11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Visit VCU Libraries Special Collections and Archives for an open house featuring rare and unique materials related to photography. The exhibit will include items from University Archives, the Book Arts collection, rare books and more. The exhibit will be in the fourth floor Reading Room, James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave.

For more information, contact Katharine Buckley at buckleyk3@vcu.edu or visit https://www.library.vcu.edu/about/events/2023-2024/sca-open-house-2024.html.

3 p.m. to 4 p.m.

VCU's Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics will host Denise Kirschner, Ph.D., University of Michigan, for a math colloquium. She will speak in Room 1201, Academic Learning Commons, 1000 Floyd Ave. Colloquium seminars, held on select Fridays throughout the year, are broad audience presentations intended to introduce the VCU community to the world of mathematics.

For more information, contact Laura Ellwein Fix at lellwein@vcu.edu or visit https://math.vcu.edu/events/event-items/math-colloquium-multi-scale-modeling-can-predict-factors-driving-the-immune-response-and-treatment-in-tuberculosis.html.

5 p.m.

Each spring, VCU's Office of Multicultural Student Affairs hosts six cultural achievement ceremonies (graduation ceremonies for students of underrepresented communities). OMSA invites participation in the planning process and assistance in making these ceremonies truly celebratory for students who take part and their loved ones. Sign up at the following URL by Friday, Jan. 26.

For more information, contact Jair Lecky at leckyjj@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/QrJZMd6vcHepKaEk8.

Sunday, Jan. 28, 2024 from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Auctus, VCU's Journal of Undergraduate Research and Creative Scholarship., will host a meeting in Room 1303, The Honors College, 701 W. Grace St. Interested students can join the STEM, social sciences, humanities, creative or news and noteworthy sections and learn about reviewing submissions. Food will be provided. Students can join in-person or virtually at the following URL.

For more information, contact Auctus at auctus@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/j/88100520677.

Monday, Jan. 29, 2024 from noon to 2 p.m.

VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center will host a luncheon for those interested in cancer and clinical research at VCU Massey. Learn about the center's undergraduate and graduate programs. The luncheon will be held in the SGA Senate Chamber of the University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. Those who have started an application for the programs in ACS CURE, CTOSI, ACS ACCESS or WLSI are also invited to attend. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Caroline Blair at blaircp@vcu.edu or visit https://redcap.vcu.edu/surveys/?s=EYC8NMPR7XPMWYJ3.

Monday, Jan. 29, 2024 at 4 p.m.

Learn how to use the tools you need to write your best statement. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Trey Burnart Hall at hallbr@vcu.edu or visit https://writing.vcu.edu/calendar/.

Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024 from 11 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.

Are you fascinated by creating solutions to complex problems? Have you always wanted to start a business or nonprofit? Learn about the da Vinci Center's undergraduate certificates. Learn exactly what a certificate is and the center's programs in product innovation and venture creation. Find out about classes in human-centered design and how they fit into your academic plans. Register at https://connect.business.vcu.edu/register/Ugrad-Info-Jan-31

For more information, contact VCU da Vinci Center at davincicenter@vcu.edu or visit https://davincicenter.vcu.edu/news--events/.

Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024 from 11 a.m. to noon

This workshop will cover how to record videos using Kaltura, managing Kaltura channels and embedding Kaltura into Canvas. Register at: https://training.vcu.edu/course.aspx?processFlag=2&itemID=18314 The Zoom link is https://vcu.zoom.us/j/2324828315?omn=82367739911

For more information, contact Jon Reed at reedjj@vcu.edu or visit http://learningsystems.vcu.edu.

Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024 from noon to 1 p.m.

Join BareSOUL Wellness for this guided practice will introduce breathing practices, gentle movement and relaxation techniques that may be used to gain skills to manage stress and self-regulate on and off of the mat. Wear comfortable clothes. There is an option to practice in a chair or on a mat. The event will be at the Mary and Frances Youth Center, 120 S. Linden St.

For more information, contact Vaughn Garland at garlandvw@vcu.edu or visit https://tockify.com/iexcel/detail/95/1706720400000.

Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024 from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Join the inaugural monthly research seminar presented by the Stravitz-Sanyal Institute for Liver Disease and Metabolic Health. The speaker will be Rahan Gogna, Ph.D., assistant professor, Department of Human and Molecular Genetics in the School of Medicine. In his presentation, “Discovery of Fitness Fingerprints in Human Cells," Gogna will review the discovery of an archaic anticancer system in the human body which runs parallel to the immune biology. Registration is required for the webinar at the following URL.

For more information, contact Emily Wigginton at emily.wigginton@vcuhealth.org or (804) 828-5066 or visit http://bit.ly/48APXIW.

Friday, Feb. 2, 2024 from noon to 1 p.m.

Join VCU's Humanities Research Center for an update via Zoom on John Freyer’s “Recovery in Practice” project, which brings together artists, writers, researchers and activists with lived experience in recovery from substance use disorders. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Rani Sisavath at sisavathr@vcu.edu or visit https://bit.ly/fre0202.

Monday, Feb. 5, 2024 at noon

VCU's Provost Office, Graduate School and Career Services are partnering to bring the university community the first Experiential Learning Week. The Feb. 5-9 series of events will highlight the opportunities VCU provides to take learning outside the classroom. All events are free and open to the VCU community. Register on RamsConnect.

For more information, contact Erin Brown at embbrown@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.campusgroups.com/events_list.

Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024 at 1 p.m.

The Provost Office and Graduate School invites the VCU and local community to hear from experienced service-learning faculty and their community partners as they discuss the impact that collaboration has on student learning and the community. The session will be in the SGA Senate Chambers, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave.

For more information, contact Erin Brown at embbrown@vcu.edu.

Friday, Mar. 8, 2024 from noon to 1 p.m.

Providing equitable health care is inherent in the mission of VCU and VCU Health System. This lunch and learn will introduce the concept of health equity, how health disparities research and community participatory research work to drive health equity and ways in which health equity can be implemented in the everyday practice of medicine at VCU. The event will be in-person (James W. and Frances G. McGlothlin Medical Education Center, 1201 E. Marshall St.) and via Zoom. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Ashli Phillips at ashli.phillips@vcuhealth.org or visit https://vcuhealth.libcal.com/event/11489636.

Tuesday, Mar. 19, 2024 from noon to 1 p.m.

Kevin Harris, Ph.D., Senior Associate Dean of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, and various Department DEI Leaders will cohost a series of discussions with colleagues/learners at VCU to come to a common understanding of what diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging is and how it functions within work, academic and clinical environments at the university. The event will be in-person (James W. and Frances G. McGlothlin Medical Education Center, 1201 E. Marshall St.) and via Zoom. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Ashli Phillips at ashli.phillips@vcuhealth.org or visit https://vcuhealth.libcal.com/event/11489655.

Google and Yahoo have recently announced an important change that will be enforced starting in February regarding requirements for sending bulk mail from third-party mail systems. In this post we cover these new requirements and how to make sure you won't experience disruptions when using these systems. View the details at the following URL.

For more information, contact Doctor Gee at drgee@vcu.edu or visit https://blogs.vcu.edu/drgee/2024/01/19/important-upcoming-changes-for-those-sending-bulk-mail-from-third-party-systems/.

Table massage promotes a healthy and active life, relieves stress and muscle tension and assists in rehabilitating an injury. RecWell’s licensed massage therapists will discuss client needs and implement a customized treatment. Table massage is open to VCU students, RecWell members and faculty/staff non-members. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Nadine Madison at massage@vcu.edu or visit https://recwell.vcu.edu/thrive/massage-therapy/.

Equality VCU is soliciting nominations for the 2024 Burnside Watstein awards. The award honors members of the VCU and greater Richmond community whose work has had a positive impact on the LGBTQIA+ community at VCU. Current students, VCU faculty and staff, alumni and community members are eligible for nomination. Submit a nomination at the following URL by Friday, Feb. 16.

For more information, contact Dae Newman at equality@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/KgTpf79GFWgiDXhe6.

It’s time for faculty to submit progress reports for undergraduate students who need a nudge to improve their performance. It’s especially important for faculty to submit reports for students with attendance issues since attendance is strongly related to class grades and GPA (Credé et al., 2010). Check your VCU email for instructions on how to submit your progress reports with just a few clicks, as well as tips on best practices.

For more information, contact Katherine Drumm at kdrumm@vcu.edu or visit https://semss.vcu.edu/for-faculty-and-staff/early-notification-programs/.

We are inviting male and female participants with elevated blood pressure between the ages of 18-45 years to participate in a study to examine how the time of day that you eat affects your blood pressure, blood vessel function and kidney function. This study involves a screening visit to determine eligibility; two single-day interventions where you will eat a meal that we provide in the morning or late at night; and two visits to our laboratory. The study involves collection of blood, saliva and urine samples, in addition to blood pressure, blood vessel and body composition assessments. The study is conducted at VCU Kinesiology and Health Sciences Building on the Monroe Park Campus. Participants will be compensated for their time completing the study. Questions: Email Natalie Bohmke at the following address or Danielle Kirkman at dlkirkman@vcu.edu.

For more information, contact Natalie Bohmke at bohmkenj@vcu.edu.

This study is inviting individuals between the ages of 18 and 30 who identify as LGBTQ. We are also inviting individuals between the ages of 18 and 30 who identify as cis-gender heterosexual for the control group. The purpose of this research study is to examine the effect of chronic psychosocial stress and vascular inflammation to an acute mental challenge. This study will be conducted at 500 Academic Centre on VCU’s Monroe Park Campus.

For more information, contact Principal Investigator: Lee Franco, Ph.D., Department of Kinesiology and Health Sciences, at healthyheart@vcu.edu.