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All Topics (January 15 through February 4)

Thursday, January 15

  • 3:00 PM
    AIDA Symposium for Staff: Innovative Use of AI in Education
    Join us to explore how GenAI is influencing academic administration. Each symposium will have a moderator and conclude with a 30-minute networking session with refreshments. This series is presented in partnership with the Institute for Excellence in Teaching & Learning and the Staff Advisory Council. We hope to see you there!

Friday, January 16

  • 12:30 PM
    BU ADRC January Colloquium Talk
    "Update on the Role of Gut Microbiome in Alzheimer’s Disease"Dr. Barbara Bendlin, Professor of Medicine at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.Zoom Meeting ID: 970 7401 1787 - Passcode: 573032

Tuesday, January 20

  • 12:00 PM
    Rift Valley Fever in West Africa: A One Health Perspective
    Hosted by Boston University's Center on Emerging Infectious Diseases and UC Davis's VISTA program, this webinar brings together experts from Senegal and the US to addresses the multinational Rift Valley Fever outbreak spreading across West Africa.

Wednesday, January 21

Thursday, January 22

  • 10:00 AM
    External: Whiteboard by The Engine
    Whiteboard by The Engine™ is a one-day seminar for faculty and principal investigators considering entrepreneurship in Tough Tech. Explore moving breakthrough ideas from your lab toward company formation with clarity, confidence, and community. If you're a faculty member or PI interested in attending or interested in entrepreneurship in general, please contact entrep@bu.edu to talk with…
  • 12:00 PM
    Beyond the Body: Digital Footprints and Reproductive Justice
    The legal landscape governing privacy and reproductive health care have both rapidly changed in the last few years. At the same time, technology continues to evolve, often promising us greater control of our reproductive health. But at what cost? This webinar examines that very question in an attempt to understand how advancing technology can coexist…
  • 5:00 PM
    The Death of Truth: AI, the Golem, and Jewish Bioethics
    Join Dr. Craig Klugman on January 22 as he gives a talk entitled “The Death of Truth: AI, the Golem, and Jewish Bioethics.” This event will begin with a dedication of the library that the Grodin Family has donated to Boston University Hillel. Located in the student lounge, it is in honor and memory of…

Friday, January 23

  • 12:00 PM
    Speaking in Code: Youth Poetry and the Politics of Possibility in Urban Uganda
    CURA 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 January23 workshop will feature a paper by Sarah Lewinger, PhD Candidate, Department of Anthropology, Boston University. Please note that reading the…
  • 3:00 PM
    CISE Seminar: Jonathan Weare, Professor of Mathematics, Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, New York University
    Convergence of Unadjusted Langevin and HMC in High Dimensions: Delocalization of Bias The unadjusted Langevin algorithm is commonly used to sample probability distributions in extremely high-dimensional settings. However, existing analyses of the algorithm for strongly log-concave distributions suggest that, as the dimension d of the problem increases, the number of iterations required to ensure convergence…

Monday, January 26

  • 10:00 AM
    Wildfires in Turkiye: Reversing the Narrative from Fire Impacts to Planetary Urbanization and Rural Decline
    Join the Boston University Initiative on Cities for a virtual presentation by the Initiative’s Visiting Postdoctoral Scholar, Pinar Çobanyilmaz, on wildfires and planetary urbanization. Contrary to the prevailing framing in the literature—which primarily examines the impacts of fires on human settlements—Çobanyilmaz's research adopts a reverse approach, foregrounding the effects of urbanization patterns and practices in…
  • 6:30 PM
    Lost Promise: Music in Commemoration of the Children of the Shoah
    For International Holocaust Remembrance Day, join Terezín Music Foundation director Mark Ludwig for an evening of live music that honors the memory of the 1.5 million Jewish children murdered in the Shoah. Lost Promise features works by composers who perished in the Holocaust—artists who created music inspired by their own children and by the young…

Tuesday, January 27

  • 2:00 PM
    AIR Weekly Seminar: Shrimai Prabhumoye
    Speaker:Shrimai Prabhumoye Talk Title: "From Next-Token Prediction to Next-Generation Intelligence: The Future of Pretraining" Abstract: This talk presents recent progress in pretraining algorithm design for large language models (LLMs), emphasizing the role of data ordering, reasoning-centric data integration, and reinforcement-based objectives in shaping model capability. We introduce a two-phase pretraining framework that formalizes strategies for…

Wednesday, January 28

  • 12:00 PM
    Microbial Pathogenesis and Immunology Seminar Series
    Ruth Franklin, PhD, Harvard Medical School Topic: TBA Host: Hisashi Akiyama
  • 2:30 PM
    From Start-Up to Close-out: Operational and Financial Considerations for Coordinators (Virtual)
    Clinical research professionals are a critical component of operational and financial best practices that ensure successful study start-up and close-out. This inter-institutional workshop will cover invoice tracking, query clean-up, EDC file retention, regulatory documentation review and preparation for potential FDA audits. Join us to learn about practical workflows used by experienced coordinators. Speakers: Stephanie Schorr,…
  • 5:00 PM
    Making Sense of Japan’s Defense Policy
    In collaboration with the Consulate-General of Japan in Boston With KIRIDORI Ryo (National Institute for Defense Studies) Over the past decade, Japan has significantly updated its defense policy. In 2015, the government partially lifted restrictions on the exercise of collective self-defense. Since 2022, the defense budget has grown rapidly, and the Self-Defense Force has expanded…

Thursday, January 29

Friday, January 30

  • 9:00 AM
    CISE Graduate Student Workshop
    CGSW 12.0: CISE Graduate Student Workshop CGSW is an annual forum that provides students the opportunity to share their original research and hone their communication skills in an engaging, collaborative environment. Organized by students, for students, the day-long event encourages interdisciplinary sharing among affiliated students, faculty, and invited guest speakers across diverse application areas. The…
  • 12:00 PM
    Breaking Free from the Burden of More
    Are you done carrying the weight of "more"—more expectations, more pressure, more self-doubt? Join Boston University for an opportunity to hear from leaders who are ready to help silence imposter syndrome, lead with unshakable authenticity, and reframe their relationship with achieving success. This immersive experience is designed for women in various stages of their life…

Monday, February 2

  • 6:00 PM
    Fasting and Spirituality: A Conversation with BU Chaplains
    Fasting as a spiritual practice is deeply rooted in ancient Judaism. The Israelites fasted during times of mourning or calamity as a way for individuals and the community to express sorrow or repentance as well as to plead with God for favor or forgiveness. Christians and then Muslims developed their own fasting traditions, and the…

Wednesday, February 4

  • 12:00 PM
    Microbial Pathogenesis and Immunology Seminar Series
    STUDENT INVITED SPEAKER Christina Stallings, PhD, Molecular Microbiology, Washington UniversityTopic: TBA
  • 1:30 PM
    Cambodia and Thailand: Conflict, Diplomacy, and Regional Power
    With 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…
  • 3:00 PM
    Gentrification: Ideas to Action ft. The Death & Life of Gentrification
    Join 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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