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 A nine-night (nav-rat) celebration of nine auspicious forms of Shakti/Devi (feminine divine power/the Goddess). Observances may include limits to participation in academics or work and may include fasting. 

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,Alumni Events,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.