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- Oct 16–23SukkotBuilding: 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. Also known as Feast of Booths. An eight-day Jewish festival of booths (or tabernacles) and the fall harvest. The name refers to the booths (sukkot) used by Israelites during desert wanderings and constructed in the fields during the harvest season. It is a time of thanksgiving for God's presence in creation and among the Jewish people. The Eighth Day (Shmini 'Atzeret) is considered both the end of Sukkot and a distinct festival. Observances may include limits to participation in academics or work.
- Oct 1612:00 PMCPR/AED TrainingBuilding: Tufts Center for Medical Education Campus Location: Boston Health Sciences campus City: Boston, MA 02111 Campus: Boston Health Sciences campus Location Details: Med Education, 812 (145 Harrison Ave.) Open to Public: No Primary Audience(s): Faculty,Staff,Students (Graduate),Students (Undergraduate) Subject: Health/Wellness Event Sponsor (school, institute, center, etc.): Tufts University Event Sponsor Details: Office of Emergency Management Event Contact: Vanak Huot, vanak.huot@tufts.edu RSVP Information: Sign up through Tufts Learning Center Link: https://tufts.myabsorb.com/#/dashboard Tufts University is offering CPR/AED classes in the fall semester designed to teach the lifesaving skills necessary to help a friend, family member, neighbor, and all community members in need. This is an instructor-led course that teaches adult, child, and infant CPR. Additionally, the course will teach the use of Automated External Defibrillators (AED). This class is open to Tufts students, faculty, and staff and is limited to 20 students per session.
- Oct 1612:15 PMFriedman School Speaker Series: Economic and Health Implications of Emerging US Policies, Including WIC and Infant FormulaOnline 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: Di Fang, Associate Professor, Food and Resource Economics Department, University of Florida Ben Chrisinger, Assistant Professor, Department of Community Health, Tufts University Moderated by Yui Chang Chusan, PhD candidate, Food and Nutrition Policies and Programs (FANPP) at the Friedman School
- Oct 163:00 PMJ-1 Scholar OrientationCampus: Boston Fenway campus,Boston Health Sciences campus,Grafton campus,Medford/Somerville campus Open to Public: Yes Event Type: Information Session/Open House/Orientation Event Sponsor (school, institute, center, etc.): Tufts University Event Sponsor Details: Tufts International Center RSVP Information: Register in Zoom Link: https://tufts.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEkcuCpqjIpH9Jt8YcrYH4mTtBEYvRUG9H-#/registration This orientation is hosted by an international center advisor to inform newly arrived J-1 scholars how to maintain status and discuss other practical matters while sponsored by Tufts.
- Oct 166:00 PMTisch College Solomont Speaker Series: Nic SheffBuilding: 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: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar/Talk Subject: Arts/Media,Health/Wellness,Social Justice/Human Rights Event Sponsor Details: Tufts Hillel, Tufts Harm Reduction Education for Alcohol and Drugs (THREAD), and the Film & Media Studies Program Event Contact: Jessica Byrnes Senior Communications Manager jessica.byrnes@tufts.edu Link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tisch-college-solomont-speaker-series-nic-sheff-tickets-1003947723667?aff=oddtdtcreator&utm-source=cp&utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing Join Tisch College for a conversation on addiction, recovery, and mental illness with author, producer, advocate, and self-identifying recovering addict, Nic Sheff. Widely known for his New York Times bestselling memoir Tweak: Growing Up on Methamphetamines and his father, David Sheff’s, novel Beautiful Boy, Nic’s struggle with substance use disorder and recovery are the subject of both books. They later inspired the film adaptation of Beautiful Boy, now a critically acclaimed movie starring Timothée Chalamet and Steve Carell.
- Oct 1712:00 PM[ENVS Lecture Series] Climate Action: Equitable Resilience SolutionsBuilding: 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_0qO8iWRATz2b568BNmLXZg Yesteryear’s strategies are not suitable for a climate-changed future. In addition to greenhouse gas mitigation, leaders are seeking new solutions to address growing physical climate impacts from extreme heat to river flooding, wildfires to drought, coastal storms to sea level rise. There are opportunities for every sector to be part of creating safety, stability, and security in the face of climate change disruption. Join Joyce Coffee, founder and president of Climate Resilience Consulting, for this lecture.