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 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.

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.

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 Students Today, Alumni Tomorrow Board of Directors seeks motivated and passionate students to join the team. The STAT board provides participants with great opportunities to build spirit and traditions, network with alumni and (new this year) cultivate student philanthropy. For the application, visit the website below.

For more information, visit https://goo.gl/forms/5lx8MhiothZqlNb13.

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/.