1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.

The Alzheimer's Association will host a Memory Café at VCU Health Hub at 25th, 1330 N. 25th St. Join for a fun, social space for those with early-stage memory loss to connect, while care partners gain support and information. The bonds formed in Memory Cafés often last throughout the continuum of the disease and become additional support for those involved.

For more information, contact VCU Health Hub at vcuhealthhub@vcu.edu.

11 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Join Tanya Wineland, senior academic advisor, School of Business, for this session on research experience and first-generation college students. Students engaged in research develop skills that contribute to academic and professional success. This talk will provide a general understanding of research and its value to the college student experience. Questions: https://youfirst.vcu.edu Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Elizabeth Bambacus at bambacuses@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/meeting/register/TzKKhcr0TO28LLR-p-pGoA.

11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Join VCU's Transfer Center for Transfer Tuesdays in Room 250, James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave. Come to this open study session to work on whatever you need to and meet other transfer students. These sessions will continue throughout the spring semester.

For more information, contact Elizabeth Heck at ebheck@vcu.edu or visit https://transfer.vcu.edu/.

5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Discover the Master of Product Innovation program at VCU. Join da Vinci Center staff to virtually explore this cross-disciplinary master’s degree which offers participants the opportunity to tackle real-world challenges in product innovation, entrepreneurship and intrapreneurship. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact da Vinci Center at davincicenter@vcu.edu or visit https://connect.business.vcu.edu/register/MPI-Info-02-25.

6 p.m.

VCU's Medical Journal Club will host a research panel via Zoom for students interested in research at VCU's medical campus. Saul Karpen, M.D., Ph.D., and Christopher Doern, Ph.D., will join the group to discuss their jobs and research. Follow the group's Instagram and RamsConnect for the Zoom link.

For more information, contact Medical Journal Club at VCU at mjc.vcu@gmail.com or visit https://vcu.campusgroups.com/mjc/home/.

Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025 from 10 a.m. to noon

By incorporating and modeling empathy, youth workers can add value to their programs and promote positive skill building for young people. In this session, participants will practice strategies for supporting empathy building, including active listening skills that model empathy and encourage young people to express their emotions in a healthy way. Participants will also explore best practices for supporting empathy building in programming and plan next steps for incorporating these concepts into their work with young people. The session will be at the Mary and Frances Youth Center, 120 S. Linden St. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Vaughn Garland at garlandvw@gmail.com or visit https://tockify.com/iexcel/detail/198/1740582000000.

Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025 at noon

Interested in a career in environmental planning, community revitalization or metropolitan planning? Join an online presentation and Q&A conducted by the L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs Urban and Regional Planning faculty to learn more about graduate school options. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Ross Losapio at losapior@vcu.edu or (804) 827-0364 or visit https://bit.ly/murp0226.

Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025 from noon to 1 p.m.

VCU's C. Kenneth and Diane Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research will continue its grant-writing series via Zoom. Henry Donahue, Ph.D., professor, Biomedical Engineering, will discuss the components of a competitive research grant application. Questions: https://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/W3QhndkjS6CDG98HNy0BFQ.

Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025 at 3 p.m.

In this workshop, participants will learn how to create a Zotero account, import citations and PDFs from various platforms, organize references and generate in-text citations and bibliographies in Microsoft Word or Google Docs. Register at the following URL.

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

Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025 at noon

Join the 2025 Living Legacies conversation as Carlos Smith, DDS, MDiv, speaks with VCU School of Dentistry alumni Tonya A. Parris-Wilkins, DDS, and James Watkins, DDS, as they share their journeys in the dental profession. The event will be in the Baxter Perkinson Jr. Building, Room 3121, 1101 E. Leigh St. Register at the following URL. This series is sponsored by the History and Health program and the School of Dentistry.

For more information, contact Logan Vetrovec at OHIconnect@vcu.edu or visit https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfYAro9p0PmbAVcqe4YEXl_CcnPsLQq4uLz4a7VNuMinLXX7w/viewform.

Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025 from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Christopher Brooks, Ph.D., and Alvin Schexnider, Ph.D., will explore the challenges and opportunities facing Black faculty in higher education today. This event will focus on the importance of diversity in academia, the unique experiences of Black faculty members and the future of inclusion and equity in academic institutions. The session will be in the Academic Learning Commons, Room 1100, 1000 Floyd Ave. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Tre Straughter at inclusive@vcu.edu or visit https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe5yeMyv_se85kjzeURx3-InYnmwB-3AxfSP5EYlC2eogziYw/viewform.

Friday, Feb. 28, 2025 at 1:30 p.m.

Join VCU's School of Education for a virtual panel discussion on externship opportunities for doctoral students. Hear from faculty, students and industry professionals about how externships can enhance your academic journey, build your professional network and open doors to future career opportunities. The event will be hosted by LaunchPAD (a doctoral student organization within the SOE). The Zoom link is https://vcu.zoom.us/j/83665996821 Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Cammie Justus-Smith at justussmitcd@vcu.edu or visit https://cglink.me/2dV/r1937878.

Friday, Feb. 28, 2025 from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Join the Auctus February GBM to learn how to have your research, art and creative works published in VCU's undergraduate journal. Learn how you can join the editorial team and work with peers and faculty and about opportunities to gain leadership experience. Enjoy fresh Insomnia Cookies. The meeting will be held in-person (Honors College Multipurpose Room, 1303, 701 W. Grace St.) and via Zoom (https://us02web.zoom.us/j/6135769251). Updates will be available via RamsConnect: https://vcu.campusgroups.com/auctus/club_signup

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

Saturday, Mar. 1, 2025 at 9:30 a.m.

Join VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center for a day of change in the community. This free event, to be held at Virginia State University's Multipurpose Center, 20809 Second Ave., Petersburg, will offer the opportunity for community members, researchers and clinicians to come together and collectively help close the gap in colon health and colorectal cancer care. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Courtney Rose at rosec2@vcu.edu or visit https://web.cvent.com/event/9209d198-c466-4105-bacc-40ba0d047620/summary.

Tuesday, Mar. 4, 2025 at 3:30 p.m.

Move from “addition” to “transformation” in your inclusion work, deconstructing existing practices and working with peers to build something new. Choose to attend one or more of the following sessions: Tuesday, March 4, 3:30 p.m.; Wednesday, March 5, noon; or Thursday, March 6, 12:30 p.m. Register at https://vcu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYrdu6przouGtQR_ZIDT8t2nlZQs8HgOPok#/registration

For more information, contact Jackson Bartlett at inclusive@vcu.edu or visit https://inclusive.vcu.edu/education/workshops/#d.en.723962.

Wednesday, Mar. 5, 2025 at noon

Join VCU's Bioinformatics Shared Resource and the Lipidomic and Metabolomic Shared Resource for a hybrid training session on innovative computational tools for pathway annotation and network integration in untargeted metabolomics. Learn how to overcome analysis challenges and explore how AI & LLM enhance biological insights. Topics will include pathway annotation and network integration, tackling computational challenges in metabolomics and practical application in a knockout model of alcoholic liver disease. Register at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfPS44oeU32DgeMimjH6aYyAf9kbls4HgBFwaEe9tfLbT2tiQ/viewform?pli=1

For more information, contact Hillary Boucher at connollyh@vcu.edu.

Monday, Mar. 10, 2025 from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Join VCU HR and Fidelity to learn about different tax-advantages - how you can contribute to your workplace savings plan, understand how those contribution types can affect your paycheck and your taxes and learn the difference between a Roth IRA and the Roth option in your workplace savings plan. Register for the virtual session in Talent@VCU or at: https://tinyurl.com/3h3mue3f

For more information, contact Cindi Phares at cphares@vcu.edu or visit https://ramstrong.vcu.edu/events/upcoming-events-for-employees/.

Nominations are being accepted for the 2025 Presidential Awards for Community Multicultural Enrichment (PACME). The VCU and VCU Health System communities are invited to nominate a faculty member, staff member, academic or administrative leader or organization, or a student or student organization. Submit nominations by Monday, March 3 using this link: https://forms.gle/z1pGNGMH9UWJqxts5

For more information, contact Call for Nominations: 2025 Presidential Awards for Community Multicultural Enrichment at inclusive@vcu.edu or visit https://president.vcu.edu/nominations/pacme/.

Students are encouraged to go to eServices to learn if their professors have submitted a Midterm grade for one or more classes. Log on to Student eServices at http://www.eservices.vcu.edu. If you have received a Midterm grade indicating unsatisfactory academic progress, see your instructor or academic adviser. The last day to withdraw from classes or opt into Pass/Fail in the full semester is Friday, March 28.

For more information, contact Office of the University Registrar at rar@vcu.edu.

If you are interested in joining the Student Government Association in Fall 2025, email sga@vcu.edu with the subject line "SGA Elections" or visit the SGA office in the Commons during leadership office hours. The deadline to enter the March election is Thursday, Feb. 27.

For more information, contact Natalie Bowen at bowennm@vcu.edu.

Restricting access to a sub-folder or file in Google Drive, a popular feature request, is rolling out now. Soon, in My Drive and Shared Drives, you'll be able to restrict access to a folder or file to specific people.

For more information, contact Doctor Gee at drgee@vcu.edu or visit https://blogs.vcu.edu/drgee/2025/02/21/upcoming-changes-to-restricting-sharing-in-folders-in-google-drive/.

This study is seeking individuals between the ages of 18 and 35 years who have PTSD or symptoms of PTSD. The purpose of this research study is to examine the effect of cold water immersion on PTSD symptoms with specific focus on blood vessel function. This study will be conducted at 500 Academic Centre on VCU’s Monroe Park Campus. Principle Investigator: Ryan Garten, Ph.D., Department of Kinesiology and Health Sciences.

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

The Translational Research on Eating and Affect (TREAT) Lab is recruiting adolescents and young adults assigned female at birth (aged 12-25) for a brain imaging study to understand how risky decision-making differs between individuals with bulimia nervosa and individuals without a psychological disorder. Compensation is available for participation. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact TREAT Lab (or Serena Gu, Clinical Research Coordinator, or Kelsey Hagan, Ph.D., PI) at treatlab@vcuhealth.org or (804) 827-4174 or visit https://redcap.vcu.edu/surveys/?s=48YEAYT8MK33E8EJ.

One in four college women and 7 percent of college men experience sexual assault, while 21 percent face dating violence. Although colleges are required to address these issues, many programs fail to engage students effectively, said Adrienne Baldwin-White, Ph.D., who has created “Once Upon a Party,” a text-based, choose-your-own-adventure game designed to spark critical thinking about gender-based violence. In this game, players navigate real-world situations that could lead to sexual or dating violence by responding to friends' text messages. Join the study to help test the game’s impact and get a chance to win one of five $100 gift cards. Click the following link to participate.

For more information, contact Adrienne Baldwin-White, Ph.D., at baldwinwhia@vcu.edu or visit https://vcuportal.questionpro.com/t/AXMyuZ5Ir0.