The application deadline for the Clinton Global Initiative University has been extended from Dec. 16 to Friday, Dec. 23. Join a global community of emerging leaders who are turning their ideas into action. VCU will help with travel assistance to the annual meeting at Vanderbilt University in Nashville. Apply at the following URL.

For more information, contact Kelsey Steenburgh at steenburghbk@vcu.edu or visit http://cgiu.org/apply.

VCU Continuing and Professional Education offers learning options for the VCU community and the public. Choose from accounting, business writing, communication, computer skills, customer service, data analysis, digital tech, event planning, facial reading, fitness and wellness, infant mental health, languages, makerspace training, management, marketing, mindfulness, online teaching, paralegal, play therapy, podcasting, Power BI, pre-health test prep, storytelling and WordPress.

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

Individuals who vape/use electronic cigarettes daily are needed to participate in a research study that requires multiple laboratory visits. Compensation may be provided. 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.