Jumbo Life Calendar | Zoom
Join us Wednesday, October 29 from 12-1pm via Zoom to learn about Tufts in Madrid from the program director and Tufts Global Education staff. Please RSVP by clicking "sign up" using the link below. https://eventactions.com/eareg.aspx?ea=Rsvp&invite=gut7veb42vr19cy9agdbcvhrthkwhfpgj0h4jkn2phvg6hu5wuf6

Learn more at http://tufts.presence.io/event/tufts-in-madrid-virtual-info-session-3

Jumbo Life Calendar | CLIC 402
Something spooky is up in 574 (ooh). Join us to help solve the mystery and release SPS from its annual October curse! Of course, pull up to have fun and take a quick break from midterms with SPS! Learn more at http://tufts.presence.io/event/halloween-murder-mystery

Jumbo Life Calendar | STC 242
We meet bi-weekly to discuss the latest optics-related topics/research. Learn more at http://tufts.presence.io/event/optics-journal-cub-bi-weekly-meet

Jumbo Life Calendar | 574 BOSTON AVE., Room 404
Julian Chow will be leading a discussion on "An autonomously swimming biohybrid fish designed with human cardiac biophysics," Science, 2022 (DOI: 10.1126/science.abh0474). Come join the discussion and enjoy catering from Dave's Fresh Pasta! Abstract: Biohybrid systems have been developed to better understand the design principles and coordination mechanisms of biological systems. We consider whether two functional regulatory features of the heart—mechanoelectrical signaling and automaticity—could be transferred to a synthetic analog of another fluid transport system: a swimming fish. By leveraging cardiac mechanoelectrical signaling, we recreated reciprocal contraction and relaxation in a muscular bilayer construct where each contraction occurs automatically as a response to the stretching of an antagonistic muscle pair. Further, to entrain this closed-loop actuation cycle, we engineered an electrically autonomous pacing node, which enhanced spontaneous contraction. The biohybrid fish equipped with intrinsic control strategies demonstrated self-sustained body–caudal fin swimming, highlighting the role of feedback mechanisms in muscular pumps such as the heart and muscles. Learn more at http://tufts.presence.io/event/tejc-meeting-10-29

Jumbo Life Calendar | Campus Center Table
Learn about local elections with JumboVote! Learn more at http://tufts.presence.io/event/local-election-tabling

Jumbo Life Calendar | ASEAN Auditorium, Cabot Intercultural Center
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Meet chef, foraging TikTok star and outdoor educator Alexis Nikole Nelson, better known as the "Black Forager" on social media! With over 5 million followers joining her viral adventures of foraging and cooking, Nelson reframes the worlds of food, botany and nature, helping people make environmentally sustainable food choices while also celebrating the outdoors and changing fraught relationships with food. Nelson's videos shine a light on the historical and cultural roots of foraging in African American and Indigenous food traditions that have traditionally been repressed. Nelson's work has been featured in places like the New York Times, Bon Appetit, NPR, the Kelly Clarkson Show, and Jimmy Kimmel Live!, and she hosted a 15-episode series on botany for YouTube's educational channel, Crash Course. Nelson received the James Beard Award for “Best Social Media” in 2022, and she was selected for Forbes 30 Under 30, 2025 TIME100 Creators and as a TikTok Tastemaker. Registration required. All are welcome. 
Learn more at http://tufts.presence.io/event/tisch-college-solomont-speaker-series-alexis-nikole-nelson