Student Issue for August 22, 2018
Today
RamTech Compass Cookout
12 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Swing by the Compass for a free cookout hosted by RamTech, VCU’s on-campus technology store, with hot dogs, popcorn and frozen pops, all catered by VCUDine. A DJ will be on site and giveaways will be available.
For more information, contact Erinn Budd at budde@vcu.edu or (804) 827-9984 or visit http://ramtech.vcu.edu.
Meet and Greet at Innovate
3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Stop by Innovate, the da Vinci Center’s Living Learning-Program, 1010 W. Grace St., for a food-themed creative challenge meet-and-greet. All students are welcome.
For more information, contact Kelsey Steenburgh at steenburghbk@vcu.edu.
XA Cookout
5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Chi Alpha Campus Ministries presents the XA Cookout at 1836 Park Ave.
For more information, contact Emily Bambury at bamburyec@mymail.vcu.edu or (434) 964-7685.
This week
KL2 Scholars Information Session
Thursday, Aug. 23, 2018 from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.
The Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research is accepting applications for its KL2 Scholars Program, a mentored research career development program for junior faculty which provides protected research time and a research stipend for faculty who aspire to become independent, federally funded researchers. An information session will be held in the Center's first-floor conference room, 1200 E. Clay St. The session will also be broadcast via Zoom at https://vcu.zoom.us/j/579129617.
For more information, contact Pamela Dillon at pmdillon@vcu.edu or (804) 827-1519 or visit https://cctr.vcu.edu/education/kl2/index.html.
Biostatistics Student Research Symposium
Friday, Aug. 24, 2018 at 9 a.m.
Students will present original methodological and substantive work at VCU's Department of Biostatistics' 2018 Biostatistics Student Research Symposium Aug. 24 and Aug. 31 at One Capitol Square, 830 E. Main St.
For more information, contact Robert Perera at robert.perera@vcuhealth.org or visit http://www.biostatistics.vcu.edu/2018/08/10/student-research-symposium-4/.
Notices
Lose Weight. Get Fit. Feel Better.
The REACH trial, a free weight-loss program funded by the National Institutes of Health and offered by the VCU School of Medicine, is available for young adults ages 18 to 25.
For more information, contact Megan Henderson at megan.m.henderson@vcuhealth.org or (804) 827-2250 or visit http://www.reachtrialrva.com.
Other resources
VCU Libraries workshops
See a schedule of workshops and classes that teach how to use collections and databases.
LinkedIn Learning @ VCU
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RamsConnect events
View all of the student events happening on campus and register for events that interest you.