12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.

VCU Libraries' ongoing series of multimedia workshops continues with a basic overview of Adobe Premiere, which will focus on the parts of the software that can be the most useful for creative expression. This will be in conversation with The Workshop's resource Adobe Premiere Exercises - Maya Deren Remix Series, which was designed for Art Foundation students and faculty but is open to everyone. Register for the online session at the following URL.

For more information, contact Sue Robinson at srobinson26@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.libcal.com/event/9545015.

5:30 p.m. to 6:45 p.m.

Rammalogues will host a discussion about the VCU Common Book, "The Organ Thieves: The Shocking Story of the First Heart Transplant in the Segregated South," at the Massey Cancer Center. Rammalogues is a facilitated discussion series that provides a braver and safer space to talk about social identity. the event will be held at the Goodwin Research Laboratory, 401 College St., Thalhimer Conference Room. The session is free and readers are invited to join no matter where they are in the book. Registrants can pick up a free book from the Goodwin Research Laboratory front desk. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact IExcel Education at iexcel@vcu.edu or visit https://cvent.me/yXK5Zl.

7 p.m. to 8 p.m.

VCU's Medical Journal Club will host a workshop on learning how to present an article to Medical Journal Club members and publish via the Scholar's Compass. Also, a Kaplan representative will be at the event to discuss an MCAT Kaplan scholarship worth $1,999. The Zoom link is https://vcu.zoom.us/j/81299756416.

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

Thursday, Sep. 15, 2022 from 10:30 a.m. to noon

Men's Multicultural Collective is an office-led group created to support all VCU students identifying as men of color. The collective is headed by Jair Lecky, program manager for Men of Color Initiatives. VCU Community members are welcome to drop in the Office of Multicultural Student Affairs (OMSA) on Thursday, Sept. 15, between 10:30 a.m. and noon to learn more about the group and how to become involved. Register on Ramsconnect at https://vcu.campusgroups.com/MMC/rsvp_boot?id=1780236

For more information, contact Jair Lecky at leckyjj@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.campusgroups.com/mmc/home/.

Thursday, Sep. 15, 2022 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The VCU Police Department will host a bike registration and U-Lock table in front of James W. and Frances G. McGlothlin Medical Education Center, 1201 E. Marshall St. VCU students, faculty and staff can receive a free U-Lock with proof of VCU ID and learn how to register a bicycle. A limited supply of U-Locks will be provided. Follow VCU Police on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter for future U-Lock giveaway dates. A table will also be available Friday, Sept. 16 from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Compass, 828 Park Ave.

For more information, contact Officer Amy Murray at crimeprevreq@vcu.edu.

Thursday, Sep. 15, 2022 from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

The Health Sciences Library and University Student Commons and Activities will present a screening of the documentary “Hidden Heart: The Story of the First Human Heart Transplant, Hamilton Naki and Christiaan Barnard." The film tells the story of the first human heart transplant (1967) performed in apartheid South Africa and is shown as part of the Common Book program. Director of VCU Hume-Lee Transplant Center, Marlon Levy, M.D., will lead the discussion. Dinner will be served at 5 p.m. The event will be in the Court End Ballroom, Jonah L. Larrick Student Center, 900 Turpin St. Register t the following URL.

For more information, contact Sue Robinson at srobinson26@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.libcal.com/event/9402542.

Thursday, Sep. 15, 2022 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.

VCU's Office of Multicultural Student Affairs invites you to participate in its Latin Dance Nights, ¡Muevete! This five-week series will have various Latin-inspired dances each Thursday at Monroe Park, 620 W. Main St. This week's dance will be the Bomba. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Office of Multicultural Student Affairs at omsa@vcu.edu or visit https://cglink.me/2dV/r1783269.

Thursday, Sep. 15, 2022 from 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

VCU's Sociology Club will host a virtual roundtable discussion on reproductive rights in 2022. Questions: email socyclub@vcu.edu. RSVP for the Zoom link at https://forms.gle/SjTKNkvLL2ceok3r5

For more information, contact Melanie Barnes at mbbarnes@vcu.edu or (804) 828-4028 or visit https://sociology.vcu.edu/.

Friday, Sep. 16, 2022 at 9 a.m.

VCU's Common Book Program and the Department of African American Studies will host "To Tell It Like It Is: A Teach-In" around this year's Common Book, "The Organ Thieves." The event, at the Commons Plaza by the Ram Horns, will feature speakers who will discuss Richmond’s history and give an accounting of the steps Richmonders are taking to disrupt systemic racial and health inequities in RVA. Student organizations will also table to provide more information about how to become involved.

For more information, contact Anne Weakley at weakleyac@vcu.edu or visit https://bit.ly/3eLryZS.

Saturday, Sep. 17, 2022 from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.

As part of the Seventh Annual Afrikana Independent Film Festival (Sept. 15–18), the Institute for Contemporary Art at the Markel Center, 601 W. Broad St., will host a conversation between California-based artists dana washington-queen and Leila Weefur. Work by the two artists is simultaneously on view in Richmond’s Arts District. RSVP at the following URL.

For more information, contact Natalie Hale at halene@vcu.edu or visit https://icavcu.org/events/afrikana-dana-washington-queen-leila-weefur/.

Monday, Sep. 19, 2022 from 9 a.m. to noon

Join VCU's C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research and the VCU Human Research Protection Program for open consulting hours via Zoom. The session will include consultants from Biostatistics, Informatics, IRB, IND/IDE/FDA, Research Library Services, Designing and Conducting Research, Community Engaged Research and ClinicalTrials.gov. Faculty, students and staff from all VCU schools and departments are encouraged to take advantage of this opportunity to ask questions and receive guidance on both new research studies and existing research studies. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Maureen Olmsted at cctr@vcu.edu or (804) 828-9226 or visit https://redcap.vcu.edu/surveys/?s=9PEXYCJTYN.

Tuesday, Sep. 20, 2022 from noon to 1 p.m.

VCU HR and American Heart Association will present Joynita Nicholson. D.O., for a virtual well-being session about the benefits of physical activity in daily routines. She will talk about incorporating and increasing movement and how to stick with it. Information will also be provided about the upcoming Richmond HeartWalk. 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/3pBXaDy.

Tuesday, Sep. 20, 2022 at noon

VCU School of Medicine will present the awards program via livestream at the following URL. This program honors outstanding faculty in the areas of teaching, humanism in medicine, professional achievement of women in medicine, clinical excellence and leadership in graduate medical education.

For more information, contact Jody Hedstrom at hedstromj@vcu.edu or (804) 828-6591 or visit https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85493200682.

Tuesday, Sep. 20, 2022 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.

VCUarts and The Anderson will host a reception for Research Labs, an exhibition from VCUarts Qatar. The exhibit will be on view at The Anderson, 907 1/2 W. Franklin St., through Oct. 28. As part of an annual exhibition exchange between the VCUarts Richmond and VCUarts Doha, Qatar campuses, the Research Labs exhibition will feature projects from 11 teams of faculty, students and alumni.

For more information, contact Monica Kinsey at kinseym@vcu.edu or visit https://arts.vcu.edu/community/news/vcuarts-qatar-research-labs-exhibition-at-the-anderson/.

Wednesday, Sep. 21, 2022 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

VCU's Office of Health Equity will host this inaugural symposium in the Galleria of the James W. and Frances G. McGlothlin Medical Education Center, 1201 E. Marshall St. The symposium will offer the opportunity to examine historical and contemporary examples of interpersonal, institutional and structural racism in science and health care; gain an understanding of how their experiences today are influenced by this history and to be motivated to cultivate change on an individual and institutional level. Register at the following URL.

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

Wednesday, Sep. 21, 2022 from noon to 1 p.m.

VCU Human Resources will host a discussion about leave, benefits and work-life resources. The new "Adding to the Family Planning Guide" will be reviewed and help to navigate benefits and resources at VCU. Specific questions should be added to a Google form before the event. Link to the form in Talent. Register in Talent or at https://bit.ly/3ceWEIG

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

Wednesday, Sep. 21, 2022 from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Have you thought about starting your own podcast? VCU Continuing and Professional Education will present this session as part of its third Wednesdays FREE Community Series. Join Chioke I'Anson, Ph.D., with the VPM + ICA Community Media Center and guest host Conor Lobb, host of the "Continuing Conversations" podcast, to learn how to develop skills to tell the story that only you can tell. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact VCU Continuing and Professional Education at ocpe@vcu.edu or visit https://ocpe.vcu.edu/community.

Wednesday, Sep. 21, 2022 from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.

VCU's Office of Multicultural Student Affairs will host a mixer for all Latine faculty, staff and students in Richmond Salons III-IV, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. Come for the community and stay for the elote, chips, churros and agua fresca catered by E-Loteria. Event co-sponsors are TriO Student Support Services, You First at VCU, Society for the Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science at VCU and Latinx Student Association. RSVP by Sept. 19 at the following URL.

For more information, contact Beck Oh at ohrn@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/sewzTantEA8BgF8U6.

Wednesday, Sep. 21, 2022 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

The Equity in Cardiovascular Health Outcomes Lab will host a virtual focus group on the stress, vulnerability and resilience of young Black women. Check your eligibility and sign up at the following URL.

For more information, contact Anika L. Hines, Ph.D., MPH, at EqCHOLab@vcuhealth.org or (804) 828-5030 or visit https://redcap.vcu.edu/surveys/?s=P8FMMYKNAEMCF8TC.

Thursday, Sep. 22, 2022 at noon

VCU's L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs will hold a graduate programs virtual informational session via Zoom. An overview of the school's flexible graduate programs, a review of application procedures and a student panel will be presented. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Ross Losapio at losapior@vcu.edu or (804) 827-0364 or visit http://bit.ly/WilderInfo.

Tuesday, Sep. 27, 2022 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.

VCU Health and the School of Dentistry will co-sponsor a screening of the documentary "The Color of Care" from executive producer Oprah Winfrey. The film chronicles how people of color suffer from systemically substandard health care in the United States and how COVID-19 has exposed the consequences of this inequity. Carlos Smith, D.D.S., M.Div., will lead a panel discussion; light refreshments will follow. The event, free and open to all, will be at the Institute for Contemporary Art at the Markel Center, 601 W. Broad St. Space is limited; registration is required. Register at the following URL.

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

Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022 from noon to 1 p.m.

Join the Health and Wellness Library for a virtual book discussion of Mary Elizabeth William's memoir, "A Series of Catastrophes and Miracles." Share your thoughts during a talk about Williams' inspiring story of living with a deadly form of cancer and surviving by taking part in a clinical trial. The first 18 registrants will be eligible to pick up a free hardback copy of the book from the Health and Wellness Library. Register at https://vcu.libcal.com/event/9347899.

For more information, contact Jackson Wright at wrightjc4@vcu.edu or (804) 828-2432 or visit https://www.vcuhealth.org/for-your-health/health-and-wellness-library/.

Friday, Oct. 14, 2022 at 9 a.m.

Join The Grace E. Harris Leadership Institute, a center in the L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs, and the 2022 cohort of the VCU Leadership Development Program for their final team project presentations. Each year, participants work together to address an issue of importance to the university. The presentations, in the Richmond Salons, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave., are scheduled to allow guests to come and go as needed. A detailed schedule is available at the following URL.

For more information, contact Kiara Faulks at gehli@vcu.edu or visit https://gehli.vcu.edu/programs/vcu-leadership-development-program/team-projects/.

VCU Police will conduct extra visibility this month in all academic buildings. Officers will check in with faculty and staff to address any ongoing concerns relating to safety. This initiative will take place between Sept. 6 and Sept. 20. The department has a dedicated community policing team that can answer safety questions throughout the year by contacting the following email address.

For more information, contact VCU Police at policedept@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1196 or visit http://police.vcu.edu.

Thursday, Sept. 15 is the quarterly election deadline for voluntary contributions to become effective in October for participants in the Virginia Retirement System Hybrid Plan. Participants can voluntarily contribute up to 4 percent of their creditable salary and receive up to a 2.5 percent employer match. Questions: VCU HR support at https://go.vcu.edu/hrsupport

For more information, contact VCU Human Resources, Benefits Administration at benefits@vcu.edu or (804) 827-1723 or visit http://www.varetirement.org/hybrid.

The Michelson Philanthropies and Science Prize for Immunology focuses on transformative research in human immunology, with trans disease applications to accelerate vaccine and immunotherapeutic discovery. Apply at the following URL by Oct. 1.

For more information, contact Emily Komornik at komornikea@vcu.edu or visit http://komornikea@vcu.edu.

The Alan T. Waterman Award is the U.S. National Science Foundation’s highest honor. The award recognizes an outstanding early career researcher in any field of science or engineering supported by the NSF. In addition to a medal, the recipient of the award will receive a grant of $1,000,000 to use over a five-year period. Nominations will be accepted to Sept. 16. Apply at the following URL.

For more information, contact Melissa Throckmorton at throckmortms@vcu.edu or visit https://beta.nsf.gov/od/honorary-awards/waterman?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery.

This is an open call for all faculty/staff/students interested in reading for the VCU Cabell First Novelist Award. The award honors a debut novel written during the preceding calendar year. Entries are currently being received for the 2023 award and volunteers are sought to start reading and reviewing submissions. This is a unique opportunity to evaluate new and exciting work and to make a contribution to the judging process.

For more information, contact Brenna Camping at cabellfn@vcu.edu or visit https://firstnovelist.vcu.edu/.

VCU Human Resources has arranged for Walgreens, a participating pharmacy with the COVA health plans, to conduct five flu immunization clinics. These clinics will be offered on the Monroe Park campus, the MCV campus and at the VCU Police Department building. Appointments are required. No walk-ins please. See the following URL for dates and times at each location and the link to schedule your appointment.

For more information, contact Cindi Phares at cphares@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1521 or visit https://hr.vcu.edu/current-employees/worklife/flu-clinics/.

Draft versions of the revised Closeout of Sponsored Awards Policy and the Post Award Financial Management Policy are available for public comment until Sept. 28. Visit the following URL and click on Policies Open for Public Comment to access the draft policies.

For more information, contact Jason Block at blockj2@vcu.edu or visit http://vcu.public.doctract.com.

Individuals who vape/use electronic cigarettes daily are needed to participate in a research study that requires multiple laboratory visits. Compensation will be provided. This study will be conducted at VCU. Principal investigator os Alison Breland, Ph.D., Department of Psychology.

For more information, contact Alison Breland at abbrelan@vcu.edu or (802) 827-3562 or visit http://cstp.vcu.edu/studies.

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. Questions: Contact the following email or Khalifa Alrajeh at alrajehky@vcu.edu. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Youssef Roman at romany2@vcu.edu or (843) 276-7887 or visit https://forms.gle/jR9s1jgKncieSKxQ7.