Featured Events

Commencement 2013

The Green
May 19, 2013, 9am EDT

Commencement Speaker: Claude M. Steele

Honorary Degree Recipients: Lois Gibbs, Philip Lampi, Raymond R. Sackler, Ram Shrestha, Aso Tavitian

Phase I (9am - 11am), in which all Tufts schools participate, is the All-University Commencement ceremony. It includes the Academic Procession, the awarding of honorary degrees, the All-University Commencement address, recognition of faculty emeriti, presentation of degree candidates by school and the granting of degrees by the Tufts University Board of Trustees. Phase I takes place on The Green, between Ballou Hall and Bendetson Hall.

Phase II (11:30am - 3pm) of Commencement at Tufts consists of individual department ceremonies and luncheons for the various schools and departments. Immediately following the Phase I all-University Commencement, individual department and school ceremonies will take place. For information on Phase II graduate school ceremonies, please see commencement.tufts.edu

Category: Special Events
School: University-wide
More info: commencement.tufts.edu

Neuroscience Seminar - Anis Contractor

May 22, 2013, 10am EDT

“Life without Kainate Receptors: Insights from Kainate Receptor Knockout Mice”

Building: Jaharis Family Center for Biomedical and Nutrition Sciences
Campus: Boston Campus
City: Boston, MA 02111
Location Details: Behrakis Auditorium
Category: Lectures & Seminars
School: School of Medicine
Event Contact: Katie Griffin
Event Sponsor: Michele Jacob

Tone Stampede III: Giocattoli

May 24, 2013, 8pm EDT

Premieres of works by Marti Epstein, Arthur Levering, and John McDonald featuring Gabriela Diaz, viola; Maarten Stragler, guitar; Donald Berman, piano, celeste, toy piano; John McDonald, piano; Sarah Brady, piccolo; Rane Moore, clarinet.

Building: Medford/Somerville Campus
Campus: Medford/Somerville Campus
City: Medford, MA 02155
Location Details: Distler Performance Hall, Granoff Music Center; 20 Talbot Ave.
Category: Arts & Culture
School: School of Arts and Sciences
Admission: Free; no tickets required

Memorial Day

May 27, 2013

Classes Suspended

Building: Off Campus
Campus: Off Campus
City: Off Campus
Category: University Holiday
School: University-wide

Neuroscience Research Series - Samantha You

May 30, 2013, 12pm EDT

Neuroscience Research Series
Samantha You
Neuroscience Graduate Program - Jackson Lab

Building: Arthur M. Sackler Center for Medical Education
Campus: Boston Campus
City: Boston, MA 02111
Location Details: Sackler 216A
Category: Lectures & Seminars
School: Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences

Seminar: Linear and Logistic Regression

May 31, 2013, 9:30am EDT

This interactive seminar introduces participants to the most common types of regression: linear and logistic regression. Statistician Lori Lyn Price, MAS will explain how to decide when regression should be used, and when linear or logistic regression is most appropriate. Topics covered include basic assumptions, modeling strategies, and how to interpret the results of regression models.

A live, interactive webcast will also be available.

To register, please visit: www.tuftsctsi.org…

Building: Arthur M. Sackler Center for Medical Education
Campus: Boston Campus
City: Boston, MA 02111
Location Details: Room 114 East, 145 Harrison Avenue, Boston MA 02111
Category: Lectures & Seminars
School: University-wide
Event Contact: info@tuftsctsi.org
Event Sponsor: Tufts Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI)
RSVP Information: Please register at: www.tuftsctsi.org…
Admission: Free
More info: www.tuftsctsi.org…

Seminar: Modeling Time-to-Event Outcomes

Jun 7, 2013, 9:30am EDT

Have you always wondered how survival estimates are calculated? Join Robin Ruthazer, MPH, Associate Director of the Research Design Center/Biostatistics Research Center (RDC) for a behind-the-scenes look at survival analysis. Learn how time-to-event data require special techniques like Kaplan-Meier curves and Cox regression, and how their output is interpreted.

A live, interactive webcast will also be available.

To register, please visit www.tuftsctsi.org…

Building: Arthur M. Sackler Center for Medical Education
Campus: Boston Campus
City: Boston, MA 02111
Location Details: Room 114 East, 145 Harrison Avenue, Boston MA 02111
Category: Lectures & Seminars
School: University-wide
Event Contact: info@tuftsctsi.org
Event Sponsor: Tufts Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI)
RSVP Information: Please register at: www.tuftsctsi.org…
Admission: Free
More info: www.tuftsctsi.org…

Independence Day

Jul 4, 2013

Classes suspended

Building: Off Campus
Campus: Off Campus
City: Off Campus
Category: University Holiday
School: University-wide