11 a.m. to 11:50 a.m.

Clinical pharmacist Robin Sculthorpe will discuss VCU's Investigational Drug Pharmacy at the VCU-VCU Health Monthly Clinical Research Meeting in Rooms 104-105, Hermes A. Kontos Medical Sciences Building, 1217 E. Marshall St.

For more information, contact L. Ballance at lballanc@vcu.edu or visit https://www.investigationaldrugs.vcu.edu/.

12 p.m. to 1 p.m.

Karen Chartier, Ph.D., VCU's School of Social Work, will discuss "Asian Glow: College Students' Use of Strategies to Reduce the Visible Effects of Alcohol-Related Facial Flushing," in Virginia Room A. University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. At the COBE Connect Lunch, she will share findings from a pilot study using Spit for Science data on the flushing reaction. Lunch will be provided.

For more information, contact Marcie Walsh at walshmj2@vcu.edu or (804) 747-5997 or visit http://cobe.vcu.edu.

12 p.m.

The VCU Department of Music presents a flute 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.

7 p.m.

VCU's Department of Kinesiology and Health Sciences hosts Wendy Suzuki, professor of neural science and psychology, Center for Neural Science at New York University and the author of “Happy Brain, Happy Life,” at Grace E. Harris Hall, 1015 Floyd Ave. Her research focuses on understanding how aerobic exercise can be used to improve learning, memory and higher cognitive abilities in humans.

For more information, contact Lee Franco at francorl@vcu.edu.

Monday, Oct. 8, 2018 from noon to 6 p.m.

RamTech is offering a free computer diagnostic to students, faculty and staff at Grad Fair at the Barnes & Noble at the MCV Campus. Diagnostics will also be offered from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Oct. 9 and 10 at the Grad Fair Barnes & Noble on the Monroe Park Campus. Owners will receive repair recommendations and a trade-in quote.

For more information, contact Erinn Budd at ramtech@vcu.edu or (804) 828-8324 or visit http://ramtech.vcu.edu.

Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2018 from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Learn how to make an image transfer to wood, fabric and more at a VCU Libraries workshop in the lower level, James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave.

For more information, contact Sue Robinson at srobinson26@vcu.edu or (804) 828-0129 or visit https://www.library.vcu.edu/about/events/2018-19/wednesday-workshops-2018-19.html.

Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2018 at 4 p.m.

Clare Sears, associate professor of sociology, San Francisco State University, will discuss "Arresting Dress: Cross-Dressing, Law and Fascination in Nineteenth-Century San Francisco" in Room 250, James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave., as part of the speaker series “Gender TRANSgressions, Past and Present” that continues through the semester. The talk is sponsored by the Humanities Research Center, the Office of the President, the Division of Inclusive Excellence, the LGBTQIA+ Hub Action Committee and the Department of Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies.

For more information, contact Michael Means at meansmm2@vcu.edu or visit http://humanitiescenter.vcu.edu/fall-2018-speaker-series-clare-sears/.

Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2018 from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.

The Peace Corps will host an informational session in the Alumni Board Room, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave., about the grassroots need for education and English-speaking specialists.

For more information, contact Emily Krupp at kruppec@vcu.edu or visit http://peacecorps.gov.

Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018 at noon

"Unconscious Racial Bias and Clinical Decision Making" is the topic of the eighth annual Clancy A. Holland Lecture, hosted by VCU's Department of Family Medicine and Population Health, in Rooms 104-105, Hermes A. Kontos Medical Sciences Building, 1217 E. Marshall St. State Health Commissioner M. Norman Oliver, M.D., will deliver the address.

For more information, contact Dana Rajczewski at dana.rajczewski@vcuhealth.org or (804) 628-0180.

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

Members of the 2018 class of the VCU Leadership Development Program at the Grace E. Harris Leadership Institute, Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs, will make their final presentations in the Richmond Salons, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave.

For more information, contact Olivia X. Barnes at gehli@vcu.edu or (804) 827-1169 or visit https://www.gehli.vcu.edu/.

Saturday, Oct. 13, 2018 at 7 p.m.

A screening of the documentary "Dark Girls" will be shown at the W.E. Singleton Center for the Performing Arts, 922 Park Ave., presented by VCU's Department of African American Studies; Department of Psychology; Department of Gender, Sexuality and Women's Studies; Office of Multicultural Student Affairs and Girls for a Change. The film explores the topic of colorism and its effect on African American women. The screening will be followed by a panel discussion featuring filmmaker D. Channsin Berry and actress Serayah McNeill ("Empire"). Free and open to the public.

For more information, contact Dae Newman at newmanad@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1371.

Saturday, Oct. 13, 2018 at 8 a.m.

VCU Recreational Sports Outdoor Adventure Program is hosting a bicycle Fall Foliage Ride to the Rice Rivers Center, 3701 John Tyler Memorial Highway, Charles City. Registration closes at 6 p.m. Oct. 9.

For more information, contact Katie Schmidt at outdoors@vcu.edu or (804) 828-8826 or visit https://recsports.vcu.edu/programs/outdoor-adventure-program/rice-rivers-center/.

Virginia Commonwealth University's December Commencement exercises take place at 10 a.m. Dec. 8, in the E.J Wade Arena at the Stuart C. Siegel Center. Faculty participating in the ceremony will wear academic apparel. Regalia must be ordered at your respective campus by Nov. 2. For ordering information, visit the following URL.

For more information, contact . at . or visit http://apps.bsv.vcu.edu/retailstr/commencement.pdf.

VCU's Department of Psychology (principal investigator Kirk Warren Brown, Ph.D.) seeks participants in a research study of two stress reduction programs. Those who take part will receive a free, 14-day smartphone-based stress reduction course and receive up to $300.

For more information, contact Hadley Rahrig at rahrighm@mymail.vcu.edu or (804) 250-1534 or visit https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03485807?term=stress+reduction&recrs=ab&cntry=US&state=US%3AVA&city=Richmond&rank=1.

Utility work and construction at the VCU Health Outpatient Facility construction site, at the corner of North 10th and East Leigh streets, will affect traffic patterns in the area of the MCV Campus over the next several months. For current information and updates, visit the website below.

For more information, contact Jake Hughes at jake.hughes@am.jll.com or visit https://www.vcuhealth.org/news-center/building-projects/outpatient-facility-updates.

VCU's Office of Multicultural Student Affairs will host a range of educational forums, events and discussions for Indigenous People Heritage Month in November. Faculty and staff are encouraged to share the programs with students and colleagues.

For more information, contact Kishla Conner at connerka2@mymail.vcu.edu.

The Wellness Resource Center is looking for students who would like to take on a newly created leadership role as peer health educators who learn to provide innovative and inclusive programs and events to meet the health needs of VCU students.

For more information, contact Carrie Baines at peerhealth@vcu.edu or (804) 828-0231 or visit https://thewell.vcu.edu/healthy-living/wellness/peer-health-education/.

Celebrate Dance Day on Oct. 12 with VCU Recreational Sports at Cary Street Gym. Different styles will be offered throughout the day, including Latin, hip-hop, bollywood, jazz funk and more.

For more information, contact Hannah Kotarski at kotarskih@vcu.edu or (804) 827-3441 or visit https://recsports.vcu.edu/programs/fitness-and-wellness/special-events/.

VCU School of Business faculty and students are conducting an eye tracking study to see how sports fans respond to marketing messages. Participants will be compensated. Click on the following link for more details.

For more information, contact Jodie Ferguson at jlferguson@vcu.edu or (770) 845-2222 or visit https://wp.vcu.edu/celab/contact/311-2/.

Massey Cancer Center is accepting internal applications for the NIH/NCI Predoctoral to Postdoctoral Fellow Transition Award (F99/K00). The goal of the F99/K00 award is to encourage graduate students who are recognized as having high potential and strong interest in pursuing careers as independent cancer researchers, and facilitate their successful transition to postdoctoral positions. One application from VCU is allowed, with the applicant being selected through an internal competition.

For more information, contact Lauren Frick at lsfrick@vcu.edu or visit https://spot.research.vcu.edu/spot/Rooms/DisplayPages/LayoutInitial?Container=com.webridge.entity.Entity[OID[963E917A7F149B429B76F345EF21D608]].