Open to Public: Yes Event Type: Multifaith Observance Event Sponsor: University Chaplaincy Every year, thousands of Zoroastrians in Iran and other countries celebrate the religious feast of Jashn-e Sadeh by burning firewood in an open space to signify the coming of spring and as a symbolic token of the eternal fight with mischief.

Location Details: Zoom link to be provided to registrants one week prior to course start date. Open to Public: No Primary Audience(s): Alumni and Friends,Faculty,Postdoctoral Fellows,Students (Graduate),Students (Postdoctoral) Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar/Talk Event Sponsor Details: Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development RSVP Information: https://secure.touchnet.net/C21525_ustores/web/product_detail.jsp?PRODUCTID=920 Event Contact Name: Sarah Wrobel Event Contact Email: csdd@tufts.edu Link: https://csdd.tufts.edu/postgraduate-course The Tufts CSDD Postgraduate Course in Clinical Pharmacology, Drug Development, and Regulation is the longest-running professional development program in the biopharma space. Now in its 52nd year, this unique annual course prepares both new and experienced drug developers, regulators, policy makers, clinical investigators, and academic researchers for success in the life sciences sector. Thousands of drug development professionals are alumni of this prestigious one-of-a-kind program. Top speakers from industry, academia, and the FDA share their expertise to create a highly stimulating and rewarding learning environment.

Location Details: Virtual event via Zoom Open to Public: No Primary Audience(s): Faculty,Postdoctoral Fellows,Staff,Students (Graduate) Event Type: Conference/Panel Event/Symposium,Lecture/Presentation/Seminar/Talk Event Subject: Innovation Event Sponsor Details: Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development RSVP Information: https://secure.touchnet.net/C21525_ustores/web/product_detail.jsp?PRODUCTID=920 Event Contact Name: Sarah Wrobel Event Contact Email: sarah.wrobel@tufts.edu Link: https://csdd.tufts.edu/postgraduate-course The Tufts CSDD postgraduate course in clinical pharmacology, drug development, and regulation is the longest-running professional development program in the biopharma space. Now in its 52nd year, this unique annual course prepares both new and experienced drug developers, regulators, policy makers, clinical investigators, and academic researchers for success in the life sciences sector. Thousands of drug development professionals are alumni of this prestigious one-of-a-kind program. Top speakers from industry, academia, and the FDA share their expertise to create a highly stimulating and rewarding learning environment.

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(s): Faculty,Staff,Students (Graduate),Students (Postdoctoral),Students (Undergraduate) Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar/Talk Event Subject: Education,Politics/Policy/Law,Social Justice/Human Rights,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_1oOl4zIESrSiIiFQ-Ids3A Frontline communities are often characterized as those experiencing the “first and worst” impacts of climate change. However, these communities are not just passively experiencing environmental injustice; many frontline communities are actively fighting against the oppressive systems that create these environmental and health disparities. While organizing for the health and wellbeing of their communities, frontline community-based organizations can find themselves at odds with the priorities of mainstream environmental actors, causing historic marginalization of environmental justice activism within the environmental movement at large. This lecture will explore the importance of centering frontline voices within the U.S. environmental sector, discuss the possibilities for large environmental NGOs to support frontline communities as allies, and provide key takeaways for environmental professionals to incorporate principles of environmental justice into their work.

Building: Cohen Auditorium City: Medford, MA 02155 Campus: Medford/Somerville campus Location Details: Cohen Auditorium, followed by a reception in Alumnae Hall Open to Public: Yes Primary Audience(s): Alumni and Friends,Faculty,Parents,Postdoctoral Fellows,Staff,Students (Graduate),Students (Postdoctoral),Students (Undergraduate) Event Type: Conference/Panel Event/Symposium Event Subject: Diversity/Identity/Inclusive Excellence,Social Justice/Human Rights Event Sponsor: University Chaplaincy Event Contact Name: Elyse Nelson Winger Event Contact Email: elyse.nelson_winger@tufts.edu Link: https://chaplaincy.tufts.edu/mlk/ Join the Africana Center, the Office of the President, the Office of the Vice Provost for Institutional Inclusive Excellence, Tisch College of Civic Life, and the University Chaplaincy for the annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Celebration. The 2025 theme, "Where Do We Go From Here," comes from the 1967 speech of the same title. The following two excerpts from this powerful speech are guiding our Celebration this year: “Power without love is reckless and abusive, and love without power is sentimental and anemic. Power at its best is love implementing the demands of justice, and justice at its best is power correcting everything that stands against love.”  "...we need a chart; we need a compass; indeed, we need some North Star to guide us into a future shrouded with impenetrable uncertainties." This year’s celebration will feature musicians, storytellers, poets, dancers, and artists from the Tufts and Boston metro community. Joy will be our North Star—an anchor of resilience, defiance, and solidarity. Through joy, we honor our past, uplift one another, and fuel the enduring fight for equity and freedom. The event will also feature the winners of the MLK Student Voices Award. A reception at Alumnae Hall will follow the event. ASL interpreters will be on site. In addition to the in person gathering, the event will also be live-streamed and recorded. Please email University Chaplain Elyse Nelson Winger (elyse.nelson_winger@tufts.edu) with any questions.