MSI Chalk Talk: Maeva Metz - Thursday, March 26
Harvard's MSI hosts Maeva Metz for a chalk talk on Host-Microbiota Interactions and their Influence on Atopy. Held in MCZ Room 101 in Boston, the session delves into how microbiota shape allergic responses, blending chemistry, biology, and immunology.
Virtual Small Business Office Hours
Virtual Small Business Office Hours connects small business owners with city staff from Economic Development, Licensing, and ISD to discuss permits, licenses, and related questions. This Zoom session uses a waiting room and admits attendees in order; join via the provided link for Thursday sessions.
Coffee & Conversation (Council on Aging)
Staff-led Coffee & Conversation from the Council on Aging at Flatbread Pizza & Bowling in Davis Square offers a friendly, topic-driven discussion over coffee. Topics are chosen by participants and conversations stay respectful; grab-n-go lunch is available on request, free of charge.
Fair Housing Commission Meeting
Public Fair Housing Commission meeting with remote participation via Zoom. Open to residents and stakeholders to discuss housing policies, accessibility, and community planning. Hosted in Somerville, with in-person venue at Flatbread Pizza & Bowling in Davis Square and a virtual attendance option.
Retirement Board Meeting
Public Retirement Board meeting at Flatbread Pizza & Bowling in Davis Square, Boston, with remote access via Zoom. Open to the public; join using Zoom Meeting ID 913 1217 4046. The agenda covers routine board business.
Imagining Museums: 150 Years of Art Stewardship
A forward-looking lecture at Wellesley’s Lulu Chow Wang Campus Center exploring how museums steward art over the next 150 years. The talk covers stewardship, collection strategy, digitization, and the evolving societal role of museums, attracting students, professionals, and arts enthusiasts.
i2i Symposium - ReWeaving the Social Fabric of Our Communities
An insightful conference exploring how to reweave the social fabric of communities through inclusive programming and cross-sector collaboration. The i2i Symposium brings practitioners, educators, and policymakers to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Manchester in Boston to share case studies and practical strategies to strengthen local networks.
Special Seminar with Harris Kaplan
Special Seminar with Harris Kaplan on how neuronal circuits develop in early life and how these evolving networks guide behavior and social interactions. Using the metaphor of flying an airplane while it's being built, the talk discusses how early-life circuits enable learning despite rapid structural changes. MIT, Building 46, Singleton, Boston.
Out of the Box: Unpacking the World of Archives
An exhibit at Boston Public Library's Central Library Special Collections that opens the world of archives to visitors, showing what archives are, what archivists do, and how collections tell local history. Featuring items from twelve collections, it runs Oct 7, 2025—Apr 3, 2026 on weekdays, 9:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Location: 4th floor, Glass Elevator near Boylston entrance.
Reading with Carrie Finison: Touch a Truck Day
Boston-based children's author-illustrator Carrie Finison discusses Touch a Truck Day at The Silver Unicorn Bookstore. A family-friendly reading with stories, a Q&A, and a signing session in a cozy bookstore setting.
Strategy, Messaging, and Power: A Conversation with Anita Dunn
Lunchtime talk at the Institute of Politics (Harvard Kennedy School) with Anita Dunn, former Biden adviser and Obama strategist. Dunn shares insights on political communications, campaign messaging, and leadership in contemporary American politics.
Midday Organ Recital: Nara Lee
Nara Lee performs on Harvard’s 1958 D. A. Flentrop organ at Adolphus Busch Hall. This midday recital invites attendees to bring lunch and listen quietly in a museum setting. The program is presented by the Harvard Organ Society in collaboration with Harvard Art Museums and Memorial Church.
Exhibition Tour: Celtic Art Across the Ages
Join art historian Kimberly Cassibry for a guided tour of Celtic Art Across the Ages at Harvard Art Museums, exploring how Classical and Celtic sculpture from Italy and France intersect and how ancient stereotypes shaped mutual perceptions.
Colorful Cosmopolitanism: Artistic Representations of the Nation as Mother
A scholarly lecture at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston exploring how art conveys cosmopolitan identities and frames the nation as mother. The talk links visual representations across periods to questions of politics, gender, and cultural nationalism.
Harvard Anthropology Seminar Series: Marina Welker (Cornell University)
In this Harvard Anthropology Seminar, Marina Welker (Cornell University) probes how a multifunctional cooking appliance reconfigures domestic labor, gender norms, and technology. Through autoethnography, she ties marketing promises to everyday kitchen practices and the emergence of new forms of desire in home life.
Aging While Black: A Radical Reimagining of Aging and Race in America
Renowned author Raymond A. Jetson discusses Aging While Black: A Radical Reimagining of Aging and Race in America at the Boston Public Library, offering a provocative look at how aging and racial dynamics intersect in contemporary society. Audience members gain insight into health equity and narratives shaping policy.
Comp Lit DUS Office Hours
Meet with Dr. Sandra Naddaff, Director of Undergraduate Studies in Comparative Literature, to discuss your concentration and secondary fields (including Translation Studies). Weekly office hours in Dana-Palmer House 209 or on Zoom, Thursdays 3:15–4:30 pm.
Joint Math Colloquium: Kaleidoscopes & Calabi–Yau Moduli
Joint Mathematics Colloquium featuring Fabian Ruehle on Kaleidoscopes and Waves on Calabi–Yau Moduli Spaces. The talk surveys Calabi–Yau moduli, the prepotential, and the Kähler moduli space’s Coxeter-chamber structure, with reflections and enumerative invariants in a formal academic setting at Lake Hall, Northeastern.
Study Group: Urban Leadership from the Front Lines
A moderated study group at Harvard Kennedy School's Institute of Politics exploring urban leadership from the front lines. Featuring Mayor Tishaura Jones and virtual guest Mayor Paul Young of Memphis, the session delves into city governance under high expectations, followed by discussion with Harvard’s community.
Teaching Hindu Art: Depictions of the Divine in Prints and Paintings
Explore Hindu art depictions of the divine in prints and paintings at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. This educator-focused workshop covers iconography, stylistic approaches, and classroom applications, offering insights for teachers and museum educators.
Beyond the Pilot: Blueprints for Resilient AI Scale
A tech talk exploring scalable, resilient AI systems, presenting blueprint approaches for moving from pilot to production. Industry experts discuss architectures, monitoring, fault tolerance, and governance to help teams scale AI safely and responsibly in real-world apps.
ArtsThursdays at the Peabody Museum
Experience Arts Thursdays at the Peabody Museum with free, after-hours access to galleries featuring Native American ledger art. Learn from guest Gavin Zempel and participate in hands-on activities as you explore exhibitions in a welcoming night at Harvard's historic museum.
Office Of Housing Stability In-Person Legal Clinic
Free in-person legal clinic by Boston’s Office of Housing Stability for small landlords and tenants, hosted monthly at Grove Hall Public Library in Dorchester. Attendees receive housing-legal guidance and resources in a community library setting at 5:30 PM.
Only Lovers Left Alive
See Jim Jarmusch’s cult vampire romance on the big screen as the Brattle Theatre presents a weekend restoration of Only Lovers Left Alive. This feature-length revival celebrates moody visuals and witty dialogue in a classic Cambridge arthouse setting.
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