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This calendar is a round-up of events related to research from around BU. Browse all upcoming events by date, or select an event topic to narrow your search.
All Topics (October 29 through December 31)
Wednesday, October 29
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Together in Manzanar: The True Story of a Japanese Jewish Family in an American Concentration CampJoin us for a talk with award-winning Jewish American writer Tracy Slater about her new book, Together in Manzanar: The True Story of a Japanese Jewish Family in an American Concentration Camp (Chicago Review Press 2025). The evening will include a reading, discussion, and book signing. Please register in advance. This event is sponsored by…
Thursday, October 30
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The Climate Crisis and the Future of Infectious DiseasesHosted by Boston University’s Center on Emerging Infectious Diseases (CEID), in partnership with Boston's Museum of Science as part of the museum’s 2025 theme of “Being Human,” this symposium will address climate change and its impacts across the health of humans, animals, and the environment. The symposium’s overall objectives are to: • Provide greater understanding…
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From Refugees to ‘Non-Criminal Collaterals’: Immigration after the Vietnam War and Now with Ben TranThis lecture explores the contrasting policies directed at refugees following the Vietnam War and the racialized criminalization of migrants today. It analyzes how the socio-political climate of the late 1970s and 1980s facilitated a relatively robust support system for Vietnamese refugees in the United States, characterized by humanitarian aid, community-building efforts, and federal programs aimed…
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Research on Tap: Engineering the Future of SurgeryAdvances at the intersection of surgery and engineering are reshaping how we understand and treat disease. From next-generation devices, robotics, and bioengineering platforms, to AI-powered decision support and predictive modeling, these collaborations are unlocking new possibilities for improved surgical care and patient outcomes. This Research on Tap will bring together Boston University surgeons and engineers…
Monday, November 3
Tuesday, November 4
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CReM SeminarThe Center for Regenerative Medicine Seminar Series invited speaker: Marianne Bronner, PhD Edward B. Lewis Professor of Biology, Director of the Beckman Institute Division of Biology and Biologic Engineering California Institute of Technology
Thursday, November 6
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Strategies for Pursuing Department of Defense FundingInterested in learning more about Department of Defense (DOD) research funding, but unsure where to begin? Join Lewis-Burke Associates LLC, a Washington, DC based consulting firm, for an informative session on navigating the DOD research landscape. This presentation will offer: - An overview of key DOD funding opportunities - Guidance on building relationships with DOD…
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The Backstage of Democracy: India’s Election Campaigns and the People Who Manage ThemWith Amogh Dhar Sharma (Oxford University) Over the last decade, election campaigns in India have undergone a dramatic shift. Political parties increasingly rely on political consultants, spin-doctors, pollsters, and data-driven insights to mobilize voters. What is driving these changes? This talk explores the hidden arena of strategizing that takes place between politicians and a new…
Friday, November 7
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[Broad Institute] Machine Learning in Drug Discovery Symposium 2025This hybrid symposium highlights recent progress in the application of machine learning techniques to drug discovery and brings together researchers working in applying machine learning to target validation, hit identification and optimization, clinical trial design, biologics, and other areas of drug discovery for talks, poster sessions and networking. You can attend in-person for $25 (postdocs,…
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Religion and State Formation in South and Southeast AsiaCURA announces the fall 2025 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 November 7 workshop will feature a paper by Farah Adeed, PhD Student, Department of Political Science, Boston University. Please note that…
Thursday, November 13
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Collapse and Resiliency: The Inside Story of Liberia’s Unprecedented Ebola ResponseJoin in person or via Zoom us for a Global Health Politics Workshop with Mardia Stone, Former Ebola Response Team Coordinator & Senior Technical Advisor to Incident Manager of Liberia’s National Ebola Response and the Director-General of NPHIL (2017-2019). Stone is the co-author of the recently published (2023) book, Collapse and Resiliency: the Inside Story…
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CISE Seminar: Florian Dörfler, ETH ZürichFlörian Dörfler Florian Dörfler is a Professor at the Automatic Control Laboratory at ETH Zürich. He received his Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California at Santa Barbara in 2013, and a Diplom degree in Engineering Cybernetics from the University of Stuttgart in 2008. From 2013 to 2014 he was an Assistant…
Friday, November 14
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Fall 2025 Law Review Symposium | The University and DemocracyUniversities are meant to be guardians of democracy and bulwarks against authoritarianism. Yet many of our most powerful universities have enabled the Trump administration's open effort to exert "existential terror" on our institutions and our communities. This convening will critically examine why universities have failed to protect democracy and how we might democratize our institutions…
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CISE Fall Workshop: A Roadmap for Intelligence and Resilience in Power and Energy SystemsA Roadmap for Intelligence and Resilience in Power and Energy Systems This workshop seeks to foster a convergent research discussion with the goal of outlining a roadmap for resolving critical socio-technical challenges in modern power systems. By bringing together experts from academia, industry, national labs, government agencies, the goal is to explore transformative strategies for…
Friday, November 21
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CISE Seminar: Anthony Bloch, University of MichiganStability, Learning and Control of Dynamic Networks In this talk we consider various aspects of dynamics, control and learning on graphs. We discuss diffusively coupled network dynamical systems and the role of coupling in stabilizing and destabilizing such systems. We also discuss dynamic networks of this type and in particular Lyapunov-based methods for analyzing the…
Monday, December 1
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Pathways of Neighborhood Socioeconomic Change in the U.S.Presented by Dr. Jennifer Candipan, Brown University
Friday, December 5
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Kinship and Loss in a Warming World – Lessons from the Andean ‘Ayllu’CURA announces the fall 2025 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 December 5 workshop will feature a paper by Lior Hamovitz, PhD Student, Department of Political Science, Boston University. Please note that…