BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Goings On//goingson.co//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:GoingsOn — Greater Boston — Boston X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VEVENT UID:4ec8beb06b472d73@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052409Z DTSTART:20261110T200000Z DTEND:20261110T210000Z SUMMARY:Information Session for Adult English Learners DESCRIPTION:Are you an adult English Language Learner looking for resources \, support\, and ways to practice? Join members of our Literacy Services t eam for an informal information session ! This is your chance to: Talk wit h an instructor about how to register for grammar classes. Learn about our free\, informal conversation practice groups (a great way to practice spe aking and listening). Ask questions about local resources and programs for adult English learners. Please note - this session is designed to answer questions and connect you with resources - it is not a formal English clas s . Additional Resources for English Learners For more options\, programs\ , and self-study tools available across the city and online\, please explo re the following resources: Literacy Resources for ESOL Learners City of B oston’s Adult Literacy Initiative Massachusetts Adult Education Help Des k Mango Languages online learning software (library card required) How to get a library card Accessibility Notice : We strive to make our events acc essible. To request a disability accommodation and/or language services\, contact the department listed in the "Contact Info" pane on the right. Ple ase allow at least two weeks to arrange accommodation. Programming at the Boston Public Library is funded through private support. To learn more abo ut supporting the Library\, please visit the Boston Public Library Fund's website . LOCATION:Central Library in Copley Square\, Boston URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/central-library-in-copley- square/information-session-for-adult-english-learners-2026-11-10?utm_sourc e=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ecf60062646c7682@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052506Z DTSTART:20261110T200000Z DTEND:20261110T210000Z SUMMARY:Pulmonary Center presents: Annual Jerry Brody Lecture - Sangeeta N. Bhatia\, MD\, PhD (Hybrid) DESCRIPTION:Please join us for our annual Jerry Brody Lecture. \n\nNanomate rials that speak the language of biology: talking and listening to the tis sue microenvironment \n2026 Jerry Brody Lecturer: Sangeeta N. Bhatia\, MD\ , PhD\nJohn J. and Dorothy Wilson Professor of Health Sciences and Technol ogy and of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science\nDirector\, Marble Center for Cancer Nanomedicine\nMember\, Ludwig Center at MIT\nInvestigato r\, Howard Hughes Medical Institute\nInstitute Member\, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard\nAssociated Faculty\, Wyss Institute\nBiomedical Engineer \, Brigham and Women's Hospital\, Department of Medicine \n\nPlease reach out to Judah Ron pulmadm@bu.edu for zoom info LOCATION:X715\, Boston URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/x715/pulmonary-center-pres ents-annual-jerry-brody-lecture-sangeeta-n-bhatia-md-phd-hy-2026-11-10?utm _source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:729f1352af3c4922@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052506Z DTSTART:20261110T200000Z DTEND:20261110T210000Z SUMMARY:SLIC Talks: Leading Through Difference — Dialogue\, Disagreement\ , and Common Ground DESCRIPTION:Can we disagree without disconnecting?\n\nJoin the Student Lead ership & Impact Center (SLIC) for SLIC Talks: Leading Through Difference — Dialogue\, Disagreement\, and Common Ground\, an interactive student l eadership development session facilitated by Nick Bates\, Director of the Howard Thurman Center for Common Ground.\n\nExplore what it means to lead across differences\, navigate disagreement constructively\, and find commo n ground without requiring consensus. Through conversation and reflection\ , participants will consider how listening\, dialogue\, and relationship-b uilding can strengthen their leadership practices and contribute to more c onnected communities.\n\nPart of SLIC's recurring student leadership devel opment series\, this session is open to all BU undergraduate and graduate students. Whether you hold a formal leadership position or simply want to strengthen how you engage with others\, this conversation is for you.\n\nA dvance registration is encouraged. Food will be provided based on advance registrations.\n\nRegister through Terrier Central: https://cglink.me/251/ r377847 LOCATION:Boston URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/events/slic-talks-leading- through-difference-dialogue-disagreement-and-common-ground-2026-11-10?utm_ source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:b48199ac81df865e@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z DTSTART:20261110T210000Z DTEND:20261110T220000Z SUMMARY:Misinformation Speaker Series: Reclaiming the Internet DESCRIPTION:The affordances and risks on the internet today are the outcome of thirty years of laissez-faire communications policy. It shows that ear ly internet evangelists in the 1990s believed that the internet could only thrive if application developers are free to innovate\, unfettered by con ventional legal duties and regulations. Their interventions were impactful enough that they inspired courts and legislators to articulate sweeping p rotections under the First Amendment and a new federal statute\, 47 U.S.C. §230\, respectively.\n\nThe ideas that motivated these protections have always been fanciful. In fact\, they have driven information tech companie s to design services without much regard for their social impacts\; the pr otections give them license to pursue risky and harmful commercial practic es. Now that the same discourse animates debates regarding artificial inte lligence data centers\, large language models\, and AI-powered products\, the book argues that lawmakers and judges should dispense with the breathl ess talk about innovation and free speech on online platforms and\, instea d\, develop a new industrial tech policy that places consumers and communi ties at its center. They could start by focusing\, as courts recently have \, on the ways in which companies design their products and applications.\ n\nFor more\, visit the publisher's website: https://globalreports.columbi a.edu/books/reclaiming-the-internet LOCATION:Dockser Hall\, 32\, Boston URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/dockser-hall-32/misinforma tion-speaker-series-reclaiming-the-internet-2026-11-10?utm_source=ics&utm_ medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:99dd33cdb0aa5f0f@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052506Z DTSTART:20261110T210000Z DTEND:20261110T230000Z SUMMARY:BNHPP: Siddharth Muthukrishnan – Grace Under Pressure: Why Vague Models are Fault-Tolerant DESCRIPTION:A lecture organized by the Boston Network for the history and P hilosophy of Physics\, sponsored by the The Center for Philosophy and the History of Science and Tufts University.\nAbstract: Vague terms\, like “ tall”\, “bald”\, and “heap”\, have unsharp boundaries. What func tion\, if any\, does such unsharpness serve? Attempts to answer this quest ion have focused mostly on ordinary language\, with some recent focus on s pecialized languages such as legal language. I look farther afield—to ph ysics. Physics may seem an unlikely place to find vagueness given its repu tation for mathematical precision\, but I show that it is shot through wit h vagueness. Specifically\, models employed by physics have vaguely specif ied regimes of validity\, and we can see this clearly using the mathematic al structure of relations between models. After I bring this into view\, I argue that vagueness serves an important function in physics—namely\, f ault-tolerance\, a notion I borrow from engineering. Roughly\, a fault-tol erant system is one that continues functioning—or can be modified so as to continue functioning—if only partially\, despite encountering faults\ , which typically arise because operating conditions depart significantly from those the system was intended for. I argue that\, in physics models\, the characteristic features of vagueness—namely\, sorites-susceptibilit y\, borderline cases\, and higher-order vagueness—enable the characteris tic features of fault-tolerance—namely\, robustness\, graceful degradati on\, and error-correctability. I close by sketching how vagueness enables fault-tolerance in ordinary language as well. LOCATION:Room 210\, Emerson Hall\, Harvard University\, Boston URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/room-210-emerson-hall-harv ard-university/bnhpp-siddharth-muthukrishnan-grace-under-pressure-why-vagu e-models-are-fault-to-2026-11-10?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:78cd48b3115cce7d@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052506Z DTSTART:20261110T220000Z DTEND:20261111T000000Z SUMMARY:[Mehrotra Institute x BU Questrom]: Fireside Chat with Peter Kolchi nski DESCRIPTION:Join us for a conversation with a Titan of Biotech Investing \n \nPeter Kolchinsky is the founder and Managing Partner of RA Capital Manag ement\, one of the most influential investment firms in biotechnology and the life sciences\, with more than $14 billion in assets under management. A scientist long before an investor\, he earned his PhD in virology from Harvard\, and he has spent his career backing the companies that turn cutt ing-edge science into medicines that actually reach patients. He is also t he author of The Great American Drug Deal and the founder of No Patient Le ft Behind\, where he champions what he calls the biotech social contract\, the idea that society should reward innovation while ensuring medicines b ecome affordable to all once their patents expire.\n\nIn this fireside cha t\, Peter Kolchinsky will share what a career at the intersection of scien ce and capital has taught him: how to tell a true breakthrough from a dead end\, what it really takes to fund the medicines of the future\, and how to balance bold innovation with the promise that progress reaches the peop le who need it. Whether you are drawn to science\, medicine\, finance\, or entrepreneurship\, this is a rare chance to learn from one of the sharpes t minds in biotech. 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- peter-kolchinski-2026-11-10?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1821162a3ce99861@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z DTSTART:20261110T230000Z DTEND:20261111T000000Z SUMMARY:MFA: Studio Arts Information Session DESCRIPTION:Join the MFA: Studio Arts Program Chairs for an approximately 1 hour presentation\, conversation and Q&A via Zoom.\n\nLearn more about th e MFA: Studio Arts programs:\n\nMeet Program Chairs\, Cecilia Vázquez and Wendy JacobProgram overviewConcentrations in Painting\, Printmaking & Scu lptureApplication requirementsWhat makes a strong applicationAttendee ques tion and answer LOCATION:Boston URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/events/mfa-studio-arts-inf ormation-session-2026-11-10?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:dfb73525a622f0f3@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052506Z DTSTART:20261110T230000Z DTEND:20261111T010000Z SUMMARY:Voices in Contemporary Art Talk with Lucy Kim DESCRIPTION:Boston University College of Fine Arts School of Visual Arts an d Voices in Contemporary Art (VoCA) present a conversation with artist and Associate Professor of Art and Chair of Graduate Studies in Painting Lucy Kim and conservator Narayan Khandekar at the Howard Thurman Center for Co mmon Ground. They will discuss Kim’s work across painting\, sculpture\, and biological media. The conversation will be followed by an audience Q&A and casual reception.\n\nLucy Kim is a visual artist working across paint ing\, sculpture and biological media. In her hybrid works\, she embraces d istortion as a tool to deconstruct how we see what we see: the relationshi p between our evolved vision-centricity\, constructed socio-cultural syste ms\, and personal desires. Kim is a recipient of the 2026 Wagner Arts Fell owship\, 2024 Howard Foundation Fellowship\, and the 2017 ICA Boston James and Audrey Foster Prize. In 2022\, she received the Creative Capital Awar d for her project printing images with bacteria that has been genetically- modified to produce melanin. Melanin is the main bio-pigment behind human skin\, hair\, and eye color. She began this project while an artist-in-res idence at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard\, and continues to develo p it at Boston University\, where she teaches. Through this project\, Kim expands her committed study of our visual habits\, which she first began i n her sculptural paintings using unconventional processes in the studio. K im is based in Cambridge\, MA and is Associate Professor of Art at Boston University.\n\nNarayan Khandekar is the Director of the Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies at the Harvard Art Museums\, and Lectur er on the History of Art and Architecture\, Harvard University. He receive d a Ph.D. in organic chemistry from the University of Melbourne and a Post -graduate Diploma in the Conservation of Easel Paintings from the Courtaul d Institute of Art. He is an author on over seventy publications.\n\nVoCA (Voices in Contemporary Art) is a non-profit organization that generates c ritical dialogue and collaborative programming around the stewardship of c ontemporary art. VoCA Talks is a series of public programs featuring artis ts and their collaborators in conversation about the challenges and reward s inherent in making\, showing\, and preserving contemporary art.\n\nThis program is free and open to the public\, but we ask that you please RSVP. LOCATION:Howard Thurman Center\, Boston URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/howard-thurman-center/voic es-in-contemporary-art-talk-with-lucy-kim-2026-11-10?utm_source=ics&utm_me dium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:03807e6b7f2aa898@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052506Z DTSTART:20261111T000000Z DTEND:20261111T010000Z SUMMARY:Gallery Talk with Elizabeth Rudy\, Curator of Prints\, Harvard Art Museums DESCRIPTION:Join Boston University Art Galleries for a gallery talk by Dr. Elizabeth Rudy. Rudy was the distinguished juror from the 2023 North Ameri can Print Biennial. She oversees the objects in the Harvard Art Museums’ print collection\, which spans the Renaissance to the contemporary era\, and gives frequent public lectures on both historical and contemporary pri nts. Her talk will focus on the prints in the show.\n\nThe Boston Printmak ers return to Boston University to present its 2026 North American Print B iennial\, in 808 Gallery. The juror for the exhibition is Esther Adler\, C urator at the Museum of Contemporary Art\, New York. The exhibit features a broad array of contemporary prints and artists books\, spanning traditio nal to contemporary/integrated media approaches\, with both emerging and e stablished artists from across North America. The exhibition includes exam ples of etching\, lithography\, woodcut\, linocut\, screenprint\, digital printmaking and dimensional works\, in which the artists explore a rich di versity of conceptual and narrative content. LOCATION:808 Gallery\, Boston URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/808-gallery/gallery-talk-w ith-elizabeth-rudy-curator-of-prints-harvard-art-museums-2026-11-10?utm_so urce=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:cf43e0a02105c228@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052506Z DTSTART:20261111T173000Z DTEND:20261111T190000Z SUMMARY:Philosophy Seminar Series - Zhiwei Min DESCRIPTION:A weekly seminar series with talks by graduate students and fac ulty on various subjects of philosophy. This week's speaker is Zhiwei Min: “Heidegger’s Existential Analytic as an Ontological Inversion of Aris totle’s Ethics” LOCATION:STH 525\, Boston URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/sth-525/philosophy-seminar -series-zhiwei-min-2026-11-11?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:5b64da5e830c5617@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z DTSTART:20261112T200000Z DTEND:20261112T210000Z SUMMARY:Mills Institute Presents: Rural Reproductive Justice DESCRIPTION:People living in rural areas face distinct barriers to reproduc tive health care\, including long travel distances to providers\, a shorta ge of accessible specialists\, limited public transportation\, unaffordabl e services\, gaps in insurance coverage\, stigma\, and poverty.\n\nJoin re searchers from the Mills Institute Reproductive Justice Research Stream to learn about their work to address these challenges. The project brings to gether scholars and practitioners from across Maine to advance research an d action on rural reproductive health. Hear what the team has uncovered an d where the work is headed.\n\nAbout the Reproductive Justice Research Str eam\nThis working group is part of the Research Justice at the Intersectio ns (RJI) Program at the Mills Institute\, which fosters social justice-ori ented research and groundbreaking critical analysis by creating an interdi sciplinary\, competitively selected community of scholars each academic ye ar. RJI scholars meet regularly to share and comment on works in progress\ , with an end goal of sharing research in a public-facing context. LOCATION:Boston URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/events/mills-institute-pre sents-rural-reproductive-justice-2026-11-12?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=refe rral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:3c04a054b80846b0@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052506Z DTSTART:20261112T200000Z DTEND:20261112T220000Z SUMMARY:NECST Lab Visit: Hardware Acceleration\, AI for Health\, and More\, Politecnico di Milano DESCRIPTION:3–4 pm: Lightning Talks\n\n4–5 pm: Networking & Discussion\ n\nAbout NECSTLabThe NECSTLab is a laboratory within the DEIB department ( Dipartimento di Elettronica\, Informazione e Bioingegneria) of Politecnico di Milano. It is a place where research meets teaching through academic a nd industrial events. At NECSTLab\, we believe that a close connection bet ween research and education must be pursued to prepare our students proper ly. Research and teaching are often seen as a dichotomy\, and coupling the m in a productive\, virtuous cycle has frequently proved challenging. Yet\ , we believe that research can gain significant benefits from teaching\, a nd vice versa. This principle is the foundation of the NECSTLab. In partic ular\, involving young students in research activities greatly enriches a research group’s creative and brainstorming phases. Students are not yet constrained by a research framework\, and they are not afraid to try\, an d possibly fail\, in order to see their ideas come to life through their w ork.\n\nEvent led by Marco D. Santambrogio\, Professor\, Politecnico di Mi lano\n\nMarco D. Santambrogio is a Professor at Politecnico di Milano sinc e 2018\, and an Adjunct Professor del College of Engineering of the Univer sity of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) since 2009. He was Assistant Professor a t Politecnico di Milano from 2011 to 2018 and Research Affiliate with the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) at Massach usetts Institute of Technology (MIT) from 2010 to 2015. He received his la urea (M.Sc. equivalent) degree in Computer Engineering from the Politecnic o di Milano (2004)\, a M.Sc. degree in Computer Science from the Universit y of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) in 2005 and his PhD degree in Computer Engi neering from the Politecnico di Milano (2008) and we was a postdoc fellow at CSAIL\, MIT (2009-2010). LOCATION:Duan Family Center for Computing & Data Sciences\, 665 Commonwealt h Ave.\, CDS 1101\, Boston URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/duan-family-center-for-com puting-and-data-sciences/necst-lab-visit-hardware-acceleration-ai-for-heal th-and-more-politecnico-di-mila-2026-11-12-noz3?utm_source=ics&utm_medium= referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:360c2cd63b8a0f4d@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052506Z DTSTART:20261112T200000Z DTEND:20261112T220000Z SUMMARY:NECST Lab Visit: Hardware Acceleration\, AI for Health\, and More\; Politecnico di Milano DESCRIPTION:3–4 pm: Lightning Talks\n4–5 pm: Networking & Discussion\n\ nAbout NECSTLab\nThe NECSTLab is a laboratory within the DEIB department ( Dipartimento di Elettronica\, Informazione e Bioingegneria) of Politecnico di Milano. It is a place where research meets teaching through academic a nd industrial events. At NECSTLab\, we believe that a close connection bet ween research and education must be pursued to prepare our students proper ly. Research and teaching are often seen as a dichotomy\, and coupling the m in a productive\, virtuous cycle has frequently proved challenging. Yet\ , we believe that research can gain significant benefits from teaching\, a nd vice versa. This principle is the foundation of the NECSTLab. In partic ular\, involving young students in research activities greatly enriches a research group’s creative and brainstorming phases. Students are not yet constrained by a research framework\, and they are not afraid to try\, an d possibly fail\, in order to see their ideas come to life through their w ork.\n\nEvent led by Marco D. Santambrogio\, Professor\, Politecnico di Mi lano\n\nMarco D. Santambrogio is a Professor at Politecnico di Milano sinc e 2018\, and an Adjunct Professor del College of Engineering of the Univer sity of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) since 2009. He was Assistant Professor a t Politecnico di Milano from 2011 to 2018 and Research Affiliate with the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) at Massach usetts Institute of Technology (MIT) from 2010 to 2015. He received his la urea (M.Sc. equivalent) degree in Computer Engineering from the Politecnic o di Milano (2004)\, a M.Sc. degree in Computer Science from the Universit y of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) in 2005 and his PhD degree in Computer Engi neering from the Politecnico di Milano (2008) and we was a postdoc fellow at CSAIL\, MIT (2009-2010). LOCATION:Duan Family Center for Computing & Data Sciences\, Boston URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/duan-family-center-for-com puting-and-data-sciences/necst-lab-visit-hardware-acceleration-ai-for-heal th-and-more-politecnico-di-mila-2026-11-12?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=refer ral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:433d0bd676faed56@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z DTSTART:20261112T203000Z DTEND:20261112T220000Z SUMMARY:The Center on Crime\, Race\, and Justice Presents: The David B. Sch ulman Distinguished Lecture Series – Navigating I.C.E. 2.0\, Featuring D r. Felicia Arriaga DESCRIPTION:The Center on Crime\, Race\, and Justice (CRJ) at Northeastern University invites you to join us for the David B. Schulman Distinguished Lecture Series\, featuring Dr. Felicia Arriaga of the Marxe School of Publ ic and International Affairs at Baruch College.\n\nIn her presentation\, N avigating I.C.E. 2.0\, Dr. Arriaga will examine the history and evolving r ole of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)\, including the expa nsion of its operations\, increased federal funding\, and growing partners hips with local agencies. She will explore the implications of these devel opments for immigration enforcement and accountability\, as well as how lo cal communities and governments are responding to the changing landscape.\ n\nThe David B. Schulman Distinguished Lecture Series brings together prom inent scholars\, community practitioners\, and students to engage in meani ngful conversations about issues of race and justice.\n\nThis lecture seri es is co-sponsored by the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice\, the Schulman Fund\, and the College of Social Sciences and Humanities at Nort heastern University.\n\nWe welcome faculty\, students\, community partners \, and members of the public to join us for this timely and informative di scussion. LOCATION:310 Renaissance Park\, 310\, Boston URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/310-renaissance-park-310/t he-center-on-crime-race-and-justice-presents-the-david-b-schulman-distingu ished-2026-11-12?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:fb95c919d6328803@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z DTSTART:20261112T203000Z DTEND:20261112T213000Z SUMMARY:Campus Master Planning Student Open Forum DESCRIPTION:Attend one of our Campus Master Plan open forums and share your thoughts. Your ideas on spaces\, studios\, gathering places\, and everyda y campus life will help guide what comes next.\n---\nEvent Details: https: //massart.campusgroups.com/rsvp?id=376833 LOCATION:Sign in to download the location\, Boston URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/sign-in-to-download-the-lo cation/campus-master-planning-student-open-forum-2026-11-12?utm_source=ics &utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1cc5715fca7d431e@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052410Z DTSTART:20261112T210000Z DTEND:20261112T220000Z STATUS:CANCELLED SUMMARY:Cancelled: Information Session for Adult English Learners DESCRIPTION:Are you an adult English Language Learner looking for resources \, support\, and ways to practice? Join one of our instructors for an info rmal information session ! This is your chance to: Talk with an instructor about how to register for our English and workforce classes. Learn about our free\, informal conversation practice groups (a great way to practice speaking and listening). Ask questions about local resources and programs for adult English learners. Please note - this session is designed to answ er questions and connect you with resources - it is not a formal English c lass . Additional Resources for English Learners For more options\, progra ms\, and self-study tools available across the city and online\, please ex plore the following resources: Literacy Resources for ESOL Learners City o f Boston’s Adult Literacy Initiative Massachusetts Adult Education Help Desk Mango Languages online learning software (library card required) How to get a library card Accessibility Notice : We strive to make our events accessible. To request a disability accommodation and/or language services \, contact the department listed in the "Contact Info" pane on the right. Please allow at least two weeks to arrange accommodation. Programming at t he Boston Public Library is funded through private support. To learn more about supporting the Library\, please visit the Boston Public Library Fund 's website . LOCATION:Mattapan Library\, Boston URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/mattapan-library/informati on-session-for-adult-english-learners-2026-11-12?utm_source=ics&utm_medium =referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:21d13926eb2d512d@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z DTSTART:20261112T223000Z DTEND:20261112T233000Z SUMMARY:Boston Physical AI Workshop and Meetup DESCRIPTION:The evening kicks off meetup-style with lightning talks from lo cal speakers working across AI\, machine learning\, and computer vision\, followed by a hands-on workshop on building physical AI applications with FiftyOne\, from curating robotics and sensor datasets to evaluating vision models on real-world data.\n\nThe post Boston Physical AI Workshop and Me etup appeared first on Northeastern University College of Engineering. LOCATION:Boston URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/events/boston-physical-ai- workshop-and-meetup-2026-11-12?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:a37553ff7427ae43@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052410Z DTSTART:20261112T230000Z DTEND:20261113T003000Z SUMMARY:Business of Art with Jason 'Swat' Talbot DESCRIPTION:The Kirstein Business Library & Innovation Center (KBLIC) is ex cited to host Jason 'Swat' Talbot as a speaker in the ongoing Business of Art series. In this session\, Jason will lead discussion on: Creative care er pathways Youth art enterprise Public art Building long-term creative co nnections As a Co-Founder and Director of Partnerships and Engagement at A rtists for Humanity (AFH)\, Jason creates opportunities to engage teen art ists and their artistic mentors across AFH’s 7 studios. He has worked fo r 30+ years to advance AFH’s programmatic goals while building long-term creative connections. An accomplished multi-media artist\, Jason has prod uced art installations all around Boston. His accolades include being cert ified by the Institute for Nonprofit Practice as part of the Class of 2024 \; attending the Arts & Cultural Organization Management Program at the Ha rvard Business School in 2021\; being named a member of 2014’s Top 40 Un der 40 by the Boston Business Journal\; receiving the 2013 Mentor of the Y ear Award from Youth Design\; being an Emerging Leader in Bank of America ’s Neighborhood Builders Program in 2012\; participating in the 2009 Coh ort of the Emerging Leaders Program at The University of Massachusetts\; a nd serving as an active member of WGBH’s Community Advisory Board. Acces sibility Notice : We strive to make our events accessible. To request a di sability accommodation and/or language services\, contact the department l isted in the "Contact Info" pane on the right. Please allow at least two w eeks to arrange accommodation. LOCATION:Central Library in Copley Square\, Boston URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/central-library-in-copley- square/business-of-art-with-jason-swat-talbot-2026-11-12?utm_source=ics&ut m_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:cb8dc2821cb49559@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052410Z DTSTART:20261112T230000Z DTEND:20261113T003000Z SUMMARY:Great Decisions — A New Nuclear Age DESCRIPTION:Join us for this Great Decisions lecture in partnership with Wo rld Boston and the GBH Forum Network and supported by the Lowell Institute . As global tensions rise and longstanding alliances face new uncertainty\ , the risks surrounding nuclear weapons are changing. Join WorldBoston for a Great Decisions conversation with Ambassador in Residence Mark Libby an d nuclear policy scholar Rebecca Gibbons of the University of Southern Mai ne. Together\, they will examine the future of nuclear deterrence\, prolif eration\, international arms-control agreements\, and the choices facing t he United States and the international community. The main program will be held from 6-7 pm followed by a networking reception in the Newsfeed Cafe from 7 pm to 7:30 pm. Accessibility Notice : We strive to make our events accessible. To request a disability accommodation and/or language services \, contact the Adult Programs Department at programs@bpl.org. Please allow at least two weeks to arrange accommodation. Programming at the Boston Pu blic Library is funded through private support. To learn more about suppor ting the Library\, please visit the Boston Public Library Fund's website . LOCATION:Central Library in Copley Square\, Boston URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/central-library-in-copley- square/great-decisions-a-new-nuclear-age-2026-11-12?utm_source=ics&utm_med ium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:720c68a57214164d@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052410Z DTSTART:20261112T230000Z DTEND:20261113T003000Z SUMMARY:Charlestown Youth Gambling Project Presentation DESCRIPTION:Join the Mayor’s Office of Human Services and the research te am behind the Charlestown Gambling Project for an in-depth presentation on their latest findings. This session offers a direct look at the data\, ec onomic analysis\, and community impacts detailed in the newly released rep ort. Accessibility Notice : We strive to make our events accessible. To re quest a disability accommodation and/or language services\, contact the de partment listed in the "Contact Info" pane on the right. Please allow at l east two weeks to arrange accommodation. Programming at the Boston Public Library is funded through private support. To learn more about supporting the Library\, please visit the Boston Public Library Fund's website . LOCATION:Charlestown Library\, Boston URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/charlestown-library/charle stown-youth-gambling-project-presentation-2026-11-12?utm_source=ics&utm_me dium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:e3cb0130ddc0f660@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052433Z DTSTART:20261113T000000Z DTEND:20261113T010000Z SUMMARY:The Artist’s Voice: Leilah Babirye with Ruth Erickson DESCRIPTION:“Reusing materials is important to me\, as a person who comes from a background where the LGBTQ community is looked at as trash still t oday. As an artist\, I find beauty in using found materials to showcase an d reclaim my community.” -Leilah Babirye \n\nBicycle chains\, gears\, an d tire tubes are some of the unexpected elements in Leilah Babirye’s lat est sculptures at the ICA. Her art\, celebrating a one-of-a-kind queer wed ding\, depicts attendees of this special life event through ceramic and ca rved wood sculptures. Join Babirye and ICA’s Barbara Lee Chief Curator R uth Erickson as they reflect on the artist’s unique practice that proudl y reclaims space\, identity\, and community through art. This program expl ores Babirye’s many creative influences from African sculpture to found object art and addresses cultural and political systems of oppression embe dded in Uganda\, including the Anti-Homosexuality Act (2014/2023) that end angers and criminalizes many lives.\n\nAn exhibition publication signing w ill follow the talk. Books will be available for purchase at the event.\n\ nMake the most of your ICA visit!  Explore Leilah Babirye’s ICA exh ibition  and stop by  Art-Making After Dark  for a hands-on activity d esigned by the artist and enjoy a drink and light bite in the waterfront  Wine + Coffee Bar  after the talk. LOCATION:Institute of Contemporary Art\, Boston URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/institute-of-contemporary- art/the-artists-voice-leilah-babirye-with-ruth-erickson-2026-11-12?utm_sou rce=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2be5a3e864b616dc@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052506Z DTSTART:20261113T003000Z DTEND:20261113T013000Z SUMMARY:The Ha Jin Visiting Lecturer Series Presents: Claire Messud DESCRIPTION:Award-winning author Claire Messud will come to campus for a re ading. She will participate in an audience Q&A at the end of her reading. The reading will be followed by a reception\, including a book sale and si gning. LOCATION:Alan and Sherry Leventhal Center\, Leventhal Auditorium (2nd Floor )\, Boston URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/alan-and-sherry-leventhal- center-leventhal-auditorium-2nd-floor/the-ha-jin-visiting-lecturer-series- presents-claire-messud-2026-11-12?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:82a854a2982ef1ad@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052506Z DTSTART:20261113T003000Z DTEND:20261113T013000Z SUMMARY:The Ha Jin Visiting Lecturer Series Presents: Claire Messud DESCRIPTION:Award-winning author Claire Messud will come to campus for a re ading. She will participate in an audience Q&A at the end of her reading. The reading will be followed by a reception\, including a book sale and si gning. LOCATION:Alan and Sherry Leventhal Center\, Leventhal Auditorium (2nd Floor )\, Boston URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/alan-and-sherry-leventhal- center-leventhal-auditorium-2nd-floor/the-ha-jin-visiting-lecturer-series- presents-claire-messud-2026-11-12-12yj?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:f43c78a96f2ff1aa@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z DTSTART:20261113T020000Z DTEND:20261113T031500Z SUMMARY:What happened\, what’s next? Interpreting the 2026 election (Oakl and) DESCRIPTION:Join local experts and faculty to parse the results of the Nove mber 2026 election in California and nationwide\, with special attention t o ballot propositions and Northeastern and Mills alums on the ballot. 6-7: 15pm PT in GSB 101. LOCATION:Northeastern University Oakland\, GSB 101\, Boston URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/northeastern-university-oa kland-gsb-101/what-happened-whats-next-interpreting-the-2026-election-oakl and-2026-11-12?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:681632b0c9fbd857@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052410Z DTSTART:20261113T143000Z DTEND:20261113T153000Z SUMMARY:ESOL Conversation Club DESCRIPTION:Join our group of community volunteers for a weekly ESOL Conver sation Club. Each meeting will have a discussion topic with questions guid ed by the table lead. Build your confidence\, work with your neighbors\, a nd build authentic friendships with other participants. Basic conversation skills required. Accessibility Notice : We strive to make our events acce ssible. To request a disability accommodation and/or language services\, c ontact the department listed in the "Contact Info" pane on the right. Plea se allow at least two weeks to arrange accommodation. LOCATION:Lower Mills Library\, Boston URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/lower-mills/lower-mills-library/e sol-conversation-club-2026-11-13?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:280e27b52747c647@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z DTSTART:20261113T143000Z DTEND:20261113T183000Z SUMMARY:Sound Economies: Cultivating Boston’s Creative and Cultural Music Ecosystem DESCRIPTION:This half-day research symposium asks whether Boston is a true music city\, and what potential remains untapped. Panelists will discuss c reativity as a driver of sustainable development\, examining frameworks li ke the UNESCO Creative Cities Network alongside local and global DIY and u nderground music scenes\, and highlighting music's role in advancing socia l justice. The symposium will lay groundwork for a 2027 international musi c and development conference in Boston and seed new research collaboration s focusing on music infrastructure and cultural policy.\n\nFind speaker in formation\, a detailed agenda\, and registration here. LOCATION:Center for Design\, Ryder Hall Suite 180\, Boston URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/center-for-design-ryder-ha ll-suite-180/sound-economies-cultivating-bostons-creative-and-cultural-mus ic-ecosystem-2026-11-13?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:4bfc975ac5253df0@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052410Z DTSTART:20261113T150000Z DTEND:20261113T160000Z SUMMARY:Information Session for Adult English Learners DESCRIPTION:Are you an adult English Language Learner looking for resources \, support\, and ways to practice? Join members of our Literacy Services t eam for an informal information session ! This is your chance to: Talk wit h an instructor about how to register for grammar classes. Learn about our free\, informal conversation practice groups (a great way to practice spe aking and listening). Ask questions about local resources and programs for adult English learners. Please note - this session is designed to answer questions and connect you with resources - it is not a formal English clas s . Additional Resources for English Learners For more options\, programs\ , and self-study tools available across the city and online\, please explo re the following resources: Literacy Resources for ESOL Learners City of B oston’s Adult Literacy Initiative Massachusetts Adult Education Help Des k Mango Languages online learning software (library card required) How to get a library card Accessibility Notice : We strive to make our events acc essible. To request a disability accommodation and/or language services\, contact the department listed in the "Contact Info" pane on the right. Ple ase allow at least two weeks to arrange accommodation. Programming at the Boston Public Library is funded through private support. To learn more abo ut supporting the Library\, please visit the Boston Public Library Fund's website . LOCATION:Roslindale Library\, Boston URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/roslindale-library/informa tion-session-for-adult-english-learners-2026-11-13?utm_source=ics&utm_medi um=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:194765cc98468d81@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052506Z DTSTART:20261113T160000Z DTEND:20261113T200000Z SUMMARY:Genome Science Institute 2026 18th Annual Research Symposium DESCRIPTION:The Annual GSI Research Symposium is an interdisciplinary event emphasizing research in Genetics and Genomics at Boston University\, acro ss both the Medical Campus and the Charles River Campus. Participation is open to all Boston area researchers with interests that emphasize these di sciplines.\n\nClick the link below to see the full schedule filled with li ghtening talks\, faculty talks\, and poster presentations. LOCATION:Hiebert Lounge\, Boston URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/hiebert-lounge/genome-scie nce-institute-2026-18th-annual-research-symposium-2026-11-13?utm_source=ic s&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:fe6b8b2f7570d175@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052506Z DTSTART:20261113T160000Z DTEND:20261113T170000Z SUMMARY:Hariri Institute Distinguished Speaker: Marzyeh Ghassemi DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Dr. Marzyeh Ghassemi\, Associate Professor\, MIT\n\nBu Faculty Host: Meredith Brooks\, Junior Faculty Fellow\n\nTitle: The Pulse Of Robust Machine Learning in Health\n\nAbstract: Machine learning in hea lth has made impressive progress in recent years\, powered by an increasin g availability of health-related data and high-capacity models. While many models in health now perform at\, or above\, humans in a range of tasks a cross the human lifespan\, models also learn societal biases and may repli cate or expand them. In this talk\, Dr. Marzyeh Ghassemi will focus on the need for machine learning researchers and model developers to create robu st models that can be ethically deployed in health settings\, and beyond. Dr. Ghassemi's talk will span issues in data collection\, outcome definiti on\, algorithm development\, and deployment considerations.\n\nBio: Dr. Ma rzyeh Ghassemi is an Associate Professor at MIT in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) and Institute for Medical Engineering & Scienc e (IMES). She holds MIT affiliations with the Jameel Clinic\, LIDS\, IDSS\ , and CSAIL.\n\nProfessor Ghassemi holds a Germeshausen Career Development Professorship\, and was named a CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar and one of M IT Tech Review’s 35 Innovators Under 35. In 2024\, she received an NSF C AREER award\, and Google Research Scholar Award. Prior to her PhD in Compu ter Science at MIT\, she received an MSc. degree in biomedical engineering from Oxford University as a Marshall Scholar\, and B.S. degrees in comput er science and electrical engineering as a Goldwater Scholar at New Mexico State University. LOCATION:Boston URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/events/hariri-institute-di stinguished-speaker-marzyeh-ghassemi-2026-11-13?utm_source=ics&utm_medium= referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6c1414fe2d89e7fd@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z DTSTART:20261113T170000Z DTEND:20261113T180000Z SUMMARY:Creative Business Incubator: Alumni Fellows Info Session DESCRIPTION:The Creative Economy Business Incubator is a program designed t o support entrepreneurship in the MassArt community with guidance from fac ulty\, industry experts and visiting entrepreneurs. This program is curren tly offered as a practicum course for matriculated MassArt students. Each year\, a select group alums are invited to participate tuition free throug h an Alumni Fellowship program. \n\nParticipants will spend the semester d eveloping\, market testing\, and refining a business idea. You’ll learn foundational principles of entrepreneurship\, strategy\, marketing\, and f inance through practice and hands-on experience. Professional network buil ding will be emphasized\; each year we are joined by multiple creative ind ustry professionals for small group discussions and individual feedback se ssions. LOCATION:Boston URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/events/creative-business-i ncubator-alumni-fellows-info-session-2026-11-13?utm_source=ics&utm_medium= referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:dd14ec1f68a2d51e@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052506Z DTSTART:20261113T200000Z DTEND:20261113T210000Z SUMMARY:CISE Seminar: Sunwoo Lee\, Nanyang Technological University DESCRIPTION:Sub-Nanoliter Tetherless Microsystem for Chronic Neural Recordi ng\nOpto-electrical integration on CMOS can enable a unique class of auton omous microsystems for physiological monitoring. Sunwoo will discuss one s uch example\, a micro-scale opto-electronic tetherless electrode (MOTE)\, that he has designed and built for tetherless neural recording. The MOTE i s powered and communicates optically through a vertically integrated AlGaA s micro-scale light emitting diode (µLED)\, eliminating the needs for a b attery or a RF coil\; the MOTE is smaller than a human hair (~70µm × 20 µm × 370µm)\, weighs about one 1 µg (cf. a grain of sand is about 670 µg)\, and can function inside a mouse brain over a year. Such minimally i nvasive and chronic physiological monitoring microsystem can provide an ef fective means for chronic studies inside various animal models as well as organoids. He will delve into the unique challenges and considerations in developing such heterogeneous systems in terms of device fabrication\, cir cuit design\, integration\, and manipulation\, and conclude the talk with how the heterogeneously integrated CMOS can serve as a future cell-scale b ioimplants platform.\n\nSunwoo Lee (Member\, IEEE) received a B.S. degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Cornell University in 2010\, a nd M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from Columbia Universi ty in 2012 and 2016 respectively\, working on graphene synthesis and graph ene-based nano-electro-mechanical systems for signal processing and sensin g applications. In 2016\, he joined the Molnar Group in the School of Elec trical and Computer Engineering at Cornell University as a post-doctoral r esearcher (and later research associate and lecturer)\, where he worked on heterogeneously integrated CMOS for physiological monitoring and high-spe ed wirelines. In 2023\, he joined the Electrical and Electronic Engineerin g Department at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore as a Nanyang Assistant Professor.\n\nFaculty Host: Tianyu Wang\n\nStudent Host: Chae W oo Lim LOCATION:665 Commonwealth Ave.\, CDS 1101\, Boston URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/events/cise-seminar-sunwoo -lee-nanyang-technological-university-2026-11-13?utm_source=ics&utm_medium =referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:311aaf866846f3fe@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052506Z DTSTART:20261114T130000Z DTEND:20261114T210000Z SUMMARY:Ravi K. Mehrotra Institute Discourse Competition DESCRIPTION:The Mehrotra Institute for Business\, Markets & Society invites Boston University undergraduate students from across the University to ap ply for the Discourse Competition\, a campus-wide challenge centered on th oughtful discussion\, constructive disagreement\, and some of the most com plex issues facing business and society today.\n\nOn Saturday\, November 1 4\, 16 teams of three to four students will spend the day exploring real-w orld topics at the intersection of business\, markets\, and society\, from the gig economy to private equity. During a series of discussion rounds\, teams will be paired together and assigned different perspectives on an i ssue. Rather than simply defending their own opinions\, participants will be challenged to understand opposing viewpoints\, respond thoughtfully to new arguments\, and adapt their thinking as the conversation develops.\n\n Unlike a traditional mock debate\, the goal is not to tear down the other side's argument or win through confrontation. Judges will evaluate teams o n the strength of their reasoning\, their ability to listen and respond\, their intellectual flexibility\, and their capacity to move a conversation toward something new. The competition is designed to encourage respectful \, constructive discussion\, rewarding students who can make a strong case while still taking another perspective seriously.\n\nStudents from every BU undergraduate school and major are welcome to participate\, and teams a re encouraged to bring together different academic backgrounds and perspec tives. The competition will feature 16 teams and $40\,000 in total cash pr izes\, with judges and mentors drawn from business\, law\, policy\, academ ia\, and other fields.\n\nFollowing the November 14 tournament\, six final ist teams will advance to the championship round on November 30\, where th ey will reconvene for a live final held in front of the full SM131 class.\ n\nApplications are open now and close October 16\, 2026. Students interes ted in putting their reasoning\, communication\, and adaptability to the t est are encouraged to assemble a team and apply. LOCATION:Questrom School of Business\, Boston URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/questrom-school-of-busines s/ravi-k-mehrotra-institute-discourse-competition-2026-11-14?utm_source=ic s&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:334900eef3cfa3ea@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052506Z DTSTART:20261114T150000Z DTEND:20261114T170000Z SUMMARY:Dance Guest Artist Series: NBA Pro-Style Pom w/ Pat Planet\, Open L evel DESCRIPTION:The Guest Artist Series\, hosted by FitRec Dance\, brings the B U community into the studio with recognized dance teachers and artists fro m across the Boston area. Each session offers a unique opportunity to lear n directly from inspiring local talent\, experience new styles and perspec tives\, and connect with the wider dance community.\n\nPat Planet has a kn ack for getting dancers to go from basic to basically amazing! Originally from New York City\, Pat grew up training extensively with the industry’ s leading movers & technicians at the Broadway Dance Center\, Steps on Bro adway\, and Alvin Ailey. By the age of 17\, he began dancing professionall y for TV\, commercials\, and live stage performances. Some of his credits include Britney Spears\, Weezer\, Macy’s\, Redbull\, TEDx\, Law and Orde r\, AMF\, and more. In 2022\, Pat made history with the NBA Boston Celtics \, debuting as one of their first male dancers. Since then\, Pat has chore ographed for teams in the NBA\, NFL\, IFL\, EHL\, and beyond. He has taugh t at universities like the Boston Conservatory\, Harvard University\, and Endicott College\, and has partnered with Bloch as one of their Educators. Pat specializes in commercial styles like Jazz Funk\, Hip-Hop\, and Pro-S tyle.\n\nEach event features a 75-minute dance class led by a guest artist \, followed by a short break and an engaging Q&A moderated by FitRec’s M anager of Dance Programs. Come ready to move\, learn\, ask questions\, and get to know the people behind the work.\n\nClass: 10:00-11:15 am\nBreak: 11:15-11:30 am\nModerated Q&A: 11:30am-12:00pm\n\nMember$25/Non-Member $30 LOCATION:FitRec\, L240\, Boston URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/fitrec-l240/dance-guest-ar tist-series-nba-pro-style-pom-w-pat-planet-open-level-2026-11-14?utm_sourc e=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:a5eec772a69f9e72@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052617Z DTSTART:20261114T150000Z DTEND:20261114T160000Z SUMMARY:RBF26: Kids Storytime: Amanda Davis DESCRIPTION:Amanda Davis is an award-winning author\, artist\, and educator who uses her words and pictures to light up the world with kindness. She is the author of 30\,000 Stitches: The Inspiring Story of the N... LOCATION:Roslindale Branch\, 4246 Washington Street\, ROSLINDALE\, MA 02131 \, Boston URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/roslindale-branch/rbf26-ki ds-storytime-amanda-davis-2026-11-14?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:3b7e5284a791bf4d@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052617Z DTSTART:20261114T180000Z DTEND:20261114T193000Z SUMMARY:RBF26: How can fiction build empathy and social justice through gre at storytelling? DESCRIPTION:Join our panel of local authors in a discussion on the intersec tion of social and political issues in fiction and the role creative writi ng plays in changing hearts and minds. Panelists Include: E... LOCATION:Roslindale Branch\, 4246 Washington Street\, ROSLINDALE\, MA 02131 \, Boston URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/roslindale-branch/rbf26-ho w-can-fiction-build-empathy-and-social-justice-through-great-storytellin-2 026-11-14?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:65ee682041d4902a@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052411Z DTSTART:20261114T193000Z DTEND:20261114T213000Z SUMMARY:John Donne Seminar with the Catherine Project DESCRIPTION:Join the Catherine Project for a 2-hour discussion on John Donn e's A Valediction Forbidding Mourning . Printed copies of the poem will be provided at the seminar. Reading the poem beforehand is encouraged but no t required. Readers must sign up in advance to participate and will receiv e a confirmation email confirming attendance. Limited to 16 participants. Accessibility Notice : We strive to make our events accessible. To request a disability accommodation and/or language services\, contact the departm ent listed in the "Contact Info" pane on the right. Please allow at least two weeks to arrange accommodation. LOCATION:West End Library\, Boston URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/west-end-library/john-donn e-seminar-with-the-catherine-project-2026-11-14?utm_source=ics&utm_medium= referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:9574608d60a1c5d1@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052617Z DTSTART:20261114T200000Z DTEND:20261114T210000Z SUMMARY:RBF26: A Conversation with Jennifer Haigh DESCRIPTION:Join best-selling author Jennifer Haigh in conversation with lo cal writer Rebecca Pacheco for a reading and discussion of Jennifer Haigh' s latest book\, Rabbit Moon. Jennifer Haigh is the author of... LOCATION:Roslindale Branch\, 4246 Washington Street\, ROSLINDALE\, MA 02131 \, Boston URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/roslindale-branch/rbf26-a- conversation-with-jennifer-haigh-2026-11-14?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=refe rral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:b7cfe8cd8b1b2c1d@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052506Z DTSTART:20261116T170000Z DTEND:20261116T181500Z SUMMARY:Population Science Seminar Series: James Feigenbaum (BU\, Economics ) DESCRIPTION:James Feigenbaum\, Associate Professor of Economics\, Boston Un iversity on "Economic history of mobility\, inequality\, and population he alth." The BU Population Science Seminar Series (BU PopSci) is an interdis ciplinary forum connecting established and emerging scholars in demography \, population health\, epidemiology\, economics\, and related fields. In-p erson with hybrid access. We highly encourage BU Faculty\, Students\, and Staff to attend in-person. Light refreshments provided. In person RSVPs ki ndly requested. RSVP required for Zoom access. LOCATION:Yawkey Center for Student Services\, 100 Bay State Road\, Room 613 B\, Boston URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/yawkey-center-for-student- services/population-science-seminar-series-james-feigenbaum-bu-economics-2 026-11-16?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:e86cf28c9ee6367f@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052506Z DTSTART:20261116T174500Z DTEND:20261116T190000Z SUMMARY:The Annual Kleh Lecture featuring Harrison Mbori DESCRIPTION:Please join us on Monday\, November 16th for the Annual Kleh Le cture at Boston University School of Law in Barristers Hall featuring Harr ison Mbori\, the Kleh Visiting Professor. LOCATION:Boston University School of Law\, Boston URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/boston-university-school-o f-law/the-annual-kleh-lecture-featuring-harrison-mbori-2026-11-16?utm_sour ce=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:881b9fb03e066ae5@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052411Z DTSTART:20261116T180000Z DTEND:20261116T200000Z SUMMARY:Mosaic Workshop (Four-Class Series) DESCRIPTION:Learn the ancient art of mosaics in this hands-on beginner's mo saic workshop. Participants will design and create a glass mosaic art pane l to keep. Each student should bring ideas about a design they would like to create – we provide the rest. Classes are on four consecutive Mondays . You may sign up online or call the branch. Please note: T his is a four- class program\, not four individual classes. Accessibility Notice : We str ive to make our events accessible. To request a disability accommodation a nd/or language services\, contact the department listed in the "Contact In fo" pane on the right. Please allow at least two weeks to arrange accommod ation. LOCATION:Lower Mills Library\, Boston URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/lower-mills/lower-mills-library/m osaic-workshop-four-class-series-2026-11-16?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=refe rral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:4556b691c9d40841@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052411Z DTSTART:20261116T190000Z DTEND:20261116T200000Z SUMMARY:Information Session for Adult English Learners DESCRIPTION:Are you an adult English Language Learner looking for resources \, support\, and ways to practice? Join members of our Literacy Services t eam for an informal information session ! This is your chance to: Talk wit h an instructor about how to register for grammar classes. Learn about our free\, informal conversation practice groups (a great way to practice spe aking and listening). Ask questions about local resources and programs for adult English learners. Please note - this session is designed to answer questions and connect you with resources - it is not a formal English clas s . Additional Resources for English Learners For more options\, programs\ , and self-study tools available across the city and online\, please explo re the following resources: Literacy Resources for ESOL Learners City of B oston’s Adult Literacy Initiative Massachusetts Adult Education Help Des k Mango Languages online learning software (library card required) How to get a library card Accessibility Notice : We strive to make our events acc essible. To request a disability accommodation and/or language services\, contact the department listed in the "Contact Info" pane on the right. Ple ase allow at least two weeks to arrange accommodation. Programming at the Boston Public Library is funded through private support. To learn more abo ut supporting the Library\, please visit the Boston Public Library Fund's website . LOCATION:Codman Square Library\, Boston URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/codman-square/codman-square-libra ry/information-session-for-adult-english-learners-2026-11-16?utm_source=ic s&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:fa078e313ea29535@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052506Z DTSTART:20261116T210000Z DTEND:20261116T223000Z SUMMARY:Global Health Politics Workshop: Seye Abimbola (The University of S ydney) DESCRIPTION:Seye Abimbola will give a talk on his book\, "A Foreign Gaze: E ssays on Global Health." Housed at and sponsored by the Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future\, and convened by Pardee Center Facul ty Research Fellow Prof. Joseph Harris\, the monthly Global Health Politic s Workshop (GHPW) series brings together leading social scientists from th e disciplines of anthropology\, political science\, and sociology\, along with practitioners in Boston and around the world\, to advance understandi ng of health phenomena in a globally interconnected world. GHPW will meet in Fall 2026 once a month on Mondays from 4:00 to 5:30pm EST. The first 15 minutes (4:00 to 4:15 pm) will be devoted to networking and casual conver sation (with Zoom participants having an opportunity to connect with other scholars from around the world conducting GHP research in Breakout Rooms) . Forty-five minute talks will begin at 4:15 pm\, with the remaining 30 mi nutes devoted to Q&A and discussion with the audience. Presenters will als o be available to meet with participants in-person and by Zoom on the day of the talk. LOCATION:Pardee Center\, 67 Bay State Rd.\, Boston URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/pardee-center/global-healt h-politics-workshop-seye-abimbola-the-university-of-sydney-2026-11-16?utm_ source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:5bac56d433944fd9@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261117 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261118 SUMMARY:The Identified Death Toll of Palestinians in Gaza\, One Year Later (2024 – ongoing) DESCRIPTION:On display from November 17 - December 5\, 2026 in the first fl oor DMC Hallway is the artist and papermaker Clara Reynen's project The Id entified Death Toll of Palestinians in Gaza\, One Year Later (2024 – ong oing). Consisting of fourteen 36 x 80 inch handmade and hand-kneaded paper sheets of unbleached abaca and Thai kozo\, this monumental artwork contai ns tally marks made with black-pigmented cotton pulp paint registering the number of dead in Gaza from October 2023 - September 2024. Exhibited in c onjunction with the Thinking Palestine Through Paper symposium at MassArt on Saturday\, November 21st\, attendees to the symposium will assist the a rtist in kneading the four as-yet unkneaded sheets that are a part of the exhibition. LOCATION:Design and Media Center\, Boston URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/design-and-media-center/th e-identified-death-toll-of-palestinians-in-gaza-one-year-later-2024-ongoin g-2026-11-17?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:f1c37bb35f14aea7@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052506Z DTSTART:20261117T160000Z DTEND:20261117T173000Z SUMMARY:WIPSE (Works in Progress Special Education) Research Presentations DESCRIPTION:Doctoral student and faculty research presentations\; open to a ll. Lunch is provided. LOCATION:621 Commonwealth Ave.\, Ryan Library\, Room 417\, Boston URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/events/wipse-works-in-prog ress-special-education-research-presentations-2026-11-17?utm_source=ics&ut m_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:3cb1b7cda0041b9d@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z DTSTART:20261117T170000Z DTEND:20261117T183000Z SUMMARY:Humanities Center Faculty Works in Progress:"Physiognomy Check?” Pseudoscience\, Vernacular Biometrics\, and Neo-Fascism DESCRIPTION:Looking at the social media phenomenon of the “physiognomy ch eck\,” this talk tracks how right-wing dissidents create what I have ter med vernacular biometrics\, a form of crowd-sourced social curation aimed at identifying marginalized social actors for ideological intent. To maint ain social-moral boundaries in the digital space\, far-right religious act ors draw on historical pseudoscience logics of acceptability bound to poli tical projects of authority\, conceptions of whiteness\, and European disc ourses of purity and criminality. Boundaries are crafted through physical\ , political\, and theological particularities that preserve group continui ty from social difference. I argue that this digital emphasis on physiogno my lays bares the historical constructions of race that are founded in eug enics-informed understandings of correct bodies. As I track the use of mor alized vernacular biometrics discourse\, I highlight its connection to the broader pseudoscience content found in far-right media worlds\, including alternative health models\, medical sovereignty\, and mis/disinformation. LOCATION:Boston URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/events/humanities-center-f aculty-works-in-progress-physiognomy-check-pseudoscience-vern-2026-11-17?u tm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:adacd3fd6a61d31f@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052413Z DTSTART:20261117T200000Z DTEND:20261117T210000Z SUMMARY:Information Session for Adult English Learners DESCRIPTION:Are you an adult English Language Learner looking for resources \, support\, and ways to practice? Join members of our Literacy Services t eam for an informal information session ! This is your chance to: Talk wit h an instructor about how to register for grammar classes. Learn about our free\, informal conversation practice groups (a great way to practice spe aking and listening). Ask questions about local resources and programs for adult English learners. Please note - this session is designed to answer questions and connect you with resources - it is not a formal English clas s . Additional Resources for English Learners For more options\, programs\ , and self-study tools available across the city and online\, please explo re the following resources: Literacy Resources for ESOL Learners City of B oston’s Adult Literacy Initiative Massachusetts Adult Education Help Des k Mango Languages online learning software (library card required) How to get a library card Accessibility Notice : We strive to make our events acc essible. To request a disability accommodation and/or language services\, contact the department listed in the "Contact Info" pane on the right. Ple ase allow at least two weeks to arrange accommodation. Programming at the Boston Public Library is funded through private support. To learn more abo ut supporting the Library\, please visit the Boston Public Library Fund's website . LOCATION:Central Library in Copley Square\, Boston URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/central-library-in-copley- square/information-session-for-adult-english-learners-2026-11-17?utm_sourc e=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:f884b7cdda62d7fe@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052413Z DTSTART:20261117T210000Z DTEND:20261117T223000Z SUMMARY:Fun with Shakespeare DESCRIPTION:Each month\, we will be reading from one of Shakespeare’s pla ys. Familiarity with the plays will help but all are welcome. This Shakesp eare discussion group is facilitated by John Galton. Register at roslindal e@bpl.org or call 617-323-2343. John Galton is a retired English teacher w ith experience at many different levels: college\, elementary\, and high s chool. He earned his PhD in literature from the University of Rochester. J ohn has taught various lifelong learning courses for older adults. He once had minor roles in a professional production of Hamlet \, and he directed Twelfth Night at Hanover High School. Accessibility Notice: We strive to make our events accessible. To request a disability accommodation and/or l anguage services\, call 617-323-2343 or email Roslindale@bpl.org. Please a llow at least two weeks to arrange accommodation. LOCATION:Roslindale Library\, Boston URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/roslindale-library/fun-wit h-shakespeare-2026-11-17?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:23efca04777a366d@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052413Z DTSTART:20261117T230000Z DTEND:20261118T003000Z SUMMARY:Business of Art with Carlos Troche DESCRIPTION:The Kirstein Business Library & Innovation Center (KBLIC) is ex cited to host Carlos Troche as a speaker in the ongoing Business of Art se ries. In this session\, Carlos will lead discussion on: How design skills become real campaigns What makes compelling visuals How to seek profession al opportunities A graduate of the Massachusetts College of Art and Design \, Carlos is an experienced graphic designer who delivers on out of the bo x concepts\, dynamic visuals\, and innovative strategies for online and pr int. He has served as Art Director & Designer for the Massachusetts Depart ment of Public Health for over 6 years. Carlos previously worked as a desi gner for the Boston Public Schools\, Converse\, the City of Lawrence\, MA\ , and freelancing. Accessibility Notice : We strive to make our events acc essible. To request a disability accommodation and/or language services\, contact the department listed in the "Contact Info" pane on the right. Ple ase allow at least two weeks to arrange accommodation. LOCATION:Central Library in Copley Square\, Boston URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/central-library-in-copley- square/business-of-art-with-carlos-troche-2026-11-17?utm_source=ics&utm_me dium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:4aa1d05ec6233ec7@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052506Z DTSTART:20261117T230000Z DTEND:20261118T010000Z SUMMARY:Leadership in a Changing Society: A Conversation with Alain Bejjani DESCRIPTION:Join us for an engaging discussion with Alain Bejjani\, drawing on insights from his book\, "NEXT | Leading Through the New Realities." T he session will explore how shifting social\, cultural\, political\, and e conomic landscapes are redefining leadership and the skills needed to navi gate an increasingly complex world. Attendees will gain valuable perspecti ves on adapting to change\, embracing new challenges\, and leading effecti vely in an evolving global environment.\n\nThis event will be offered in a hybrid format\, with opportunities to participate either in person or onl ine. In-person space is limited\, registration required. LOCATION:Boston URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/events/leadership-in-a-cha nging-society-a-conversation-with-alain-bejjani-2026-11-17?utm_source=ics& utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0c359c1ee74a7418@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052506Z DTSTART:20261118T000000Z DTEND:20261118T010000Z SUMMARY:Tuesday Night Lecture Series: Carrie Yamaoka DESCRIPTION:As part of the Tuesday Night Lecture Series (TNLS)\, Boston Uni versity College of Fine Arts School of Visual Arts presents a lecture by a rtist Carrie Yamaoka organized by the MFA Painting and MFA Sculpture progr ams.\n\nCarrie Yamaoka works across a range of media including painting\, drawing\, sculpture and photography. She is interested in the topography o f surfaces\, materiality and process\, the tactility of the barely visible and the chain of planned and chance incidents that determine the outcome of the object. She embraces error and defect\, the slippage of material pr otocols\, negotiations with chance and the trajectories that follow from b reaking the rules of process. Her work engages the viewer at the intersect ion between records of chemical action/reaction and the desire to apprehen d a picture emerging in fleeting and unstable states of transformation.\n\ nYamaoka has exhibited widely in the US and abroad: at MOMA/PS1\, Centre P ompidou\, the ICA Philadelphia\, Mori Art Museum\, the Venice Biennale\, t he Henry\, Artists Space\, Wexner Center\, Palais de Tokyo\, Bronx Museum\ , Hamburg Kunsthalle\, Participant Inc.\, MassMOCA\, among other venues. H er work is included in the collections of the Buffalo AKG\, Centre Pompido u\, Victoria and Albert Museum\, Dallas Museum of Art\, Art Institute of C hicago and the Whitney Museum. Yamaoka has received an Anonymous Was a Wom an Award (2017)\, a John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship (2019)\, the Maria La ssnig Prize (2025) and a NYC Artadia Award (2026). Her work has been writt en about in Artforum\, the New York Times\, Bomb\, Art in America\, Artnew s\, Interview and Hyperallergic. A monograph\, RE: Carrie Yamaoka\, was pu blished by Radius Books in 2025. She is also committed to collaborative/co llective work and is a founding member of the queer art collective fierce pussy. Yamaoka is based in New York and is part-time faculty in the Art Me dia and Technology Department at Parsons. LOCATION:Boston URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/events/tuesday-night-lectu re-series-carrie-yamaoka-2026-11-17?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:219c101975b3abe3@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052410Z DTSTART:20261118T010000Z DTEND:20261118T020000Z SUMMARY:Boston Speakers Series–Doris Kearns Goodwin DESCRIPTION:Pulitzer-Winning Historian\n\nPulitzer Prize-winning historian\ , Goodwin is celebrated for masterful narratives on US presidents and pivo tal historical events. Her books include Team of Rivals on Abraham Lincol n and No Ordinary Time on Eleanor and Franklin Roosevelt. A sought-after c ommentator\, she provides essential historical insights on current events. LOCATION:Symphony Hall\, Boston URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/symphony-hall/boston-speak ers-series-doris-kearns-goodwin-2026-11-17?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=refer ral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:a0296acd3ec2fbcb@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z DTSTART:20261118T150000Z DTEND:20261118T200000Z SUMMARY:GIS Day 2026 DESCRIPTION:GIS Day 2026\n\nNovember 18: 10am–3pm Boston / 7am–12pm Oak land / 3–8pm London\, hybrid in 160 Snell Library and on Zoom\n\nJoin us for GIS Day 2026! The day will include a StoryMap competition\, GIS prese ntations\, and demos from students and faculty. Today’s geospatial think ers are increasingly geo-generalists\, applying spatial insight across man y disciplines. From public health to marketing\, climate science to logist ics\, GIS is becoming a core competency in solving complex\, real-world ch allenges.\n\nFor more information and to RSVP\, please see the event page. \n\nCosponsored with the Northeastern University Library LOCATION:Boston URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/events/gis-day-2026-2026-1 1-18?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:01e9cc1ce4f0474d@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z DTSTART:20261118T170000Z DTEND:20261118T180000Z SUMMARY:AI\, Democracy & the Future of Prosperity DESCRIPTION:Daron Acemoglu—Institute Professor at MIT and recipient of th e 2024 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences—joins us at Northeastern for a c onversation about artificial intelligence\, technological change\, and the future of liberal democracy. In his new book\, What Happened to Liberal D emocracy? Remaking a Politics of Shared Prosperity\, Acemoglu examines how the rapid development and deployment of AI is reshaping work\, economic p ower\, political institutions\, and the conditions for shared prosperity.\ n\nDrawing on his Nobel-winning research on technology\, power\, and econo mic institutions\, as well as his extensive scholarship on the consequence s of technological change\, Acemoglu places today’s AI transformation wi thin a longer history of technological disruption. He asks how societies c an shape AI and other powerful technologies so that they expand human oppo rtunity and strengthen democratic institutions rather than deepen economic and political inequalities.\n\nBest known as the co-author of Why Nations Fail\, Acemoglu offers a historically grounded framework for understandin g the political economy of AI and its implications for liberal democracy. He also develops the concept of “working-class liberalism” as a potent ial framework for rebuilding the connection between democratic governance and broadly shared economic prosperity.\n\nJoin us for a timely conversati on about AI\, democracy\, work\, and the institutional choices that will s hape the next era of technological change.\n\nDoors open at 11:45 with a l ight lunch at the start of the event. Books will be available for sale and signing following the talk. LOCATION:Curry Student Center\, Ballroom\, Boston URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/curry-student-center-ballr oom/ai-democracy-and-the-future-of-prosperity-2026-11-18?utm_source=ics&ut m_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ed86df2dc3c6549f@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z DTSTART:20261118T170000Z DTEND:20261118T180000Z SUMMARY:Fall 2026 Fine Arts Lecture Series | Colleen Kiely DESCRIPTION:The MassArt Graduate Programs\, MFA Studio Arts\, and the 2D fi ne art department are pleased to welcome Colleen Kiely as the closing Visi ting Artist of the Fall 2026 Fine Arts Lecture Series. Please join us in t he Design and Media Center Lecture Hall at 12:00pm on Wednesday\, November 18. \n\nColleen Kiely (b. Providence\, RI) is a painter and educator base d in Boston\, MA. Kiely’s process-driven paintings focus on themes of ti me\, transformation and vision. She received a B.F.A. from the Rhode Islan d School of Design and M.F.A. from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts/B oston. Selected group exhibitions include Morgan Lehman Gallery (NY\, NY)\ ; Anderson/Yezerski Gallery (Boston\, MA)\; The Painting Center (NY\, NY)\ ; VERY Gallery (Boston)\; Suffolk University Gallery (Boston\, MA)\; and t he Brattleboro Museum and Arts Center (Brattleboro\, VT). Selected solo ex hibitions include Cove Street Arts (Portland\, ME) and the Steven Zevitas Gallery (Boston\, MA). Recent professional activities include a residency at the Pouch Cove Foundation (Newfoundland) and juror for the Massachusett s Cultural Council Grants for Creative Individuals. Previous activities in clude residencies at Sanskriti Kendra Foundation (New Delhi\, India) and V irginia Center for the Creative Arts\, and a fellowship at the Radcliffe I nstitute for Advanced Study/Harvard University. Kiely’s work is represen ted in collections including Fidelity Corporation\, The deCordova Museum\, the Bowdoin College Museum of Art and The Boston Athenaeum. She is a prof essor of studio art at Simmons University\, Boston\, and her studio is in Somerville\, MA.\n\nThis event is free and open to the public.\n\nQuestion s? Contact gradprogram@massart.edu.\n\nImage detail: Colleen Kiely\, Girl with Goggles\, 2025. LOCATION:MassArt\, DMC Lecture Hall\, Boston URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/massart-dmc-lecture-hall/f all-2026-fine-arts-lecture-series-colleen-kiely-2026-11-18?utm_source=ics& utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ac98977264d80e5e@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z DTSTART:20261118T190000Z DTEND:20261118T201500Z SUMMARY:Economic Policy Forum: America’s Broken Health System: Bad Market s\, Poor Policy & Possible Antitrust Solutions DESCRIPTION:America’s Broken Health System:\nBad Markets\, Poor Policy an d Possible EconomicsSolutions\n\nProfessor Martin Gaynor\, Carnegie Mellon University \n\nhosted by John Kwoka\, Neal F. Finnegan Distinguished Prof essor of EconomicsEveryone knows that America’s health care system is tr uly broken. Prof. Martin Gaynor has been at the forefront of economic anal ysis of these issues and the policies necessary to address them. This talk will address why the US has the most expensive health care system in the world\, but not the best. Topics include the “integration myth” in hea lth care: why the belief that integrating aspects of health care improves patient care and lowers costs isn’t correct\, and how that belief is har ming our health system. Prof. Gaynor will also address what health care co mpetition and antitrust in health can and cannot do\, and what public poli cies can give us a better health care system. LOCATION:\, 168\, Boston URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/168/economic-policy-forum- americas-broken-health-system-bad-markets-poor-policy-and--2026-11-18?utm_ source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:988a3422567e3e62@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052506Z DTSTART:20261118T210000Z DTEND:20261118T230000Z SUMMARY:Students with Disabilities and School Removal: Disproportionality\, Stories from the Field\, and Next Steps DESCRIPTION:Join us for a special presentation by Jennifer White\, Esq. Thi s event is part of the Project InSTEP Speaker Series. \n\nStudents with di sabilities experience school removal\, including suspensions\, expulsions\ ,emergency removals\, shortened school days\, and referrals to alternative placements\, at rates that are significantly higher than their nondisable d peers. These disparities are even larger for Black and brown students wi th disabilities. They raise significant concerns about access to education \, equity\, civil rights\, and compliance with federal and state law.\n\nJ ennifer White\, Esq.\, is a staff attorney atMassachusetts Advocates for C hildren\, where she works to end the school-to-prison pipeline through pol icy development\, client representation\, community organizing\, and legis lative advocacy. She earned a J.D. from UMass School of Law and a Master o f Social Work from BU.\n\nPlease RSVP to help us plan attendance. LOCATION:2 Silber Way\, Room 208\, Boston URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/events/students-with-disab ilities-and-school-removal-disproportionality-stories-from-th-2026-11-18?u tm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:05a3406379a77264@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z DTSTART:20261118T214500Z DTEND:20261118T231500Z SUMMARY:Jeffrey Burds Memorial Speaker Series DESCRIPTION:The Department of History\, in collaboration with CSSH\, is pro ud to present the fall 2026 installment of the Jeffrey Burds Memorial Spea ker Series\, in honor of late Professor of History Dr. Jeffrey Burds. \n\n Dr. Natalya Watson and Dr. Veronika Maliborska of Northeastern University will present\, "Teaching During Wartime: Education Challenges in Ukraine\, " based on recent extensive research in Ukraine. LOCATION:310 Renaissance Park\, Boston URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/310-renaissance-park/jeffr ey-burds-memorial-speaker-series-2026-11-18?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=refe rral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:4f493bde14f828ac@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052506Z DTSTART:20261118T220000Z DTEND:20261118T233000Z SUMMARY:US-Japan Relations in the Wake of the US Midterm Elections with Gle n Fukushima DESCRIPTION:Join the Japan Society of Boston for a timely discussion about the state of the US-Japan relationship following the US midterm elections. \n\nThe relationship between the United States and Japan remains strong a mid an unstable and unpredictable global environment. But the relationship faces many challenges\, both foreign and domestic\, including the US midt erm elections of November 3 and questions about the longevity of the curre nt Japanese government. Join us for a discussion with Glen S. Fukushima\, JSB Board member and Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress\, c urrently a Visiting Fellow at Stanford University. In conversation with Bo ston University’s Professor William Grimes\, Mr. Fukushima will assess t he outlook for US-Japan relations following the US midterm elections.\n\nT icketed and open to the public (pre-registration required). LOCATION:121 BAY STATE RD\, Boston\, MA\, Boston URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/events/us-japan-relations- in-the-wake-of-the-us-midterm-elections-with-glen-fukushima-2026-11-18?utm _source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:f47fff26be183cdf@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052506Z DTSTART:20261118T223000Z DTEND:20261119T003000Z SUMMARY:Business of Healthcare Panel DESCRIPTION:The Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine invites you to joi n us for the Business of Healthcare Panel. The panel will feature alumni o f the Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine with broad experience in va rious areas in medical and healthcare fields across the country\, includin g regional healthcare/physician administration\, primary care practice man agement\, and health plan management. LOCATION:Boston URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/events/business-of-healthc are-panel-2026-11-18?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:918f683636ebeb53@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052506Z DTSTART:20261118T223000Z DTEND:20261119T003000Z SUMMARY:Towards a Black Nile: Global Blackness & the Postcolonial Present i n East Africa DESCRIPTION:Join Professor Chepchirchir Tirop (BU)\, Kamari Clarke (U of To ronto)\, & Mai Hassan (MIT) for their roundtable discussion on Global Blac kness.\n\nThis roundtable explores the connected political and intellectua l worlds of the two Sudans\, the Horn of Africa\, and the Nile Basin\, and their place in broader traditions of Black internationalism across Africa and its diasporas! LOCATION:Boston URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/events/towards-a-black-nil e-global-blackness-and-the-postcolonial-present-in-east-afric-2026-11-18?u tm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:57be1bd350261f2e@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052506Z DTSTART:20261118T230000Z DTEND:20261119T003000Z SUMMARY:[WEST] Career panel: Venture & Growth including Entrepreneurship\, Fundraising\, Development\, & VC DESCRIPTION:As the STEM landscape continues to evolve\, professionals are i ncreasingly embracing non-linear career paths that reflect their expanding skills\, interests\, and goals. This series is designed to support STEM p rofessionals navigating career shifts—whether exploring new sectors\, pu rsuing leadership roles\, or transitioning into emerging fields.\n\nThe pa nel will have an informational interview type feel with panelists sharing their career paths\, a look at what their job entails\, and transferable s kills for those looking to make a change. The panel will be moderated by P eng Meng Kou\, Director of Business Development at Hengrui USA.\n\nPanelis ts include:\n\nAimee Raleigh\, Principal at Atlas Venture \n\nSabrina Yang \, Vice President\, Global Initiatives at Flagship Pioneering. LOCATION:Online over Zoom\, Boston URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/online-over-zoom/west-care er-panel-venture-and-growth-including-entrepreneurship-fundraising-deve-20 26-11-18?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:85e2e4051a455fd0@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052500Z DTSTART:20261118T233000Z DTEND:20261119T003000Z SUMMARY:Virtual Member Lecture: Art of the Americas\, 1700–1800 (Wednesda y\, November 18\, 2026\, 6:30 pm–7:30 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 /virtual-member-lecture-art-of-the-americas-1700-1800-wednesday-november-1 8-2026--2026-11-18?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:dba8dc49cfdbeee5@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052410Z DTSTART:20261119T010000Z DTEND:20261119T020000Z SUMMARY:Boston Speakers Series–Doris Kearns Goodwin DESCRIPTION:Pulitzer-Winning Historian\n\nPulitzer Prize-winning historian\ , Goodwin is celebrated for masterful narratives on US presidents and pivo tal historical events. Her books include Team of Rivals on Abraham Lincol n and No Ordinary Time on Eleanor and Franklin Roosevelt. A sought-after c ommentator\, she provides essential historical insights on current events. LOCATION:Symphony Hall\, Boston URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/symphony-hall/boston-speak ers-series-doris-kearns-goodwin-2026-11-18?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=refer ral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:717a35194ec3d0ff@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052552Z DTSTART:20261119T010000Z DTEND:20261119T020000Z SUMMARY:Pitch-A-Friend DESCRIPTION:when Wednesday\, November 18th from 6–8 PM where The HUB in B oston Public Market100 Hanover Street\, Boston\, MA event details Request to Pitch: Reserve a pitch spot through our online form and create a fun\, 3–5 minute slide presentation to introduce your single friend to the cro wd. Highlight what makes them a great catch and […] LOCATION:Boston Public Market\, Boston URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/boston-public-market/pitch -a-friend-2026-11-18?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:daf09b82ef5be580@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z DTSTART:20261119T170000Z DTEND:20261119T181500Z SUMMARY:Relational Capital in International Cooperation: An Analysis of For eign Strategies in Africa DESCRIPTION:When government agencies engage in international assistance\, t hey follow their own country's foreign policy guidelines. This means each country channels its foreign assistance toward sectors it deems most strat egic and adopts an implementation model that best serves its geopolitical and economic interests.\n\nIn this lecture\, Abdoulkadre Ado\, Associate P rofessor of International Business & Global Management at the University o f Ottawa\, will discuss the ways China\, the US\, Canada\, Saudi Arabia\, France\, the UK\, Russia\, and Japan develop international relational capi tal in Africa through unique international assistance practices.\n\nHe wil l examine differences in their cooperation priorities\, delivery channels\ , and emotion strategies\, exploring how these variances shape how these c ountries brand their nations and build strategic relationships across the continent. His analysis will also consider how these distinct models serve countries' strategic interests and influence the position of their multin ational enterprises in Africa.\n\nThis event is part of the Nardone Family Seminar Series at the Center for Emerging Markets. A light lunch will be provided. Registration required.\n\nRegister\n\nAbout Adboulkadre Ado\n\nA bdoulkadre Ado is an Associate Professor of International Business & Globa l Management at Telfer School of Management\, University of Ottawa. He was born in Africa where he first earned a bachelor's degree in economics at Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University in Morocco\, moved to China where he got his MBA at Wuhan University of Technology\, then landed in Canada wher e he completed a PhD in international business at Université Laval.\n\nPr ior to joining the University of Ottawa\, he taught at McMaster University \, Toronto Metropolitan University\, and Université Laval. He has been re cognized as the best professor of Telfer School of Management in 2023 with the annual Excellence in Teaching Award.\n\nAdo's academic work is at the intersection of international joint-ventures\, foreign investments\, glob al trade\, economic cooperation\, creative industries\, and youth digital entrepreneurship. He also regularly analyzes Africa–China strategic busi ness relations and publishes on these topics\, often from knowledge transf er perspectives.\n\nHe has worked with major multilateral institutions suc h as the World Bank and the United Nations\, including at the Office of th e Special Adviser on Africa (OSAA) of the UN Secretary General on issues o f sustainable international development\, global business\, trade cooperat ion\, and investments. He served on many boards\, committees\, and expert panels at national and international levels. He has visited more than 80 c ountries to learn and speak about business in emerging and developed marke ts.\n\nAbout the Nardone Family Seminar Series\n\nMade possible by a gift from David R. Nardone\, this seminar series brings scholars and practition ers to Northeastern University to share insights on emerging markets. \n\n View past Nardone Family Seminar Series events Center for Emerging Markets Events \n\nView all Center for Emerging Markets events LOCATION:450 Dodge Hall\, Boston URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/450-dodge-hall/relational- capital-in-international-cooperation-an-analysis-of-foreign-strategie-2026 -11-19?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ee5f59b10f853c88@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052506Z DTSTART:20261119T200000Z DTEND:20261119T204500Z SUMMARY:Learning Design for a Changing World: Conversations with the Dean DESCRIPTION:As technologies continue to evolve\, the need for thoughtful\, intentional learning design is as important as ever. Join us to explore ho w educators can create technology rich experiences that center learners. \ n\nFeaturing:\n\n-Greg Benoit\, Program Director\, Learning Design & Techn ology\, Assistant Director\, Earl Center for Learning & Innovation\, Senio r Lecturer\, Mathematics Education\, BU Wheelock\n\n-Eli Tucker-Raymond\, Research Associate Professor\, BU Wheelock\n\n-Nermeen Dashoush\, Head of Educational Impact\, LEGO Education\n\nConversations with the Dean is a vi rtual webinar series led by BU Wheelock Dean Penny Bishop that dig in to t imely topics with leading experts in their fields. These casual\, discussi on-style events create space for meaningful dialogue and real-world insigh ts\, and are open to all who are interested in the future of education and human development. LOCATION:Zoom (registration required)\, Boston URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/zoom-registration-required /learning-design-for-a-changing-world-conversations-with-the-dean-2026-11- 19?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:98d6bc14981d5d94@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z DTSTART:20261119T220000Z DTEND:20261119T230000Z SUMMARY:MDes: Design Innovation Program Information Session DESCRIPTION:Join the MDes: Design Innovation Program Chair for an approxima tely 1 hour presentation\, conversation and Q&A via Zoom.\n\nLearn more ab out the MDes: Design Innovation program:\n\nMeet Program Chair\, Ben Littl eProgram overviewApplication requirementsWhat makes a strong applicationAt tendee question and answer LOCATION:Boston URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/events/mdes-design-innovat ion-program-information-session-2026-11-19?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=refer ral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6cea5332202d235b@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052506Z DTSTART:20261119T220000Z DTEND:20261119T233000Z SUMMARY:European Union and the Caribbean: Exploring a Changing World DESCRIPTION:Join us for a Panel Discussion with Niermala Badrising and Amb. Pjer Šimunović.\n\nBadrising's presentation is entitled “Two” Ameri cas and Europe: Navigating Between Latin America & The Caribbean\, North A merica and the European Union. Amb. Pjer Šimunović will address Building on the Relations Old and New\, the Two Sides of the Atlantic are Searchin g Ways of Working Together.\n\nNiermala Badrising is a Surinamese diplomat and politician. She was Minister of Foreign Affairs of Suriname in the ca binet of President Dési Bouterse between 12 August 2015 and 1 February 20 17. She was ambassador to the United States from July 2017 until October 2 021.\n\nPjer Šimunović is a Croatian diplomat and former journalist who has served as the Croatian Ambassador to the United States since 2017. For merly he was the Croatian Ambassador to Israel (2012-2016). LOCATION:Boston URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/events/european-union-and- the-caribbean-exploring-a-changing-world-2026-11-19?utm_source=ics&utm_med ium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:9a318e473fb71007@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z DTSTART:20261119T230000Z DTEND:20261120T000000Z SUMMARY:MFA: Fine Arts Low Residency Program Information Session DESCRIPTION:Join the MFA: Fine Arts Low Residency Program Chair for an appr oximately 1 hour presentation\, conversation and Q&A via Zoom.\n\nLearn mo re about the MFA: Fine Arts Low Residency program:\n\nMeet Program Chair\, Thatiana OliveiraProgram overviewApplication requirementsWhat makes a str ong applicationAttendee question and answer LOCATION:Boston URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/events/mfa-fine-arts-low-r esidency-program-information-session-2026-11-19?utm_source=ics&utm_medium= referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:e8b5c3b6c88afb92@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261109T043924Z DTSTART:20261119T230000Z DTEND:20261120T000000Z SUMMARY:PSB: Boston Edition Silent Reading Party DESCRIPTION:The Silent Reading Party continues! You can either BYOB (bring your own book) or buy a book here! We’ll be sitting and reading quietly for an hour\, followed by some discussion about what we ... LOCATION:Porter Square Books: Boston Edition\, GrubStreet Center for Creati ve Writing\, 50 Liberty Drive: Suite 500\, Boston\, MA 02210\, Boston URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/porter-square-books-boston -edition/psb-boston-edition-silent-reading-party-2026-11-19?utm_source=ics &utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:70c74c62c6c89f71@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052649Z DTSTART:20261119T233000Z DTEND:20261120T010000Z SUMMARY:The Women's Social Club at Parkside Bookshop DESCRIPTION:The Women's Social Club is partnering with Parkside Bookshop fo r their monthly WSC x Parkside Bookshop Women’s Book Club\, hosted insid e the South End’s favorite independent bookstore.\n\nThis isn’t your t raditional book club. This month\, we’re choosing our first group read t ogether. Bring a book idea or recommendation you’d love to read with the group. We’ll share our picks\, vote\, and narrow it down to the top two \, and everyone can choose which of the two they’d like to read. Then we ’ll mix\, mingle\, and enjoy snacks from Formaggio Kitchen and non-alcoh olic drinks from Dray — two of the best neighbors a bookstore could ask for.\n\nWe’re taking a break in December\, which gives you time to read over the holidays. When we’re back in January\, we’ll split into small groups based on the book we read\, then come back together as a whole gro up to share about each.\n\nThis event is open to both WSC members and non- members. \nSpace is limited — click here to RSVP! LOCATION:Parkside Bookshop\, Boston URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/parkside-bookshop/the-wome ns-social-club-at-parkside-bookshop-2026-11-19?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=r eferral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:9877599894770753@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z DTSTART:20261120T000000Z DTEND:20261120T030000Z SUMMARY:BIG SHOW DESCRIPTION:Studio for Interrelated Medias annual Fall show : 18+ \nTaking place in D306 | D307 | D310 | North Crack | N181 | Godine Gallery | Live s how in Pozen\nNovember 19th\nGallery Walk: 7pm\nLive Show: 8pm\nLive strea med for accessibility in DMC lecture hall\n---\nEvent Details: https://mas sart.campusgroups.com/rsvp?id=376852 LOCATION:North Crack\, DMC\, Godine Gallery\, Pozen Center\, 621 Huntington Ave\, Boston\, Massachusetts 02115\, United States\, Boston URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/north-crack-dmc-godine-gal lery-pozen-center/big-show-2026-11-19?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:a68ce0306f12635f@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052506Z DTSTART:20261120T140000Z DTEND:20261120T153000Z SUMMARY:Building Your Global Network DESCRIPTION:Join us for Building Your Global Network\, a dynamic networking event featuring former BU Study Abroad students now working in Paris. Thi s panel discussion offers current students the chance to hear real-world c areer insights\, ask questions\, and begin building their professional net work in France. Croissants & coffee will be provided. This event supports the networking pillar of our internship course and is part of BU’s celeb ration of International Education Week. LOCATION:BU Paris Accent Center\, Boston URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/bu-paris-accent-center/bui lding-your-global-network-2026-11-20?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:fd745e34025891d8@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052506Z DTSTART:20261120T170000Z DTEND:20261120T180000Z SUMMARY:BME Distinguished Seminar Series: Jennifer Munson Ph.D.\, Virginia Tech DESCRIPTION:Title: "Interstitial fluid flow in the brain: Contributions to cancer and cognition" \n\nAbstract:Fluid flow in the brain is an emerging area of research with implications in Alzheimer’s\, aging\, brain homeos tasis\, development\, and cancer. In cancers\, interstitial fluid flow is increased as pressure builds as tumors grow\, and during aging and Alzheim er’s disease\, we see decreases in flow. In my laboratory\, we study the role of interstitial fluid flow\, or the fluid flow within the spaces of tissues\, on cellular behaviors\, with an eye towards how we can leverage flow and its effects to treat disease. In glioblastoma\, the deadliest for m of brain cancer\, cellular invasion is a defining factor of its resistan ce to therapeutic intervention and poor patient prognosis. Using tissue en gineered models of the brain\, we see that interstitial flow can induce in vasion through a number of mechanisms which can be inhibited in vivo. Usin g MRI to map flows\, we can find invading cells based on specific attribut es of tumor originating fluid flow. Translating our tools\, we have found that flows slow in Alzheimer’s and chemotherapy-related cognitive disrup tion. In these scenarios\, we see that changes to brain-draining lymphatic s can drive these decreases\, and in some cases\, their targeting can reve rse the adverse effects. In this talk\, I will explore and show data from these neurological disorders and highlight how we develop the tools needed to measure\, model\, and manipulate fluid flow. LOCATION:CILSE 101\, Boston URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/cilse-101/bme-distinguishe d-seminar-series-jennifer-munson-ph-d-virginia-tech-2026-11-20?utm_source= ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ed0cf795d1aa154a@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052506Z DTSTART:20261120T200000Z DTEND:20261120T210000Z SUMMARY:CISE Seminar: Vikas Dhiman\, University of Maine DESCRIPTION:An Uncertainty-Aware Safe Controller Is Only as Safe as Its Unc ertainty Estimate\n\nMachine learning is increasingly being used in safety -critical scenarios. It is natural to ask what guarantees of safety such s ystems have and under what assumptions. Control barrier functions (CBFs) a re valuable tools for guaranteeing safety even under uncertainty\, but onl y if the uncertainty estimate can be trusted. Theoretically sound uncertai nty estimation in neural networks remains an unsolved research problem. In this talk\, I will present our work that investigates uncertainty estimat ion from the perspective of worst-case error bounds in spline neural netwo rks. We find that many of the existing techniques do not use common roboti cs assumptions such as Lipschitz continuity on the true function for uncer tainty estimation. Furthermore\, many existing uncertainty estimation tech niques are less interpretable because they do not follow a property called distance-awareness. This property demands that the uncertainty estimate f rom a neural network model at a given test point increase as the test poin t grows farther in distance from the training data by some distance measur e. We address these limitations by building uncertainty estimates from the neuron level to the network level in spline neural networks. Finally\, we apply the new uncertainty estimates to CBF-based safe control to make rob otic systems safe. While our work estimates uncertainty on spline neural n etworks\, it can be extended to commonly used CNNs and Transformers in the future.\n\nVikas Dhiman is an Assistant Professor of Electrical and Compu ter Engineering at the University of Maine\, where he directs the Computer Vision and Autonomous Robotics (CVAR) Lab. His research aims to build rob ots that can operate in unstructured\, safety-critical environments with f ormal guarantees\, combining uncertainty quantification in neural networks \, learning-enabled safe control\, and robot perception. He received his P h.D. from the University of Michigan in 2019 under Jason Corso\, working o n localization\, mapping\, and reinforcement learning for navigation. He w as then a postdoctoral researcher with Nikolay Atanasov and Henrik Christe nsen at UC San Diego. He holds an M.S. from the University at Buffalo and a B.Tech. from IIT Roorkee. His work has appeared in CVPR\, IROS\, ICRA\, AAAI\, ICASSP\, IEEE TAC\, and IEEE TPAMI.\n\nFaculty Host: Roberto Tron\n \nStudent Host: Lizzy Yue LOCATION:665 Commonwealth Ave.\, CDS 1101\, Boston URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/events/cise-seminar-vikas- dhiman-university-of-maine-2026-11-20?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:477af860f0bbcbeb@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261109T043924Z DTSTART:20261121T200000Z DTEND:20261121T210000Z SUMMARY:Boston Cookbook Club DESCRIPTION:A book club for foodies and chefs of any skill level! Every oth er month we will get together to share dishes from and discuss a cookbook that we select. This month's book is Fundamentals of Flavor:... LOCATION:Porter Square Books: Boston Edition\, GrubStreet Center for Creati ve Writing\, 50 Liberty Drive: Suite 500\, Boston\, MA 02210\, Boston URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/porter-square-books-boston -edition/boston-cookbook-club-2026-11-21?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referra l END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:84957a4b2134a7da@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z DTSTART:20261121T223000Z DTEND:20261122T013000Z SUMMARY:Thinking Palestine Through Paper DESCRIPTION:Thinking Palestine Through Paper is an evening symposium + comm unity paper-kneading workshop and reception. The event is an extension of a recent issue of Hand Papermaking journal ("Palestine on Paper\," Winter 2025)\, guest edited by MassArt Associate Professor Nisa Ari\, which posit ions the two title terms—Palestine and paper—as equals in order to thi nk through historic and current Palestinian experience through the lens of paper and to rethink paper through Palestine. Commonly presumed to be a b enign or even beneficial medium for the preservation and circulation of id eas\, paper is remarkably volatile within the Palestinian context and carr ies elements of danger\, loss\, and pain within its porous strata.\n\nThe symposium will feature six of the journal's contributors (Alessandra Amin\ , Wafa Ghnaim\, Thayer Hastings\, Clara Reynen\, Michelle Samour\, and Rac hel Winter) in conversation with Boston-area scholars\, artists\, curators \, librarians\, and papermakers. The symposium will be followed by a commu nity paper-kneading workshop led by artist Clara Reynen in conjunction wit h her artwork The Identified Death Toll of Palestinians in Gaza\, One Year Later (2024 – ongoing)\, on view in MassArt's Design and Media Center f rom Nov. 17 - Dec. 5\, 2026. LOCATION:Design and Media Center\, Boston URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/design-and-media-center/th inking-palestine-through-paper-2026-11-21?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referr al END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0b5bc488339032b3@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052528Z DTSTART:20261122T190000Z DTEND:20261122T201500Z SUMMARY:The Regal Lily and the Redemption of E.H. Wilson DESCRIPTION:Join Keeper of the Living Collections Michael Dosmann for a sto ry of a flower and the early 20th Century explorer who ventured to the oth er side of the world\, away from family and modern convenience\, to collec t it. The regal lily (Lilium regale) was not just an object of desire but one of such value that it would underwrite one of the most significant col lecting expeditions of the day. Yet\, its beauty almost betrayed the colle ctor\, nearly taking both his reputation and his life. This is an indoor t alk in the Hunnewell Lecture Hall. Accessibility: The Hunnewell Lecture Ha ll is wheelchair accessible. Audience: This program is geared towards adul ts. Inclement weather policy: Participants will be notified via email at l east one day in advance if a program needs to be cancelled due to inclemen t weather\, and will be notified by phone if a program must be cancelled w ith less one day’s notice. Click here to view our full inclement weather policy. If you have questions about the status of a program\, please emai l publicprograms@arnarb.harvard.edu (inbox monitored on weekdays) or call the Visitor Center desk between 10:00am and 4:00pm at (617) 384-5209. Date & Time @ Add to calendar Google Calendar iCalendar Outlook 365 Outlook Li ve LOCATION:Hunnewell Lecture Hall\, 125 Arborway\, Boston\, MA\, Boston URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/hunnewell-lecture-hall/the -regal-lily-and-the-redemption-of-e-h-wilson-2026-11-22?utm_source=ics&utm _medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:4cf3c4ce9779780b@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052506Z DTSTART:20261123T210000Z DTEND:20261123T230000Z SUMMARY:Whose AI Order? AI Adoption in a Fragmented World DESCRIPTION:Artificial intelligence is spreading just as geopolitical compe tition intensifies\, yet most accounts of how the world adapts to AI pay l ittle attention to how that competition sets the terms of adoption. Export controls\, splintering governance standards\, the divide between open-wei ght and closed frontier models.\, and uneven access to compute and cloud i nfrastructure increasingly determine which AI systems countries can use\, on what terms\, and how dependent they remain on others’ rules and platf orms.\n\nThis panel launches the Pardee Center’s AI Governance & Data In itiative. Bringing together experts from academia\, policy\, and industry\ , it treats geopolitical competition and societal adaptation as one conver sation rather than two\, asking how rivalry among frontier powers shapes t he choices available to everyone else. The discussion is organized around the initiative’s three research pillars: the future governance landscape \, infrastructure\, data\, and leverage\, and the societies on the receivi ng end of AI. LOCATION:RKC 101\, 610 Commonwealth Avenue\, Boston URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/rkc-101/whose-ai-order-ai- adoption-in-a-fragmented-world-2026-11-23?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referr al END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:90da426691671f24@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052617Z DTSTART:20261128T160000Z DTEND:20261128T230000Z SUMMARY:Small Business Saturday DESCRIPTION:Kick off the holiday season by shopping at Rozzie Bound with so me fun surprises\, including a book signing with Meghan Nesmith. Also\, sp end $30 or more and receive a free Blind Date with a Book. LOCATION:Rozzie Bound\, 739 South Street\, Roslindale\, MA 02131-2561\, Bos ton URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/rozzie-bound/small-busines s-saturday-2026-11-28?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:757b55a5ac555f83@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052506Z DTSTART:20261130T230000Z DTEND:20261201T001500Z SUMMARY:Can AI Be Used Ethically in Medicine? 2026 Alan & Sybil Edelstein P rofessionalism and Ethics in Medicine Lecture DESCRIPTION:Join us on Monday\, November 30\, 2026 at 6pm (ET) as we delve into the ethics of AI in Healthcare. The program\, to be held on Zoom\, wi ll feature keynote speaker Lawrence Lustig\, MD of Columbia University Irv ing Medical Center with time for Q&A\, as well as an introduction from Dav id Edelstein\, MD (CAMED’80) and Greg Grillone\, MD\, chair of BU-BMC Ot olaryngology. LOCATION:Boston URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/events/can-ai-be-used-ethi cally-in-medicine-2026-alan-and-sybil-edelstein-professionali-2026-11-30?u tm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ca0b11c5ba705118@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z DTSTART:20261201T140000Z DTEND:20261201T150000Z SUMMARY:MFA: Studio Arts Information Session DESCRIPTION:Join the MFA: Studio Arts Program Chairs for an approximately 1 hour presentation\, conversation and Q&A via Zoom.\n\nLearn more about th e MFA: Studio Arts programs:\n\nMeet Program Chairs\, Cecilia Vázquez and Wendy JacobProgram overviewConcentrations in Painting\, Printmaking & Scu lptureApplication requirementsWhat makes a strong applicationAttendee ques tion and answer LOCATION:Boston URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/events/mfa-studio-arts-inf ormation-session-2026-12-01?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1385431fa53b6f3e@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052506Z DTSTART:20261201T140000Z DTEND:20261201T220000Z SUMMARY:Deadline: CU PEAKS\, Postdoc Education and Knowledge Summit DESCRIPTION:CU (Colorado University) PEAKS is a symposium geared toward gra duate students across the biomedical sciences\, including experimental and computational neuroscience\, molecular and cellular biology\, biophysics\ , biochemistry\, genetics and genomics\, RNA and chromatin biology\, struc tural biology\, cell signaling\, systems biology\, and disease mechanisms. The symposium is hosted by the Departments of Pharmacology\, Physiology & Biophysics\, Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics\, in-person\, on April 5 -7\, 2027.\n\nOur goal is simple: provide a platform for talented graduate students to share their science\, grow their networks\, and learn more ab out CU in a collegial\, low-pressure setting. Travel\, lodging\, and meals will be provided.\n\nAs a CU PEAKS invitee\, you will have the opportunit y to:\n\nPresent your thesis work to a diverse audience of biomedical scie ntists\, ranging from cancer researchers to neuroscientists and graduate s tudents to faculty members.\n\nMeet one-on-one with CU Faculty to informal ly explore postdoc opportunities on our campus.\n\nTour the scenic and sta te-of-the-art medical campus\, with views of downtown Denver and the snow- capped Rocky Mountains.\n\nNetwork with fellow attendees\, including CU gr aduate students and current postdocs who can speak to the resources and li festyle on offer at CU.\n\nApply using the link below by December 1st\, 20 26. LOCATION:In-person\, on CU campus\, Boston URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/in-person-on-cu-campus/dea dline-cu-peaks-postdoc-education-and-knowledge-summit-2026-12-01?utm_sourc e=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2c46b907f5ee13f9@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052506Z DTSTART:20261201T173000Z DTEND:20261201T190000Z SUMMARY:Venezuela and the United States Post-Maduro: Beyond the Headlines DESCRIPTION:Join us for a panel discussion on Venezuela and its relationshi p with the United States in the post-Maduro period\, looking beyond the he adlines at what has changed and what may come next.\n\nSpeakers: Carlos Bl anco\, Research Affiliate\, Center for Latin American Studies\, Boston Uni versity\, Julio Henríquez\, Lecturer\, International Human Rights Clinic\ , Boston University School of Law\, and Ana Julia Jatar\, Chief Editor\, E l Tiempo Latino.\n\nModerator: Ambassador Paul Hare\, Master Lecturer in I nternational Relations\, Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies\, Bo ston University.\n\nHosted by the Center for Latin American Studies at the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies. LOCATION:Boston URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/events/venezuela-and-the-u nited-states-post-maduro-beyond-the-headlines-2026-12-01?utm_source=ics&ut m_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:9cb656190d420786@goingson.co 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 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:4c118c01276272f9@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052506Z DTSTART:20261201T210000Z DTEND:20261201T230000Z SUMMARY:WIP in Ancient Philosophy: Mauro Bonazzi (University of Bologna)\, "Reason and Action in Plato's Psychology" DESCRIPTION:The WIP in Ancient Philosophy Workshop organized by Cinzia Arru zza and Marc Gasser-Wingate. This week's speaker is Mauro Bonazzi (Univers ity of Bologna). Abstract: In this talk I examine Plato's psychology throu gh a tension between two accounts of reason in the Republic: the practical \, supervisory role emphasized in Book IV and the desire for knowledge and contemplation foregrounded in Book IX. I argue that appeals to reason's d esire for the Good do not fully reconcile these accounts\, since the capac ity to govern does not entail a desire to rule. Rather\, the philosopher's psychic harmony emerges as a consequence of contemplation: intellectual d esire weakens competing appetites\, while contemplation of divine order pr omotes assimilation to it. Comparisons with the Phaedrus and the Timaeus f urther suggest that our deepest identity lies in the contemplative intelle ct rather than in the tripartite soul as a whole. This interpretation reve als significant continuities across the dialogues and invites reconsiderat ion of the priority of contemplation over practical and political activity . LOCATION:STH 525\, Boston URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/sth-525/wip-in-ancient-phi losophy-mauro-bonazzi-university-of-bologna-reason-and-action--2026-12-01? utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:cd23a872cfb7aabe@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052506Z DTSTART:20261202T140000Z DTEND:20261202T220000Z SUMMARY:#Screentime DESCRIPTION:Presentation of student research from COM's Division of Emergin g Media Studies. LOCATION:101 Rajen Kilachand Center for Integrated Life Sciences and Engine ering\, 610 Commonwealth Ave\, Boston URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/events/screentime-2026-12- 02?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:f0468093b6cf2882@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052506Z DTSTART:20261202T173000Z DTEND:20261202T190000Z SUMMARY:Philosophy Seminar Series - Keaton Jahn DESCRIPTION:A weekly seminar series with talks by graduate students and fac ulty on various subjects of philosophy. This week's speaker is Keaton Jahn : “Phenomenology & Anthropology: Criteria of Comparison of Bodily Feelin gs in Emotional Experiences Across Cultures” (To be confirmed) LOCATION:STH 525\, Boston URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/sth-525/philosophy-seminar -series-keaton-jahn-2026-12-02?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:f4a0a133211abffd@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052506Z DTSTART:20261202T200000Z DTEND:20261202T210000Z SUMMARY:Entrepreneurship Seminar Series for Research Translation: Balancing Patents and Publication: What Researchers Should Know DESCRIPTION:Publishing and patenting can work together\, if you plan for bo th. This talk by Celia Harrison\, PhD\, JD\, and the Executive Director of IP & Licensing at BU will cover the choices researchers can make about wh en and how they share their work so that publication and patent protection both remain possible. Along the way\, this talk will cover patent eligibi lity\, enablement\, and supporting examples\, from a life sciences perspec tive\, but applicable to all technologies.\n\nZoom link is provided in Lum a registration page. LOCATION:Virtual\, Boston URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/virtual/entrepreneurship-s eminar-series-for-research-translation-balancing-patents-and-p-2026-12-02? utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:e709b2bc849feb8b@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052506Z DTSTART:20261202T200000Z DTEND:20261202T213000Z SUMMARY:Liberté\, Égalité\, Fraternité? Making Sense of France’s Prot ests DESCRIPTION:Join us for a panel discussion exploring the social unrest in F rance and what it portends for the future. Speakers include Jonathan Laure nce\, Professor of Political Science at Boston College and Director of the Clough Center for the Study of Constitutional Democracy at Boston College \, Brice Didier\, the Paul (1969) and Melonie Brophy Postdoctoral Fellow i n European Security at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Cente r for International Studies\, Security Studies Program\, and Brooke Durham \, Assistant Professor of History at Boston University and a historian of France and the French Empire (moderator). LOCATION:Boston URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/events/liberte-egalite-fra ternite-making-sense-of-frances-protests-2026-12-02?utm_source=ics&utm_med ium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:b6c01d30575a8705@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z DTSTART:20261202T213000Z DTEND:20261202T230000Z SUMMARY:English Programs Fall 2026 Research Showcase DESCRIPTION:Join the Northeastern University English Department for the Fal l 2026 Research Showcase\, featuring presentations from faculty and PhD st udents exploring the question\, “What is Research?”\n\nPresenters Patr ick Mullen\, Qianqian Zhang-Wu\, Angela Muir\, and Asia Potts will share i nsights into their research\, highlighting diverse approaches to scholarly inquiry and fostering discussion about the nature and practice of researc h.\n\nEvent Details:\n\nDate: Wednesday\, December 2\, 2026\n\nTime: 4:30 –6:00 PM\n\nLocation: Renaissance Park\, Room 310\, and Microsoft Teams\ n\nRefreshments: Light refreshments will be provided.\n\nWe look forward t o an engaging afternoon of presentations\, conversation\, and intellectual exchange!\n\nA friendly reminder: This is an internal English Department event reserved for our faculty\, staff\, and graduate students. We appreci ate your understanding! LOCATION:310 Renaissance Park\, Boston URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/310-renaissance-park/engli sh-programs-fall-2026-research-showcase-2026-12-02?utm_source=ics&utm_medi um=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:543808100b961423@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z DTSTART:20261203T220000Z DTEND:20261203T230000Z SUMMARY:Master of Architecture Program Info Session DESCRIPTION:Join the Master of Architecture Program Chair for an approximat ely 1 hour presentation\, conversation and Q&A via Zoom.\n\nLearn more abo ut the Master of Architecture program:\n\nMeet Program Chair\, Paul Hajian Program overviewTrack I & Track II programsApplication requirementsAdvance d Placement requirementsWhat makes a strong applicationAttendee question a nd answer LOCATION:Boston URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/events/master-of-architect ure-program-info-session-2026-12-03?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:c3e949d58296cee8@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052506Z DTSTART:20261203T223000Z DTEND:20261203T234500Z SUMMARY:Rethinking Safety in Public Libraries DESCRIPTION:Join us for the next event in the BUSSW Equity & Inclusion Spea ker Series\, an interactive virtual session exploring how communities can redefine safety in public libraries.\n\nPublic libraries are often the one place in a neighborhood that stays open to everyone. They offer more than books: internet access\, warmth\, a place to sit\, and a sense of belongi ng. They also absorb the effects of housing instability\, isolation\, ment al health needs\, substance use\, and the climate emergency\, often with l imited resources.\n\nSo\, what does safety mean when a library serves a co mmunity with so many unmet needs? And who gets to decide?\n\nIn this prese ntation\, Drs. Todić and Johnson share findings from a participatory acti on research project with library leaders\, workers\, and patrons at the Sa n Antonio Public Library\, whose mission is to change lives through inform ation\, imagination and ideas.\n\nIn this session\, attendees will:\n\nHea r what library leaders\, workers\, and patrons said safety means to themLe arn how participatory action research can surface safety strategies that f it a community’s needs and a library’s missionExplore how social worke rs and community members can influence the way neighborhood institutions d efine\, carry out\, and sustain safety \n\nOne CE credit will be available to social workers licensed in the United States. If you wish to receive C E credit\, please provide your license number in the registration form. Th is event is part of the BU School of Social Work Equity & Inclusion Speake r Series presented by the school’s Equity & Inclusion Committee. Please visit bu.edu/ssw/eiss for additional details\, past event recordings\, and more.\n\nThe webinar will be conducted using the online Zoom webinar plat form. This webinar is open to all members of the BU community including al umni\, students\, faculty\, staff\, and the public.\n\nAccessibility:\n\nB oston University strives to be accessible\, inclusive and diverse in our f acilities\, programming\, and academic offerings. Your experience at this event is important to us. If you have a disability or believe you may requ ire accommodation for another reason\, please contact the BUSSW Equity & I nclusion Committee at swequity@bu.edu to discuss your needs.\n\nSpeakers:\ n\nDr. Ian Johnson\, LCSW-S (he/they) recently joined BUSSW as an assistan t professor in the clinical practice department. Ian’s research focuses on creating\, improving\, and sustaining housing and community-based inter ventions that promote housing and health justice with older people. This w ork includes addressing spatial injustices in urban public places to ensur e equitable aging\, and community-engaged and participatory research with older adults in the crosshairs of the structural violence that drives home lessness\, serious illness\, incarceration\, and co-occurring disorders.\n \nDr. Jelena Todić\, MSW (she/her) is a social work scholar whose work ce nters on an overarching research question: What factors enable liberatory praxis within groups\, organizations\, and communities to advance health e quity and construct health-affirming places for all? Grounded in ecosocial and critical theory\, her work explores how restorative and transformativ e justice approaches can inform non-carceral\, place-based research and in terventions that support health. She also contributes to broader conversat ions about the future of the profession\, most recently as co-editor of So cial Work Beyond the Status Quo\, a special open access issue of Abolition ist Perspectives in Social Work. Dr. Todić is currently an associate prof essor of social work at The University of Texas at San Antonio. LOCATION:Boston URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/events/rethinking-safety-i n-public-libraries-2026-12-03?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0955a1a75a4783d7@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052506Z DTSTART:20261204T210000Z DTEND:20261204T220000Z SUMMARY:Pre-Law Basics for Freshmen DESCRIPTION:Pre-Law Basics workshops provide a venue for freshmen to meet t he pre-law advisor and discuss common questions students new to pre-law ad vising may have. Students are encouraged to attend at least one of these g roup sessions as an introduction to the pre-law advising process before sc heduling an individual appointment with the pre-law advisor. This session will include a presentation and time for Q&A.\n\nRegister through this lin k: https://app.joinhandshake.com/events/1990238/share_preview LOCATION:Kenmore Classroom Building (KCB)\, 104\, Boston URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/kenmore-classroom-building -kcb-104/pre-law-basics-for-freshmen-2026-12-04?utm_source=ics&utm_medium= referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:237765cf5f2d4aef@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052506Z DTSTART:20261205T160000Z DTEND:20261205T230000Z SUMMARY:Massachusetts Independent Comics Expo DESCRIPTION:Boston University College of Fine Arts School of Visual Arts is hosting the Massachusetts Independent Comics Expo (MICE)\, which is the N ew England area’s premiere event dedicated to the exciting and accessibl e art form of independent comics and graphic novels. Each year\, MICE play s host to hundreds of independent comics artists and small press publisher s alongside thousands of attendees eager to check out new comics\, join in on hands-on workshops\, and attend inclusive panel discussions.\n\nMICE i s a free-to-attend event for comics readers of all ages excited to dive in to the latest comics has to offer.\n\nDecember 5 - 6\, 2026Hours: Saturday \, 11am - 6pm | Sunday\, 11am - 5pm LOCATION:808 Gallery and the Howard Thurman Center\, Boston URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/808-gallery-and-the-howard -thurman-center/massachusetts-independent-comics-expo-2026-12-05?utm_sourc e=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:de45683c3c253914@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052528Z DTSTART:20261205T170000Z DTEND:20261205T181500Z SUMMARY:My Botanical Life with Hemlocks DESCRIPTION:Peter Del Tredici spent more than thirty years at the Arboretum \, researching the interaction between woody plants and their environment. One particular area of interest was the genus Tsuga\, or the hemlocks. Jo in Del Tredici for a talk on his original hemlock research and learn about the ecology of Tsuga canadensis\, the history of Sargent’s weeping heml ock\, the impact of hemlock woolly adelgid\, and the discovery of a new he mlock species in Korea. Accessibility: This is an indoor program in the Hu nnewell Lecture Hall. The lecture hall is wheelchair accessible. Audience: This program is geared towards adults. Inclement weather policy: Particip ants will be notified via email at least one day in advance if a program n eeds to be cancelled due to inclement weather\, and will be notified by ph one if a program must be cancelled with less one day’s notice. Click her e to view our full inclement weather policy. If you have questions about t he status of a program\, please email publicprograms@arnarb.harvard.edu (i nbox monitored on weekdays) or call the Visitor Center desk between 10:00a m and 4:00pm at (617) 384-5209. Date & Time @ Add to calendar Google Calen dar iCalendar Outlook 365 Outlook Live LOCATION:Hunnewell Lecture Hall\, 125 Arborway\, Boston\, MA\, Boston URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/hunnewell-lecture-hall/my- botanical-life-with-hemlocks-2026-12-05?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:b27802e0e4d5040a@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052422Z DTSTART:20261206T210000Z DTEND:20261206T220000Z SUMMARY:Brett Goldstein: Sex\, Death & Small Talk DESCRIPTION:No children under the age of 15 permitted.\n\nPrices are subjec t to change at any time without notice. All sales are final. Restrictions and safety protocols may vary by performance. Be sure to visit this show's event details page immediately prior to each performance and to carefully read our pre-performance emails for important information pertaining to y our performance. Certain artists and performances may still require masks and/or proof of vaccination for entry. You may purchase tickets (free of s ervice charges) in person at the Boch Center box office\, located at 270 T remont Street in Boston. The box office is open for advance sales Tuesday thru Saturday from 12-6pm and on the day of a show at least 2 hours prior and until at least one half-hour after the advertised show time. Some spec ial offers\, such as Platinum tickets\, may not be available in person.\n\ nWith: Brett Goldstein\n\nComedy / Comedy LOCATION:Boch Center Wang Theatre\, 270 Tremont Street\, Boston URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/boch-center-wang-theatre/b rett-goldstein-sex-death-and-small-talk-2026-12-06?utm_source=ics&utm_medi um=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:cd9941bcf4731daa@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052422Z DTSTART:20261207T000000Z DTEND:20261207T010000Z SUMMARY:Brett Goldstein: Sex\, Death & Small Talk DESCRIPTION:No children under the age of 15 permitted.\n\nPrices are subjec t to change at any time without notice. All sales are final. Restrictions and safety protocols may vary by performance. Be sure to visit this show's event details page immediately prior to each performance and to carefully read our pre-performance emails for important information pertaining to y our performance. Certain artists and performances may still require masks and/or proof of vaccination for entry. You may purchase tickets (free of s ervice charges) in person at the Boch Center box office\, located at 270 T remont Street in Boston. The box office is open for advance sales Tuesday thru Saturday from 12-6pm and on the day of a show at least 2 hours prior and until at least one half-hour after the advertised show time. Some spec ial offers\, such as Platinum tickets\, may not be available in person.\n\ nWith: Brett Goldstein\n\nComedy / Comedy LOCATION:Boch Center Wang Theatre\, 270 Tremont Street\, Boston URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/boch-center-wang-theatre/b rett-goldstein-sex-death-and-small-talk-2026-12-06-whz6?utm_source=ics&utm _medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:d8bf3f65ef5ba036@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z DTSTART:20261207T170000Z DTEND:20261207T180000Z SUMMARY:MFA & Postbac: Photography Information Session DESCRIPTION:Join the MFA & Postbac: Photography Program Chair for an approx imately 1 hour presentation\, conversation and Q&A via Zoom.\n\nLearn more about the MFA & Postbac: Photography programs:\n\nMeet Program Chair\, Bi llie MandleProgram overviewPostbac vs MFAApplication requirementsWhat make s a strong applicationAttendee question and answer LOCATION:Boston URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/events/mfa-and-postbac-pho tography-information-session-2026-12-07?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:7c00360c5f6b3f01@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052506Z DTSTART:20261207T230000Z DTEND:20261208T010000Z SUMMARY:School of Music BA Music Majors Capstone Presentations DESCRIPTION:Boston University School of Music Bachelor of Art (BA) Music ma jors will present their Capstone Projects\, the culmination of their two-s emester final major academic projects. Thirteen seniors will present their terminal projects\, including concept albums\, sound installations\, inst rumental and vocal performances\, interdisciplinary research papers and su rvey studies. Join us for an evening of inspiring and original work which shines a spotlight on our newest and fastest growing undergraduate major! This event is free and open to the public. LOCATION:CFA Room 171\, Boston URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/cfa-room-171/school-of-mus ic-ba-music-majors-capstone-presentations-2026-12-07?utm_source=ics&utm_me dium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:608c00a302915aff@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052506Z DTSTART:20261209T173000Z DTEND:20261209T190000Z SUMMARY:Philosophy Seminar Series - Caroline Wall DESCRIPTION:A weekly seminar series with talks by graduate students and fac ulty on various subjects of philosophy. This week's speaker is Caroline Wa ll: “The Determinacy of Life-Form” LOCATION:STH 525\, Boston URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/sth-525/philosophy-seminar -series-caroline-wall-2026-12-09?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1a0f6e5fef4a4538@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z DTSTART:20261209T230000Z DTEND:20261210T003000Z SUMMARY:In the Archives of Slavery: Sephardic Households in Early Modern Ba rbados DESCRIPTION:Centering on Jewish households in early modern urban Bridgetown \, we will explore the fragmentary nature and intricate trajectories of re cords to construct composite biographies of free and enslaved members of t hese households.\n\nDr. Amalia S. Levi is a practicing archivist and socia l historian working at the intersection of dependency and slavery studies and archival studies. Originally from Greece\, she has worked in Turkey\, the US\, and the Caribbean\, conducting documentation\, archival processin g\, and digitization projects. LOCATION:Renaissance Park\, 909\, Boston URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/renaissance-park-909/in-th e-archives-of-slavery-sephardic-households-in-early-modern-barbados-2026-1 2-09?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR