12 p.m. to 1 p.m.

The Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research presents a "Discovery Dialogues" seminar, "Exploring Who Receives Opioid Prescriptions from Primary Care," featuring Sebastian Tong, M.D., assistant professor, VCU Family Medicine and Population Health, in the Main Hospital, Learning Center (across from the cafeteria). Faculty, staff, students, patients and families are invited to attend. Light refreshments will be served.

For more information, visit http://www.cctr.vcu.edu.

Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2018 at 12:15 p.m.

Weight Watchers holds meetings on both campuses with a new time and location for the MCV Campus, Tuesdays with weigh-ins beginning at 11:15 a.m. and meetings at 11:30 a.m. in the Hunton Student Center. Monroe Park Campus meetings continue on Tuesdays at 12:15 p.m. in Harris Hall. New members who join before Friday, Jan. 19, may receive a jumpstarter kit of tools ($50 value) to help reach their New Year's weight-loss goals.

For more information, visit https://hr.vcu.edu/current-employees/worklife/weight-watchers/.

Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2018 at 3 p.m.

Development and Alumni Relations holds a town hall presentation in the Kontos Medical Sciences Building Auditorium for an in-depth look at the survey done with alumni. Southeastern Institute of Research (SIR) has conducted extensive research to see how alumni want to engage with VCU. Attendees will hear the results and action items moving forward. All are welcome. Two more presentations are planned for Tuesday, Jan. 12.

For more information, visit http://enews.vcualumni.org/2017/10/take-vcus-all-alumni-survey.html.

Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2018 at 8 p.m.

VCU Men's Basketball plays Duqesne in the E.J. Wade Arena at the Stuart C. Siegel Center.

For more information, visit http://www.vcuathletics.com.

Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2018 at noon

Human Resources and Ken Faulkner, advance planning coordinator with VCU Health, hold a session for participants to learn more about advance directives in Snead Hall, Room B-2165. To register, visit the website below.

For more information, visit https://training.vcu.edu/course_detail.asp?ID=16372.

Thursday, Jan. 11, 2018 from noon to 1 p.m.

The Center for Interprofessional Education and Inter Health Professionals Alliance holds a CLARION Case Competition interest meeting in Sanger Hall, Room 1-067, for those interested in health care and winning a $7,500 scholarship. Darci Bowles, assistant professor, School of Nursing, will review a past case with root cause analysis interpretation. The CLARION competition gives hands-on experience in a public health case while working with an interdisciplinary team of colleagues. Food will be provided to those who RSVP by visiting the website below. To view the competition website, visit https://www.chip.umn.edu/clarion/case-competition

For more information, visit https://goo.gl/forms/Cwo6kmS3w1Mp2wOa2.

Thursday, Jan. 11, 2018 at 9 a.m.

VCU Faculty Senate invites all faculty to participate in Virginia Higher Education Advocacy Day in One Capitol Square, Room 305. This is an annual event in collaboration with colleagues of the Faculty Senate of Virginia and The Virginia Conference of the American Association of University Professors. Participants will visit the offices of state legislators to advocate for our interests and the interests of higher education in the Commonwealth. For details and the schedule, visit the website below.

For more information, visit http://www.facultysenate.vcu.edu/2018/01/03/higher-education-advocacy-day-2018/.

Friday, Jan. 12, 2018 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

The Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research along with Massey Cancer Center presents "The Role of the Investigational Drug Service (IDS) in the Management of Investigational Drugs" in the McGlothlin Medical Education Center, 11th Floor, Room 11-101/102. Robin Sculthorpe, coordinator for VCU Health Investigational Drug Services, will help participants understand the basic components of managing the accountability of investigational drugs and the regulatory framework that governs the management of investigational drugs.

Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2018 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

The Translational Partnership for Mental Health jointly hosts a case study event with the Wellness Resource Center and Department of Rehabilitation Counseling to examine a case study about an individual struggling with opioid addiction in BioTech One, Founders Conference Room. To register, visit the website below. Participants will be emailed the case study after registering.

For more information, visit http://goo.gl/xgFMRh.

The Medical Literary Messenger presents its fall/winter 2017 edition. It can be viewed by visiting the website below where it is featured on the home page.

For more information, visit http://www.med-lit.vcu.edu/.

Draft revised Financial Aid Recalculation Due to Withdrawal and Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) for Financial Aid policies are now open for university comment through Thursday, Jan. 18. The draft policies can be found at https://policy.vcu.edu/policies-open-for-public-comment.

For more information, visit https://policy.vcu.edu/policies-open-for-public-comment.

A new Development and Alumni Relations policy is now open for university comment through Thursday, Jan. 18. The draft policy can be found at https://policy.vcu.edu/policies-open-for-public-comment.

For more information, visit https://policy.vcu.edu/policies-open-for-public-comment.