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All Topics (September 29 through October 7)
Tuesday, September 29
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Open HouseThe Elie Wiesel Center would like to remind you that our Open House will take place on TOMORROW, September 29 from 12-2pm in the Elie Wiesel Center library (147 Bay State Road). At 12:30pm, Dr. Jacob Morrow-Spitzer will give a short talk entitled "Why American Jewish History?" This is a wonderful opportunity to meet other…
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AI in Massachusetts Workforce Development & Career Fair 2026The AI in Massachusetts Workforce Development & Career Fair is dedicated to catalyzing growth within the AI sector, paving the way for new career opportunities, and bolstering the AI economy in Massachusetts. With a vision to establish Boston as the global leader in AI by 2035, this is the third year of this event, and…
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IS&T RCS Tutorial - GPT & Transformers (LLMs Part 3) (Hands-on)Training Large Language Models (LLMs) requires a large neural network, large data, and large compute. We will discuss these difficulties. We’ll look at the Transformer architecture in detail to develop a quantitative understanding of how it works and how specifically tools like ChatGPT, DeepSeek, Llama, etc. work. We will then use a pre-trained SentenceTransformer model…
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AIR Seminar, Fuxin Li, Professor, Oregon State UniversitySpeaker: Fuxin Li, PhD, Professor in the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Oregon State University Talk Title: "From Heatmaps to Structural and Counterfactual Explanations" Abstract: This talk will focus on our endeavors in the past few years on explaining deep networks on images, where we believe we have shed significant light into…
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M-Pesa: From Fintech Inventor to the Status QuoJoin the Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future and the Global Development Policy Center for a seminar examining the evolution of M-Pesa from the pioneer fintech leader into a rigid status quo defined by market dominance and institutional hubris. We’ll review the platform’s transition into a bureaucratic incumbent and government-aligned gatekeeper, utilizing…
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Research on Tap: Imagining New Futures for Urban BiodiversityHosted by the Office of Research. This Research on Tap will examine how policy choices and development patterns shape both environmental outcomes and human well-being over time, bringing together researchers working across terrestrial, coastal, and human systems to explore the intersection of ecological systems and social life in cities.
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Connected Histories: The Gulf States, Iran, and the Indian Ocean with Noora Lori, Houchang Chehabi and Sunil SharmaThis discussion will examine how modern state-building fragmented the Gulf and Indian Ocean's pre-modern cosmopolitanism. Speakers will trace the Kingdom of Hormuz, historical cross-Gulf migrations between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula. Speakers: Houchang E. Chehabi is Professor Emeritus of International Relations and History at the BU Pardee School of Global Studies. He also taught at…
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AI in Action: Real Use Cases Driving Business ImpactJoin us for a dynamic panel discussion exploring how artificial intelligence is driving measurable impact across industries including finance, healthcare, consulting, and STEM. Featuring senior leaders at the forefront of AI adoption, this conversation will move beyond theory to examine real-world applications and outcomes. Panelists will share where AI has delivered the greatest value within…
Wednesday, September 30
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A Conversation with Past International President of Doctors Without Borders, Dr. Christos ChristouJoin us for a conversation with Dr. Christos Christou, former Doctors Without Borders International President. The event offers a unique experiential learning opportunity to interact with and learn from a high-level practitioner who has made significant contributions to the field of global health.
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Who is Asian: A Panel Discussion with Yoon Sun Yang, Takeo Rivera, Arianna Qianru James, and André de QuadrosThis year-long series unpacks how identity, belonging, and power shape who gets to claim this category. We'll examine Asian identities across cultures, histories, and lived experiences—including race, caste, migration, and more. Bringing together scholars, artists, activists, and community members, we're imagining more expansive, inclusive futures for Asian Studies. Join us.
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Judicial Visit: Conversation with Judge Karen WilinskiJoin the CDO and the Family, Estate, and Youth Law Association (FEYLA) as we welcome Judge Karin Wilinski, BU Law ’93 of the Massachusetts Juvenile Court for a discussion of youth law, public interest careers, and her time on the bench! Bring your questions for an informal and wide-ranging conversation on public service, youth law,…
Thursday, October 1
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IS&T RCS Tutorial - Introduction to Nextflow on the SCC (Hands-on)This tutorial will introduce Nextflow, a workflow language for creating scalable, portable, and reproducible pipelines. A Nextflow pipeline connects processing steps to transform input data into output results – useful for building a new pipeline, adapting one you inherited, or running a published pipeline such as those on nf-core. Attendees will learn the basics of…
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IGS Open HouseJoin us at the IGS open house to meet the team, learn more about our programs, and find out how you can get involved.
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The Frustrated World Order and the Choices for Small States: The Case of SingaporeIn recent years the issue of the rules-based order (RBO) has come under increased scrutiny with concerns that such an order is in danger of unraveling and uncertainty over what might come next. In this talk, Dr Benjamin Ho examines the “myth” of the RBO and argues that it has come under heightened stress because…
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IS&T RCS Tutorial - Deep Learning with PyTorch (Hands-on)What to Expect: This tutorial introduces PyTorch, a popular and versatile Python library for deep learning, optimized for acceleration processing using GPUs. You’ll gain hands-on experience building and training neural networks for binary classification. Key Topics Covered: Why PyTorch? GPU acceleration using PyTorch Tensors PyTorch Autograd for automatic differentiation Working with Data Datasets and Data…
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A Conversation with Expert & Author Amy Westervelt"Brought To You By" Explore how corporations use science disinformation for profit and how to counter it and repair democracy.
Friday, October 2
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BME Distinguished Seminar Series: Irina V. Larina, Ph.D., Baylor College of MedicineTitle: "Decoding the Mysteries of Female Reproductive Physiology through Biophotonic Investigation" Abstract: Developmental processes within the female reproductive system are highly complex and dynamic. However, our understanding of these processes remains limited due to restricted imaging access to the mammalian reproductive system. I will present an in vivo imaging study of developmental and reproductive events…
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CISE Seminar: Les Servi, Former Chief Scientist at The MITRE CorporationA Framework for Identifying Critical Nodes in a Mission: Mission Dependency Network Analysis In recent decades, two trends have accelerated in tandem: optimization methods and computing power have advanced dramatically, while operational missions increasingly depend on complex, tightly coupled systems of systems. The result is both opportunity and risk – opportunity to reason quantitatively about…
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MSE Grads Talk: Juan Jose Robayo LopesSpeaker: Juan Jose Robayo Yepes, Boston University Title: Fail, Learn, Build: Designing Deployable Microbial Devices Abstract: Designing deployable technologies that integrate biology with engineering requires more than combining existing components. It requires creativity to imagine new architectures, experimentation to determine which ideas are physically possible, and an iterative process of learning from failures at the…
Monday, October 5
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AIR Seminar: Emmanuel DupouxSpeaker: Emmanuel Dupoux, Research Scientist at Facebook; Director of the Cognitive Machine Learning Team at INRIA/CNRS/EHESS/ENS; and Professor/Researcher at the School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences in Paris, France
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The Philippine-U.S. Alliance in the Indo-Pacific: Implications for TaiwanThis talk examines the Philippines’ grand military strategy, the Comprehensive Archipelagic Defense Concept (CADC), which enables the country to develop the capabilities needed for regional deterrence and stability. Its alliances, especially with the US, are central to this strategy. This positions both countries to respond to a Taiwan contingency. Speaker: Renato Cruz De Castro is…
Tuesday, October 6
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Convergent Conversations: BosTEN: Convergent Urban Scale Solution for Energy, Climate, and HealthJoin us for an event series to build interdisciplinary research connections across BU that address real-world challenges.
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Urban Inequalities Workshop: Jennifer Garfield-Abrams, Suffolk UniversityDr. Jennifer Garfield-Abrams, Suffolk University, “Moving Under Pressure? Household Shocks, Constraints, and Residential Immobility.” Each semester, the Initiative on Cities hosts a recurring workshop led by Professor Japonica Brown-Saracino, an Urban Faculty Fellow at the IOC, which invites faculty, graduate students, and postdoctoral scholars to explore issues of urban inequality. In Fall 2026, the workshop…
Wednesday, October 7
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Entrepreneurship: Ignition Award Information SessionDo you have an idea for a product or service that can have real-world impact? Are you developing a solution to a market-relevant problem within your area of expertise? If so, you’re likely looking for resources to navigate the entrepreneurial process and transform your innovation into a potential commercial opportunity. Applications for BU's Ignition Award…