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Building: Joyce Cummings Center Campus Location: Medford/Somerville campus City: Medford, MA 02155 Campus: Medford/Somerville campus Location Details: JCC301, 177 College Ave. Open to Public: No Primary Audience(s): Students (Graduate),Students (Undergraduate) Event Type: Information Session/Open House/Orientation Subject: Innovation Event Sponsor (school, institute, center, etc.): Gordon Institute Event Sponsor Details: Derby Entrepreneurship Center Event Contact: carol.denning@tufts.edu RSVP Information: https://derbyecenter.tufts.edu/event/pizza24/ Event Admission: Free Link: https://derbyecenter.tufts.edu/event/pizza24/ Join us for pizza, meet DEC faculty, staff, and entrepreneurs-in-residence. Learn about what DEC is doing this semester and how we can support you on your entrepreneurial journey!

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: Located in Behrakis Auditorium at 150 Harrison Ave, Boston. Wheelchair Accessible: Yes Open to Public: No Primary Audience(s): Alumni and Friends,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 Event Contact: nancy.mehegan@tufts.edu RSVP Information: Please RSVP by 9/11 Event Admission: Free Link: https://rsvp.tufts.edu/LYk98m Join us in September for the annual Stanley N. Gershoff Memorial Lecture at the Friedman School. Dr. JoAnn Manson, MD, MPH, DrPH, will deliver this year’s lecture: “Novel Insights on Precision Nutrition from the VITAL and COSMOS Trials.” Dr. Manson is a Professor of Medicine and the Michael and Lee Bell Professor of Women’s Health at Harvard Medical School. She is a physician epidemiologist, endocrinologist, and Principal Investigator (PI) or co-PI of several research studies. This special lecture will kick off the 2024-25 Friedman Speaker Series. All students, faculty, and staff at Tufts University are invited to attend. For questions, please contact the Gershoff Lecture Committee. The Gershoff Memorial Lecture is also our first Friedman School Speaker Series event of the semester! Please join us in person for the Stanley N. Gershoff Memorial Lecture. Dr. JoAnn Manson will be presenting: “Novel Insights on Precision Nutrition from the VITAL and COSMOS Trials.” Walk-in attendees are welcome, RSVPs are helpful for food and beverage planning for the reception. Register online: rsvp.tufts.edu…

Campus: 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/tJUvd-qurzgrG9K1hyExNPyVrocXkuxjQ1z1#/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. 

Building: 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. September 18th (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.

Building: Cabot Intercultural Center Campus Location: Medford/Somerville campus City: Medford, MA 02155 Campus: Medford/Somerville campus Location Details: ASEAN Auditorium CABOT Open to Public: Yes Primary Audience(s): Alumni and Friends,Faculty,Postdoctoral Fellows,Staff,Students (Graduate),Students (Undergraduate) Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar/Talk Subject: Elections,Social Justice/Human Rights Event Sponsor (school, institute, center, etc.): School of Arts and Sciences,Tufts University Event Sponsor Details: This event was organized and sponsored by the Department of Romance Studies and was made possible through the generous support of the Toupin-Bolwell Fund and our co-sponsors, the Department of Political Science, the Department of Studies in Race, Colonialism and Diaspora, Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life, the International Relations Program, and the Latin American Studies Program. Óscar Martínez is a renowned Salvadoran journalist and cofounder of El Faro, Latin America's first digital newspaper. He is dedicated to in-depth journalism on issues of migration, gang violence, and police and political corruption in Central America and has written many books on these topics, including A History of Violence: Living and Dying in Central America and most recently, Los muertos y el periodista. He is presently covering the administration of Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele. Iván Espinoza is executive director of Lawyers for Civil Rights, Boston. His work is extremely diverse, and includes voting rights, racial and environmental justice, LGBTQ+ rights, and the intersectionality of civil rights, immigration, and public policy. He speaks nationally as an expert on legal protections for people of color and immigrants as well as on small business issues. Together Óscar and Iván will discuss the migrant experience, violence in Central America, censorship, and the making of a dictatorship in El Salvador and beyond. The talk will be in English and Spanish.