Building: Goddard Chapel Campus Location: Medford/Somerville campus City: Medford, MA 02155 Campus: Medford/Somerville campus Wheelchair Accessible: Yes Open to Public: Yes Primary Audience(s): Alumni and Friends,Faculty,Parents,Postdoctoral Fellows,Staff,Students (Graduate),Students (Postdoctoral),Students (Undergraduate) Event Type: Multifaith Observance,Performance Event Sponsor Details: Tufts University Chaplaincy The University Chaplaincy and Interfaith Ambassadors invite you to Pax et Lux! Translated from Latin, Pax et Lux means peace and light, and is a winter celebration honoring the multicultural and multifaith traditions of the Tufts community. We warmly welcome you for an evening of performances and stories from a variety of Tufts student organizations in the spirit of ushering in peace and light. This will be followed by a catered dinner with a DJ. Contact chaplaincy@tufts.edu with any questions.

Open to Public: No Primary Audience(s): Faculty,Staff Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar/Talk Subject: Health/Wellness Event Sponsor: Tufts University Event Sponsor Details: Tufts University Human Resources Event Contact Name: Tufts University Human Resources RSVP Information: Register online at https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_qlEmfPspRa6FkPkxhvcs1g#/registration Link: https://my.kgalifeservices.com/o/tuftsu The holiday season, while filled with joy and celebration, also brings stress and challenges. Join this webinar to discover effective ways to manage stress, foster well-being, and create meaningful moments that align with the spirit of joy and celebration.

Building: Curtis Hall Campus Location: Medford/Somerville campus City: Medford, MA 02155 Campus: Medford/Somerville campus Location Details: Curtis Hall Multipurpose Room (474 Boston Ave., Medford, MA) Wheelchair Accessible: Yes Open to Public: Yes Event Type: Academic Date/Deadline,Lecture/Presentation/Seminar/Talk Event Sponsor Details: Environmental Studies Program Event Contact Name: Sinet Kroch Event Contact Email: sinet.kroch@tufts.edu RSVP Information: RSVP only needed for virtual attendants Link: https://tufts.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_TH3pwIRfSxm3C-ty07Fv0w Many scholars believe that the Roman Climate Optimum (RCO) was central to the expansion of the Roman Empire. Similarly, some think climatic trends in the centuries after the RCO were in large part responsible for the Roman Empire’s decline and disintegration. This lecture seeks to nuance these differences in climate and society to highlight why broad climatic phases cannot by themselves be used as societal determinants.

Building: Tisch Library Campus Location: Medford/Somerville campus City: Medford, MA 02155 Campus: Medford/Somerville campus Location Details: Tisch Digital Design Studio (DDS) Open to Public: Yes Primary Audience(s): Faculty,Staff,Students (Graduate),Students (Undergraduate) Event Type: Community Engagement,Information Session/Open House/Orientation Subject: Humanities Event Contact Name: Kaylen Dwyer Link: https://tufts.libcal.com/event/13174509 Tisch Digital Scholarship is hosting Digital Scholars Studio hours on Thursdays from 3–4:30 p.m. This is a time for creativity, experimentation, conversation, and community building around the digital humanities across campus. Bring a project you are currently working on or come to discover something new.

Campus: Medford/Somerville campus Location Details: Lamplighter Brewing (Cambridge Crossing) Open to Public: No Primary Audience(s): Alumni and Friends Event Type: Information Session/Open House/Orientation Subject: Business,Innovation Event Sponsor: Gordon Institute Event Sponsor Details: Derby Entrepreneurship Center Event Contact Name: Carol Denning Event Contact Email: carol.denning@tufts.edu RSVP Information: https://derbyecenter.tufts.edu/event/tenboston-dec24/ Event Admission: Free Link: https://derbyecenter.tufts.edu/event/tenboston-dec24/ Please join us at Lamplighter Brewing (Cambridge Crossing) for an evening of mixing, mingling, and networking with entrepreneurial alumni at Tufts.

Building: Perry and Marty Granoff Music Center Campus Location: Medford/Somerville campus City: Medford, MA 02155 Campus: Medford/Somerville campus Location Details: Distler Performance Hall Wheelchair Accessible: Yes Open to Public: Yes Event Type: Performance Subject: Music Event Sponsor: School of Arts and Sciences Event Contact Name: Anna Griffis Event Contact Email: anna.griffis@tufts.edu Event Contact Phone: 6176272253 Event Admission: free; no tickets required Join the Tufts Opera Ensemble for an evening of opera, operetta, and musical theater scenes from composers Claudio Monteverdi to Alan Menken and everyone in between. Carol Mastrodomenico, stage director, and Thomas Stumpf, music director.