Building: Curtis Hall City: Medford, MA 02155 Campus: Medford/Somerville campus Location Details: Curtis Hall Multipurpose Room (474 Boston Avenue, Medford, MA) Wheelchair Accessible: Yes Open to Public: Yes Primary Audience: Faculty,Staff,Students (Graduate),Students (Postdoctoral),Students (Undergraduate) Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar Event Subject: Education,Sustainability/Climate Event Sponsor: School of Arts and Sciences Event Sponsor Details: Environmental Studies Program RSVP Information: RSVP only needed for virtual attendants Event Contact Name: Sinet Kroch Event Contact Email: sinet.kroch@tufts.edu Link: https://tufts.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_B2VZw7wxTsmv6_SKkROZ3g In this presentation, Tufts researchers will discuss their ongoing collaboration with environmental defenders working in Kampala, Uganda.  This work has involved a risk analysis to understand which parts of the capital city are most vulnerable to flooding associated with plastic pollution, in partnership with the Woodwell Climate Research Center. Today, the team is leading efforts around a clean-up campaign in two informal settlements and a series of outreach and training initiatives to help communities manage waste and reduce flooding risks.

Building: Tisch Library City: Medford, MA 02155 Campus: Medford/Somerville campus Location Details: Tisch Library 223 Open to Public: Yes Primary Audience: Faculty,Students (Graduate),Students (Undergraduate) Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar Event Subject: Humanities Event Contact Name: Kaylen Dwyer Event Contact Email: kaylen.dwyer@tufts.edu Link: https://tufts.libcal.com/event/13987274 Douglass Day is an annual program that marks the birth of Frederick Douglass, a leader in the American 19th century abolitonist movement. Join us in person on Friday, February 14 for a transcribe-a-thon to help create new and freely available resources for learning about Black history. This year we will transcribe the correspondence of Frederick Douglass held at the Library of Congress (LOC) on the crowdsourcing platform By the People. Your transcriptions will be reviewed and published on loc.gov to improve search, access, and discovery of these pages from history. Drop-in for a bit or stay the entire time. You will need a laptop. No prior experience is necessary. Facilitators: Anna Kijas, assistant director, digital scholarship and at Lilly Music Library; Kaylen Dwyer, digital humanities librarian

Building: Anderson Auditorium City: Boston, MA 02111 Campus: Boston SMFA campus Location Details: 230 Fenway, Boston, MA 02115 (Anderson Auditorium) Open to Public: Yes Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar Event Sponsor Details: Thanks to Robert Nagel, Tufts University Art Galleries, and the MFA Graduate Program for their continued support of the visiting artist series. Admission/Cost: Free Event Contact Name: Sophie Cloherty Event Contact Email: sophie.cloherty@tufts.edu Please join us at the SMFA for a talk and Q&A by visiting artist Kianja Strobert! Kianja is known for dynamic explorations of acrylic, ink, and other materials that have established her as an innovative voice in contemporary abstraction. Her mixed-media sculptures and works on paper share a coarseness of texture and an expressive line. Strobert’s work translates the world into energetic planes of color, rendered in thick but refined brushstrokes that keep the eye in constant motion. The suggestion of movement or fluctuation results from the reactions of her various materials to their structural supports. Open to Tufts university students, faculty, and staff.

Building: Barnum Hall City: Medford, MA 02155 Campus: Medford/Somerville campus Location Details: Rabb Room (100) Wheelchair Accessible: Yes Open to Public: No Primary Audience: Students (Undergraduate) Event Type: Information Session/Open House/Orientation Event Sponsor Details: Tisch College RSVP Information: https://tischcollege.tufts.edu/news-events/events/tisch-scholars-information-session-0 Admission/Cost: Free Link: https://tischcollege.tufts.edu/news-events/events/tisch-scholars-information-session-0 Join the 2025–2026 Tisch Scholars cohort! Applications are due by Monday, February 17 at 11:59 p.m. Tisch Scholars is a unique leadership development program that combines academic coursework, community-based learning, and critical reflection. Scholars acquire the knowledge, skills, and values needed to address pressing social issues and affect meaningful change—all while building a supportive community to strengthen civic engagement at Tufts University and beyond.

Open to Public: Yes Event Type: Multifaith Observance Event Sponsor: University Chaplaincy In the northern tradition, it commemorates the parinirvana of the Buddha. In cultures of Southeast Asia, the buddha's parinirvana is remembered during Wesak. The dates and names of Buddhist celebrations vary significantly among cultures and communities.

Campus: Boston Health Sciences campus,Boston SMFA campus,Grafton campus,Medford/Somerville campus,Off-campus Open to Public: Yes Event Type: University Holiday The university observes a holiday on this day.