Building: Fung House 48 Professors Row Campus Location: Medford/Somerville campus City: Somerville, MA 02144 Campus: Medford/Somerville campus Location Details: Fung House 48 Professors Row Medford, MA Open to Public: Yes Primary Audience(s): Faculty,Postdoctoral Fellows,Staff,Students (Graduate) Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar/Talk Subject: Arts/Media,Education,Humanities Event Sponsor (school, institute, center, etc.): School of Arts and Sciences Event Sponsor Details: Center for Humanities at Tufts Event Contact: humanities@tufts.edu RSVP Information: No RSVP needed Event Admission: Free Link: https://humanities.tufts.edu/events/cinematic-empathy-chat-fellow-presentation-malcolm-turvey-102 The Center for Humanities would like to invite you for a CHAT Fellow presentation by Malcolm Turvey, Sol Gittleman Professor in the Department of History of Art and Architecture at Tufts. In his talk, Professor Turvey will be focusing on empathy’s moral limits and liabilities, and questioning whether film’s putative empathy-expanding power is as virtuous as many assume. All are welcome. Refreshments will be served. 

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 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_2xU-p8neTFKiUKvbGgHd2w Offshore of the Southeastern U.S. lies an extraordinary undersea plateau that hosts the largest deep-sea coral province on earth, the Blake Plateau. It is not only home to amazing marine life, it also holds significant cultural and historical meaning to the Gullah/Geechee people. Valerie Cleland, a senior manager who advocates for policies that protect and restore our oceans at the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), will explore why we must conserve Blake Plateau—for the marine life and people who rely on it—before industry can harm this special place.

Online Location Details: https://tufts.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMqdO-srzkqGNaq97Ll3M33IqV1jzcCTlGy Building: Barnum Hall Campus Location: Medford/Somerville campus City: Medford, MA 02155 Campus: Medford/Somerville campus Location Details: 100 Rabb Room Wheelchair Accessible: Yes Open to Public: Yes Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar/Talk Subject: Elections,Politics/Policy/Law Event Sponsor Details: JumboVote, CIRCLE, and the Tufts Democrats Event Contact: Jessica Byrnes Senior Communications Manager jessica.byrnes@tufts.edu Link: https://tischcollege.tufts.edu/news-events/events/who-votes-and-why-deep-dive-american-voters What does polling data actually tell us? How do we measure voter enthusiasm? And how does the data change depending on age and gender demographics or educational level? This event will focus on reaching and understanding particular voters and their concerns, and it will feature guest experts Newhouse Director of CIRCLE, Kei Kawashima-Ginsberg, and Newhouse Professor of Civic Studies and Principal Investigator of the Cooperative Election Study, Brian Schaffner, in addition to Louisa Terrell. Lunch provided.

Building: Barnum Hall Campus Location: Medford/Somerville campus City: Medford, MA 02155 Campus: Medford/Somerville campus Location Details: Barnum Hall 08 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/film-screening-beautiful-boy-tickets-1003893531577?aff=oddtdtcreator&utm-source=cp&utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing Join a free film screening of the 2018 critically acclaimed film, Beautiful Boy, starring Timothée Chalamet, Steve Carell, Maura Tierney, and Amy Ryan. Based on the best-selling pair of memoirs from father and son David and Nic Sheff, Beautiful Boy chronicles the heartbreaking and inspiring experience of survival, relapse, and recovery in a family coping with addiction over many years. Chalamet earned nominations for his performance as Nic Sheff from the Golden Globes, Screen Actors Guild Awards, BAFTA Awards and Critics’ Choice Awards, among others.

Building: 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. Day of Atonement, the conclusion of the Ten Days of Awe, Yom Kippur is the holiest and most solemn of all days in the Jewish year. It is characterized by repentance, fasting, and forgiveness. Observances may include limits to participation in academics or work and may include fasting. 

Building: Tisch Library Campus Location: Medford/Somerville campus City: Medford, MA 02155 Campus: Medford/Somerville campus Location Details: Room 304 Open to Public: Yes Primary Audience(s): Faculty,Staff,Students (Graduate) Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar/Talk Subject: Health/Wellness Event Sponsor (school, institute, center, etc.): Tufts University Event Sponsor Details: Office of Emergency Management Event Contact: ready@tufts.edu RSVP Information: Sign up through Tufts Learning Center Link: https://emergency.tufts.edu/training/civilian-response-active-shooter-course This training course is designed to provide tools and techniques on how to react to an active shooter / active threat. This training expands upon information found in the Tufts University Emergency Response Guide. This platform is modeled around the Avoid, Deny, Defend response to an active shooter. Avoid: Trust your instincts and don’t delay. Get away as quickly as possible. Deny: If you can’t flee, obstruct or deny the active shooter access to your area. Defend: If all else fails… fight as a last resort and only when your life is in imminent danger. This class is open to Tufts students, faculty, and staff.