12 p.m.

Hear from VCU-Indivior Health Economics and Outcomes Research fellow Jessica Jay, Pharm.D., on the cost effectiveness of pharmacists being part of interprofessional health care teams managing hypertension in the next Center for Pharmacy Practice Innovation seminar. Free CE credit will be offered. The event will be held virtually and in Room 545, Robert Blackwell Smith Building, 410 N. 12th St. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Madeleine Wagner at cppi@vcu.edu or visit http://bit.ly/CPPISeminars.

4 p.m. to 5 p.m.

VCU's Humanities Research Center will present Massa Lemu, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the Department of Sculpture and Extended Media at the university. He will review the conceptual frames of assemblage and articulation to show how he is putting them together as articulage (his term), how the material and expressive aspects of the work of certain contemporary artists exemplify articulage and how this inspires his new work. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Rani Sisavath at sisavathr@vcu.edu or visit https://bit.ly/3F1n4pw.

5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Join staff from the da Vinci Center to learn about the Master of Product Innovation program. The program at VCU is designed for creative thinkers and doers from a wide range of undergraduate backgrounds who want to ideate and launch innovative products, projects and initiatives in the world’s most leading-edge companies. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Erika Boltz at boltzef2@vcu.edu or visit https://connect.business.vcu.edu/register/MPI0228.

6 p.m.

VCU's Medical Journal Club will meet via Zoom for an article presentation. The organization encourages members to publish research and discuss topics in the medical community. Register for the online link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Jefin Jose at josej@vcu.edu or (804) 937-2584 or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/j/98114032120?pwd=eTNQaCs2YWpGYVl5dU9saVQwVFUwUT09.

6 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Are you thinking about getting a Master’s in Mass Communications but don’t know where to start? Join the Zoom informational sessions Feb. 28 at 12-12:30 p.m. or 6-6:30 p.m. to learn about the Robertson School’s online Master’s Degree in Mass Communications. A Q&A session will be held. Questions: https://robertson.vcu.edu/graduate/. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Alexandra Chapman at chapmanam3@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/j/6684061425.

Tuesday, Mar. 1, 2022 from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.

Learn more about the VCU Master of Decision Analytics Professional Track program at a webinar hosted by the School of Business. Alumni will speak about their experience in the program including the curriculum, program structure, the power of the cohort experience, networking benefits and career development. Program administration will join the alumni to answer any questions. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Bill Miller at wjmille1@vcu.edu or visit https://business.vcu.edu/academics/analytics/master-of-decision-analytics-professional-track/#sob-events-1759442.

Tuesday, Mar. 1, 2022 at 11 a.m.

Do you want to spend a year abroad on someone else's dime? VCU's National Scholarship Office will host a Fulbright informational session via Zoom. The Fulbright scholarship provides funding for research, study, creative projects and teaching English abroad. Juniors, seniors, and graduate students from all majors are encouraged to join. Questions: http://blogs.vcu.edu/natlscholar. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Meredith Sisson at mrsisson@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/oaFchVaQQq6HdUtSA.

Tuesday, Mar. 1, 2022 from noon to 1 p.m.

Learn more about the VCU Executive MBA program at a webinar hosted by the School of Business. Alumni will speak about their experience in the program including the curriculum, program structure, the power of the cohort experience, networking benefits and career development. Program administration will join the alumni to answer questions. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Bill Miller at wjmille1@vcu.edu or visit https://business.vcu.edu/academics/mba-options/executive-mba/#sob-events-1759433.

Tuesday, Mar. 1, 2022 from noon to 12:30 p.m.

Take a break from the news, social media or telework responsibilities to find a moment of quiet reflection in the middle of your day with guided meditation presented by VCU HR and Recreation and Well-Being (RecWell). Questions: https://ramstrong.vcu.edu/. Register in Talent@VCU or at the following URL.

For more information, contact Cindi Phares at cphares@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1521 or visit https://bit.ly/33SNugU.

Tuesday, Mar. 1, 2022 at 3 p.m.

An informational session about licensure program pathway options will be held at the Faison Center special education school for autism. The program, geared for Faison employees, will be virtual and at the center, 5311 Markel Road. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Jazmin Tilfas at soeinfo@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/j/96962607441?pwd=Ukcvc3dReG14Q1p3aHhRLzlWZWZhdz09.

Tuesday, Mar. 1, 2022 from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

How does your gender impact your daily life? Do you wonder how that differs for others? Engage with students, faculty and staff in an upcoming RAMmalogues session about gender. Share your experience navigating gender and gender-based expectations in our society and bear witness to what others have to share in open dialogue. RAMmalogues is a space for intercultural, multigenerational and community-wide dialogues around who we are and what matters to us. The session will be in Room 250, James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave. Questions: https://inclusive.vcu.edu/iexcel/rammalogues/. All faculty, staff and students are invited, but registration is limited to 25, so register now at the following URL to reserve your spot.

For more information, contact Jan Altman, Ph.D., at iexcel@vcu.edu or visit https://training.vcu.edu/course.aspx?processFlag=2&itemID=17911.

Tuesday, Mar. 1, 2022 at 5 p.m.

Join VCU's School of Education to learn about a career in training and development in organizations. Do you have a passion for helping others succeed in their work? If you answered in the affirmative, then the B.A. in Human and Organizational Development may be the right choice for you. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Jazmin Tilfas at soeinfo@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/j/98850425578.

Tuesday, Mar. 1, 2022 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Collective Corazon is partnering with VCU School of Medicine’s Latinx Medical Student Association on a virtual workshop for medical students to learn and practice Spanish terminology used in health care settings. The final 10 minutes of the workshop will be reserved for a Q&A. Participants do not have to be Latinx or know Spanish to join. All are welcome. Click on the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Jasmin Blanco Vargas at collectivecorazon@gmail.com or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/j/94972185869.

Tuesday, Mar. 1, 2022 at 7 p.m.

VCU Music piano faculty member Magdalena Adamek will be joined by guest pianist Michelle Huang in a piano duo concert in Sonia Vlahcevic Concert Hall, W.E. Singleton Center for the Performing Arts, 922 Park Ave., featuring pieces inspired by cultural elements from around the world. The program will include "Souvenirs" by Barber, "Danzon Cubano" by Copland, "Toccata for Two Pianos" by Górecki, "Libertango" and "Tangata" by Piazzolla, and "Suite for Two Pianos" by Richard Bennett.

For more information, contact Linda Johnston at lsjohnst@vcu.edu or (804) 827-4541 or visit http://arts.vcu.edu/music.

Tuesday, Mar. 1, 2022 at 7 p.m.

Join VCU's Department of Political Science for a virtual town hall to discuss the current situation between Ukraine and Russia. The panel features faculty with specialties in Russian politics, European security and American foreign policy. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Jen Clayton at claytonja@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/j/99130381531.

Wednesday, Mar. 2, 2022 at 1 p.m.

Join VCU Human Resources and TIAA and learn investing and saving strategies for women, core concepts that guide all investing, building a plan and taking action, ways to help take on life challenges without damaging future financial well-being. Questions: https://ramstrong.vcu.edu/. Register for the Zoom link in Talent@VCU or at the following URL.

For more information, contact Cindi Phares at cphares@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1521 or visit https://bit.ly/3t5htdV.

Wednesday, Mar. 2, 2022 from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.

VCU's Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence will present a virtual discussion about how families can attenuate some of the risk factors such as discrimination that African American students face. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Tiffany Freitas at freitast@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/y5fRL7mNpVQdZuoE8.

Wednesday, Mar. 2, 2022 from 10 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

Meditation is a powerful tool to help creatives and entrepreneurs tap into their intuition, gain focus and find quiet amidst the hustle. Guided meditation sessions will be hosted by the da Vinci Center and the School of Business Office of Student Engagement at 10 a.m. on the first Wednesday of every month. Stay afterward for conversation and community. The event is open to all VCU students, faculty and staff. No registration is necessary.

For more information, contact Erika Boltz at boltzef2@vcu.edu or visit https://davincicenter.vcu.edu/events/.

Wednesday, Mar. 2, 2022 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

VCU Police will host an information table at the University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave., to answer questions and sign up students and employees for basic physical defense training. The classes teach women (assigned, identifying, and transgender) physical self-defense techniques, risk awareness, risk reduction and defense techniques for sexual assault, violence and abduction.

For more information, contact Ofc. Amy Murray at murrayae2@vcu.edu or visit https://police.vcu.edu/services/rad/.

Thursday, Mar. 3, 2022 from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Kirk Brown, Ph.D., and members of his research team will discuss current trends and findings in social psychology, neuroscience and mindfulness at a Clinical Research Skills Series Workshop hosted by VCU's C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research. Questions: https://cctr.vcu.edu/. Registration is required. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact CCTR Workforce Development Team at cctrtwdp@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUqfuuurzsoGd3Lw09J6leaRxX9DRHza7C4.

Thursday, Mar. 3, 2022 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Join VCU's Office of Multicultural Student Affairs for a Womxn's Herstory Month virtual panel event which will include a discussion on body acceptance, the effects of social media on our self-image, the relationship with our bodies, eating disorders and gentle nutrition. Questions: https://linktr.ee/vcuomsa. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Savannah J. Smith at smithsj2@vcu.edu or (804) 828-3143 or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUtcOqqrj0oEtTqqgIR-KWWfRhaO_qKpJWZ.

Thursday, Mar. 3, 2022 from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

VCU's Department of English Master of Fine Arts Program in Creative Writing and its award-winning journal, Blackbird, will host the biannual Tarumoto Prize featuring 2022 winner Katarzyna Jakubiak and a special reading by author Amina Gautier. The prize is awarded to the best work of short fiction published by Blackbird, with a particular emphasis on work by an emerging or underappreciated writer. All VCU Visiting Writing Series events are free and open to the public. The session will be in-person in the third-floor lecture hall, James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave., and will also be made available via Zoom. Register at the following URL for the Zoom link.

For more information, contact Thom Didato at tndidato@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1329 or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_e0L3xHdmTOyVkhN3AAZnwg.

Friday, Mar. 4, 2022 from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Women in Electrical and Computer Engineering will hold an interest meeting in Room 103, College of Engineering West Hall, 601 W. Main St.

For more information, contact Mehak Chopra at chopram@vcu.edu.

Tuesday, Mar. 8, 2022 from noon to 1 p.m.

Haiyan He, Ph.D., Georgetown University, will present her research on evidence for a new mechanism of proteostasis regulation employed by the vertebrate brain that is mediated by a newly discovered neuronal membrane proteasome. The virtual talk will be part of the Visiting Scholar Seminar Series sponsored by VCU's C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Rob Direnzo at direnzor@vcu.edu or (646) 419-0495 or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_2NtgPDJLQySA_22fQ31WhQ.

Thursday, Mar. 10, 2022 from 3 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

VCU's Institute for Engineering and Medicine will host its seventh seminar online in the Bench to Community Series. Participants will learn how to present a company, technology innovation, development team and market potential size to potential investors. Register for the link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Laura Osborne at lmnosborne@vcu.edu or (804) 828-0349 or visit https://iem.vcu.edu/events/bench-to-community/.

Wednesday, Mar. 16, 2022 from 11 a.m. to noon

VCU's Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence will present a panel on writing a compelling scholarship narrative. Panelists will share insights on how to highlight the best of your scholarship as you navigate the promotion process. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Tiffany Freitas at freitast@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/52brBmjEv6V5Kurg9.

Thursday, Mar. 24, 2022 from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

The Human Resources Learning, Development and Organizational Culture team will host a virtual course focused on the design and diagnosis of effective teams. Register for the Zoom link in Talent@VCU at the following URL.

For more information, contact Penny McFarline at mcfarlinep@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.csod.com/samldefault.aspx?returnUrl=%252fDeepLink%252fProcessRedirect.aspx%253fmodule%253dlodetails%2526lo%253d783c5b57-6a3d-4dad-b3df-2ac0938bfd3c.

Thursday, Apr. 14, 2022 at 6 p.m.

Nominations are open through March 15 for the 2022 VCU Student Leadership Awards, sponsored by the university's Division of Student Affairs. Members of the VCU community may nominate leaders across campus for the awards, which celebrate innovative, courageous and socially engaged student leaders. Nominate a student, student organization and/or advisor at the following URL. The awards ceremony will be held April 14 in the second-floor ballroom, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave.

For more information, contact Laura O'Brien at lbobrien@vcu.edu or (804) 840-6220 or visit http://thecommonsvcu.com/Leaders22.

As the rarest month and day, February and its last day recognize people affected by rare diseases. In the United States, 30 million people have any one of 7,000-plus rare diseases, about half of which are children. It takes an average of 7.5 years for these patients to find a diagnosis, and only 5 percent of these diseases have an approved treatment. To observe the day, the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences and the National Institute for Health are sponsoring a virtual conference to raise awareness and initiate dialogue.

For more information, contact Alex Ratti at rattija@vcu.edu or visit http://ncats.nih.gov/news/events/rdd.

VCU Staff Senate Awards of Excellence honor Classified Staff and Academic and University Professionals employee classifications of VCU and the staff of VCU Health for outstanding performance, achievement and service excellence. Any VCU or VCU Health staff member may nominate a fellow staff member who meets the specific criteria for each of the awards. The deadline is March 15.

For more information, contact VCU Staff Senate at staffsenate@vcu.edu or visit https://staffsenate.vcu.edu/awards/.

Is your organization grappling with issues that impede your work, hinder responses to external challenges, create uncertainty or reduce leadership effectiveness? Would you like support from a team focused on using analytical and research skills to effect organizational improvement? VCU's Department of Educational Leadership is seeking robust problems of practice from K-12, higher education and community organization stakeholders. Requests are due by March 15 at the following URL.

For more information, contact Beth Bukoski at bukoskibe@vcu.edu or visit https://drive.google.com/file/d/10mEDI5pd8oYW4XTGcJGkBBrvI-jVKB3G/view?usp=sharing .

VCU Staff Senate is partnering with VCU departments and local businesses to give staff members a chance to take advantage of networking and wellness experiences on campus and virtually. See the full list at the following URL.

For more information, contact VCU Staff Senate at staffsenate@vcu.edu or visit https://staffsenate.vcu.edu/employee-appreciation/.

VCU's Graduate and Professional Student Government Association is beginning its 2022 election cycle. Openings are available for president, vice president, speaker of the senate and attorney general. Register via RamsConnect at the following URL.

For more information, contact Chidera Ntiwunka-Ifeanyi at ntiwunkaifcm@vcu.edu; gpss@vcu.edu or visit https://cglink.me/2dV/s64267.

VCU Human Resources and Social Security will present an overview of Medicare basics and the Medicare-coordinating health plans available to faculty members, University and Academic Professionals and classified staff of the university at retirement. This session will be held on Zoom. Talent@VCU registration is required. To register, visit https://go.vcu.edu/talentatvcu and enter "Medicare" in the Learning Search, or visit https://bit.ly/3JzWFSw.

For more information, contact VCU Benefits at benefits@vcu.edu.

VCU Continuing and Professional Education offers convenient learning options for the VCU community and members of the public. Choose from bookkeeping, computer skills, cultural competency and languages, customer service, digital marketing, digital reporting, event planning, Excel, Google analytics, managing remote workers, paralegal, play therapy, podcasting, social media, supervisory and leadership, test prep (pre-college, graduate school, and pre-health) and WordPress.

For more information, contact VCU Continuing and Professional Education at ocpe@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1322 or visit https://ocpe.vcu.edu/courses/.

VCU faculty responses to surveys about teaching with technology provide valuable insight into current technology and faculty development practices and how well they meet the needs of university faculty. These results will guide further development of existing technology tools and applications and assist Technology Services, VCU Online and Academic Technologies with improving their services. Please continue to share your feedback. Survey results are available at the following URL.

For more information, contact Colleen Bishop at cbishop4@vcu.edu or visit https://ts.vcu.edu/about-us/surveys--feedback/.

We are inviting male and female Type 2 diabetes patients with painful diabetic neuropathy ages 18-75 to participate in a research investigation of a new treatment to alleviate pain and examine its effects on pain perception. In addition to the new treatment, this study involves completing surveys and undergoing tests to evaluate perceptions of pain. Volunteers will be compensated for their time. Participants are only required to come once for the study.

For more information, contact Bushan Thakkar at thakkarbs2@vcu.edu or (804) 300-5578.