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- Oct 2312:15 PMFriedman School Speaker Series: Can Systems Modeling Help Us Better Understand the World?Online Location Details: Details provided via email Building: Jaharis Family Center for Biomedical and Nutrition Sciences Campus Location: Boston Health Sciences campus City: Boston, MA 02111 Campus: Boston Health Sciences campus Location Details: Behrakis Auditorium and Online Wheelchair Accessible: Yes Open to Public: No Primary Audience(s): Faculty,Postdoctoral Fellows,Staff,Students (Graduate) Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar/Talk Subject: Health/Wellness Event Sponsor (school, institute, center, etc.): Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy RSVP Information: No RSVP necessary Event Admission: Free Speakers: Udita Sanga and Larissa Calancie, Assistant Professors at the Friedman School
- Oct 234:30 PMExcessive Sentencing and Mass Incarceration in ContextBuilding: Breed Memorial Hall Campus Location: Medford/Somerville campus City: Medford, MA 02155 Building: Breed Memorial Hall Campus: Medford/Somerville campus Wheelchair Accessible: Yes Open to Public: Yes Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar/Talk Event Sponsor Details: This event is hosted by the Tufts University Prison Initiative of Tisch College (TUPIT) in collaboration with MA activist Bob Marra and Saint Susanna’s Prison Ministry program. Event Contact: Jessica Byrnes Senior Communications Manager jessica.byrnes@tufts.edu Link: https://tischcollege.tufts.edu/news-events/events/excessive-sentencing-and-mass-incarceration-context What are the long-term effects of excessive sentencing on individuals, families, and communities? Join a panel conversation to explore the state of excessive sentencing in the United States as well as in countries like Finland and Norway, and learn about diverse policies in California and Massachusetts that have led to a decline in excessive sentencing. Panelists will include two students from the MyTERN Program at Tisch College, award-winning writer and prison reform activist Kenneth Hartman, and renowned civil rights lawyer Michael Meltsner.
- Oct 235:00 PMYoga with Vito - Let's Move TogetherBuilding: Posner Hall Campus Location: Boston Health Sciences campus City: Boston, MA 02111 Campus: Boston Health Sciences campus Location Details: Posner Lounge (200 Harrison Ave) Open to Public: No Subject: Health/Wellness Event Contact: studentwellnessadvising@tufts.edu RSVP Information: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1tRruS1v8Oju1Oe-nUE2CW0HdburoYLrzVMYGLcGqH_8/edit Link: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1tRruS1v8Oju1Oe-nUE2CW0HdburoYLrzVMYGLcGqH_8/edit Yoga with Vito - Let's Move Together Beginner-Friendly Join returning Yoga Instructor Vito for a beginner-friendly yoga class for some weekly movement. October 23rd (Wednesday) Evening Classes 5:00pm Sign up here Each student must sign up ahead of time to secure their spot in class. For lunchtime classes, students are asked to indicate whether they would like to reserve a mat. For evening classes, mats will not be provided.
- Oct 24–25Simchat TorahBuilding: Off Campus Campus Location: Off-campus City: Off Campus Campus: Off-campus Open to Public: Yes Event Type: Multifaith Observance Event Sponsor (school, institute, center, etc.): University Chaplaincy Begins at sundown on the first day listed. Translates as "Rejoicing of the Law." Joyous festival in which the annual cycle of the reading of the Torah in the synagogue is completed and its first book begun again. The celebration typically includes singing, dancing, and marching with Torah scrolls. Observances may include limits to participation in academics or work.
- Oct 2412:00 PMBook Talk with Dr. Ayana Elizabeth JohnsonBuilding: Cabot Intercultural Center Campus Location: Medford/Somerville campus City: Medford, MA 02155 Campus: Medford/Somerville campus Location Details: Cabot 7th floor at The Fletcher School Open to Public: Yes Primary Audience(s): Alumni and Friends,Faculty,Postdoctoral Fellows,Staff,Students (Graduate),Students (Undergraduate) Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar/Talk Event Sponsor (school, institute, center, etc.): The Fletcher School,Tisch College of Civic Life RSVP Information: https://forms.monday.com/forms/a5b0b98e1d10fe28f6391161f10b8114?r=use1 Book talk with Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson about her new book, What If We Get It Right? Register here: forms.monday.com…
- Oct 2412:00 PM[ENVS Lecture Series] Accelerating the Transition to Zero-Emission TransportationBuilding: 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 Primary Audience(s): Alumni and Friends Event Type: Academic Date/Deadline,Lecture/Presentation/Seminar/Talk Event Sponsor Details: Environmental Studies Program Event Contact: Sinet Kroch sinet.kroch@tufts.edu RSVP Information: RSVP only needed for virtual attendants Link: https://tufts.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_bCKCZqJDRASdJNtn_YJ3ww Transportation is the largest source of climate pollution in the U.S., the Northeast, and Massachusetts. Jordan Stutt, the senior director at CALSTART Northeast Region, will discuss how innovative technologies, policies, business models, and partnerships are supporting the shift away from gas- and diesel-powered vehicles.