11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The Alzheimer's Association will host a Memory Café at VCU Health Hub, 1330 N. 25th St., Suite A. Memory Cafés offer a 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.

Monday, Jul. 21, 2025 from 3 p.m. to 4:15 p.m.

VCU Psychology invites participation in two studies. Compensation is available. One: A study on including video materials in school teaching to make classes more engaging. Two: A study on how people react to fictional characters. Participants will fill out a 10-minute online questionnaire and then complete both studies in one lab session that will take about one hour. See more details and check for eligibility at the following URL.

For more information, contact VCU HSS at vcuhss@gmail.com or (804) 554-0584 or visit https://redcap.vcu.edu/surveys/?s=3AJY3KMHN7NF87TY.

Tuesday, Jul. 22, 2025 from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

The HR Learning, Development and Organizational Culture team will offer a course based on a situational leadership approach that emphasizes leader flexibility and management styles to meet the differing needs of team members. The course will be held via Zoom in two parts on successive Tuesdays, July 22 and 29. Attendance at both is required to receive full credit. Register for both parts at the following URL. (If you are a Health System employee and would like to attend but cannot access the Talent@VCU system, complete this form: https://forms.gle/L8idncEpCdS2ysUj6)

For more information, contact Penelope McFarline at mcfarlinep@vcu.edu or visit https://t.ly/D_Hol.

Tuesday, Jul. 22, 2025 from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.

The event, hosted by Ivy Bell, VCU Health Hub’s certified community health worker, will be at 1330 N. 25th St., Suite A. The Hub Club is a wellness group which offers participants the opportunity to share stories, listen to music, practice mindfulness and build connections. Hub Club is held every second and fourth Tuesday.

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

Wednesday, Jul. 23, 2025 at noon

This program, hosted by VCU HR and CommonHealth, focuses on ergonomics, which is the study of the relationship between people and the objects and environments with which they interact. Learn more about ergonomically correct work (and home) environments to reduce injury and pain. Register for this virtual session in Talent@VCU or at: https://bit.ly/4nl20ln

For more information, contact Cindi Phares at cphares@vcu.edu or visit https://ramstrong.vcu.edu/.

NASCAR at Richmond Raceway is offering VCU employees, their friends and families 20 percent off grandstand admissions for the Cook Out 400, under the lights on Saturday night, Aug. 16. Tickets are available at the following URL.

For more information, contact Cindi Phares at cphares@vcu.edu or visit https://www.gofevo.com/event/20vcu2.

Missed one of last month’s well-being sessions? Recordings are now available in the HR Work Life playlists in Talent@VCU. Explore topics that support your personal and professional well-being — anytime, at your own pace. Recent ones added include "From Piggy Banks to Portfolios," "The Importance of Lifelong Learning," "CPR Awareness" and more.

For more information, contact Cindi Phares at cphares@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.csod.com/catalog/CustomPage.aspx?id=221000415.

This web-based service for all employees includes 24/7 on-demand crisis support, 12 free scheduled telehealth sessions with a mental health professional, self-care content and more.

For more information, contact Employee Health RN at employeehealthRN@vcuhealth.org or visit https://healthsafety.vcu.edu/employee-health/.

The Translational Research on Eating and Affect (TREAT) Lab is recruiting adolescents and young adults assigned female at birth (aged 12 to 25 years) for a brain imaging study to understand risky decision-making in individuals who have concerns about their body shape/weight or overeat, purge, use laxatives, diet severely or exercise excessively. We are also investigating these processes in individuals without a psychological disorder. There will be compensation for participation. See the survey at the following URL.

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

Be part of VCU's AYA Collective Research Team's ongoing study called ROOTED Endeavor. We're discussing racial socialization with romantically involved couples who are either expecting or raising Black children ages 0-5. Explore how racial factors shape parenting through five virtual interviews every six months involving both parents and brief online questionnaires every three months. Compensation will be provided for every interview and every questionnaire. Ready to join? Complete the eligibility screener at the following URL.

For more information, contact Shawn C.T. Jones, Ph.D., at ayaresearch@vcu.edu or visit https://vcupsych.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3k4TWXvqDDvYd9A.

Black women ages 18-35 are invited to share their experiences or lack of experience with resistance exercise (e.g., lifting weights, resistance bands, body weight exercises) along with their desired features of a mobile app aimed to help guide and track their exercise regimens. Women will be invited to complete a one-time interview plus two surveys at a local library of their choice. Compensation is available. Check eligibility at the following URL.

For more information, contact Chloe Jones, Ph.D., Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences at jonesc53@vcu.edu or visit https://redcap.vcu.edu/surveys/?s=CJCT4ELK87PHXKK3.