4 p.m. to 5 p.m.

VCU's Humanities Research Center will present a virtual event featuring Jessica Trisko Darden, Ph.D., an assistant professor of political science at VCU. She will draw on her book "Aiding and Abetting: U.S. Foreign Assistance and State Violence" to discuss how U.S. foreign assistance has historically been manipulated by both the United States and aid recipient governments in support of political violence overseas. Register at the following URL.

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

4 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Learn to feel comfortable with the process of paraphrasing in academic writing. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Trey Burnart Hall at hallbr@vcu.edu or visit https://writing.vcu.edu/calendar/.

6 p.m.

Interested in medicine? Want to learn more about disease pathology? Join VCU Medical Journal Club for a discussion of Liu et al.'s publication, "FOXOs Modulate Proteasome Activity in Human-Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells of Huntington’s Disease and Their Derived Neural Cells." Click on the Zoom link at https://vcu.zoom.us/j/98114032120?pwd=eTNQaCs2YWpGYVl5dU9saVQwVFUwUT09.

For more information, contact Jefin Jose at josej@vcu.edu or (804) 937-2584 or visit https://vcu.campusgroups.com/mjc/home/.

Tuesday, Mar. 15, 2022 from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.

VCU's Global Education Office welcomes students, staff and faculty to virtual conversations with peers from VCUArts, Doha, Qatar. The session will focus on protest poetry. Register at https://tinyurl.com/VCUCCQatarSp2022. The Zoom ID code is 97694357732.

For more information, contact Audrey Emiko Short at aeshort@vcu.edu or visit https://global.vcu.edu/students/community/cultural_conversations/.

Tuesday, Mar. 15, 2022 from noon to 10 p.m.

Doctors Without Borders organization at VCU will hold a fundraising event at Mochinut, 900 W. Franklin St.

For more information, contact Elmira at Sedaghatbashe@vcu.edu.

Tuesday, Mar. 15, 2022 from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.

The Honors College will host a virtual talk to explain what solutions journalism is, how you can incorporate it into your daily media diet and what the research says about its impact. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Jared Johnson at jajohnson4@vcu.edu or visit https://honors.vcu.edu/news--events/berglund-seminars/.

Tuesday, Mar. 15, 2022 from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Pre-Health Advising and the Transfer Center will be hosting a virtual workshop about taking courses this summer at another school. Questions: https://rampages.us/prehealthadvising/. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Tim Adams at tmadams@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/Fd49zZrxYerCN6ez5.

Tuesday, Mar. 15, 2022 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.

This Queer Coffee Hour will turn the Rams Lounge into a space for video games, card games and board games. If you would like to bring your own consoles, games or controllers, email the following address. Mini cupcakes will be available for those who RSVP at the following URL by March 11.

For more information, contact Beck Oh at ohrn@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/8C3S1d6McavKrsQN7.

Tuesday, Mar. 15, 2022 from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.

You’re graduating from college! But what comes after the celebrations and cake? You are on a new journey powered by all the knowledge and experience you have gained. Join Amir Khozaei, VCU admissions counselor, on what that entails on that momentous and exciting journey. Questions: http://youfirst.vcu.edu. This session will be held virtually and in Room 1201, Academic Learning Commons, 1000 Floyd Ave. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Elizabeth Bambacus at bambacuses@vcu.edu or (804) 827-3927 or visit https://bit.ly/YouFirstPresents031522.

Tuesday, Mar. 15, 2022 from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Students Together Assisting Refugees at VCU will hold its first spring semester general business meeting in Room B, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. Discuss upcoming plans and learn about opportunities for volunteer hours.

For more information, contact Vineeth Vaidyula at vaidyulavr@vcu.edu or (804) 424-0559 or visit https://staratvcu.wixsite.com/home.

Tuesday, Mar. 15, 2022 at 5 p.m.

VCU's Office of Multicultural Student Affairs will host ceremonies providing graduating students who identify as Black/African American, Latinx, Asian-American and Pacific Islander and LGBTQIA+ an opportunity to celebrate their academic achievement in a setting that recognizes and affirms their cultural identity and rewards their efforts. Register by 6 p.m. March 15 at the following URL.

For more information, contact Jair Lecky at leckyjj@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/889LqfhdLkeq6D4o7.

Tuesday, Mar. 15, 2022 from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

VCU’s Pre-X program educates students in communicating their ideas in a format designed for pitching to investors, sponsors and accelerator programs. Students from the VCU Pre-X program have gone on to regional and national accelerator programs as well as to work for Fortune 500 companies. The VCU Pre-X is free and all VCU students are eligible to apply. Curious? 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/PXI1.

Tuesday, Mar. 15, 2022 at 6 p.m.

VCU Blockchain will hold a workshop to review real-world applications of decentralized finance (DeFi) executed through blockchain technology. The session will be at the Shift Retail Lab, 1235 W. Broad St. All are welcome; no experience is necessary.

For more information, contact Connor Riely at vcublockchain@gmail.com or visit https://linktr.ee/VcuBlockchain.

Tuesday, Mar. 15, 2022 at 6:30 p.m.

VCU's Office of Multicultural Student Affairs will present a panel discussion on women's roles historically and currently in STEM fields. The hybrid session will be held virtually and in Virginia Room A, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Tiana Ingram at ingramtd@vcu.edu or visit http://linktr.ee/vcuomsa.

Tuesday, Mar. 15, 2022 at 7 p.m.

Guest speaker Waverley Vesely will talk with members of the Poetry Club. Learn about how to get published and the MFA program. The session will be in Room C, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave.

For more information, contact Maheen Farooqi at farooqims@vcu.edu.

Wednesday, Mar. 16, 2022 from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Learn how to establish your ideas in a strong, logical manner that will capture your audience. Click on the following URL for the Zoom link.

For more information, contact Trey Burnart Hall at hallbr@vcu.edu or visit https://writing.vcu.edu/calendar/.

Wednesday, Mar. 16, 2022 from 10 a.m. to noon

VCU Humphrey Fellowship Program in collaboration with Emory University and Reynolds Community College will host a virtual annual public health symposium to explore the impact of the pandemic on the mental well-being of today's youth from a domestic and international lens. The symposium will feature a keynote address and a series of presentations on work being done to address youth's overall health and well-being. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Heather Ashton at ashtonhr@vcu.edu or visit https://iie-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_vOBrVHtPQn2Ff7SqB8iHEA.

Wednesday, Mar. 16, 2022 at noon

Are you interested in applying for funding to support your graduate training? Attend this workshop hosted by VCU Libraries to learn about resources to support your research funding journey at the university. Panelists from the Writing Center, VCU Libraries, National Scholarship and the Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation will share successful strategies and answer questions about grants. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Sue Robinson at srobinson26@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.libcal.com/calendar/workshops/apply4grants.

Wednesday, Mar. 16, 2022 from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.

VCU's Center on Health Disparities will host Karl Thompson, Ph.D., associate professor of microbiology at Howard University. The title of his virtual talk is "Small Protein Effectors of n Alternate Sigma Factor in S. Aureus." Questions: https://healthdisparities.vcu.edu/. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Khiana Nelson at khiana.meade@vcuhealth.org or visit https://forms.gle/vvcPcTDpszQPYHmn7.

Thursday, Mar. 17, 2022 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

As our community continues to recover and heal from the destruction left in the wake of the fire at Fox Elementary School, Pi Sigma Alpha Honor Society of VCU would like to assist in these efforts by taking donations on behalf of the Richmond Public School Foundation at the Compass. Stop by for a doughnut and consider making a donation to support local elementary students and teachers as they rebuild their classrooms.

For more information, contact Erika Misseri at emisseri@vcu.edu.

Thursday, Mar. 17, 2022 from noon to 1 p.m.

Thomas Chelimsky, M.D., and Gisela Chelimsky, M.D., will discuss a new pathophysiologic hypothesis that fully explains the many co-morbidities at a virtual quarterly meeting of the Child Health Research Institute's neuroscience theme. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL. The passcode (required) is 036044.

For more information, contact Emma Burge at Emma.Burge@vcuhealth.org or visit https://vcuhealth.zoom.us/j/91835184376?pwd=YVZpREExNDBTQmtsMEtyYUovWjh4UT09.

Thursday, Mar. 17, 2022 from noon to 1 p.m.

Learn more about how to build and maintain relationships of trust with racial, ethnic, faith, aging and LGBTQ communities. The event, free and open to the public, will be moderated by Robert A. Winn, M.D., director and Lipman Chair in Oncology, VCU Massey Cancer Center, senior associate dean for cancer innovation and professor of pulmonary disease and critical care medicine, VCU School of Medicine. The event will be in the first-floor auditorium, VCU College of Health Professions, 900 E. Leigh St. Questions: https://chp.vcu.edu/. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Malorie Burkett at mgburkett@vcu.edu or (804) 405-6073 or visit https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd6LQmOxP0YeuLaifDIngi0J55mr7zTfZ-8vS0msvZ41TPDfQ/viewform.

Thursday, Mar. 17, 2022 from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

The Underground/The Commons will host student speakers who will share stories of how their identity intersects with their leadership. In celebration of Women’s HERstory Month, this March event uplifts women-identifying voices on campus. The event will be held in the Rams Lounge in the lower level of The Commons. Register on RamsConnect: https://thecommonsvcu.com/TT.

For more information, contact Donté Sharpe at dsharpe2@vcu.edu or visit https://cglink.me/2dV/r1353277.

Thursday, Mar. 17, 2022 at 8 p.m.

Come to Sonia Vlahcevic Concert Hall at the W.E. Singleton Center, 922 Park Ave., to hear the VCU Jazz Orchestras I and II, Vocal Chamber Ensemble and guest conductor/Flying Squirrels’ COO Todd “Parney” Parnell. A reception will precede the concert at 7 p.m. Advance admission is $35 for adults and $20 for students and seniors Prices will be $5 higher at the door. Proceeds assist pro bono services and VCU Jazz scholarships. Tickets are available at the following URL.

For more information, contact Antonio Garcia, director of Jazz Studies, at ajgarcia@vcu.edu or visit http://tinyurl.com/j4j-tix.

Friday, Mar. 18, 2022 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

The Children's Hospital of Richmond's Health Brigade program provides needle exchange and other services to people who use drugs. Each week, program members distribute hundreds of bags of safer use supplies, hygiene kits and Narcan in the Richmond community. International Pre-Health Student Association volunteers will be assembling bags of supplies at 1010 N. Thompson St. and preparing them for distribution on March 18. Those interested should fill out the registration form in advance at the following URL.

For more information, contact Hala Idris at idrish@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/mCcaiMXgCv2y6uH79.

Friday, Mar. 18, 2022 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Are you interested in applying to Law School? A law school fair will be held in the Richmond Salons, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave.

For more information, contact Taylor Jackson at jacksontl4@vcu.edu or (757) 602-3332.

Friday, Mar. 18, 2022 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Feedback Friday is designed as a roundtable discussion with peers, community members and staff. Come to Shift Retail Lab, 1235 W. Broad St., to help student entrepreneurs make iterations and receive support during their time at VCU. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Erika Boltz at boltzef2@vcu.edu or visit https://connect.business.vcu.edu/register/FBF031822.

Tuesday, Mar. 22, 2022 from 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m.

VCU's Department of Sculpture and Extended Media will present a lecture by David J. Getsy in Room 535, Bowe Street Parking Deck, 609 Bowe St. Getsy curated the retrospective exhibition “Rubbish and Dreams: The Genderqueer Performance Art of Stephen Varble” for the Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art, New York, in 2018 and is currently working on a book based on the exhibition.

For more information, contact Kat Wilson at kawilson@vcu.edu or visit https://arts.vcu.edu/event/the-gutter-art-of-stephen-varble-lecture-by-david-getsy/.

Tuesday, Mar. 22, 2022 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.

As the da Vinci Center prepares for Pre-X and Demo Day, we should take time to connect with our closest community. So, even though you might not join Pre-X and Demo Day (though we hope you do), these nights present a great opportunity to connect with other da Vinci undergraduate and graduate students. This virtual event will be open to all VCU students. 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/PXVNW.

Thursday, Mar. 24, 2022 from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Join VCU's Office of Multicultural Student Affairs for a Womxn's HERstory Month virtual presentation from Mari Julienne, education and outreach specialist, Library of Virginia, who will touch on lesser-known, but important womxn of RVA throughout HERstory. 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/tJAqcOuhqTMjHtATiCrGfC2gk7vzqlEjN_q-.

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

How does ability and disability impact your daily life? Do you wonder how that differs for others? Come engage with students, faculty and staff in an upcoming RAMmalogues session about ability and disability. Share your experience with neurodiversity, physical and mental disabilities or ways that you’ve come to understand ability and disability in our society. 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. 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://inclusive.vcu.edu/iexcel/rammalogues/.

Do you know an outstanding administrative and office support staff member who enhances the image and mission of VCU and VCU Health? This is the last week to submit nominations. Visit the VCU HR Recognition and Awards website at the following URL.

For more information, contact Cindi Phares at cphares@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1521 or visit https://hr.vcu.edu/current-employees/recognition-and-awards/dorris-douglas-budd-award/.

A number of special events are planned for Shafer Court Dining Center, 810 Cathedral Place. They include Fish Fridays (through March 25: 11 a.m.-close); Ever Grains Rotating Restaurant (March 14, 11 a.m.-close); March Madness Specials with premium options (March 17, 11 a.m.-close); Shafer Favorites Week (March 21-25, 11 a.m.-close); Seafood Bash (March 22, 11 a.m.-close); and Elephant Thai Guest Restaurant (March 23, 11 a.m.-close).See menus at the following URL.

For more information, contact Lauren Hay at dining@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1148 or visit http://vcu.campusdish.com.

If you are a current VCU student interested in knowing more about the College of Engineering and the requirements needed for enrollment, attend one of the April change-of-major sessions. The sessions will be conducted virtually at: April 1, 1 p.m.; April 8, 1 p.m.; April 13, noon; April 20, noon; April 29, 1 p.m. Click on the following URL for the Zoom link for the sessions.

For more information, contact Jennifer Rivers at jcrivers@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/j/99258781632.

Want to participate in an internship that is unpaid or doesn't pay enough to cover your expenses for the summer? Apply for funding through the new VCU Internship Funding Program. The summer 2022 application is now open in the RAMS Scholarship Hub and will close on March 15. Apply at the following URL.

For more information, contact VCU Career Services at careers@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1645 or visit https://careers.vcu.edu/resources/internshipfundingprogram/.

The Summer Studies Resource Fair will be held from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. March 22 at the Compass. Representatives from academic advising, the Student Financial Management Center, Military Student Services, the Honors College, Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program, First- and Second-Year Experiences and Transitions, and Adult and Non-Traditional Student Services will be available to answer questions about what to do this summer.

For more information, contact Elizabeth Bambacus at bambacuses@vcu.edu or (804) 827-3927 or visit http://summer.vcu.edu.

University Student Health Services offers free flu vaccines to all students on both campuses. The flu vaccine is safe, effective and does not cause the flu. All students are encouraged to get the flu vaccine, especially those at high risk for flu complications (people with asthma, diabetes or heart disease). The flu vaccine is available by appointment only. Schedule an appointment via Web Portal or by phone: Monroe Park Campus at (804) 827-8047 or MCV at (804) 828-9220. University Student Health Services is on both campuses: Monroe Park Campus at 1300 W. Broad St., Suite 2200, and MCV campus at 1000 E. Marshall St., Room 305.

For more information, contact USHS Immunizations Department at ushsimmuniz@vcu.edu or (804) 827-8047 or visit https://health.students.vcu.edu/.

VCU Police will host Rape Aggression Defense training March 19-20. The training teaches participants physical self-defense techniques and raises awareness about sexual assault, violence and abduction. The class is for women (assigned, identifying and transgender) and is free to students, or $10 for faculty, staff and visitors. RAD is a 12-hour program and participants must be able to attend both dates. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Paige Mills at pcmills@vcu.edu or visit https://police.vcu.edu/services/rad/.

Supporters of Women in Science can apply for a travel award toward any conference or scholastic/research presentation in memory of the group's late mentor, Jan Chlebowski, Ph.D., a biochemist and faculty member at VCU for 39 years. The winner will be offered up to $300 and the runner-up up to $200 to support a virtual or in-person conference this year. Applications must demonstrate promotion of women in science, either through participation in Women in Science or in another manner. Email the following address for an application. The deadline to apply is March 18.

For more information, contact Haley Adcox at vcu.wis@gmail.com.

The mission of the Queerantine Archive Project is to compile, showcase and archive moments of LGBTQIA2S+ joy, resilience and pleasure during the COVID-19 pandemic. Artists, makers, scholars, creatives and community members are invited to submit short proposals for their work to be commissioned in the Spring 2022 archive and, if desired, featured publicly in a gallery space. Submit proposals by March 25 at the following URL.

For more information, contact B. Ethan Coston at bmcoston@vcu.edu or visit https://www.thequeerantinearchiveproject.com/.

Executive board applications are now open for the 2022-2023 school year. The open positions are co-head of service, secretary and head of research. Descriptions of the roles are included in the application. Apply at the following URL by 11:59 p.m. March 21. All are welcome to apply, regardless of how long you have been a member of the organization. You also do not need to identify as Latinx or speak Spanish to apply.

For more information, contact Roma at collectivecorazon@gmail.com or visit https://forms.gle/qwUrS2fnw93rLGat9.

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. The study is conducted within the VCU Neuromuscular Rehabilitation Engineering Lab. Questions: Email Bhushan Thakkar at the following address or Edmund Acevedo, Ph.D., FACSM, at eoacevedo@vcu.edu.

For more information, contact Bhushan Thakkar at or (804) 300-5578.

Youssef Roman, Pharm.D., Ph.D., of VCU's School of Pharmacy is conducting an epidemiological study to assess the prevalence and causes of heart diseases in Filipino Americans. This study is for those who consider themselves Filipino with both biological parents of Filipino heritage. The study is funded by VCU's C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research.

For more information, contact Youssef Roman at romany2@vcu.edu or (804) 628-8384 or visit https://forms.gle/jR9s1jgKncieSKxQ7.

Are you in recovery from substance use? Researchers in the Psychology Department are inviting students in recovery to participate in a research study on sleep health. Participation may include: filling out a daily sleep diary for six weeks, tracking your sleep wearing a wrist-worn device (provided at no cost), attending two 90-minute discussion groups via Zoom and answering two online surveys. Compensation will be provided for your time.

For more information, contact Morgan Reid at reidmp@vcu.edu or (804) 352-3797.