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All Topics (February 3 through February 12)
Tuesday, February 3
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IS&T RCS Tutorial - Intermediate Usage of the SCC (Hands‐on)This tutorial will provide some more advanced techniques and common strategies used for interacting with the Shared Computing Cluster and its resources. The topics discussed during the tutorial include: Customizing your environment Parallel computing on the SCC Jobs monitoring and profiling: CPU and GPU utilization, memory usage Profiling programs for performance optimization General optimization strategies…
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AI In Practice SymposiumJoin the BUSPH Center for Health Data Science and the BU Institute of Excellence in Teaching and Learning to learn about the BU AI Development Accelerator (AIDA) and hear lightning talks showcasing real-world uses of generative AI in research and education. Lunch will be provided. Please register at the link below.
Wednesday, February 4
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MPI Seminar Series -STUDENT INVITED SPEAKER: Christina Stallings, PhDMicrobial Pathogenesis and Immunology Seminar SeriesSTUDENT INVITED SPEAKER Christina Stallings, PhD, Molecular Microbiology, Washington University"Inflammation as a Driver of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Pathogenesis"
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Cambodia and Thailand: Conflict, Diplomacy, and Regional PowerWith Sophal Ear (Arizona State University) and Joseph Harris (Boston University) as Discussant This talk examines the recent escalation in tensions between Cambodia and Thailand, situating the conflict within longer histories of border disputes, domestic politics, and regional diplomacy. It explores how military signaling, public narratives, and international forums shape bargaining power between the two…
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IS&T RCS Tutorial - Introduction to Python, Part Two (Hands-on)This tutorial is a continuation of "Introduction to Python, Part One" and introduces more features of the language, common libraries such as numpy and matplotlib, and the basics of debugging Python programs. Please make sure you sign up for part one as well.
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Gentrification: Ideas to Action ft. The Death & Life of GentrificationJoin the Boston University Initiative on Cities for the launch of the Gentrification & Urban Displacement Lab (GUDL) – a new hub bringing together faculty, students, practitioners, and community partners committed to understanding urban change, culture, and inequality. At the center of the launch is a discussion of Professor Japonica Brown-Saracino’s important new book, The…
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The AI Free ClassroomDiscover new strategies and discuss ideas with faculty who have elected to keep artificial intelligence tools out of their classroom. Refreshments will be served.
Thursday, February 5
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IS&T RCS Tutorial - GIS Using R: sf package (Hands‐on)In this tutorial we will go over the basic usage of the package “sf”, which provides tools for working with vector spatial data (points, lines, and polygons). We will go over how to read/write GIS vector files, how to work with the attribute table, and introduce some basic GIS spatial functions. Prerequisites: We expect those…
Friday, February 6
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BU Statistical Genetics and Genomics Seminar”Heterogeneous Mediation Analysis with High-dimensional Omics Data” Ningyuan Wang, Boston University
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IS&T RCS Tutorial - Using and Building Containers on the SCC (Hands-on)Container technologies such as Docker and Singularity are becoming a common way of developing and sharing applications and workflows. In this tutorial we will cover high level concepts and options for adopting container technologies. This tutorial will provide hands-on examples for working with containers on the SCC. The first hour will cover running Singularity containers…
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Desiring Sex, Desiring Piety: Sexual Moralities, Islam, and the Good (Gay) Muslim in Amman, JordanCURA announces the spring 2026 colloquium schedule. This year-long conversation brings together an interdisciplinary community of scholars of culture, religion, and world affairs. Please register below for the session(s) you plan to attend. The February 6 workshop will feature a paper by Johnathan Norris, PhD Candidate, Anthropology, Boston University Please note that reading the paper…
Monday, February 9
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Barbara Jordan Lecture featuring Atinuke Adediran, J.D., Ph.D., Fordham University School of LawIn 2020, when it was economically beneficial to do so, companies proclaimed the importance of equity and diversity. But as Fordham Law Professor Atinuke Adediran shows in her book DISCLOSURELAND: How Corporate Words Constrain Racial Progress (Cambridge University Press, January 2026), five years later and with Trump back in office, those recent promises have significantly softened or…
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IS&T RCS Tutorial - Numerical Computing in Python (Hands-on)Python is now widely used for numerical calculations and data analysis. This tutorial is an introduction primarily to the Numpy library which provides data structures and algorithms that are optimized for numeric data. The Numpy library is the basis for a wide variety of numeric and graphics libraries in Python. The usage of the numpy…
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Andrew R. Randall Chair Investiture Ceremony and LecturePlease join us on Monday, February 9th for Woodrow Hartzog's inaugural lecture as the Andrew R. Randall Professor of Law.
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China and the Philippines: A Connected History for our Untangling WorldWith Phillip Guingona (Nazareth University) This talk is based on the speaker’s 2024 book, China and the Philippines: A Connected History, c. 1900-1950, which brings to life an array of understudied, but influential characters, such as Filipino jazz musicians, magnetic Chinese swimmers, expert Filipino marksmen, leading Chinese educators, Philippine-Chinese bankers, Filipina Carnival Queens, and many…
Tuesday, February 10
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IS&T RCS Tutorial - Machine Learning with Python scikit-learn, Part One (Hands‐on)This is the first part of a two-part tutorial series. Be sure to also register for Part Two to continue building your knowledge. What to Expect: This session introduces Scikit-Learn, a powerful Python library for machine learning. Scikit-Learn supports supervised and unsupervised learning and offers tools for: Data preprocessing Model fitting Model selection Evaluation And…
Wednesday, February 11
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Department of Pharmacology, Physiology & Biophysics: Robert C. Green, MD, MPH, Sterling Drug Visiting Lecturer“Universal Newborn Sequencing and Lifelong Genomic Medicine” Robert C. Green, MD, MPH, Harvard Medical School Dr. Green will describe empirical data supporting universal genomic screening of infants and the resulting opportunity to find children eligible for gene and cell therapies early and to follow them for life.
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IS&T RCS Tutorial - Python for Data Analysis (Hands-on)This tutorial will introduce the basics of Data Analysis with Python and its powerful libraries such as Pandas and Matplotlib. What you will learn: Importing and Exporting the data Basic data processing, cleaning, and manipulation Basic inferential statistical analysis Data Visualization techniques
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Research on Tap: On Language and Being HumanThis Research on Tap event will explore how language influences how we communicate, learn, connect, advocate, and find meaning, and highlight how language shapes everything from childhood development to political debate, and how it reflects and redefines what it means to be human.
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CyberAlliance Seminar: Professor Allison McDonald, Boston UniversitySpeaker: Allison McDonald, Assistant Professor of Computing & Data Sciences, Boston University
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From Kakilala to Kapamilya: Building Connections through Filipino LanguageWith Lady Aileen Orsal (Harvard University) More than words, language is a bridge that connects individuals and strengthens relationships. This is a Filipino language beginner-friendly workshop to introduce everyday phrases and simple dialogues that will help participants transition from simple greetings to finding belonging in a community that speaks Filipino. The practical examples to be…
Thursday, February 12
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2026 Conference on the Jewish LeftFounded in 2024, Boston University’s annual “Conference on the Jewish Left” gathers together scholars, students, and global partners of the Jewish left. At a time when foundational principles of justice and democracy are under attack, the conference provides an educational space to bridge the academic-community divide, and to explore the Jewish left’s values, institutions, and…
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IMAP Lunch Seminar: Do Investors Price the Brussels Effect? Regulatory Risk and Sustainability in U.S. MarketsA monthly lunchtime presentation and discussion of IMAP-relevant research
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Authoritarian Absorption: The Transnational Remaking of Epidemic Politics in ChinaJoin in person or via Zoom us for a Global Health Politics Workshop with Yan Long, Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of California, Berkeley. Yan Long studies the interactions between globalization and authoritarian politics across empirical areas such as health, civic action, gender, development and technology with a geographic focus on China. This talk asks…
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Bench to Public Health: Pain Research & ManagementJoin the Boston University community for a webinar on pain research and management featuring a faculty panel from the Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine. Panelists will present their work, addressing the biological, social, and systemic drivers of pain. The program will feature welcome remarks by Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine Interim Dean Hee-Young…