Event Type: Multifaith Observance Event Sponsor: University Chaplaincy (Sikhism) Guru Nanak's Birthday. Observances may include limits to participation in academics or work.

Building: Tufts University School of Dental Medicine City: Boston, MA 02111 Campus: Boston Health Sciences campus Location Details: Boston Health Sciences campus | TUSDM | Dental Alumni Lounge, room 1514 Open to Public: No Primary Audience: Faculty,Staff,Students (Graduate),Students (Postdoctoral),Students (Undergraduate) Event Type: Community Engagement Event Subject: Diversity/Identity/Inclusive Excellence RSVP Information: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfConOAD4tcbsh9u_0ma7CjL06EhvRLIl8CkhzC-6HWdanEFA/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=114495927983195307783 Event Contact Name: Jasmine Raynor Event Contact Email: diversity@tufts.edu Event Contact Phone: 857-293-8048 Link: https://diversity.tufts.edu/events/ Attend a reception at the Boston Health Sciences campus to celebrate community, connection, and the spirit of learning. Join us for meaningful conversation and opportunities to learn about initiatives that advance inclusive excellence. All Tufts community members are welcome to attend.

Campus: Boston SMFA campus Location Details: B209 Open to Public: No Primary Audience: Faculty Event Type: Community Engagement Event Sponsor: Office of the Provost Link: https://provost.tufts.edu/faculty-engagement/ Faculty are invited to drop-in coffee hours to engage with Provost Genco.

Online Location Details: https://tufts.zoom.us/j/95122761558?pwd=z1zOug26VWYiJxu5EIUKO4e57pu8w9.1 Building: Pearson Chemical Laboratory City: Somerville, MA 02144 Campus: Medford/Somerville campus Location Details: Room P-106 Open to Public: No Event Sponsor: School of Arts and Sciences Event Sponsor Department / Area: Chemistry department Speaker Name: Prof. Jeffrey Hartgerink, Rice Unversity Event Contact Name: Marianne O'Connell Event Contact Email: marianne.o_connell@tufts.edu Event Contact Phone: 617-627-2649 Department of Chemistry - Fall 2025 Seminar Series Title: "Design, Self-assembly, Structure, and Application of Collagen-like Peptides"

Building: Eaton Hall City: Medford, MA 02155 Campus: Medford/Somerville campus Location Details: Eaton 201 Wheelchair Accessible: Yes Open to Public: No Primary Audience: Faculty,Postdoctoral Fellows,Staff,Students (Graduate),Students (Postdoctoral),Students (Undergraduate) Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar Event Subject: Education,Humanities,Politics/Policy/Law Event Sponsor: Office of the President Event Sponsor Department / Area: Center for Expanding Viewpoints in Higher Education RSVP Information: expandingviewpoints@tufts.edu Event Contact Name: Arik Burakovsky Event Contact Email: Arik.Burakovsky@tufts.edu Link: https://cevihe.org/fall2025lunchseries How should we talk about race? Hosted by the newly established Center for Expanding Viewpoints in Higher Education (CEVIHE) at Tufts University, this weekly series explores politics and culture through three different formats: book conversations, timely current affairs discussions, and guest lectures by heterodox thinkers. Each week, participants will encounter sophisticated arguments associated with a diversity of ideological, religious, and cultural worldviews. Lunch will be provided. Please see the workshop schedule here for more details, and please contact us if you want to participate so we can add you to the Canvas site. Reading: Lionel McPherson. The Afterlife of Race. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, 2024. Pages 2-13. Discussant: Professor Lionel McPherson, Department of Philosophy

Building: Tisch Library City: Medford, MA 02155 Campus: Medford/Somerville campus Location Details: We will be located at tables in front of the leisure reading area just beyond the lobby on the main floor (second floor) of Tisch Library. Wheelchair Accessible: Yes Open to Public: No Primary Audience: Students (Graduate),Students (Postdoctoral),Students (Undergraduate) Event Type: Training/Workshop Event Subject: Research Event Contact Name: User Experience and Student Success Department Event Contact Email: tischuess@elist.tufts.edu Link: https://tischlibrary.tufts.edu/node/3565 Starting on October 1 and continuing every Wednesday through December 10, librarians at Tisch Library will be hosting weekly drop-in research consultations. You can stop by for research help, including but not limited to: Developing keywords and search strategies Identifying and searching for sources Evaluating information types Planning and organizing your research On the following dates, StAAR writing consultants will also be joining us to offer drop-in writing support: October 22 November 12 December 3 No appointment necessary! Stop by whenever you can.

Online Location Details: https://tufts.zoom.us/j/97344082633?pwd=x4Mzbf5LJTV028yctn0dq3Kk4bASCo.1 Building: Olin Center City: Medford, MA 02155 Campus: Medford/Somerville campus Location Details: Room 011 Open to Public: No Primary Audience: Students (Undergraduate) Event Type: Information Session/Open House/Orientation Event Subject: Education,Global Engagement,Humanities,International Affairs,Sustainability/Climate Event Sponsor: School of Arts and Sciences Event Sponsor Department / Area: Biology department,Environmental Studies program,Romance Studies department Event Contact Email: globaleducation@tufts.edu Join us to learn more about a brand-new summer program launching in summer 2026, which will allow students to spend 5.5 weeks in Costa Rica, studying Spanish language/culture and Tropical Biology. The program, developed in collaboration with the prestigious Organization for Tropical Studies, links intensive language or culture learning (at different levels) and homestays with a unique opportunity to experience the wonders of Costa Rica’s rainforests and cloud forests first-hand. Students conduct their own research to study how animals and people are adapting to our changing world. The first half of the program takes place in the capital city, San José; students then move to La Selva Research Station and Monteverde in the second half to conduct field-based research projects. Students must have completed SPN 003 or equivalent prior to participation on the program.

Online Location Details: https://tufts.zoom.us/j/97344082633?pwd=x4Mzbf5LJTV028yctn0dq3Kk4bASCo.1 Building: Olin Center City: Medford, MA 02155 Campus: Medford/Somerville campus Location Details: Room 011 Open to Public: No Primary Audience: Students (Undergraduate) Event Type: Information Session/Open House/Orientation Event Subject: Education,Global Engagement,Humanities,International Affairs,Sustainability/Climate Event Sponsor: School of Arts and Sciences Event Sponsor Department / Area: Biology department,Environmental Studies program,Romance Studies department Event Contact Email: globaleducation@tufts.edu Join us to learn more about a brand-new summer program launching in summer 2026, which will allow students to spend 5.5 weeks in Costa Rica, studying Spanish language/culture and Tropical Biology. The program, developed in collaboration with the prestigious Organization for Tropical Studies, links intensive language or culture learning (at different levels) and homestays with a unique opportunity to experience the wonders of Costa Rica’s rainforests and cloud forests first-hand. Students conduct their own research to study how animals and people are adapting to our changing world. The first half of the program takes place in the capital city, San José; students then move to La Selva Research Station and Monteverde in the second half to conduct field-based research projects. Students must have completed SPN 003 or equivalent prior to participation on the program.