1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

The VCU Health Hub, 1330 N. 25th St., will hold a rollator repair clinic. Free rollator (four-wheeled walker) safety checks and basic repairs will be offered, including: tightening brakes, adjusting handles and replacing worn nuts and bolts. Some part replacements (wheels, seats) may be available.

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

12 p.m.

Join the VCU School of Public Health for the "All of Us" Research Program at One Capitol Square, Room 644, 930 E. Main St., or via Zoom. The program is one of the largest and most diverse biomedical datasets of its kind. Learn how researchers can use this dataset to conduct studies and accelerate health research and enable the individualization of prevention, treatment and care. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Katherine Peterman at petermankb@vcu.edu or visit https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/H49dmGFlSUSr-DJ-OrXtZQ.

5 p.m. to 7:45 p.m.

VCU's Department of Political Science and the students of POLI 330 will host an evening with Del. Shelly Simonds in the Academic Learning Commons, Room 1201, 1000 Floyd Ave. POLI 330 (Lobbying) students will make their final presentations to Simonds (D-Va. House District 70) from 5-6:30 p.m. This will be followed by a conversation with Simonds from 6:45-7:15 p.m. and a reception in the second floor lobby of MCALC from 7:15-7:45 p.m. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Margot Moser at polistaff@vcu.edu or visit https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSepgrd9tRwWW-pFY-VBhH_rzyi-XfpxJZecSGa9UfvNW2AOXg/viewform.

Thursday, May 1, 2025 from noon to 1 p.m.

VCU's C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research and the Health Sciences Library will present a Whetting Your Appetite for Research seminar via Zoom. Deborah DiazGranados, Ph.D., and Andrea Molzhon, Ph.D., both of the Wright Center, will discuss best practices for designing and using surveys in research. 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/FTgMB8Z9R_6D-uZ0YoR4Rg.

Friday, May 2, 2025 at 6:30 p.m.

VCU's Integrative Life Science Student Organization, Pharmacology and Toxicology Student Organization and Neuronerds will host the Ph.D. Collab, welcoming VCU Ph.D. and MD/Ph.D. students and alumni at Mainline Brewery, 1603 Ownby Lane. Come for an evening of live music and food with the Ph.D. community at VCU. Make connections; first-come, first serve freebies will be available.

For more information, contact Jade Smith at smithja12@vcu.edu.

Tuesday, May 6, 2025 at 3 p.m.

The Partnership for People With Disabilities at VCU along with the Home and Community Positive Behavior Support Network (HCPBS) and Parenting Special Needs magazine will host a webinar focusing on innovative strategies used by a person with intellectual disabilities and Stage 4 cancer to communicate his preferences and needs with his health care team. Health care support strategies and customizable visual supports and templates will be provided to participants. Questions: https://partnership.vcu.edu/ Register at the following URL. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Kayla Diggs Brody at diggskg@vcu.edu or visit https://tinyurl.com/CenteringChoice.

Thursday, May 29, 2025 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

VCU Staff Senate invites all staff to an afternoon of food, fun, resources and prizes. Grab your coworkers and come outside to the Student Commons Plaza (rain or shine) for a time of VCU resource tables, Dogs on Call, chair massages, outdoor games, fitness demonstrations, contests, raffles, treats, free swag, chances to win basketball tickets, pizza and other yummy snacks, photo booth, VCU Senior Leadership meet-and-greet and more.

For more information, contact Melissa Burton at mhburton@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1316.

Graduating this year and applying to jobs? Looking to maximize your summer break by finding a volunteer or shadowing opportunity? Stop by the VCU Career Services Office during drop-in hours to meet with a peer career counselor and review your résumé, cover letters or job search strategies. No appointment is needed. The office is located in the University Sudent Commons, Room 143, 907 Floyd Ave. Drop-in advising hours are Tuesday-Friday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Sessions are open to all VCU students and recent alumni.

For more information, contact Ashley Worthington at worthingtonar@vcu.edu or visit https://careers.vcu.edu/about/contact-us/.

Registration is open for RecWell’s small group training program, Summer Sweat. Participants work with a certified personal trainer to learn the foundational methods of cardio and resistance training and program design using a variety of equipment throughout the fitness center to build skill and knowledge of proper technique and progressions. Session 1 runs May 20-June 26, Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 5-6 p.m. Register May 1-23 at the following URL.

For more information, contact Abbas Sherazi at fitness@vcu.edu or visit https://portal.recwell.vcu.edu/Program?classificationId=00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000026001.

VCUDine has partnered with Too Good To Go to offer Surprise Bags from all campus Starbucks, Ram City Market, Einstein Bros. Bagels and Au Bon Pain on West Grace Street. These discounted bags contain surplus food that would otherwise go to waste. To reserve one, download the Too Good To Go app and pick it up before the location closes.

For more information, contact Margaret Massie at dining@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1148 or visit https://vcu.campusdish.com/en/locationsandmenus/.

VCU students are asked to share their experiences with and awareness of on-campus offices and organizations that offer services or resources to students. VCU staff member Jess Hoy, M.S.W., is conducting a research survey that can be completed online and takes about 10 minutes to complete. Students are not required to have ever used a VCU resource to participate. Students who complete the survey will be entered into a raffle to win one of five $25 gift cards to the VCU bookstore.

For more information, contact Jess Hoy at hoyj2@vcu.edu or visit https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSctIBpT8H0TVLHzE4sq66PB1aEx8HCkKwtNtbG8odN3VY0qIA/viewform?usp=sf.

Applications are now open for Service-Learning Teaching Assistants (SLTAs) for the upcoming semesters. SLTAs are exceptional undergraduate students who assist an instructor with a service-learning course. SLTAs provide a weekly average of two to five hours of teaching assistance throughout the semester. If you are interested in being an SLTA, contact servelearn@vcu.edu or complete an application at https://forms.gle/W6kGbynrY3KanoHs7

For more information, contact Shanza Isom, Director of Engaged Transformative Learning at isomsa@vcu.edu or visit https://academics.provost.vcu.edu/transformative-learning/service-learning/.

Individuals between the ages of 18 and 30 who identify as Black or African American are invited to participate in a research study examining the effect of acute and chronic stress on cardiovascular and inflammation responses to an acute mental challenge. Raffle drawings for financial compensation will be conducted. This study will take place at 500 Academic Centre on VCU’s Monroe Park Campus. Principal Investigator: Lee Franco, Ph.D., Department of Kinesiology and Health Sciences.

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

For more information, contact Jeremy Via at healthyheart@vcu.edu.

The VCU REPEAT Lab is recruiting parents with and without a history of an eating disorder and their children ages 12-18 for a brain imaging study. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact REPEAT Lab at repeat@vcu.edu or (804) 828-2658 or visit https://redcap.vcu.edu/surveys/?s=JCDPN7XJL8YLTLHH.