somerville campus Wheelchair Accessible: Yes Open to Public: Yes Primary Audience: Faculty,Postdoctoral Fellows,Staff,Students (Graduate),Students (Postdoctoral) Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar Event Subject: Arts,Career Development,Humanities,Working at Tufts Event Sponsor Details: Center for Humanities at Tufts Speaker Name: Meredith Turits RSVP Information: No RSVP required Admission/Cost: Free Event Contact Name: Amanda Pepper Event Contact Email: amanda.pepper@tufts.edu Event Contact Phone: 2037639353 Link: https://humanities.tufts.edu/events/paths-publishing-meredith-turits-324 The Center for Humanities at Tufts and the Department of English are delighted to welcome Meredith Turits, editor at Front Office Sports and Tufts alum, to join us on March 24 at 6 p.m. to talk about the process of publishing her debut novel, Just Want You Here. Meredith Turits specializes in business, economics, sports, and literature (but she’s written about and edited nearly everything). Currently, she is the editorial director of features at Front Office Sports. Meredith is the former editor of business features at BBC.com. Prior, she was a founding editor of Bustle, where she launched and ran books coverage, and has held other senior strategic editorial roles at both startup and legacy media companies. Her debut novel, Just Want You Here, is available starting March 11, 2025. All are welcome. Contact humanities@tufts.edu with questions.

Building: Cabot Intercultural Center City: Medford, MA 02155 Campus: Medford/Somerville campus Location Details: Cabot 701 Open to Public: No Primary Audience: Staff Event Type: Community Engagement Event Sponsor Details: Office of the Vice Provost for Institutional Inclusive Excellence RSVP Information: https://forms.gle/4RddX6hPKbie2gfy8 Link: https://diversity.tufts.edu/events/ Tufts staff and administrators are invited to join the Office of the Vice Provost for Institutional Inclusive Excellence for monthly gatherings of community, connection, and joy.  Drop-in for a quick visit or stay the whole time! Coffee, tea, and dessert will be provided.

Event Type: Multifaith Observance The anniversary of the birth of the founder of the Zoroastrian faith.

Building: Fung House 48 Professors Row City: Somerville, MA 02144 Campus: Medford/Somerville campus Wheelchair Accessible: No Open to Public: Yes Primary Audience: Faculty,Postdoctoral Fellows,Students (Graduate) Event Type: Community Engagement,Exhibition Event Subject: Arts,Humanities,Innovation,Music,Theater/Dance Event Sponsor Details: Center for Humanities at Tufts RSVP Information: No RSVP required Admission/Cost: Free Event Contact Name: Amanda Pepper Event Contact Email: amanda.pepper@tufts.edu Event Contact Phone: 2037639353 Link: https://humanities.tufts.edu/events/open-house-publication-party-326 Join us March 26 at 4 p.m. for a special open house event to celebrate all of the publications in the humanities at Tufts for 2024–2025. We will have a champagne toast for all authors at 4:30 p.m. If you have something you would like mentioned, please contact Amanda, the Center for Humanities at Tufts administrator, with your publication. You are also welcome to bring a hard copy of your material.

Building: Cabot Intercultural Center City: Medford, MA 02155 Campus: Medford/Somerville campus Location Details: Event: 5:30–6:30 p.m. in ASEANReception with food and book sales/signing: 6:30–7:30 p.m. in Hall of Flags Wheelchair Accessible: Yes Open to Public: Yes Primary Audience: Alumni and Friends,Faculty,Postdoctoral Fellows,Staff,Students (Graduate),Students (Postdoctoral),Students (Undergraduate) Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar Event Subject: Global Engagement,Innovation,International Affairs,Politics/Policy/Law,Public Service/Government,Social Justice/Human Rights,Sustainability/Climate Event Sponsor Details: Dean's Office Speaker Name: Sam Chapple-Sokol RSVP Information: https://forms.monday.com/forms/4f4c6f42a054a63e4ab77e8defc5ca72?r=use1 Event Contact Name: Sara Rosales Laverty Event Contact Email: sara.rosales@tufts.edu Event Contact Phone: 6176273079 Join us for a conversation with Sam Chapple-Sokol, senior editorial director at José Andrés Media and a James Beard Award-winning author, for a discussion about his career in culinary diplomacy and work at The World Central Kitchen with Jose Andres.

Building: Cabot Intercultural Center City: Medford, MA 02155 Campus: Medford/Somerville campus Location Details: Room 702 Open to Public: Yes Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar Event Sponsor Details: Center for South Asian and Indian Ocean Studies Speaker Name: Ghazal Asif Farrukhi (LUMS/Harvard Divinity School) RSVP Information: No Admission/Cost: Free Event Contact Name: Tom Guan Event Contact Email: yguan02@tufts.edu Event Contact Phone: 5126456416 Link: https://tufts.box.com/s/wsfzmgkm9j536z94xiaubicostx1dsei Ghazal Asif Farrukhi (LUMS/Harvard Divinity School) will the interplay of caste, religion, and citizenship in this Center for South Asian and Indian Ocean Studies lecture chaired by Ayesha Jalal, Mary Richardson Professor of History.

Event Type: Multifaith Observance The Night of Power or Destiny commemorates the first revelation of the Qur'an (the Islamic scriptures) to Prophet Muhammad in 610 CE.