3 p.m. to 5 p.m.

VCU's da Vinci Center will host free intellectual property clinics with lawyers from Nixon Peabody Tuesday-Friday, July 12-15. The clinics, to be at Shift Retail Lab, 1235 W. Broad St., will be individual or team meetings open to students, faculty, staff and the public. Questions will be addressed about patents, branding, trademarks, copyright or forming a corporation for a project. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Mary-Chris Escobar at escobarmc@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/DPjaUMgTL8tMBt8i9.

Wednesday, Jul. 13, 2022 at 11 a.m.

Are you a VCU campus partner interested in hosting a Weeks of Welcome event for Fall? Learn how the WoW Campus Relations and RamsConnect Committee can help advertise your program or event during WoW. Attend a virtual informational session at 11 a.m. Wednesday, July 13, or 1 p.m. Thursday, July 14. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Jonathan Fuller at fullerjd2@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUuduiqqTwiGdIfTlPEb1LSw310RR3Az9PJ.

Thursday, Jul. 14, 2022 from noon to 1 p.m.

Join VCU Human Resources and Suzie Park, M.D., VCU Internal Medicine, for a discussion on preventive health resources and tips to stay cancer-free. This session will be offered in person and virtually. Register at Talent@VCU or: https://bit.ly/3u9cBWs.

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

Tuesday, Jul. 26, 2022 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.

The Equity in Cardiovascular Health Outcomes Lab will hold an Art for Hearts study at the VCU Health Hub at 25th, 1330 N 25th St., Suite A. The study is an eight-part, eight-week program which explores how painting and expressing your thoughts and feelings could help mental health and blood pressure in Black women.

For more information, contact Anika L. Hines at eqcholab@vcuhealth.org or (804) 828-5030.

All VCU alumni who identify as first-generation are sought for participation in a research study about the experiences and perceptions of first-generation alumni in relation to alumni engagement and the value of the alumni network. The study will involve a 60-90 minute interview and potentially a follow-up focus group. Participants will receive a $10 Starbucks gift card. Contact the following email address by July 15.

For more information, contact Allison Toney at aktoney@vcu.edu.

Are you an instructor looking for a new textbook? Would you like a more affordable alternative for your students, something more aligned with your syllabus or that allows more flexibility in your course design? Learn about free textbook alternatives through this VCU Libraries asynchronous Canvas course. Write a short review of an open textbook and earn a $200 stipend. Register at https://open.umn.edu/network/workshops/open-textbook-workshop-summer-2022

For more information, contact Sue Robinson at srobinson26@vcu.edu or visit https://www.library.vcu.edu/about/events/2021-2022/open-textbook-workshop-.html.

Learn the difference between anonymous and confidential when calling the VCUHelpline and read what a student experienced when she called to make a report. Find it all in this month's Compliance Corner and Compliance Case Study blog posts at the following URL.

For more information, contact Kim McQuillen at mcquillenka@vcu.edu or (804) 828-2028 or visit https://blogs.vcu.edu/ico/.

The Mid-Atlantic Twin Registry is a group of twins and their families who are willing to consider taking part in twin-based, health-related research. MATR welcomes twins of any age, ethnicity and zygosity (identical or fraternal). All twins and triplets in the VCU community are invited to to register with MATR and to pass the registry's information on to any other twins.

For more information, contact MATR at matr@vcu.edu or (800) 872-8946 or visit http://www.matr.vcu.edu.