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SUMMARY:[Mehrotra Institute x BU Questrom]: Fireside chat with Hugh Herr
DESCRIPTION:Hugh Herr creates bionic limbs that emulate the function of nat
 ural limbs. In 2011\, TIME magazine named him the “Leader of the Bionic 
 Age” for his revolutionary work in the emerging field of biomechatronics
 \, an emerging field that marries human physiology with electromechanics.\
 n\nHerr\, who lost both of his legs below the knee to a climbing accident 
 in 1982\, has dedicated his career to the creation of technologies that pu
 sh the possibilities of prosthetics. As co-director of the K. Lisa Yang Ce
 nter for Bionics\, Herr seeks to develop neural and mechanical interfaces 
 for human-machine communications\, integrate these interfaces into novel b
 ionic platforms\, perform clinical trials to accelerate the deployment of 
 bionic products by the private sector\, and leverage novel and durable\, b
 ut affordable\, materials and manufacturing processes to ensure equitable 
 access of the latest bionic technology to all impacted individuals\, espec
 ially to those in developing countries.\n\nHerr’s story has been told in
  the National Geographic film\, Ascent: The Story of Hugh Herr as well as 
 the PBS documentary\, Augmented.
LOCATION:Questrom Events & Conference Center\, 4th Floor\, Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/questrom-events-and-confer
 ence-center-4th-floor/mehrotra-institute-x-bu-questrom-fireside-chat-with-
 hugh-herr-2026-11-12?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
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DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z
DTSTART:20261112T180000Z
DTEND:20261112T190000Z
SUMMARY:MFA: Film/Video Information Session
DESCRIPTION:Join the MFA: Film/Video Program Chair for an approximately 1 h
 our presentation\, conversation and Q&A via Zoom.\n\nLearn more about the 
 MFA: Film/Video programs:\n\nMeet Program Chair\, Tammy DudmanProgram over
 viewApplication requirementsWhat makes a strong applicationAttendee questi
 on and answer
LOCATION:Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/events/mfa-film-video-info
 rmation-session-2026-11-12?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261113
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261116
SUMMARY:Boston Turkish Festival’s Documentary and Short Film Competition 
 (Friday\, November 13–Sunday\, November 15\, 2026)
LOCATION:Museum of Fine Arts\, Boston\, 465 Huntington Ave\, Boston\, MA 02
 115\, Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/museum-of-fine-arts-boston
 /boston-turkish-festivals-documentary-and-short-film-competition-friday-no
 vember--2026-11-13?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
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DTSTAMP:20261110T052506Z
DTSTART:20261113T210000Z
DTEND:20261113T220000Z
SUMMARY:Info & Pitch Session for "Producing the Social Purpose Short"
DESCRIPTION:Grad writers have the scripts. Now we need you to turn them int
 o films this spring. Come to the Info & Pitch Session for Producing the So
 cial Purpose Short.
LOCATION:COM B-05\, Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/com-b-05/info-and-pitch-se
 ssion-for-producing-the-social-purpose-short-2026-11-13?utm_source=ics&utm
 _medium=referral
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UID:b4feea769dee8709@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052737Z
DTSTART:20261114T000000Z
DTEND:20261114T000000Z
SUMMARY:Nervous Eaters + Life On The Other Planet (film)
DESCRIPTION:Nervous Eaters + Life On The Other Planet (film) at The Spire C
 enter For Performing Arts
LOCATION:The Spire Center For Performing Arts\, 25 1/2 Court Street\, Plymo
 uth\, MA\, Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/the-spire-center-for-perfo
 rming-arts/nervous-eaters-life-on-the-other-planet-film-2026-11-13?utm_sou
 rce=ics&utm_medium=referral
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DTSTAMP:20261110T052411Z
DTSTART:20261114T180000Z
DTEND:20261114T190000Z
SUMMARY:Know Your Lemons! Breast Health Education for Early Detection
DESCRIPTION:Join Kelly Morrow McCarthy\, breast cancer survivor and certifi
 ed Know Your Lemons educator\, for a talk based on the global campaign tha
 t uses the simple image of a lemon to teach the 12 signs of breast cancer.
  Kelly will walk through what changes to look and feel for\, how to do a p
 roper self-exam\, and how to figure out the right screening plan for you. 
 It's a friendly\, judgment-free conversation from someone who's been there
 \, about a topic that's easy to put off and could save your life! Accessib
 ility Notice : We strive to make our events accessible. To request a disab
 ility accommodation and/or language services\, contact the department list
 ed in the "Contact Info" pane on the right. Please allow at least two week
 s to arrange accommodation.
LOCATION:Faneuil Library\, Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/faneuil/faneuil-library/know-your
 -lemons-breast-health-education-for-early-detection-2026-11-14?utm_source=
 ics&utm_medium=referral
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DTSTAMP:20261110T052411Z
DTSTART:20261114T200000Z
DTEND:20261114T214500Z
SUMMARY:Documentary Club: Bring Them Home - Aiskótáhkapiyaaya
DESCRIPTION:Join Documentary Club to celebrate Native American Heritage Mon
 th by watching Bring Them Home: Aiskótáhkapiyaaya (2024 | Not Rated | 1 
 hour 24 minutes). The film tells the story of a committed group of Blackfo
 ot people and their mission to establish the first wild bison herd on thei
 r ancestral territory since the species' near-extinction a century ago. A 
 discussion will follow the film. Registration recommended but not required
 . About the Film: The film focuses on two people who are at the heart of t
 he effort to reclaim their traditions through wildlife conservation: Ervin
  Carlson\, director of the Blackfeet Buffalo Program and Paulette Fox\, co
 -creator of the Iinii Initiative They join forces with non-native conserva
 tion groups\, such as the Wildlife Conservation Society of NYC\, who recog
 nize the buffalo as a keystone species not only for Blackfeet lands\, but 
 for North America's ecological stability. Ultimately\, they strive to retu
 rn to the wild a herd of buffalo that are direct descendants of the buffal
 o that originally inhabited their land. Accessibility Notice : We strive t
 o make our events accessible. To request a disability accommodation and/or
  language services\, contact the department listed in the "Contact Info" p
 ane on the right. Please allow at least two weeks to arrange accommodation
 . Programming at the Boston Public Library is funded through private suppo
 rt. To learn more about supporting the Library\, please visit the Boston P
 ublic Library Fund's website .
LOCATION:Jamaica Plain Library\, Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/jamaica-plain-library/docu
 mentary-club-bring-them-home-aiskotahkapiyaaya-2026-11-14?utm_source=ics&u
 tm_medium=referral
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DTSTART:20261115T180000Z
DTEND:20261115T190000Z
SUMMARY:Play the Fool (Faire le Fou)
DESCRIPTION:A short documentary film by Anna K Walsh\n\nPlay the Fool focus
 es on one central message: it’s never too late. By documenting the journ
 ey of James Paradis\, I hope to inspire audiences to reconsider their own 
 possibilities and recognize that passion has no age limit. His story celeb
 rates the courage it takes to begin again\, the importance of lifelong lea
 rning\, and the transformative role art can play in our lives.\n\nFollowed
  by a brief Q&A and light refreshments.
LOCATION:Massachusetts College of Art and Design\, Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/massachusetts-college-of-a
 rt-and-design/play-the-fool-faire-le-fou-2026-11-15?utm_source=ics&utm_med
 ium=referral
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DTSTAMP:20261110T052411Z
DTSTART:20261116T190000Z
DTEND:20261116T210000Z
SUMMARY:Catherine O'Hara Film Series: Best in Show (2000)
DESCRIPTION:Join Barry Marshall\, Senior Affiliated Faculty member in the V
 isual and Media Arts Department at Emerson College\, to view and discuss t
 wo films in October and two films in November directed by Catherine O’Ha
 ra. Bring your own popcorn! Best in Show (2000) Monday\, November 16\, 202
 6 @ 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM A behind-the-scenes look into the highly competitive
  and cut-throat world of dog shows through the eyes of a group of ruthless
  dog owners. Starring Fred Willard\, Eugene Levy and Catherine O’Hara. T
 his program was made possible through the generosity of the Friends of the
  Roslindale Branch Library. Accessibility Notice : We strive to make our e
 vents accessible. To request a disability accommodation and/or language se
 rvices\, contact the department listed in the "Contact Info" pane on the r
 ight. Please allow at least two weeks to arrange accommodation.
LOCATION:Roslindale Library\, Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/roslindale-library/catheri
 ne-ohara-film-series-best-in-show-2000-2026-11-16?utm_source=ics&utm_mediu
 m=referral
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DTSTAMP:20261110T052506Z
DTSTART:20261117T153000Z
DTEND:20261117T173000Z
SUMMARY:MechE PhD Prospectus Defense: Mengyu Li
DESCRIPTION:TITLE: DATA EFFICENT AND TRANSFERABLE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE F
 OR MEDICAL MRI: FROM IMAGE RESTORATION AND REPRESENTATION LEARNING TO CLIN
 ICAL DIAGNOSISABSTRACT: Artificial intelligence (AI) has demonstrated stro
 ng potential for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)\, yet many existing meth
 ods remain task-specific\, data-intensive\, and sensitive to changes in ac
 quisition conditions\, downstream tasks\, datasets\, and clinical populati
 ons. This prospectus develops a unified framework for data-efficient and t
 ransferable AI in medical MRI\, progressing from image restoration and gen
 eral representation learning to clinically guided characterization and lon
 gitudinal prediction. The first part investigates generalizable and transf
 erable MRI representations. The Magnetic Resonance Image Processing Transf
 ormer (MR-IPT) was developed for accelerated MRI restoration across hetero
 geneous undersampling patterns and acceleration factors\, demonstrating th
 at shared pretrained representations can generalize to previously unseen a
 cquisition settings. Building on this concept\, a masked autoencoder was p
 retrained on approximately 31 million heterogeneous brain MRI slices and a
 dapted under few-shot conditions to classification and segmentation tasks.
  These studies demonstrate that large-scale self-supervised MRI pretrainin
 g can support accurate downstream analysis while substantially reducing de
 pendence on task-specific annotation. The second part extends transferable
  representation learning toward clinically guided MRI interpretation. Neur
 oBridge integrates large-scale self-supervised pretraining with complement
 ary structural objectives\, including hippocampal segmentation\, hippocamp
 al atrophy classification\, and reconstruction\, followed by adaptive repr
 esentation fusion for neurodegenerative disease characterization. The fram
 ework demonstrated improved current-state classification and cross-cohort 
 transfer and supported an exploratory retrospective simulation of confiden
 ce-aware opportunistic screening. Continuing work expands this clinically 
 guided representation with white matter hyperintensity information from FL
 AIR MRI. The proposed longitudinal work will determine whether structural 
 information available in an index brain MRI can predict subsequent cogniti
 ve decline. Index MRI examinations will be linked to later Clinical Dement
 ia Rating outcomes within baseline cognitive strata\, while accounting for
  follow-up interval and cohort heterogeneity. Complementary paired-MRI ana
 lyses will characterize progression-associated representation changes. Col
 lectively\, this research seeks to establish transferable MRI representati
 ons that remain useful across heterogeneous acquisition conditions\, analy
 tical tasks\, clinical populations\, and temporal prediction endpoints\, p
 roviding a foundation for more adaptable and clinically meaningful AI in m
 edical MRI. \n\nCOMMITTEE: ADVISOR/CHAIR Professor Xin Zhang\, ME/ECE/BME/
 MSE\, Professor Chad Farris\, Radiology\, Professor Sean Andersson\, ME/SE
 \, Professor Lei Tian\, ECE
LOCATION:PHO901\, 8 St. Mary's St\, Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/pho901/meche-phd-prospectu
 s-defense-mengyu-li-2026-11-17?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
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DTSTAMP:20261110T052413Z
DTSTART:20261117T180000Z
DTEND:20261117T200000Z
SUMMARY:Tuesday Films: Noir November
DESCRIPTION:November 3: Election Day — No Film November 10: The Big Sleep
  (1946) 1 hr 54 mins\; directed by Howard Hawks. Private detective Philip 
 Marlowe is hired by a wealthy family and while on the case\, learns of mur
 der\, blackmail and possibly love. November 17: Notorious (1946) 1 hr 42 m
 ins\; directed by Alfred Hitchcock The daughter of a convicted German spy 
 is asked by American agents to ingratiate herself amongst a ring of German
  scientists in South America in search of intel. November 24: Sunset Boule
 vard (1950) 1 hr 50 mins\; directed by Billy Wilder. A hack screenwriter w
 rites a screenplay for a former silent film star and becomes entangled in 
 her world. Registration is not required. Accessibility Notice: We strive t
 o make our events accessible. To request a disability accommodation and/or
  language services\, call 617.268.0180 or email southboston@bpl.org. Pleas
 e allow at least two weeks to arrange accommodation.
LOCATION:South Boston Library\, Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/south-boston-library/tuesd
 ay-films-noir-november-2026-11-17?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
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DTSTAMP:20261110T052506Z
DTSTART:20261117T220000Z
DTEND:20261118T023000Z
SUMMARY:BU on Broadway: The Lost Boys
DESCRIPTION:Join the Boston University Alumni Association and NYC Entertain
 ment Alumni Network for a night out on Broadway!\n\nReconnect with fellow 
 alumni in New York and celebrate BU's impact on the theater industry. Ming
 le with the producing team from the The Lost Boys at a pre-performance gat
 hering at Long Acre Tavern before heading to the show at the Palace Theate
 r. Hosted by co-producers Deanna Knudsen (CFA'10) and Jay Marcus (COM'07).
 \n\nSchedule\n\n5 - 6:30pm: Pre-Performance Alumni Reception - The Long Ac
 re Tavern\, 146 W 47th Street7 - 9:30pm: The Lost Boys - The Palace Theatr
 e\, Mezzanine Level\, 160 W 47th Street \n\nPricing\n\nPre-Performance Rec
 eption Only: $20Reception + The Lost Boys ​Mezzanine Ticket: $100 \n\nPl
 ease note: All sales are final\, no refunds will be issued. You must pick 
 up your physical ticket to The Lost Boys at the pre-performance reception.
  Registration includes appetizers and a drink ticket at the pre-performanc
 e gathering. Please note that access to the venue requires a flight of sta
 irs. Tickets to The Lost Boys are in the Palace Theatre Mezzanine section.
  Based on the classic Warner Bros. film\, The Lost Boys is “a jaw-droppi
 ng\, rock-fueled must-see” (Cosmopolitan). The most Tony Award®-winning
  new musical of the year\, critics say it’s a “thrilling\, blockbuster
  event” (People)\, “a breathtaking adventure unlike any musical seen b
 efore” (New York Post)\, and “the best new musical of the season” (T
 he Washington Post).\n\n🎟️ Registration required ⬅️
LOCATION:Long Acre Tavern (146 W 47th St) and the Palace Theatre (160 W 47t
 h St) New York\, NY\, Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/long-acre-tavern-146-w-47t
 h-st-and-the-palace-theatre-160-w-47th-st-new-york-ny/bu-on-broadway-the-l
 ost-boys-2026-11-17?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
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DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z
DTSTART:20261119T000000Z
DTEND:20261119T020000Z
SUMMARY:Pipe Cleaner Flower and "Girl Breaks Up with Vampire for a Dog Man"
  Movie Night
DESCRIPTION:Join RA Austin in making pipe cleaner tulips and watching the V
 ampire VS Werewolf movie series\, back by popular demand!\n---\nEvent Deta
 ils: https://massart.campusgroups.com/rsvp?id=376815
LOCATION:Sign in to download the location\, Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/sign-in-to-download-the-lo
 cation/pipe-cleaner-flower-and-girl-breaks-up-with-vampire-for-a-dog-man-m
 ovie-night-2026-11-18?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
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DTSTAMP:20261110T052500Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261120
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261123
SUMMARY:Wicked Queer Fall Film Frolic (Friday\, November 20–Sunday\, Nove
 mber 22\, 2026)
LOCATION:Museum of Fine Arts\, Boston\, 465 Huntington Ave\, Boston\, MA 02
 115\, Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/museum-of-fine-arts-boston
 /wicked-queer-fall-film-frolic-friday-november-20-sunday-november-22-2026-
 2026-11-20?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
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DTSTAMP:20261110T052500Z
DTSTART:20261121T000000Z
DTEND:20261121T021500Z
SUMMARY:Castration Movie Chapter iii. Junior Ghosts—Premorphic Drift\; a 
 Fragmentary Passage (Friday\, November 20\, 2026\, 7:00 pm–9:15 pm)
LOCATION:Museum of Fine Arts\, Boston\, 465 Huntington Ave\, Boston\, MA 02
 115\, Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/museum-of-fine-arts-boston
 /castration-movie-chapter-iii-junior-ghosts-premorphic-drift-a-fragmentary
 -passag-2026-11-20?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
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DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z
DTSTART:20261125T000000Z
DTEND:20261125T010000Z
SUMMARY:Team FallFortress Potluck
DESCRIPTION:Bring a food to the potluck! Join RA Thaly to eat food\, watch 
 a movie and talk along everyone before Thanksgiving!\n---\nEvent Details: 
 https://massart.campusgroups.com/rsvp?id=376826
LOCATION:Sign in to download the location\, Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/sign-in-to-download-the-lo
 cation/team-fallfortress-potluck-2026-11-24?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=refe
 rral
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DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z
DTSTART:20261201T190000Z
DTEND:20261201T200000Z
SUMMARY:Fall 2026 Photo Lecture Series | Sheida Soleimani
DESCRIPTION:The MassArt Graduate Programs and Photography department are pl
 eased to welcome Sheida Soleimani as the final speaker of the Fall 2026 Ph
 otography Lecture Series. Please join us in the Tower Auditorium at 2:00pm
  on Tuesday\, December 1.\n\nSheida Soleimani (b. 1990) is an Iranian-Amer
 ican artist\, educator\, and activist. The daughter of political refugees 
 who escaped Iran in the early 1980s\, Soleimani makes work that excavates 
 the histories of violence linking Iran\, the United States\, and the Great
 er Middle East. In working across form and medium—especially photography
 \, sculpture\, collage\, and film—she often appropriates source images f
 rom popular/digital media and resituates them within defamiliarizing table
 aux. The composition depends on the question at hand. For example\, how ca
 n one do justice to survivor testimony and to the survivors themselves (To
  Oblivion)? What are the connections between oil\, corruption\, and human 
 rights abuses among OPEC nations (Medium of Exchange)? How do nations work
  out reparations deals that often turn the ethics of historical injustice 
 into playing fields for their own economic interests (Reparations Packages
 )? How may the layering of memory and familial history both report fact\, 
 and produce a reckoning with the intimate resonances of a geopolitics of v
 iolence (Ghostwriter)? In contrast to Western news\, which rarely covers t
 hese problems\, Soleimani makes work that persuades spectators to address 
 them directly and effectively.\n\nSoleimani’s work is held in permanent 
 collections including the Guggenheim Museum\, Museum of Fine Arts Boston\,
  Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts\, MIT List Visual Art Center\, and Kadi
 st Paris. Her work has been recognized internationally in both exhibitions
  and publications such as The New York Times\, Financial Times\, Art in Am
 erica\, Interview Magazine\, among many others. Based in Providence\, Rhod
 e Island\, Soleimani is also an Associate Professor of Studio Art at Brand
 eis University and a federally licensed wildlife rehabilitator.\n\nAll Pho
 tography lectures are free and open to the public. \n\nQuestions? Contact 
 gradprogram@massart.edu\n\nImage detail: Sheida Soleimani\, Truce\, 2024. 
 Courtesy the artist and Edel Assanti\, London\, and Harlan Levey Projects\
 , Brussels
LOCATION:Tower Auditorium\, Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/tower-auditorium/fall-2026
 -photo-lecture-series-sheida-soleimani-2026-12-01?utm_source=ics&utm_mediu
 m=referral
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DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z
DTSTART:20261203T230000Z
DTEND:20261204T010000Z
SUMMARY:Italian Movie Night: The Eight Mountains
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an evening of Italian cinema and pizza! We will be 
 screening The Eight Mountains (Le otto montagne)\, the award-winning film 
 based on Paolo Cognetti’s bestselling novel. Set against the breathtakin
 g backdrop of the Italian Alps\, it tells the story of a lifelong friendsh
 ip between two boys\, one from the city and one from the mountains\, as th
 ey grow into men and search for their place in the world. The film won the
  Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival and stars Luca Marinelli and Aless
 andro Borghi.\n\nThe event is free and open to everyone. In Italian with E
 nglish subtitles.
LOCATION:Shillmann\, 415\, Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/shillmann-415/italian-movi
 e-night-the-eight-mountains-2026-12-03?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
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