Virginia State Police will hold training sessions at two locations on VCU’s Monroe Park Campus on Monday, June 15. The training will be from 8 p.m. to around midnight at the following locations: 900 block of West Grace Street and Shafer Dining Center. Community members may see an increased law enforcement presence at these locations during this time. Signage will be posted during the training.

For more information, contact Jake Burns at burnsjh2@vcu.edu.

Today, Friday, June 12, at 6 p.m., to Sunday, June 14, at 5 p.m., there will be a temporary closure of 11th Street between Broad Street and Marshall Street. The RamRide stop at Sanger Hall will be inaccessible while the street is closed. During this time, shuttles for O Lot, A Lot Main Street and 14th Street will temporarily stop in front of Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU (CHoR) on Broad Street. Shuttles for the I Deck and Interior Route (i.e., Eighth Street, Coliseum Deck, Navy Hill) will use the stop at 11th and Clay Street. Signage will be placed to direct subscribers to their appropriate stops.

For more information, contact Olivia Truban at parking@vcu.edu.

VCU Medical Center, Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU and St. Paul’s Baptist Church are collaborating to present health career exploration camps for elementary (Saturday, Aug. 8), middle (Monday, July 13-Friday, July 17) and high school students (Wednesday, July 8-Friday, July 10). All three programs will be held at St. Paul’s Baptist Church, 4247 Creighton Road. Questions: Email the following address.

For more information, contact Karen Hill at karen.hill@vcuhealth.org or visit https://myspbc.org/.

Google has brought several new features and improvements, such as additional capabilities and improved syncing in NotebookLM, an improved flow for admitting guests in Google Meet, improved performance and error checking in Google Sheets and more. See the updates at the following URL.

For more information, contact Doctor Gee at drgee@vcu.edu or visit https://blogs.vcu.edu/drgee/2026/06/10/google-updates-recap-june-2026/.

VCU and UVA seek females ages 14–30 for a research study. If you are low weight, lost significant weight or exercise heavily and have missed or irregular periods (FHA), you may qualify. FHA can harm bone health due to low estrogen. This study tests estrogen and progesterone to improve bone health. Includes four visits over 14 months (exams, questionnaires, nutrition/exercise review, bone scans) at no cost. Up to $925 compensation plus travel support. Contact: misralab@uvahealth.org

For more information, contact Alexandra Lempke at alexandra.lempke@vcuhealth.org.

The Translational Research on Eating and Affect (TREAT) Lab is recruiting adolescent girls and young adult women (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.

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