12 p.m. to 1:15 p.m.

Nina Exner of VCU Libraries will be featured at a quarterly research conference of the Child Health Research Institute. The session will be held in person (Children's Hospital of Richmond, Room 5-086, 1001 E. Marshall St.) and via Zoom. Discussions will include NIH data management and research presentations from Melissa Hale. MSN/ED, on "Translational Approaches for the Treatment of Genetic Muscular Dystrophies" and Amanda Dickinson, M.D., and and Larisa Litovchick, M.D., Ph.D., on "DYRK1A Regulators in Development and Disease." Lunch will be provided on a first-come, first-served basis. The Zoom meeting ID is 984 5706 7595. The passcode: 956979.

For more information, contact Emma Burge at emma.burge@vcuhealth.org.

12 p.m.

Join the Humanities Research Center for a Meet VCU's Authors event with Mangala Subramaniam, Ph.D., Senior Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs and Professor of Sociology at VCU, and M. Cristina Alcalde, Ph.D. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Rani Sisavath at sisavathr@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_x7f0VBIDTmGw-yloexu12w#/registration.

12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m.

The VCUarts Graphic Design Department, Objects and Methods lecture series will present Denise Shanté Brown. The Zoom link is https://vcu.zoom.us/j/97671228958. No registration is required; all are welcome.

For more information, contact Diana Laurel Caramat at Caramatdl@vcu.edu or visit https://arts.vcu.edu/event/om-denise-shante-brown-lecture/.

6 p.m.

The American Society for Microbiology at VCU will present "Summer Internships 101" via Zoom. The session will include a discussion about available opportunities, how to prepare yourself and what to expect. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Eva Davis at davisep@vcu.edu or visit https://cglink.me/2dV/r1926066.

8 a.m.

Applications are now open for students interested in serving as a student representative to the VCU Board of Visitors. Apply at the following URL.

For more information, contact Reuban Rodriguez. Ph.D., at vcudean@vcu.edu or (804) 828-8940 or visit https://students.vcu.edu/student-life-at-vcu/get-involved/student-leadership/bov-student-reps/.

Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023 from 11 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

This bite-sized workshop via Zoom will include discussions on how to access Canvas Inbox and Calendar, sending messages to your class and creating appointments in Calendar. The Zoom link is https://vcu.zoom.us/my/canvaslearn Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Jon Reed at reedjj@vcu.edu or visit https://training.vcu.edu/course.aspx?processFlag=2&itemID=18096.

Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

VCUarts and The Anderson will present "Together//Apart," a collaboration involving Dance and Choreography and Kinetic Imaging faculty member Kate Sicchio, Ph.D.; VCU Engineering faculty member Patrick Martin, Ph.D.; and The Hive Lab. "Together//Apart" is a series of choreographic performances that reflect creative human-robot team research into the symbiotic relationship between dance and engineering. Each performance at The Anderson, 907 1/2 W. Franklin St., lasts 15 minutes and will be followed by a 15 minute Q+A.

For more information, contact Monica Kinsey at kinseym@vcu.edu or visit https://arts.vcu.edu/community/news/kate-sicchio-togetherapart/.

Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023 from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

The Society for the Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science will hold its first general body meeting of the semester in the Office of Multicultural Student Affairs, Suite 215, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. Food will be available.

For more information, contact Sheila Hernandez-Rubio at sacnasatvcu@gmail.com.

Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023 at 09 a.m.

VCU's Records Management Office will hold Records Management 101 training online via Zoom in the upcoming months. Training will cover recordkeeping requirements and practices to be compliant with state regulations and university policy. Register in Talent (keyword "records"). Busy but can’t make it? Try self-paced Records Management 101 training available in Canvas.

For more information, contact Amber Peranski at aperanski@vcu.edu or (804) 828-2097.

Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023 from noon to 1 p.m.

Join medical personnel from VCU and VCUHS as they discuss how to treat minor physical injuries, such as small cuts, splinters, stings and burns. Hands-on CPR training will also be provided for those who want to learn basic lifesaving resuscitation skills. It does not provide a course completion card. This session is offered both in person (School of Pharmacy Building, 410 N. 12th St., Room 129) as well as virtually, and is brought to you by VCU HR and Employee Health. Register in Talent@VCU or at: https://bit.ly/3HSkcAv

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

Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023 from noon to 1 p.m.

Do you feel as if you are sitting too much at work? Are you stiff and tired each day when you finish work? Join the Health and Wellness Library on Zoom as Health Coach and Educator Carrie Baines talks about ways to keep active throughout the work day, whether at a desk or at home. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Jackson Wright at wrightjc4@vcu.edu or (804) 828-2432 or visit https://vcu.libcal.com/event/10243957.

Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023 from noon to 1 p.m.

Roy Sabo, Ph.D., associate professor, Biostatistics, will provide a general and accessible description via Zoom of the most frequently used adaptive designs for Phase I, II and III trials. While some technical details will be discussed, the session is designed for non-statisticians. The talk will be hosted by VCU's C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research. Questions: Visit 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 visit https://vcu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMpfuuhqzgpGNHFStkyW71S2zLwT-TeeFNL.

Friday, Jan. 27, 2023 from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Implementation of Quest 2028 and its One VCU Strategic Research Plan has launched VCU into the top 50 of U.S. public research universities. This in-person address (College of Health Professions auditorium, 900 E. Leigh St.) to be given by Vice President for Research and Innovation P. Srirama Rao, Ph.D., will feature current trends, future direction and celebrate the impactful work being carried out by VCU's researchers and scholars. Learn how the university's unstoppable transformative innovation is addressing societal challenges to serve our community and shape the future. Registration is required. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Emily Komornik at komornikea@vcu.edu or visit https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfzO3WTaqYF4ydPwxdMf_LS9lS-gPXKted8rOq1yoAWRofFJQ/viewform.

Monday, Jan. 30, 2023 from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Sisters and Stethoscopes and the American Red Cross will co-sponsor a blood drive at the Pace Center, 700 W. Franklin St. Participants will receive a free T-shirt; one pint of blood can save up to three patients. Appointments are recommended and can be made at the following URL.

For more information, contact Sisters and Stethoscopes at sasatvcu@gmail.com or visit https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/drive-results?zipSponsor=vcu.

Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

BASE (Black Art Student Empowerment), CPC (Creative Production Collective) and vcuBlkinfashion have collaborated to produce Black Fidelity. The month-long series of events will take place at The Anderson (907 1/2 W. Franklin St.) and around VCU to showcase artwork underscoring themes of Afro-Realism and Afro-Futurism with a gallery exhibit, panels and workshops.

For more information, contact Sydney Wilson at wilsonsj5@vcu.edu.

Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

VCU's Black Graduate Student Association at VCU will meet in the Office of Multicultural Student Affairs, Suite 215, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave.

For more information, contact Ariel Johnson at bgsa@vcu.edu.

Friday, Feb. 3, 2023 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Sound artist Nadah el Shazly will be featured in a February First Friday musical performance at VCU's Institute for Contemporary Art at the Markel Center, 601 W. Broad St. RSVP at the following URL.

For more information, contact Seychelle Stableford at stablefords@vcu.edu or visit https://icavcu.org/.

Friday, Feb. 3, 2023 from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The Pace Center and Virginia Interfaith Power and Light will host a Student Day of Action at Seven Hills Hostel, 7 N. Second St., and the Virginia State Capitol. Join college students from around Virginia to learn about racial equity, affordable housing, and environmental justice and advocate to legislative representatives at the Virginia General Assembly. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Russ Kerr at kerrr@vcu.edu or visit https://www.virginiainterfaithcenter.org/get-involved/2023-student-day-of-action/.

Friday, Feb. 10, 2023 at 7 p.m.

The Katherine Johnson Community Center will host Galentine's Day at Shift Retail Lab, 1235 W. Broad St. The event will feature desserts and the Richmond Flower Truck will be available for participants to create bouquets. Discounted tickets are available for VCU students, staff and alumni. Tickets can be purchased at the following URL.

For more information, contact Erin Hanley, Ph.D., at hanleye@vcu.edu or (301) 885-7369 or visit https://www.eventbrite.com/e/galentines-day-tickets-519670617807.

Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023 from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Bring your concepts to life and develop a professional portfolio. Learn the basics of visual content creation from photo and video to set design, styling and developing a creative process in this new hybrid course with VCUarts alum Emma Manis. Courses meet through March 29. Coupon codes are available for VCU alumni, VCU students, VCU and VCU Health employees, active-duty military, reservists, Guard members, veterans and military spouses. 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://www.continuingstudies.vcu.edu/coursestatus.awp3?&course=23-SS-197.

VCU employees who have given their eConsent may view and print their 2022 W-2 statement in Employee Self Service at the following URL.

For more information, contact Jackie Myers at jhmyers@vcu.edu or visit http://go.vcu.edu/eservices.

RecWell’s Ram Power Challenge event will provide the opportunity for participants to explore their physical strength by completing power lifts, squats, bench presses and deadlifts. RecWell certified personal trainers and fitness floor attendants will guide participants through each exercise. After learning the basics each participant will have two chances to test their strength on each lift. Register by Friday, Jan. 27 at the following URL.

For more information, contact Tanika Santos MacSwain at santosmacst@vcu.edu or visit https://recwell.vcu.edu/thrive/small-group-training/.

Participating in a summer internship that is unpaid or doesn't pay enough to cover your expenses? Apply for funding for your summer experience through the VCU Internship Funding Program. Funds provided can be used to cover expenses for travel, housing, child care, professional attire, supplies and more. The application for Summer 2023 funding will open on Tuesday, Jan. 24 in the RAMS Scholarship Hub and will close on Sunday, April 2. Apply at the following URL.

For more information, contact VCU Career Services at careers@vcu.edu or visit https://careers.vcu.edu/resources/internshipfundingprogram/.

VCU's Global Education Office seeks people interested in participating in its Global Buddies Program, which matches domestic English-speaking students with international students. Participation in this program provides the opportunity to make friends and connect with people from around the world. Register at the following URL by Sunday, Feb. 5.

For more information, contact Colleen Choate at choatecl@vcu.edu or visit https://global.vcu.edu/students/community/globalbuddies/.

VCU Choral Ensembles want you to rise up and sign up. Register today at the following URL to join a VCU Choral Ensemble. Test your musicianship abilities by learning new repertoire with other VCU students.

For more information, contact Christopher Hansen, Ph.D., assistant director of choral activities, at hansenc3@vcu.edu or visit https://arts.vcu.edu/academics/departments/music/ensembles/vocal-ensemble/vocal-ensemble-audition-info/.

Do you ever feel like things keep getting in the way of your goals for a healthier lifestyle? You’re not alone. Many young women find it challenging to be active and maintain a balanced diet. If you’re interested in support for meeting your goals for weight loss and healthy living, check out Ready SET Health — a free program designed especially for young women by researchers at the VCU School of Medicine.

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

This month's blog ponders the prevalence of stories about corruption in the news. Also, revisit a case in which one employee learned that in spite of how difficult it may seem, it's always best to tell the truth.

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

VCU Libraries is launching a three-year pilot program for institutional access to Covidence, an online tool that streamlines the production of systematic reviews, scoping reviews and other literature-intensive research projects. Questions: Email VCU Libraries at library@vcu.edu or Karen Gau at gaukh@vcu.edu. Sign up at the following URL.

For more information, contact Sue Robinson at srobinson26@vcu.edu or visit https://guides.library.vcu.edu/covidence.

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. Register at the following URL before Wednesday, Feb. 1.

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

This study is seeking individuals between the ages of 18 and 35 years who have post-traumatic stress disorder or symptoms of PTSD. The purpose of this research study is to examine the effect of PTSD symptoms on blood vessel function during acute exercise and following exercise training. This study will be conducted at 500 Academic Centre on VCU’s Monroe Park Campus. Principal investigator is Ryan Garten, Ph.D., Department of Kinesiology and Health Sciences.

For more information, contact Ryan Garten at rsgarten@vcu.edu.