10 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.

Are you interested in working with other students across different disciplines? Are you fascinated by creating solutions to complex problems? Have you always wanted to start a business or nonprofit? Learn about the center's undergraduate certificates at this online presentation and its programs in product innovation, venture creation and human-centered design. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Lloyd Young at youngel3@vcu.edu or visit https://connect.business.vcu.edu/register/ug-feb3.

12 p.m. to 1 p.m.

Meet new friends through storytelling at the Pace Center, 700 W. Franklin St. This week's topic is Hero Day. A homemade lunch will be served. Volunteers will be needed from 11 a.m.-1:45 p.m. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Kailey Harris at harrisk7@vcu.edu.

4 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Doctors Without Borders at VCU will have the organization's first guest speaker event of the semester via Zoom. Dr. Mohammed Farikh, an aspiring pediatric emergency physician, will talk about his experiences and answer questions. Zoom ID is: 930 7465 9623. Questions: DM the instagram page (friendsmsf_vcu).

For more information, contact Elmira Sedaghat at sedaghatbashe@vcu.edu.

4 p.m.

Learn about the research students are conducting at VCU as well as how to connect with research mentors. Presenters will be Roma Kankaria and Tanya Kurnootala, biology and pre-med students. Questions: https://clc.vcu.edu/science-hub/. The event, hosted by the Science Hub, will be held in Room 250, James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave., and online. Register at the following URL for the Zoom link.

For more information, contact Brian Cone at coneb2@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUkfuCvqjsiHdN0BEh9g1aHb0er1qLbXheX.

5 p.m.

Grab some friends for teams of three to four to test your knowledge of STEM in popular culture. (Teams will be created with individual participants, too.) The top team will win free VCU swag. The event, hosted by the Science Hub, will be held in Room 250, James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave.

For more information, contact Brian Cone at coneb2@vcu.edu or visit https://clc.vcu.edu/science-hub/.

6 p.m. to 7 p.m.

VCU's Global Education Office invites students, staff, and faculty to cultural conversations with peers from La Salle University in Oaxaca, Mexico. During the Spring 2022 series, participants can learn more about university life, entertainment and traditions. Participants can sign up for one or more sessions of the eight part series, which will meet every Wednesday through April 6. Register a the following URL. The Zoom ID is 96309540023.

For more information, contact Audrey Emiko Short at aeshort@vcu.edu or visit https://tinyurl.com/VCUCCMexicoSpring22.

7 p.m.

Commemorate women in STEM during national engineering week. The session, to be hosted by VCU's Society of Women Engineers, will be held in Room 3229, College of Engineering East Hall, 401 W. Main St.

For more information, contact Anisha Beladia at beladiaar@vcu.edu or (571) 208-6049.

7 p.m.

Jose G. Trevino, M.D., associate professor and chair, Division of Surgical Oncology Surgeon-in-Chief, Massey Cancer Center, will discuss his career at a cafecito hosted by the Society For Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science. The session will be in Room 228, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. Food and drinks will be provided. Seating is limited; RSVP at the following URL.

For more information, contact Cindy Ascencio at sacnasatvcu@gmail.com or visit https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdD4OkfYPoTa-txqxOHdqXtOFfuHBge9mafy2Y3fQ6XhTo7jA/viewform.

7:30 p.m. to 8:15 p.m.

Take a half hour in the evening to decompress and engage in mindful creativity at the Pace Center, 700 W. Franklin St. The event will be a listening party with karaoke. Come prepared with a favorite song to share with the group.

For more information, contact Jean Linnell at operations@thepacecenter.com.

9 a.m. to 10 a.m.

Learn how to develop a clear, focused, complex research question. 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/.

Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Summer course registration begins Feb. 15. Visit the Summer Studies informational table on Feb. 15 and Feb. 16 from 1-3 p.m. in the first floor of the University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. Pick up summer swag, get answers about how summer classes work and talk to a financial aid counselor.

For more information, contact Elizabeth Bambacus at bambacuses@vcu.edu or (804) 827-4586 or visit http://summer.vcu.edu.

Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022 from noon to 1:30 p.m.

VCU's Department of Painting and Printmaking will present a virtual lecture by artist Ian Cheng. Since 2012, Cheng has created a series of simulations that explore an agent’s capacity to deal with an ever-changing environment. Recently, the artist developed BOB (Bag of Beliefs), an AI creature whose personality, body and life script evolve across exhibitions. Cheng has exhibited solo presentations at The Shed, New York; MoMA PS1, New York; and Serpentine Galleries, London. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Kat Wilson at kawilson@vcu.edu or visit https://arts.vcu.edu/event/ian-cheng-visiting-artist-lecture/.

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

Cathrin Danielle Green, M.S., will virtually discuss the Homework, Organization and Planning Skills intervention and present research findings from the randomized controlled trial including more than 250 middle school students assigned to receive two school based interventions for adolescents with ADHD. Green is a clinical psychology doctoral candidate and is a researcher with the Promoting Adolescent School Success Research Group at VCU. Register in Talent and search Career Community-Research.

For more information, contact Alanda Perry Jones at perryar@vcu.edu.

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

The Pace Center, 700 W. Franklin St., will host a $1 community café in honor of Black history month.

For more information, contact Samantha Haines at hainess2@vcu.edu.

Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022 from 12:30 p.m. to 1 p.m.

Join Science Hub Program Manager Brian Cone to learn how to optimize your preparation for upcoming tests, as well as how to learn from that test how to better prepare for future ones. Questions: https://clc.vcu.edu/science-hub/. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Brian Cone at coneb2@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIlcOmqqTwjH9RQskvkjUuHktCsuSaYCxWD.

Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022 at 2 p.m.

The Money Spot and VCU Career Services will present a virtual program which will focus on using Handshake, then dive into how to support individual financial goals and circumstances. Questions: https://themoneyspot.vcu.edu. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Dorian Philpot at finsuccess@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJckcO-sqDgsGNe3komc21DK0gI2dVTRTYC5.

Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022 from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.

The Honors College will host the Berglund Seminar online. The seminar will focus on how to prepare for, engage with and make the most of undergraduate research at VCU and beyond.

For more information, contact Jared Johnson at jajohnson4@vcu.edu.

Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022 from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

VCU's Office of Multicultural Student Affairs presents "The Skipwith-Roper Homecoming,” a campaign to reconstruct the cottage as a historic site in an effort to tell a fuller history of the Black American experience through the untold story of the founding father of the country’s first historically registered Black urban neighborhood. Register for this virtual event online.

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

Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022 from 9 a.m. to noon

Learn to be an advocate and ally for people struggling with substance use disorders and those in recovery. The event will be hosted by Rams in Recovery. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Jennifer Hall at lawjl@vcu.edy or (804) 586-7746 or visit https://recovery.vcu.edu/recovery-ally/.

Friday, Feb. 18, 2022 from 11 a.m. to noon

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/.

Friday, Feb. 18, 2022 from noon to 1 p.m.

Debajyoti Sinha, Ph.D., Department of Statistics, Florida State University, will discuss "Bayesian Regression Analysis of Skewed Tensor Response From Dental Studies." Questions: https://biostatistics.vcu.edu/news/seminar/. Click on the following URL for the Zoom link. The meeting ID is 923 1735 5766. The passcode is 364454.

For more information, contact Dipankar Bandyopadhyay at dbandyop@vcu.edu or visit https://zoom.us/j/92317355766?pwd=My9Ud2dXdU44OU9WTk92SnZobEFqUT09.

Friday, Feb. 18, 2022 at 5 p.m.

Join Students Today Alumni Tomorrow on our victory to scream GO RAMS at the basketball game at the Siegel Center. Students will play Spin the Wheel to win prizes by completing traditions from the university's very own Traditions app.

For more information, contact Catherine Ruiz-Romero at ruizromec@vcu.edu.

Friday, Feb. 18, 2022 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

VCU Dental Care will celebrate Give Kids A Smile 2022 at the Children's Pavilion 1000 E. Broad St., Level 6, Suite 200, with free dental care for children ages 1-14 without dental insurance. Appointments are required and may be made by calling (804) 628-4750. Space is limited.

For more information, contact Patrice Gray at pgray3@vcu.edu or (804) 628-2443.

Monday, Feb. 21, 2022 from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Collective Corazón will host a panel event to discuss health disparities faced by Richmond's Latinx community. Scheduled panelists include Carolina Lugo (Sacred Heart Center), Elvira de la Cruz (Latinos In Virginia Empowerment), and Indira Sultanić, Ph.D., (VCU). Participants are encouraged to take part. Register at the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Jasmin Blanco at blancovaja@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/j/94972185869.

Monday, Feb. 21, 2022 from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Health Disparities Organization is collaborating with Health Brigade to teach students how to obtain vitals and understand the measurements. Vital signs are defined as clinical measurements of a patient's body functions and show how well the body is working. Vital signs can include body temperature, pulse (heart rate), blood pressure, respiration rate and oxygen saturation. The session will be at Health Brigade, 1010 N. Thompson St. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Moorin Khan at khanmh22@vcu.edu or visit https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSejV9w7hOjKV4O_v0rJQQJnKCaydL0B-_uaDntyzxiNZq0s8g/viewform.

Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022 at 6 p.m.

Calvin Blocker, MD/MBA and a captain in the U.S. Army Reserve, will speak as part of VCU's Office of Student Engagement Speaker Series. He will share what led him to pursue medical and master's degrees and discuss his identity as a black husband and father. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Office of Student Engagement at studentexp@vcu.edu. or visit https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUvcumuqDMoEtajha_tRWK5RCBJLdN_3X_z.

Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2022 at noon

Join VCU's School of Education for information on why learning and development professionals are in high demand in today's organizations. Learn skills to prepare you to take on roles as instructional designers or human resource and organizational development professionals. 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/93152276411?pwd=cllkY2FvTmFLSkJTeGg3R2E3RTF1dz09.

Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2022 from noon to 1 p.m.

The Wright Center informatics team will virtually discuss HIPAA-compliant cohort discovery platforms (TriNetX and ACT) that can help researchers evaluate research populations, answer research questions with deidentified data and develop collaborations at the next Whetting Your Appetite for Research seminar. The series is hosted by VCU's C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research. Questions: http://www.cctr.vcu.edu. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Pamela Dillon, Pharm.D., research liaison, at pmdillon@vcu.edu or (804) 827-1519 or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcpcOqprzMqGtbP6-PU1NyeVO-xmbG4Wavc.

Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2022 at 6 p.m.

Join the VPM and ICA Community Media Center for a free, virtual talk from Hrishikesh Hirway about the development of his podcast "Song Exploder." In the podcast, musicians take apart their songs, and piece by piece, to tell the story of how they were made. Guests include Fleetwood Mac, Billie Eilish, U2, Metallica, Solange, Lorde, Yo-Yo Ma, The Roots, Bon Iver and more. The show has been featured at the Sundance Film Festival, SXSW, Noise Pop Festival, and Moogfest. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Stephanie Stanton at stantons@vcu.edu or visit https://icavcu.org/events/hrishikesh-hirway-song-exploder/.

Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2022 from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Award-winning journalist Gayle Jessup White will discuss her book "Reclamation." A descendant of Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings, Jessup will share her journey in researching her lineage, explore America’s racial reckoning through the prism of her ancestors and define what it means to pursue the American dream as a Black woman. The conversation will be moderated by Shawn Utsey, Ph.D., chair of African-American studies. This event will take place in Room 303, James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave., and virtually. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Jeffery Wilson at jlwilson4@vcu.edu or visit http://linktr.ee/vcuomsa.

Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022 from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Robert Green, M.D., professor of medicine in genetics, Harvard Medical School, director of G2P Genomic Program, will be the keynote speaker at a virtual event hosted by HCDI Core, Vibrent Health and Massey Cancer Center. The goals of the event are to bring together tech innovators and academic researchers, highlight innovative solutions in medical science and digital health research and provide a forum for discussing solutions to advance digital health research. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Tatiana Kohlmann at kohlmannta@vcu.edu or (804) 628-7523 or visit https://www.eventbrite.com/e/digital-health-innovations-in-research-symposium-2022-tickets-239415196297.

Friday, Feb. 25, 2022 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.

VCU's ADVANCE-IT, the Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence and The Grace E. Harris Leadership Institute will sponsor a conversation with STEM deans who will share their journey to leadership and success in academia. A keynote conversation with Stephanie G. Adams, Ph.D., University of Texas, Dallas, will be followed by a panel discussion with VCU Deans Jennifer Malat, Ph.D.; Jean Giddens, Ph.D.; and Susan Parish, Ph.D. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Denise Grothues at Denise.Grothues@vcuhealth.org or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Qr5XOHgIR2GuAp1XJg7Vow.

Tuesday, Mar. 1, 2022 at noon

Join VCU Recreation and Well-Being (RecWell) on Mondays for virtual guided meditation. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Brittany Beal at bealbj@vcu.edu or (703) 568-2002 or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/j/91703449510.

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.

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.

VCU faculty members want all students to be successful in their classes this spring – which is why over the next three weeks, they may submit progress reports for students who are struggling early in the semester. If you get a progress report in your email, don’t worry, there’s plenty of time, people and resources to help you reach your academic goals. Check out the following URL to learn more. Your academic advisor is your best resource – make an appointment today.

For more information, contact Maggie Tolan at imtolan@vcu.edu or visit https://keeplearning.vcu.edu/stay/.

The Basic Life Support With First Aid blended learning course is intended for health care providers responding to cardiac and breathing emergencies. The course specializes in skills in CPR, AED and first aid, along with elements of communication and adaptability when responding to emergencies. The blended course features two virtual interactive sessions in preparation for the instructor-led classroom skill session. The course will be offered by VCU Recreation and Well-Being (RecWell). Register by Feb. 21 at the following URL for the March 1 class.

For more information, contact Noah Rogers at rogersn2@vcu.edu or visit https://recsports.vcu.edu/programs/certifications/arc-bls/.

TEDxVCU, sponsored by the Commons, is back for another year. The ticket application is open for this year’s event, scheduled to take place on April 2 at the Institute for Contemporary Art. Questions: https://vcu.campusgroups.com/tedxvcu. For those interested in hearing big ideas from students, faculty and alumni, fill out the application by March 4 at the following URL.

For more information, contact TEDxVCU Team at tedx@vcu.edu or visit https://cglink.me/2dV/s63992.

Individuals who smoke tobacco cigarettes daily are needed to participate in research studies. Compensation will be provided. View the screening survey at the following URL. This study will be conducted at VCU. Principal Investigator is Alison Breland, Ph.D., Department of Psychology.

For more information, contact Alison Breland at abbrelan@vcu.edu or (804) 827-3562 or visit http://cstp.vcu.edu/studies.

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 Bhushan Thakkar at thakkarbs2@vcu.edu or (804) 300-5578.