Online Location Details: https://tufts.zoom.us/j/95122761558?pwd=z1zOug26VWYiJxu5EIUKO4e57pu8w9.1 Building: Pearson Chemical Laboratory City: Somerville, MA 02144 Campus: Medford/Somerville campus Location Details: Room P-106 Open to Public: No Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar Event Sponsor: School of Arts and Sciences Event Sponsor Department / Area: Chemistry department Speaker Name: Prof. Petra Reinke, University of Virginia Event Contact Name: Marianne O'Connell Event Contact Email: marianne.o_connell@tufts.edu Event Contact Phone: 617-627-2649 Department of Chemistry - Fall 2025 Seminar Series Title: TBA

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: Cabot Intercultural Center City: Medford, MA 02155 Campus: Medford/Somerville campus Open to Public: Yes Link: https://fletcher.admissions.tufts.edu/register/?id=c3c66c61-6ea2-4b87-b395-523edfa34025 Join us for an exciting evening where you’ll learn how a Fletcher education can accelerate your career and expand your opportunities. FletcherFest spotlights our new Graduate Business Certificate—open to all Tufts undergraduates—and showcases Fletcher’s broader programs in global affairs and business. This year’s theme, “Where are the Jobs? Emerging Trends in Business, Employment and the Changing Future of Work,” will feature engaging conversations with faculty, alumni, and leaders who know how to navigate today’s fast-changing job market. What’s happening at FletcherFest: · Hear from Dean Kelly Sims Gallagher and Dean of Global Business Bhaskar Chakravorti · Connect with outstanding Tufts alumni: Vivek Shah (A94) and Candace Lun Plotkin (F96) · Get a professional headshot (drop-in) · Stop by the Office of Professional Development for quick career guidance · Pick up Fletcher merchandise and enter a raffle for prizes · Enjoy some delicious food and drink Come for the insights, connections, and career inspiration—and leave with tools, stories, and a vision for your own future.

Building: Jaharis Family Center for Biomedical and Nutrition Sciences City: Boston, MA 02111 Campus: Boston Health Sciences campus Location Details: Behrakis Auditorium (first floor) Open to Public: Yes Event Type: Conference/Panel Event/Symposium Event Sponsor Details: Tufts University School of Medicine Department of Neuroscience RSVP Information: Registration is free but required. Please RSVP via the Eventbrite website by October 9. Event Contact Name: Shelley Scheier Event Contact Email: shelley.antonio@tufts.edu Link: https://tuftsneurosciencesymposium2025.eventbrite.com The day-long Tufts Neuroscience Symposium features diverse speakers from around the country, and consistently brings together many from neuroscience disciplines in the Boston area for a day of educational talks and discussions. It is concluded by a lecture that honors William Shucart, former professor and chair of neurosurgery at Tufts School of Medicine. This year's symposium will center around the theme: "Neural Mechanisms of Emotional Processing: From Synapses to Circuits."

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_Jj27sWB2QI6uwFK8lPwAcA Link: https://as.tufts.edu/environmentalstudies/news-events/hoch-cunningham-lecture-series#oct16 It’s clear that the climate crisis is dire, dramatic changes inevitable and already underway, and action inadequate despite decades of increasingly urgent warnings by climate scientists. Culture plays a critical role in shaping how we receive and respond to information, guiding action on the micro and macro scales. How can stories help us to navigate this changing planet? In this talk, Emily will explore the possibilities that interdisciplinary nonfiction storytelling can offer when just the facts fall short. How can braiding journalism, science, history, memory, and imagination create space for discovering or remembering other ways of being and acting in relationship to the earth? She will draw on her own writing on environmental contamination from nuclear weapons production and emerging work on responses to climate change, as well as examples from other boundary-crossing nonfiction writers.

Building: Aidekman Arts Center City: Medford, MA 02155 Campus: Medford/Somerville campus Open to Public: Yes Event Type: Conference/Panel Event/Symposium Event Sponsor: Tufts University Art Galleries Speaker Name: Jennifer Minniti, Michelle Finamore, and Beverly Semmes, moderated by Lynne Cooney RSVP Information: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/panel-fashion-forward-tickets-1461675925039?aff=oddtdtcreator Link: https://artgalleries.tufts.edu/events/229-panel-fashion-forward Since the early 1990s, Beverly Semmes has created installations and sculptures of enormous dresses—some reaching over three-stories high, others taking over entire gallery spaces.  Since those early days, her relationship with fashion has grown and deepened—from sculptures and installations to an ongoing collaboration with fashion designer Jennifer Minniti—CarWash Collective—that creates wearable garments cut and patterned with Semmes’s images.  Join us for an open conversation with Semmes, Jennifer Minniti, and fashion curator Michelle Finamore, moderated by Lynne Cooney about the intersection of fashion and art. 

Building: Sophia Gordon Hall City: Somerville, MA 02144 Room: Sophia Gordon Hall - Multipurpose Room Campus: Medford/Somerville campus Location Details: Sophia Gordon Hall room 100 Open to Public: Yes Primary Audience: Alumni and Friends,Faculty,Interns and Residents,Postdoctoral Fellows,Staff,Students (Graduate),Students (Postdoctoral),Students (Undergraduate) Event Type: Conference/Panel Event/Symposium Event Subject: Research,Sustainability/Climate RSVP Information: https://www.linkedin.com/events/aninternationalsymposiumonabund7351295658781237251/ Admission/Cost: $0 Event Contact Name: Justin Hollander Event Contact Email: justin.hollander@tufts.edu Link: https://sites.tufts.edu/newtowns/ This symposium will explore the potential of ‘new towns’ to address a range of housing affordability and community planning challenges, as well as new research methods and techniques for using adaptive zoning techniques in urban planning. Most cities and towns in North America are zoned almost entirely as “single-family residential.” This means that when they are fully built-out every farm, field, and forest is developed. These communities will always be car-oriented, sprawling, and too low-density to support public transit. However, this is not the only way: abundant housing advocates are increasingly coalescing around the need for “new towns,” large master-planned communities that can happen through adaptive zoning innovation. These new towns consider the range of transportation, water/sewer, electricity, waste, safety, education, and other infrastructures while allowing for the creation of places that are mixed-use, walkable, bikeable, and dense enough to support public transit.  This symposium will bring together creative thinkers from around the world who are advancing knowledge in these areas, helping to shape a new kind of planning and design practice—one that embraces innovative approaches to housing crises through community-based solutions.

Building: Perry and Marty Granoff Music Center City: Medford, MA 02155 Room: Distler Performance Hall Campus: Medford/Somerville campus Open to Public: Yes Event Sponsor: School of Arts and Sciences The Tufts Pep Band performs a concert for children and families. Michel Muller, director

Event Type: Multifaith Observance Event Sponsor: University Chaplaincy (Hinduism) Perhaps the most popular of all Hindu festivals, also known as the Festival of Lights, it is dedicated to the goddess Kali in Bengal and to Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth, in the rest of India. As with several other festivals, Diwali is associated with one of the stories about the destruction of evil by Vishnu in one of his many manifestations. Observances may include limits to participation in academics or work.

Event Type: Multifaith Observance Event Sponsor: University Chaplaincy (Sikhism) This day celebrates Gobind Singh Ji's passing on guruship to Scripture, henceforth known as the Guru Granth Sahib.

Event Type: Multifaith Observance Event Sponsor: University Chaplaincy (Jainism) This "Festival of Lamps" celebrates the attainment of Moksa by Lord Mahavira. A burning lamp symbolizes the "light of knowledge," which dispels the darkness of delusion and ignorance.

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.

Online Location Details: Tufts University School of Medicine Building: Tufts Center for Medical Education City: Boston, MA 02111 Location Details: 145 Harrison Ave., first floor Boston, MA 02111 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: Conference/Panel Event/Symposium,Lecture/Presentation/Seminar Event Subject: Business,Clinical Care,Engineering/Technology,Health/Wellness,Innovation,Medicine,Research,Science Event Sponsor Details: Tufts CTSI RSVP Information: https://airtable.com/appWk1nJxJp9lKvfc/pagTct0TqzwabynIS/form Admission/Cost: Free Event Contact Name: Erin Gibson Event Contact Email: erin.gibson@tuftsmedicine.org Link: https://www.tuftsctsi.org/innovate2impact/ Do you have an idea or solution to a health or healthcare problem? Accelerate your drug, device, biologic, behavioral health intervention, or other innovation to the next level! Innovate2Impact is designed to propel your health-related innovation or idea through the next steps. Join us to showcase your early-stage concept or well-tested design, receive input from innovation experts, industry leaders, and clinical specialists, build collaborations, and explore funding opportunities. This four-part program is open to both emerging and experienced investigators working on health-related innovations. The series kicks off on Tuesday, October 21 with an Innovation Expo. The expo will showcase a variety of health-related innovations grounded in research, and teams developing innovations, investors, and anyone interested in improving health and healthcare are encouraged to attend. Emerging and experienced researchers may also submit abstracts via the registration link to participate in the lightning talks or poster session to gain valuable connections and potential funding opportunities.

Event Type: Multifaith Observance Event Sponsor: University Chaplaincy (Baha'i) The anniversary of the birth of the Bab, the herald of the new age for Baha'is. The Shrine of the Bab in Haifa, Israel, is part of the World Center of the Baha'i faith.

Building: Cabot Intercultural Center City: Medford, MA 02155 Campus: Medford/Somerville campus Open to Public: Yes Link: https://forms.office.com/r/J4W7qXdUYw Kemba Walden stands at the forefront of cybersecurity and national security, combining a wealth of government and private sector experience with a vision for a secure digital future. As the Acting United States National Cyber Director from February to November of 2023, our nation’s highest-ranking leaders looked to her to shape the national cybersecurity policies and strategies that protect our critical infrastructure and make cyberspace safer for the organizations and individuals who depend on its stability and security. Walden, who has also served as assistant general counsel for Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit, is one of the most respected figures in cybersecurity circles, as well as one of the most sought-after thought leaders for organizations seeking to better understand how they can maximize the security of their businesses in a constantly evolving cyber landscape. Today, she is the president of the Paladin Global Institute, which was founded to bring the private capital perspective into technology policy. She also serves on the Boards of Endgame Systems LLC and Woods Academy. At the Office of the National Cyber Director (ONCD), her tenure was marked by the implementation of innovative initiatives that bolstered the nation’s cyber defense capabilities, as well as a refreshingly collaborative approach between the private and public sectors to secure critical technology from increasingly complex cyber threats. Among various roles of influence throughout her career, Walden also served a decade at the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) — most recently at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. Between the DHS and ONCD, she was at Microsoft for three years, advising on advancing its cyber practices, promoting responsible innovation and attacking the scourge of ransomware crime.

Online Location Details: https://tufts.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ACbLuYK5R7udcgqOcvuiLA Building: Barnum Hall City: Medford, MA 02155 Campus: Medford/Somerville campus Location Details: Room 104 (first floor), Barnum Hall Wheelchair Accessible: Yes Open to Public: Yes Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar Event Subject: Elections,Politics/Policy/Law,Public Service/Government Event Sponsor: Tisch College of Civic Life RSVP Information: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1707817460999?aff=oddtdtcreator Admission/Cost: Free Register (In-Person)   Register (Virtual) Are the days of America's two-party system numbered? Adam Brandon, Senior Advisor at The Independent Center, thinks so. With more Americans identifying as independents, Brandon and his colleagues at The Independent Center are working to disrupt the Republican/Democrat duopoly and rally voters around alternative candidates who will appeal to the vast center. Young voters, especially millennials and Gen Z, have the power to make this idea a reality. Join a conversation with Adam Brandon to hear about his vision for organizing Independent voters and disrupting partisan politics in the U.S. The conversation will be moderated by Leela Strong, Newhouse Director of Tisch College's Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE).  Registration required, all are welcome. Lunch provided. Adam Brandon is a Senior Advisor at The Independent Center. His experience spans across foreign and domestic policy with the U.S. State Department, where he served as an intern in Washington, D.C. and Belfast, Northern, Ireland, and in politics working on both national and local campaigns. He most recently served as President of FreedomWorks for over a decade and was also a leading figure in the Tea Party movement. 

Online Location Details: https://tufts.zoom.us/j/95122761558?pwd=z1zOug26VWYiJxu5EIUKO4e57pu8w9.1 Building: Pearson Chemical Laboratory City: Somerville, MA 02144 Campus: Medford/Somerville campus Location Details: Room P-106 Open to Public: No Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar Event Sponsor: School of Arts and Sciences Event Sponsor Department / Area: Chemistry department Speaker Name: Prof. Pietro Strobbia, University of Cincinnati Event Contact Name: Marianne O'Connell Event Contact Email: marianne.o_connell@tufts.edu Event Contact Phone: 617-627-2649 Department of Chemistry - Fall 2025 Seminar Series Title: TBA

Event Type: Multifaith Observance Event Sponsor: University Chaplaincy (Baha'i) The anniversary of the birth of Baha'u'llah, the founder of the Baha'i faith. Observances may include limits to participation in academics or work. 

Campus: Grafton campus Location Details: Dean's Conference Room 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: 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_Diy8I2qzRSGyj2DQG85PSQ Link: https://as.tufts.edu/environmentalstudies/news-events/hoch-cunningham-lecture-series#oct23 The oceans are 71% of our planet, and yet are still largely unexplored, especially in the deep and open oceans. New species are discovered on almost every deep-sea dive, and even with increased exploration efforts, we are still discovering massive underwater mountains, canyons, and other features. Yet, even with so much unknown, decisions cannot wait for discovery. In an era of global change, biological communities in even the most remote parts of our planet are feeling the impact of human societies and are vulnerable to depletion or extinction. To combat this, global targets for protection have set a goal of protecting 30% of oceans by 2030. In this talk, we will discuss how to explore the unexplored, and how to protect the unprotected.