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All Topics (December 5 through January 23)

Friday, December 5

  • 10:00 AM
    BU Statistical Genetics and Genomics Seminar
    ”Proteomic Signature of Frailty Pace Reflects Biological Aging and Predicts Disease and Mortality” Jiachen Chen, Boston University
  • 12:00 PM
    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…
  • 3:00 PM
    MSE Talks: Mustafa Ordu, Bilkent University
    Speaker: Mustafa Ordu, UNAM – National Nanotechnology Research Center and Institute of Materials Science and Nanotechnology, Bilkent University, TürkiyeTitle: Fiber-Based Nanogenerators for Advanced Wearable Technologies Abstract: The rapid growth of wearable technologies drives demand for real-time, battery-independent monitoring of human activities and physiological signals. Flexible piezoelectric and triboelectric nanogenerators offer a compelling solution by acting…

Monday, December 8

Tuesday, December 9

  • 9:00 AM
    CReM Seminar
    “Both Sides Now: Cell Plasticity, Permanence, and Proximity in Development and Disease” Jennifer Sucre, MD, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Associate Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology, Director, Bio-developmental Origins of Lung Disease Center, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
  • 3:30 PM
    Guest Lecture: Ruth Engel, World Resources Institute
    Ruth Engel is an Environmental Health and Extreme Heat Data Scientist on the Urban Data & Tools team at the WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities. She develops data products and analytical tools to support governments and communities in equitable heat resilience planning. Her work involves geospatial assessments and modeling of microclimates, urban form, and…
  • 4:00 PM
    [UMich] ROMS Postdoc Fellowship 2025 Virtual Information Session
    The Research Operations, Management & Strategy (ROMS) Fellowship is a two-year, paid, full-time program at University of Michigan Medical School (UMMS) Office of Research in Ann Arbor, MI. The fellowship provides a unique experience for biomedical and life sciences Ph.D. graduates and postdoctoral trainees, as they transition from the research bench to rewarding careers in…
  • 4:30 PM
    The Limits of "Mixedness": Ethno-National Conflicts in post-1948 Israel’s “Mixed Cities”
    Join Dr. Abigail Jacobson and Dr. Erica Weiss for their lectures on "Trapped Neighborhoods, Trapped Identities: Mizrahi Jews and Palestinian Arabs in the 'Mixed City'," and "In the Shadow of the State: Lived Pluralism in Ramla." These talks will be followed by a panel with discussant Dr. Yuval Evri.

Wednesday, December 10

  • 8:45 AM
    The BWWC Effective Practices Conference
    Join the Boston Women’s Workforce Council (BWWC) for our 11th annual Effective Practices Conference, an essential gathering for advancing wage equity in the workplace. This year marks the Council’s sixth data collection effort—a first-in-the-nation approach that anonymously collects and aggregates payroll data to provide a community snapshot of the progress made to close gender and…
  • 12:00 PM
    Seminar Series: Theodore Greene (Bowdin College)
    “Making Dupont Gay Again: Place Reactivation and the Rise of the Vicarious Citizen” Gay neighborhoods are changing — but the changes we observe do not necessarily signal their disappearance. Drawing on gay neighborhoods in Washington, D.C., this talk investigates how community members preserve the function and identity of these neighborhoods through ephemeral forms of place-making.…
  • 1:00 PM
    Advancing Climate Action in Small and Midsize Cities
    Join the Boston University Initiative on Cities for a webinar highlighting new research on how small and midsize U.S. cities are implementing and funding climate action. After a brief presentation of findings, practitioners from Albany, NY; Ann Arbor, MI; and Burlington, VT will share how these trends reflect their on-the-ground work.

Thursday, December 11

  • 12:00 PM
    NSF Broader Impacts in a Different Climate
    Join Research Development for an interactive panel discussion on how National Science Foundation (NSF) reviewers are approaching broader impacts in today’s shifting funding climate. Colleagues who have been recent NSF reviewers will share what they’ve learned from the review process, offering concrete, actionable tips for crafting compelling broader impacts sections.
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Friday, December 12

  • 12:00 PM
    LGBTQIA+ Scholar Series Lecture - Does it matter if you're born that way? -- a presentation and discussion on the evolution of anti-gay and anti-trans attitudes
    Featuring Victor Kumar, Associate Professor, Philosophy; Director, Graduate Placement; and Director, Center for Philosophy & History of Science, College of Arts & Sciences Our December Scholar Series speaker is Victor Kumar, Associate Professor of Philosophy, College of Arts & Sciences; Director of Graduate Placement; Director, Center for Philosophy & History of Science. His talk is…
  • 1:00 PM
    Community Voices: Building Stronger Partnerships Between Academia & Community
    Join us for a conversation with Boston community organizations who will share their visions, needs and priorities for research partnerships across Boston University. Interviewer: Eric Gordon, professor of the practice in journalism, college of communications, director of Center for Media Innovation & Social Impact (MISI) Panelists: Chaplain Clementina Chéry, Louis D. Brown Peace Institute; Reverend…
  • 3:00 PM
    CISE Seminar: Rana Shahout, Postdoctoral Fellow, Harvard University
    Prediction-Aware Algorithms for Efficient AI Systems Large Language Models (LLMs) have transformed what machines can do—and how systems must be designed to serve them. These models are both computationally demanding and memory-bound, revealing the limits of traditional optimization methods that once sufficed for conventional systems. A central challenge in building LLM systems is achieving balance:…
  • MSE Talks: Alon Gorodetsky
    Speaker: Alon A. Gorodetsky, University of California, Irvine Title: Dynamic Multispectral Materials and Systems Inspired by Cephalopods Abstract: Cephalopods, such as squids, octopuses, and cuttlefish, are remarkable marine animals renowned for their intelligence, complex neurophysiology, and rapid color-changing abilities. These invertebrates manipulate light with a precision and versatility surpassing those of many artificial systems, making…

Monday, December 15

  • 2:30 PM
    Building Excellence: Professional Certification and Leadership in Clinical Research (Virtual)
    This interactive Research Professionals Network Workshop will discuss the benefits of professional certification in career growth and present the current options for certification for research professionals (focusing on clinical research nurses, clinical research coordinators, clinical research assistants, etc.). The discussion will include a descriptions of the main certifications and the methods of preparation based on…

Tuesday, December 16

  • 12:00 PM
    BU ADRC December Colloquium Talk
    "Women’s Health and Brain Aging: Implications for Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias"Amalia Peterson, MD, Assistant Professor of Neurology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.Zoom Meeting ID: 913 8300 3006 - Passcode: 684295 Please sign up below to indicate your attendance.

Wednesday, December 17

  • 12:00 PM
    You Be the IRB: Case Studies in Human Research Protection (Virtual)
    Join our director of Human Research Affairs, Matt Ogrodnik, MS, CIP, for an interactive case based workshop where he will discuss IRB regulations, the Belmont Report and regulatory approval criteria. Case studies will be reviewed during mock IRB meeting where you can discuss ethical concerns alongside fellow attendees. This seminar will be beneficial to anyone…

Thursday, December 18

Tuesday, January 13

  • 12:00 PM
    GSI Seminar: Craig Ceol, PhD (Hybrid)
    “BMPing into Melanoma: Targeting BMP-driven Melanoma Progression” Craig Ceol, PhD, associate professor, department of molecular, cell and cancer biology, UMass Chan Medical School Host: Nelson Lau

Wednesday, January 14

  • 10:00 AM
    Joint Evans Center Pre-ARC and Focused Research Program (AI-PRISM) Workshop
    Join us for a joint Evans Center Pre-ARC: VITAL and AI-PRISM Focused Research Program (FRP) collaborative workshop dedicated to advancing interdisciplinary pilot proposals in AI, data science, and critical care. This working session will focus on the research progress made in the AI-PRISM FRP and introduce Pre-ARC: VITAL. Together, we will focus on developing concrete…

Wednesday, January 21

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…

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