Virtual Tufts Table: Envisioning an Antiracist Institution 4:30 - 6pm
Sponsored by the Office of the Provost and the Bridging Differences Initiative, Tufts Table aims at bringing members of our community together to establish connections, share perspectives, and discuss significant issues. It is an opportunity for students, faculty and staff to gather to talk, think and reflect with one another. Building on the work that Tufts has undertaken around anti-racism, this Tufts Table will provide a forum for participants to further exchange ideas on this crucial topic. |
Striving to Better Understand and Respond to the Opioid Crisis in Massachusetts: Spatial Epidemiological Analysis and Modeling of Opioid Decedent Data 2 - 3pm
The current opioid crisis has contributed to precipitous increases in opioid use disorder, fatal overdoses, and infectious diseases. Opioid-related overdoses alone have increased five-fold during the past two decades in Massachusetts. Together with his GIS and spatial epidemiology team, Dr. Thomas Stopka has explored the spatial distribution of fatal overdoses across the state to identify high-risk locations and inform targeted public health responses. For more information, see the flyer or the website.
This event is hosted by the Center for Quantitative Methods and Data Sciences (QM&DS), in partnership with the Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Research Design (BERD) Center at Tufts CTSI and the Data-Intensive Studies Center (DISC) at Tufts University. |
A Reckoning in Boston - Educational Preview Screening Streaming from 3 - 5pm | Discussion at 4:30pm
Tufts' Public Health and Community Medicine Diversity, Equity, and Anti-Racism (DEAR) Council invites you to a preview screening of A Reckoning in Boston, as well as a post-screening discussion with director James Rutenbeck and producer Kafi Dixon. For more information, see the flyer. |
Tuskegee and its Legacy 12pm
Join the Micro DEI Committee for a presentation and discussion of “Tuskegee and its Legacy.” This event will give a history of the infamous and immoral Tuskegee Experiment and discuss scientific racism and Tuskegee's impact on microbiology research, clinical studies, and the impact that it still has today. |
More than Pronouns: A Dialogue on Trans-Inclusion in the Workplace 12pm
Join the University of Toronto’s Career Exploration & Education, Sexual & Gender Diversity Office (SGDO), the Institute for Gender and the Economy (GATE), and Alumni Relations offices for this online workshop. Navigating a career can feel complicated or confusing. For trans and nonbinary people, there can be additional barriers in place which make the process even more complex. Join this dialogue on trans and nonbinary inclusion in the workplace to address questions, challenges and complications in the search for employment. |
BIG Q&A Session: "Asking for a Friend" 5 - 6pm
Please join us for our first Biotech Interest Group (BIG) Q&A session "Asking for a friend." This series is designed to have an honest and casual conversation with members across all different job types within the biomedical industry. We hope that you will join us for our kick off event this Thursday! |
Confronting Racial Injustice: Slavery, Wealth Creation, and Intergenerational Wealth 6 - 7pm
Join the Massachusetts Historical Society for the first event in their five-part Confronting Racial Injustice series. The discussion will feature Nicole Maskiell, University of South Carolina and Elon Cook Lee, National Trust for Historic Preservation, and will be moderated by Jared Ross Hardesty, Western Washington University. This program is in partnership with Northeastern University Law School's Criminal Justice Task Force.
For more information on the rest of the series, see the website. |
Multicultural Fellow Council (MFC) Meeting 3pm
Join the Multicultural Fellow Council (MFC) for their next meeting. If you plan to attend, please RSVP to marlene.jreaswec@tufts.edu. |
TUSDM Black History Bowl 5pm
Tufts Family! How well do you know your Black History? Come put your knowledge to the test at TUSDM's Black History Bowl! Grab your classmates and come compete against teams from various schools on the Health Sciences Campus! This will be a fun filled evening with friendly competition. Everyone is welcome to sign up! This is a team style, question for question competition. The team with the most questions answered correctly will advance to the final round to compete for the grand prize!! Once you're signed up, expect an email from our Black History Bowl event organizer. They will fill you in on the next steps of the process! |
TBBC Career Exploration Series: Consulting 5pm
So, what do consultants do anyway? Find out in the first event of TBBC’s Career Exploration Series, where you can learn about careers outside of academia and how to get into them!
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A New Era of Equity in Biotech with Tia Lyles-Williams 5 - 6pm
The Black Student Alliance presents a conversation with Tia Lyles-Williams, Founder and CEO of LucasPye Bio and HeLaPlex. The conversation will focus on accelerating drug development and democratizing drug costs for underserved communities. Tia will discuss her journey in biotech and approach to building science-community relationships. For more information, see the flyer. |
Medicine, Public Health, and Anti-Racism Activism: The Life of Dr. Virginia M. Alexander (1899-1949) 4pm
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Miriam Ramliden Thesis Defense 9am
The Graduate Program in Molecular Microbiology invites you to Miriam Ramliden’s defense of her dissertation, “Identifying targets of cyclic GMP-AMP signaling in Vibrio cholerae”. More information to follow. |
Healthy Aging at Tufts Webinar: Dr. James Kirkland 12pm
Join the Healthy Aging at Tufts Priority Area Research Group for this talk by Dr. James L. Kirkland, Director, Robert & Arlene Kogod Center on Aging at the Noaber Foundation Professor of Aging Research, Mayo Clinic, Minnesota. For more information, see the flyer. |
BioRender Software Demo 12:15pm
BioRender is the easy-to-use science illustration tool that can save scientists 16-20 hours per month creating scientific figures! Beyond the time savings, it also helps improve the quality and consistency of graphics being used to represent your research. Seeing is believing with visual tools like BioRender, so come join our demo to get a personalized walk through of the platform. All questions are welcomed and encouraged. For more information, see the flyer. |
Lauren Shull Thesis Defense 2pm
The Graduate Program in Molecular Microbiology invites you to Lauren Shull's defense of her dissertation, "Characterization of transient hyperinfectivity and of the vieSAB operon in Vibrio cholerae El Tor." More information to follow. |
Developing the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine: A Personal Perspective 12 - 1:30pm
You are cordially invited to a March 11 virtual lunchtime event with Brett Leav, A87, A23P, Vice President of Clinical Development, Public Health Vaccines at Moderna, Inc. Brett led the Clinical Trial team at Moderna that developed the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine in record time. Brett will discuss his path from Tufts to Moderna as well as his experience in leading the vaccine clinical trials. For more information, see the website. |
Associate Dean Dan Volchok's Zoom Office Hours Every Tuesday and Thursday, 3 - 3:30pm
In order to keep people informed, Associate Dean Dan Volchok will be holding open Zoom “office hours” focused on student and academic issues. Please feel free to use these sessions to ask questions, make suggestions, or to just touch base and chat. |
Virtual Yoga & Meditation Classes
The Student Advisory & Health Administration Office is offering Virtual Yoga & Meditation classes for all Health Sciences Students on the Boston Campus. Please see the flyer for the schedule and class details. This class will be taught via Zoom, you will be sent the link prior to the next class.
To sign up, click here. Everyone who participates in yoga is REQUIRED to complete and return the attached liability waiver to Madeleine.Caron@tufts.edu. |
Virtual Drop-in meditation Thursdays | 12:30pm
Interested in developing a stronger meditation practice? Every Thursday at 12:30pm, Dr. Christina Pastan, Director, Mind-Body Wellness, School of Dental Medicine offers a 20-minute session which begins with a short talk about an aspect of meditation followed by a guided experience. If you would like to be added to the listserv to receive additional information for this session, send an email to christina.pastan@tufts.edu. |
The Science of Childhood Cancer Lecture Series at St. Jude's Thursdays | 12pm - 1pm CT
St. Jude's would like to invite you to the spring session of The Science of Childhood Cancer, a weekly virtual lecture series hosted by the St. Jude Comprehensive Cancer Center. The series is designed to engage the scientific community on key questions in pediatric cancer research. Based on the enthusiastic reception of the inaugural series in fall 2020, a new 15-week session of the series will launch at 12pm CST on Thursday, January 28, 2021.
For the first session, St. Jude’s own Jinghui Zhang, PhD, will be presenting “Genomic Variants in Pediatric Cancer: Landscape, Precision Oncology, and Data Sharing Ecosystem.” For information about upcoming lectures, see the website. |
Racism, Medicine, and Bioethics: Learning from the past to ensure a healthier future Wednesdays | 5pm
In honor of Black History Month, Harvard Medical School Center for Bioethics and the Tuskegee University National Center for Bioethics in Research and Health Care are partnering on a series of events examining the history of racism in medicine, its impact on Black individuals and the Black community, and gathering solutions for a healthier future from experts and thought leaders in history, health policy and law, social justice, and public health and medicine.
You can register for upcoming lectures in the series on the website. Previous lectures are posted on the Center's YouTube page. |
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