6 p.m.

The VCU Department of Music presents a free Low Brass Studio Recital in the Recital Hall of the James W. Black Music Center, 1015 Grove Ave.

For more information, contact Anne Marie Dumain at dumainamm@vcu.edu.

11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

VCU Libraries presents Qualitative Brown Bag, bite-sized support offerings and tips to whet your appetite for qualitative research, in Room 250, James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave. Bring your lunch.

For more information, contact Gregory Kimbrell at kimbrellgg@vcu.edu or (804) 828-0593 or visit https://www.library.vcu.edu/about/events/2018-19/qualitative-brown-bag.html.

12 p.m. to 01:30 p.m.

Donate a canned good to RamPantry at VCU - Student Food Pantry in the Commons Plaza and get a plate of barbecue. VCU Military Student Services and VCU Student Commons request donations of canned soups, rice, pasta, canned fruit and dry cereal.

For more information, contact Stephen Ross; Shane Harper at stross@vcu.edu; harpersd@vcu.edu.

12 p.m. to 1 p.m.

Tompkins-McCaw Library for the Health Sciences, C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research and VCU Postdoctoral Association present “Understanding and Performing Chromatin Immunoprecipitation (ChIP) for analysis by qPCR” with Sarah M. Thomas, Ph.D. in Room 2-010, Tompkins-McCaw Library, 509 N. 12th St. Attendees will be taken step by step through the process of ChIP-qPCR to investigate protein-DNA interactions. Register for this free workshop at the following URL.

For more information, contact Stacey Wahl at swahl@vcu.edu or visit https://rampages.us/howtotalks.

12 p.m. to 1 p.m.

VCU's Pre-Health Advising presents a Lunch and Learn event with Clinical Laboratory Sciences in the SGA Senate Chambers, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. Free pizza.

For more information, contact Pre-Health Advising at prehealthadv@vcu.edu or visit https://rampages.us/prehealthadvising/.

12 p.m. to 1 p.m.

The C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research will host a Discovery Dialogues seminar, "Discovering the Link Between Psychopathy and Violence," presented by Dr. Nicholas Thomson, assistant professor, surgery, in the first-floor Learning Center, Main Hospital, 1250 E. Marshall St. Light refreshments will be served. RSVP at the following email.

For more information, contact Pam Dillon at pmdillon@vcu.edu or (804) 827-1519 or visit http://www.cctr.vcu.edu.

12 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Alpha Kappa Delta Phi and the members of VCU's Japanese Student Association will be folding at least 1,000 paper cranes in Richmond Salons I and II, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave., to donate to the ASK childhood cancer organization.

For more information, contact Evelyn Heng at henges@vcu.edu or (646) 288-6985.

3 p.m.

The VCU Department of Music presents cellist Emanuel Gruber, a guest artist, in the Recital Hall of the James W. Black Music Center, 1015 Grove Ave.

For more information, contact Anne Marie Dumain at dumainamm@vcu.edu.

4:30 p.m.

In recognition of International Education Week, Nov. 12-16, VCU's Global Education Office hosts a presentation in Room 1030J, West Grace Street Student Housing – North, 830 W. Grace St., by Daoud Nassar, Palestinian farmer and director of the Tent of Nations, an education center located near Bethlehem in the West Bank. Nassar’s farm is surrounded by Israeli settlements and the Palestinian village of Nahalin. With a mission to build bridges of understanding, the Tent of Nations has a sign at the entrance to the farm proclaiming, “We Refuse to Be Enemies.”

For more information, contact Rachel Gable at rgable@vcu.edu or visit http://www.global.vcu.edu/iew/.

Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018 from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.

The NAACP at VCU will hold a fundraising event for the organization at Hibachi Box, 411 N. Harrison St.

For more information, contact Sierra Lewis at lewissm23@vcu.edu.

Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018 from noon to 1 p.m.

The C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research and Tompkins-McCaw Library for the Health Sciences present their first "Whetting Your Appetite for Research" seminar, “Show Me the Money,” in Room 2-010 of Tompkins-McCaw Library, 509 N. 12th St. Pamela Dillon, Pharm.D., research liaison at the Center, will discuss individual positioning and the identification of competitive research funding. Bring lunch; drinks will be provided. RSVP to the following email address.

For more information, contact Pamela Dillon at pmdillon@vcu.edu or (804) 827-1519 or visit http://bit.ly/2RJrw41.

Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018 from noon to 1 p.m.

VCU Community Health Education Center presents Handling Holiday Stress with Sandra Barker, Ph.D., and the Dogs on Call, in the ground floor of the Gateway Building, 1200 E. Marshall St. Barker will help identify and offer remedies for seasonal stress. Dogs on Call therapy dogs will be on hand. Register (required) at the following URL.

For more information, contact K.J. Ricasata at ricasatakj@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.libcal.com/event/4756823.

Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018 from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.

BAPS Campus Fellowship at VCU will hold a celebration of Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, in the Commons Theater, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave., with musical performances, speeches and free Indian food.

For more information, contact Santosh Rajani at rajanisr@vcu.edu or (757) 876-1670 or visit http://www.tiny.cc/CDC2K18.

Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018 from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Muevelo at VCU is hosting a latin dance workshop in Room 1030J, West Grace Street Student Housing – North, 830 W. Grace St., for salsa, bachata and social dancing. No experience needed and all levels are welcomed.

For more information, contact Esteban Naranjo at naranjoet@vcu.edu.

Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018 at 7 p.m.

The VCU Department of Music presents a Trumpet Studio Recital in the Recital Hall of the James W. Black Music Center, 1015 Grove Ave.

For more information, contact Anne Marie Dumain at dumainamm@vcu.edu.

Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018 from 2:45 p.m. to 4 p.m.

The World Studies Society will host a student/faculty mixer in Richmond Salons IV, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave.

For more information, contact Neha Pondicherry at pondicherryn@mymail.vcu.edu or (559) 801-7269.

Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018 at 3 p.m.

VCU School of World Studies presents "Human Anatomy from a Bioanthropological Perspective" in the Commons Theater, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave.

For more information, contact Thom Didato at tndidato@vcu.edu.

Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018 from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

VCU's Humanities Research Center presents "Making Fairyland in Twentieth-Century Miami: Gender, Sexual and Racial Transgressions," in Room 1030J, VCU Globe, West Grace Street Student Housing – North, 830 W. Grace St.

For more information, contact Michael Means at meansmm2@vcu.edu.

Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018 at 8 a.m.

An information session regarding the RFP to develop diversity and inclusion courses will be held in the Wanda S. Mitchell Conference Room, VCU Division for Inclusive Excellence, 817 S. Cathedral Place. A second session will be held at noon.

For more information, contact Jan Altman at inclusive@vcu.edu or (804) 828-8947 or visit http://www.inclusive.vcu.edu.

Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018 at 10 a.m.

The Department of Pediatrics at VCU is holding an interest meeting at VCU's Healthy Lifestyles Center, Children's Hospital of Richmond, 2303 N. Parham Road, for individuals interested in participating in a study to evaluate the impact of school food environment changes on elementary school students' dietary intake in the spring of 2019. A meeting will also be held on the same date at 2 p.m., at 2 p.m. Nov. 27 and 10 a.m. Nov. 30. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Sarah Farthing at sarah.malone@vcuhealth.org or (804) 527-4759 or visit https://goo.gl/forms/mtm6S8aFWDvyzYys2.

The VCU School of Medicine and National Institutes of Health are enrolling participants between the ages of 18-25 for the REACH trial, a free program which helps set goals for a healthier lifestyle.

For more information, contact Megan Henderson at Megan.m.henderson@vcuhealth.org or (804) 827-2250 or visit http://www.reachtrialrva.com.

VCU has sent out the Campus Climate Survey on Sexual Violence and Bystander Intervention online survey that ends Nov. 21. Randomly selected students will receive an e-mail to their VCU accounts and may be eligible to win free parking or a $100 Amazon gift card for participating in this anonymous survey.

For more information, contact Abigail Conley at ahconley@vcu.edu or visit https://equity.vcu.edu/titleix/.