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

Join VCU HR and VCU RecWell and find a moment of quiet reflection with a virtual meditation session. Register in Talent@VCU or at https://bit.ly/3UIPv3E

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

Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022 from noon to 1 p.m.

Nina Exner, Ph.D., Research Data Librarian, will discuss the latest updates via Zoom on the NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy and VCU resources for data management and sharing at a lunch research seminar hosted by VCU's C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research. Bring your research studies and practice writing an NIH DMS Plan. Register at https://vcu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMuc-GvpjsrHtcJ350kKqx8CrapCaM8zGir

For more information, contact Pamela Dillon, Pharm.D., research liaison, at pmdillon@vcu.edu or visit https://cctr.vcu.edu/.

Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022 from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Join VCU's School of Education for more information on effective leadership in an ever-changing educational environment. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Jazmin Tilfas at soeinfo@vcu.edu or visit https://connect.soe.vcu.edu/register/?id=c8a6c84d-c134-484a-9742-d9986199996d.

Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2022 from noon to 1:30 p.m.

VCU's Health Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation will host a virtual keynote address by Erin Andrews, Psy.D., and panel discussion focused on health care as a universal human right, barriers faced by disabled people and the solutions for providing culturally competent care. Click on the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Ana Mills, Psy.D., at ana.mills@vcuhealth.org or visit https://vcuhealth.zoom.us/j/95953035431.

Monday, Dec. 19, 2022 from noon to 12:30 p.m.

Join VCU HR and VCU RecWell for a virtual on-demand workout video. Register in Talent@VCU or at: https://bit.ly/3gScBXG

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

Do you want to raise money for your program’s fund(s) on Giving Day 2023? Submit your story application by Jan. 18 at bit.ly/GivingDayStories and a member of the development team will contact you to discuss next steps. Not sure which stories to include? Need help developing content? Reach out ASAP to Catherine Brown at the following email address.

For more information, contact Catherine Brown, Development and Alumni Relations Specialist, at brownck6@vcu.edu or visit https://give.communityfunded.com/o/virginia-commonwealth-university/i/giving-day-2023-idea.

VCU staff members have made important and inspirational contributions this year. Now is your chance to recognize them. The VCU Staff Senate Awards for Excellence nomination process is now open. These awards are for staff members, by staff members. Nominations may be made at the following URL by Monday, Feb. 6.

For more information, contact Andrea Wight at wighta@vcu.edu or visit https://staffsenate.vcu.edu/initiatives/awards-for-excellence/.

The Queer Research and Advocacy Center (Q Collective) will present Q Symposium 2023: Policing Bodies on March 28-29. This second annual symposium will explore the forms of violence levied against trans/queer people that are central to liberal democracy and state power. Scholars/artists/activists are asked to explore these ideas from intersectional and/or transdisciplinary frames. Questions: Visit https://docs.google.com/document/d/1y_EW7SxpD2vqryVjwFPHcwADtG1h8ITZOf2hSesHzQc/edit?usp=sharing Submit proposals at the following URL.

For more information, contact Q Collective at qcollective@vcu.edu or visit https://connect.inclusive.vcu.edu/register/q-symposium-proposals.

Individuals who dip/use smokeless tobacco are needed to participate in a research study that requires multiple laboratory visits. Compensation may be available. 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.

The VCU Wellbeing Lab invites you to participate in a research study on two stress reduction programs for undergraduate students. VCU investigators seek to understand how two online stress reduction programs affect students’ mood and stress-related behavior. Compensation is available. Sign up before Feb. 1, 2023.‬‬

For more information, contact Polina Beloborodova at vcu.stress.reduction@gmail.com or (804) 215-6196 or visit https://beloborodp.wixsite.com/stressreduction.

Ready, SET, Health! Researchers at VCU are looking for young women interested in changing their diet and physical activity routine to enroll in a new study. Eligible participants will receive a free program designed to help them meet their goals for healthy living. The study requires two in-person data collection visits (one before the program and one after), but the entire four-month program is conducted completely online.

For more information, contact Morgan Meyer at morgan.meyer@vcuhealth.org or (804) 827-2250 or visit http://www.readysethealthvcu.com.