Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024 from 10 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Join the Petersburg Wellness Consortium and Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center's day of service at the Petersburg Public Library, 201 W. Washngton St. Volunteers will be asked to help set up interactive stations for children to participate in winter activities such as making snow globes and ornaments and sipping hot chocolate. Volunteers are asked to commit to a minimum of two hours for participation. Sign up at the following email address.

For more information, contact Katelyn Schifano at CancerChamps@vcu.edu or (804) 628-0284.

Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024 at noon

VCU's Richard T. Robertson School of Media and Culture will host a virtual informational session for prospective students to learn more about the M.S. in mass communications with concentrations in integrated communication and media leadership. The same session will be offered at 5 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 19. The school also offers a certificate in media and leadership. Join a session at https://vcu.zoom.us/my/robertsongrad

For more information, contact Jonathan Brown at brownj64@vcu.edu or (804) 525-9425 or visit https://robertson.vcu.edu/academics/graduate/.

Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025 from noon to 1 p.m.

Join the Hispanic Coalition of Healthcare Academics (HCHA) for a mixer open to all. Connect with others and savor Latin American cuisine while supporting Hispanic representation in the health sciences. The event will be in the James W. and Frances G. McGlothlin Medical Education Center (MMEC), Room 3-101, 1201 E. Marshall St. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Ashli Phillips at phillipsar3@vcu.edu or visit https://vcuhealth.libcal.com/event/13545959.

RecWell offers adult beginner swim lessons, intended for older teens and adults who are comfortable in the water but wish to learn basic skills such as floating, treading water and coordination for swimming strokes. Lessons will primarily be taught in shallow water, but participants will practice supporting themselves in deeper water throughout the class. Register by Friday, Jan. 31, 2025. Morning lessons - Feb. 4-27, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 7-7:55 a.m. Evening lessons - Feb. 3-26, Mondays and Wednesdays, 6-6:55 p.m.

For more information, contact Mat Scott at aquatics@vcu.edu or visit https://portal.recwell.vcu.edu/Program/GetProgramDetails?courseId=cf8f4caa-89df-40ea-8176-1f6f14815527&semesterId=ed6b5309-a132-464a-a14c-cade712e1da9.

Mark your calendars for the 33rd Annual Women in Science, Dentistry and Medicine Leadership Conference to be held on Friday, April 11, 2025 from noon-5 p.m. at the Jonah L. Larrick Student Center, 900 Turpin St. The conference topic will be “Communication Is Key!” All are welcome to attend.

For more information, contact Jody Hedstrom at hedstromj@vcu.edu or visit https://medschool.vcu.edu/about/deans-office/faculty-affairs/committees/women-in-medicine/#d.en.629081.

Join the Women in Science organization and Children's Hospital of Richmond to collect and donate toys for local children in the Richmond area. MCV drop-off sites are located at Hermes A. Kontos Medical Sciences Building, 1217 E. Marshall St.; Molecular Medicine Research Building (MMRB), 1220 E. Broad St.; and Sanger Hall, 1101 E. Marshall St. The last day to drop off toys is Wednesday, Dec. 18. All toys nust be brand new and in their original packaging.

For more information, contact Annalise Hassan at vcu.wis@gmail.com or visit https://www.chrichmond.org/patient-and-family-resources/support-services/child-life/donate-to-child-life.

The TREAT Lab (Translational Research on Eating and Affect) is recruiting adolescents and young adults assigned female at birth (aged 12 to 25 years) for a brain imaging study to understand how risky decision-making differs between individuals with bulimia nervosa and individuals without a psychological disorder. There will be compensation for participation. Questions: Serena Gu, Clinical Research Coordinator, at treatlab@vcuhealth.org, or Kelsey Hagan, Ph.D., PI, at the following email address. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Kelsey Hagan at treatlab@vcuhealth.org or (804) 827-4174 or visit https://redcap.vcu.edu/surveys/?s=48YEAYT8MK33E8EJ.