Wednesday, May 16, 2018 from noon to 1 p.m.

The Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research and Tompkins-McCaw Library present their next lunch research seminar, “Accelerating research dissemination with preprints,” in Tompkins-McCaw Library, Room 2-010. Hillary Miller, scholarly communications outreach librarian, and Nina Exner, associate professor and research data librarian, will discuss preprints and how they can best be used to benefit your research. Participants can bring a lunch; drinks will be provided.

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

Wednesday, May 16, 2018 at 6 p.m.

VCU's Institute for Contemporary Art launches the monthly series "Artist's Choice" with artist Stephen Vitiello and poet Edwin Torres at the ICA, 601 W. Broad St. Torres is one of many voices in Vitiello’s site-specific sound installation, "whether there was a bell or whether I knocked." The evening will feature a reading by Torres, a short joint performance by Torres and Vitiello and a book signing. Free RSVP required at the URL below.

For more information, visit https://icavcu.org/events/may_16.

Saturday, May 19, 2018 from 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m.

The VCU community is invited to Stony Point Fashion Park for a morning walk and a brief health talk hosted by doctors and health experts from Massey Cancer Center and VCU Women's Health Center. Walks will be held on the third Saturday of every month, weather permitting. Meet at the entrance by Panera Bread. Each person will walk at their own pace.

Tuesday, May 22, 2018 from noon to 4 p.m.

The Office of Research and Innovation Data Science Lab hosts "What's Next with the Open Science Framework?" in BioTech One, Ball Conference Room. Get the most out of the OSF by examining case studies and designing appropriate workflows to manage increasingly complex collaborations in a fashion that will help ensure your work remains relevant in the years ahead. The workshop will be hands-on and is aimed at graduate students, postdocs and faculty across disciplines. Lunch will be provided. Register at the URL below.

For more information, visit https://training.vcu.edu.

Thursday, May 24, 2018 from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Gender, Sexuality and Women's Studies, along with New Connections and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, present "A Twitter Town Hall: Discussion on the Trauma of Inequality" on Twitter at @newconx and #NCtalkstrauma. The town hall will address trauma caused by inequality at the intersections of race, education, economics and health on personal and academic levels.

For more information, visit http://rwjf-newconnections.org/professional-development/twitter-chat-discussion-trauma-inequality/.

Effective May 15, RamPantry's hours of operation will be Wednesdays and Thursdays from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Students desiring to access the pantry between 1 to 4:30 p.m. will be required to go the information desk in the University Student Commons and ask the staff to contact Felicia Dixon. RamPantry exists to combat food insecurity among VCU students.

For more information, visit https://usca.vcu.edu/slic/civic-engagement/rampantry/.

Beginning on May 14, the Campus Connector will transition to a reduced summer schedule, operating from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday through Friday. The summer schedule will run through August 14.

For more information, visit http://go.vcu.edu/ramride.

Online summer student parking sales will take place on Wednesday, May 16, beginning at 7 a.m. Permit options and pricing can be viewed at https://parking.vcu.edu/parking/students/options-and-rates

For more information, visit https://parking.vcu.edu/parking/students/options-and-rates/.

Utility work and construction at and around the former VTCC site will have intermittent impacts on traffic patterns around the MCV Campus over the next several weeks. For details, see the schedule below. On Monday, May 14, demolition will begin on the 10th Street side of the former VTCC building. On Tuesday, May 15, and Wednesday, May 16, Leigh Street, between 9th and 10th streets, will be reduced to one lane and the slip ramp onto 10th Street will be closed. A right turn onto 10th Street at the intersection will still be possible. Two-way traffic will be maintained on 10th Street. All bus traffic has been re-routed off of 10th Street for the duration of this work, which will take approximately five months. During the week of May 21, utility work will require that 11th Street, just north of Clay Street, be reduced down to one lane intermittently for the next 4-6 weeks.

The Global Education Office is seeking homestay hosts June 6-9 as the office hosts a delegation through the State Department’s Open World StrategEast Young Leadership Program. Participants are English-speaking delegates here to learn about U.S. systems of governance. We are in need of homestay hosts for three nights, with responsibilities to include provision of a private bedroom/bathroom, breakfast daily and two dinners. Transportation will be provided.

The Activity and Interest Reporting System (AIRS), used to assess for conflict of interest in research, is now open for the Financial Interest Report (FIR) annual update. An annual update is due for all faculty, staff and student researchers indicated as 'COI Investigators’ even if you recently updated your FIR or have no changes to make. All proposals and protocols require an updated FIR in order to move forward.

The Kinesiology and Health Science Department at Virginia Commonwealth University is seeking male participants interested in participating in a research project that will assess the impact of a high active or low active lifestyle and cellular aging on cognitive performance. Participants will be entered for a chance to win an Amazon gift card. To participate, you must be a healthy male adult between 40 and 64 years old with a body mass index (BMI) less than 30.0 (assessed by the research staff). You will be asked to come in for two visits in the morning for an exercise test and two brief cognitive tests. If you are an individual who has a history of cancer in the last ten years, preexisting inflammatory or metabolic diseases (i.e., cardiovascular disease, diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis), or are on medications that may alter inflammation or metabolism, you may not be eligible for this study. For more information, please contact Charles Schwartz at schwartzcs@vcu.edu.

VCU Recreational Sports will offer summer intramural sports leagues, including volleyball, 5v5 basketball and outdoor soccer. Registration for these leagues will be available through Fusion IM on the MyRecSports Portal May 1-15.

For more information, visit https://portal.recsports.vcu.edu/FusionIM.

A draft of the new Bicycle Parking and Removal policy is now open for university comment through Tuesday, May 15. The draft policy can be found at the URL below.

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

VCU Recreational Sports group exercise has classes throughout the summer, with their May schedule starting May 14. Group Exercise classes are free and open for registration 24 hours prior to the class time. Find the schedule and register at the URL below.

For more information, visit https://recsports.vcu.edu/programs/fitness/group-exercise/.

VCU Recreational Sports Fitness offers the ACE Personal Trainer Prep Course for those interested in becoming Certified Personal Trainers. Register by May 18. Throughout the 8-week course, you will learn the skills and knowledge necessary to pass the ACE exam and to go on to successfully train clients. Study materials are included with course registration. Register by May 18.

For more information, visit https://recsports.vcu.edu/programs/fitness/small-group-training/.

VCU Recreational Sports offers Private & Semi-Private Swim Lessons year round. These lessons come in different packages from 2, 4, or 6 hours, and can be used in increments of 15 minute time blocks. Registration is available online through the MyRecSports portal, or in person at the Cary Street Gym.

For more information, visit http://recsports.vcu.edu/programs/aquatics/swim-lessons/private--semi--private-swim-lessons/.