Student Issue for July 29, 2024

This week

Chemistry Department ACS Project SEED Poster Session

Add to calendar 30-07-2024 14:00:00 30-07-2024 America/New_York Chemistry Department ACS Project SEED Poster Session VCU's Department of Chemistry will hold its annual American Chemical Society Project SEED poster session in Room 3309, T. Edward Temple Building, 901 W. Main St. Local RPS high school students performing summer research within the laboratories of VCU chemistry professors will present the results of their summer work. Temple 3309 Josh Sieber jdsieber@vcu.edu DD/MM/YYYY

Tuesday, Jul. 30, 2024 at 2 p.m.

VCU's Department of Chemistry will hold its annual American Chemical Society Project SEED poster session in Room 3309, T. Edward Temple Building, 901 W. Main St. Local RPS high school students performing summer research within the laboratories of VCU chemistry professors will present the results of their summer work.

For more information, contact Josh Sieber at jdsieber@vcu.edu.

VCU Writing Center Workshop: The Personal Statement

Add to calendar 31-07-2024 10:00:00 31-07-2024 America/New_York VCU Writing Center Workshop: The Personal Statement Learn how to use the tools you need to write your best statement. Register at the following URL. https://writing.vcu.edu/calendar/ Trey Burnart Hall hallbr@vcu.edu DD/MM/YYYY

Wednesday, Jul. 31, 2024 at 10 a.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/.

Mindfulness Workshop Series Informational Session

Add to calendar 31-07-2024 12:00:00 31-07-2024 12:30:00 America/New_York Mindfulness Workshop Series Informational Session Bring mindfulness into your personal and student life in an upcoming live, online mindfulness series led by facilitators from the Innerwork Center in partnership with VCU Continuing and Professional Education. The mindfulness practice helps to explore "in the moment," stress-reducing methods that can be transformative. Register at https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/dba005e532c34693a7fc54065b34e43e Live Online Katherine Coates ocpe@vcu.edu DD/MM/YYYY

Wednesday, Jul. 31, 2024 from noon to 12:30 p.m.

Bring mindfulness into your personal and student life in an upcoming live, online mindfulness series led by facilitators from the Innerwork Center in partnership with VCU Continuing and Professional Education. The mindfulness practice helps to explore "in the moment," stress-reducing methods that can be transformative. Register at https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/dba005e532c34693a7fc54065b34e43e

For more information, contact Katherine Coates at ocpe@vcu.edu or (804) 827-1187 or visit https://ocpe.vcu.edu/mindfulness.html.

VCU Writing Center Workshop: Writing With Confidence

Add to calendar 02-08-2024 11:00:00 02-08-2024 America/New_York VCU Writing Center Workshop: Writing With Confidence Learn to break writing into manageable chunks and how to avoid procrastination. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL. https://writing.vcu.edu/calendar/ Trey Burnart Hall hallbr@vcu.edu DD/MM/YYYY

Friday, Aug. 2, 2024 at 11 a.m.

Learn to break writing into manageable chunks and how to avoid procrastination. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

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

Coming up

TriNetX: Using a Cohort Discovery Platform for Clinical and Translational Research

Add to calendar 07-08-2024 09:00:00 07-08-2024 16:30:00 America/New_York TriNetX: Using a Cohort Discovery Platform for Clinical and Translational Research VCU's C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research in partnership with TriNetX will present "Leveraging TriNetX for Clinical and Translational Research." TriNetX will be live in Classroom 2-006, VCU Health Sciences Library, 509 N. 12th St. to support researchers interested in learning about TriNetX and how their platform enables real world data generation for clinical research. This year's training options will be in-person only and seats are limited. Registration is required. Register at the following URL. VCU Health Sciences Library (509 N 12th St, Richmond, VA 23298); Classroom 2-006 Patrick Shi shipy@vcu.edu DD/MM/YYYY

Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

VCU's C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research in partnership with TriNetX will present "Leveraging TriNetX for Clinical and Translational Research." TriNetX will be live in Classroom 2-006, VCU Health Sciences Library, 509 N. 12th St. to support researchers interested in learning about TriNetX and how their platform enables real world data generation for clinical research. This year's training options will be in-person only and seats are limited. Registration is required. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Patrick Shi at shipy@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=9kxlA_hN90Suwp13iFlGQk6JD_WY5tVFnEoVCkruFlxURDk1TTQwQU9NMERUTjQwOEdWS1JWTFI0Qi4u.

Notices

Lane and Sidewalk Closures On Broad and Belvidere

Due to construction of the CoStar Center for the Arts and Innovation, one northbound lane and the sidewalk on North Belvidere Street between West Grace Street and West Broad Street as well as one eastbound lane and the sidewalk on West Broad Street between North Belvidere Street and North Henry Street will be closed from Tuesday, July 30 until construction is complete, which is anticipated by late 2027.

For more information, contact Molly Case at casems@vcu.edu or visit https://masterplan.vcu.edu/implementation/current-projects/costar-center-for-arts-and-innovation/.

Long COVID Study Participants Needed

VCU School of Nursing is looking for participants ages 0-25 to participate in a Long COVID study. Have you or your child experienced lingering health symptoms or behavior changes since having COVID or a virus? Participants will be paid for their time. Sign up for the study at the following URL.

For more information, contact Amy Rider at recoverkidsva@vcu.edu or visit https://bit.ly/RECOVERkids.

Other resources

VCU Libraries workshops

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LinkedIn Learning @ VCU

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RamsConnect events

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