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

Bring your curiosity about research resources available at VCU and VCU Health to the Research Pop-Up Market. The event, in Room 250, James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave., is hosted by the C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research. The market will include representatives who can assist in locating funding, cohort discovery, conducting human research and obtaining IRB approval, accessing informatics tools and services, and more.

For more information, contact Shirley Helm at shirley.helm@vcuhealth.org or visit http://bit.ly/FebPopUp.

12 p.m. to 12:20 a.m.

VCU's Wellness Resource Center will host a 20-minute mindfulness meditation focusing on settling the mind. The session will be held on the third floor at The Well, 815 S. Cathedral Place. No registration is necessary, but space is limited.

For more information, contact Mia Liadis at liadisa@vcu.edu or (804) 828-6919 or visit http://thewell.vcu.edu.

4 p.m. to 5 p.m.

The VCU Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program will host an informational session for undergraduate students of all majors who are interested in applying for summer research programs at VCU. The session will be held in Room 264, Hibbs Hall, 900 Park Ave. The sessions will provide information about summer research programs, including details regarding application processes. A schedule of additional February sessions is available at the following URL.

For more information, contact Herb Hill, Director of Undergraduate Research Opportunities at urop@vcu.edu or visit http://wp.vcu.edu/vcuurop/2019/01/23/infosessionsspring19/.

6:45 p.m. to 7:45 p.m.

The Eco Fashion Club at VCU will have a general body/interest meeting in Virginia Rooms C and D, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. Free handouts and snacks will be available.

For more information, contact Taniya Evans at evanst5@mymail.vcu.edu or (240) 605-7568.

7 p.m. to 8 p.m.

VCU's Emerging Healthcare Leaders will host a suturing workshop in Room 1004A, West Grace Street Student Housing – South, 835 W. Grace St. The event features the opportunity for those who attend to work with a health professional in learning techniques and procedures to suture on a banana. All are welcome.

For more information, contact Vamsi Divakaruni at divakarunirv@vcu.edu.

7 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Herb Hill, director of VCU's Undergraduate Research Opportunities, will speak at a meeting of VCU's Minority Association of Pre-Health Students. The meeting will be in Virginia Room A, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. Pre-health opportunities in volunteering and academics will be discussed. A raffle of pre-professional prep books will be held.

For more information, contact Madina Nooristani at nooristanimn@vcu.edu.

7 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Heart to Soul in Action at VCU presents an evening of games, pizza and de-stressing activities. "Stress Less, Relax More" will be in Room 1030G/H, West Grace Street Student Housing – North, 830 W. Grace St.

For more information, contact Leena Penumalee at penumaleels@vcu.edu.

Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019 at 8 p.m.

VCU Dance NOW 2019 features performances by VCU faculty and guest artist Gregory Maqoma of South Africa in the Grace Street Theater, 934 West Grace St. Performances will also be held at the same location and time on Feb. 15-16 and at 2 p.m. Feb. 16. Tickets are $15 and $10 for students with a valid I.D. Group discounts are available. Visit Showclix.com or call the following telephone number for reservations.

For more information, contact Lea Marshall at lemarshall@vcu.edu or (804) 828-2020 or visit http://arts.vcu.edu/dance.

Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2019 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Visit the Summer Studies and Special Programs table on the first floor of of the University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. Class lists and schedules, Summer Studies cookies and details about financial aid will be available. Summer registration begins online at 8 a.m.

For more information, contact Elizabeth Bambacus at bambacuses@vcu.edu or (804) 827-3927 or visit http://summer.vcu.edu.

Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2019 at 12:30 p.m.

VCU's Honors College will host an informational session for current VCU students to learn about the benefits of joining the Honors College and how to apply. The session will be held in Room 1303, the Multipurpose Room, Honors College, 701 W. Grace St. Attendance at an information session is required to apply.

For more information, contact Megan Dailey at mhdailey@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1803 or visit https://honors.vcu.edu/admissions/continuing-students/.

Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2019 from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

VCU’s Biology Department and VCU Libraries will co-host a screening and panel discussion of “Before the Flood.” The screening will be in Room 303, James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave. The documentary follows actor Leonardo DiCaprio's journey to learn about climate change. Request a free ticket at the following URL. Details about the 2019 RVA Environmental Film Festival are available at https://rvaeff.org.

For more information, contact Dr. Ching-Yu Huang at cyhuang@vcu.edu or visit http://goo.gl/nqznBp.

Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2019 from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.

The Graduate Student Association at VCU presents free food and arcade games at Circuit Arcade Bar, 3121 W. Leigh St. All VCU grad students are welcome. The facility will be closed to the general public during the event.

For more information, contact David Hampton at hamptonjd@vcu.edu.

Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2019 at 7:30 p.m.

VCU's Black Women in STEM will be collaborating with the NAACP and the Black Experience to host an event honoring Henrietta Lacks. The event will take place in Room 1112, Grace and Broad Residence Center 1, 1000 W. Grace St.

For more information, contact Crissy Brown at browncj9@vcu.edu.

Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2019 from noon to 1 p.m.

VCU's Office of Multicultural Student Affairs will host a discussion about favorite books written by black authors or about black history and culture. The event will be held in the OMSA office, Room 215, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. Attendees may bring a book to exchange for another. Lunch will be provided.

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

Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2019 from noon to 1 p.m.

Hanna Pylväinen will discuss "White Writer in Sápmi (Lapland): Multi- and Inter-ethnic Representations in the (my) Contemporary Novel." The talk will be given in Room 308 Hibbs Hall, 900 Park Ave. Pylväinen, an assistant professor of fiction at VCU, considers the imaginative limits of perspective in writing a novel set in 1850s Lapland with multiple points-of-view and characters who identify as Sámi, European indigenous people. The talk is hosted by VCU's English Faculty Forum.

For more information, contact Rivka Swenson at rswenson@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1331 or visit https://english.vcu.edu/news--events/faculty-forum/.

Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

VCU's Activities Programming Board will host a performance by Step Afrika in the Ballrooms, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave.

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

Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019 from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

VCU's Department of English presents a reading by authors Ada Limón and Sarah Viren. The reading, part of the VCU Visiting Writers Series, in the third-floor lecture hall, James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave.

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

Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019 at 8 p.m.

VCU's Department of Music presents a concert by Jazz Orchestra I. The concert will be held in the Sonia Vlahcevic Concert Hall of the W.E. Singleton Center for he Performing Arts, 922 Park Ave. Tickets are $7 in advance, $10 at the door and free for VCU students with an ID.

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

Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019 from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m.

I Am That Girl at VCU will host "Girl Talk on Love" in Room A, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. The discussion will focus on love languages, what love means to the individual and how to express love in the community.

For more information, contact Giovanni Knight at knightgn@vcu.edu.

Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019 at 8 p.m.

VCU's Asian and Pacific Islander Student Alliance will hold a discussion of gender-based violence in Asian and Pacific Islander communities, the intersections between those communities and LGBTQIA+ groups, and visions of love in all forms. The event will be in Virginia Room B, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave.

For more information, contact Tamanna Kaur Sohal at sohalt@vcu.edu.

Friday, Feb. 15, 2019 from 10:30 a.m. to noon

Erika Milam, Ph.D., Princeton University professor of history, will discuss “Darwin and the Politics of Nature.” The talk, hosted by VCU's Science, Technology and Society Program and the Graduate Organization of Biology Students, will be in the Commonwealth Ballroom, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave.

For more information, contact Joseph T Famularo at famularojt@vcu.edu or (757) 409-2365 or visit https://sts.vcu.edu/.

Saturday, Feb. 16, 2019 at 1 p.m.

Anthony Elms, the Daniel and Brett Sundheim Chief Curator at the Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania, will lead an in-depth tour of the mixed-media solo exhibit "Cauleen Smith: Give It or Leave It." The tour will be at VCU's Institute for Contemporary Art at the Markel Center, 601 W. Broad St.

For more information, contact Institute for Contemporary Art at ica@vcu.edu or visit https://icavcu.org/events/topic-0216/.

Sunday, Feb. 17, 2019 at 4 p.m.

Trombonist, composer and Jazz Studies Director Antonio Garcia will present a free faculty jazz recital. The concert will be at Sonia Vlahcevic Concert Hall, W.E. Singleton Center for the Performing Arts, 922 Park Ave. Also performing will be vocalist Mary Hermann García, The Nashville Avenue Stompers, VCU Jazz Orchestra I, the VCU Greater Richmond High School Jazz Band and (via video recording) the VCU Commonwealth Singers. For information, call the following telephone number Monday, Wednesday or Friday between 9 a.m. and noon.

For more information, contact Antonio Garcia at ajgarcia@vcu.edu or (804) 828-6776.

Monday, Feb. 18, 2019 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

In honor of VCU's new Graduate Credential in Qualitative Research, VCU Libraries presents support offerings and tips to whet the appetite for qualitative research. The free event will be held in Room 250, the Multipurpose Room, James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave. Discover new books and videos on qualitative collection and analysis. Learn about preserving and sharing insights and share methods. Bring a lunch.

For more information, contact Sue Robinson at srobinson26@vcu.edu or visit https://www.library.vcu.edu/about/events/2018-19/qualitative-brown-bag.html.

Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2019 at 6 p.m.

The Student National Pharmaceutical Association presents its multicultural dinner. The event will be at the Jonah L. Larrick Student Center, 900 Turpin St. Free food will be available. The evening will feature Muevelo, VCU's Latin dance group; a student fashion show in cultural attire; and a keynote speech by Jeffrey L. Wilson, Ph.D., VCU associate professor, Educational Leadership. Cultural attire is encouraged. RSVP at the following URL.

For more information, contact Husna Nasruddin at nasruddinhh@mymail.vcu.edu or visit https://goo.gl/forms/sIJ3jH1TdAgKsf9i1.

Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2019 at 7 p.m.

VCU's Minority Association of Pre-Health Students will host a medical admission seminar with the VCU School of Medicine admissions office. The seminar will be in Room 1112, Grace and Broad Residence Center 1, 1000 W. Grace St. Senior associate dean Michelle Whitehurst-Cook, M.D., and assistant deans Keith Baker, Ph.D., and Donna Jackson will discuss the admissions process and how to craft a successful application.

For more information, contact Madina Nooristani at nooristanimn@vcu.edu.

Friday, Feb. 22, 2019 from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.

The Latinx Student Association at VCU will host the Amor y Amistad Ball. The event will be in the Virginia Rooms of the University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. The formal event will be an evening filled with music, dancing, games and concessions.

For more information, contact Jennifer Argueta at arguetacontja@vcu.edu or (571) 239-1497.

Saturday, Mar. 2, 2019 from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.

The Virginia Global Surgery Symposium will be held at the James W. and Frances G. McGlothlin Medical Education Center, 1201 E. Marshall St. More than 30 speakers are scheduled, from VCU, Harvard, Yale, USUHS/Walter Reed, University of North Carolina, University of Virginia, University of Florida, Orlando Health, Rutgers, University of Utah and others. The cost is $20 per person for residents and students but goes up Feb. 5. Registration will cover breakfast, coffee and networking lunch.

For more information, contact Cassie Valukas at valukascs@vcu.edu or (847) 971-4174 or visit http://www.globalsurgerystudents.org/vgss-registration.

Friday, Mar. 22, 2019 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Persian Club at VCU will host its annual Nowruz Gala, celebrating the Persian New Year 1398. The event will be held in the ballrooms at Jonah L. Larrick Student Center, 900 Turpin St. Tickets will be on sale beginning Feb. 4 for VCU students ($15), and will be on sale for non-VCU students ($20) beginning Feb. 12. Paid members of Persian Club pay $7. The last date to purchase tickets is March 1, if they are not sold out before then. Tickets can be purchased at the following URL. This is a formal, cocktail attire event.

For more information, contact Nadia Zia at zians@mymail.vcu.edu or visit http://persianclub.org.

Saturday, Mar. 23, 2019 from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.

The Nepalese Student Association at VCU will hold its first Nepal Night. The event, an evening of culture, food, music and dance performances, will be in Ballrooms A and B, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave.

For more information, contact Simron Sharma at poudela6@vcu.edu.

Monday, Mar. 25, 2019 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

The Center for Corporate Education at the VCU School of Business presents "Project Management Exam Prep." The two-day preparatory course, in Room B3189, Center for Corporate Education, 301 W. Main St., is geared for participants looking to fulfill PMP education hours or refresh before taking the PMP exam. The fee, $1,250 due at registration, includes breakfast, lunch, parking and all materials.

For more information, contact Katybeth Lee at kelee@vcu.edu or (804) 828-3165 or visit https://business.vcu.edu/corporate-education/project-management/.

Friday, Apr. 12, 2019 at 7:30 a.m.

After Feb. 12, registration increases by $20 for the inaugural Virginia Clinical Research Conference: Engagement 2019. At the event, clinical research coordinators, investigators and clinicians will share perspectives, discuss best practices and collaborate on new opportunities in clinical research. The conference will be at the Hilton Richmond Downtown Hotel, 501 E. Broad St.

For more information, contact Shirley Helm at shirley.helm@vcuhealth.org or (804) 628-2942 or visit https://ocpe.vcu.edu/clinical-research/.

VCUDine will celebrate Valentine’s Day throughout the week. Daily specials will be offered at Market 810 in Shafer Court Dining Center. Specials include Ravioli Lunch, Feb. 12; Seafood Lunch, Feb. 13; and Valentine’s Desserts, Feb. 14. Jonah’s will offer Chocolate Day on the MCV Campus on Feb. 14.

For more information, contact Lauren Hay at lhay@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1148 or visit http://vcu.campusdish.com.

Lighthouse Labs has an open call for Summer 2019 Cohort applications. Ranked as a Top #25 Seed Accelerator, Lighthouse Labs is based in Richmond. This cohort is focused on founders who are graduating seniors and alumni from Virginia colleges and universities. The Lighthouse Labs University Initiative would not be possible without founding university partner, VCU da Vinci Center for Innovation.

For more information, contact Somiah Marion Lattimore at slattimore@vcu.edu or (757) 678-6767 or visit http://www.lighthouselabsrva.com/summer.html.

Speakers are sought for the 2019 J. Sergeant Reynolds and VCU Humphrey Fellows Partnership Conference. Proposals should address innovative strategies for creating more effective, equitable and efficient public health services. Submit proposals by Feb. 15 at the following URL. The conference will be held March 14 at Reynolds Community College, Parham Road campus.

For more information, contact Heather Ashton at ashtonhr@vcu.edu or visit https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf1c09EDE8PleDUudsp-V6YqgPaqn5A4LuG7nI-wQR5cUv6ag/viewform.

The Barbara A. Roby Scholarship is offered through the Office of Student Accessibility and Educational Opportunity. A scholarship of up to $2,000 is awarded to a VCU undergraduate with a disability registered with Student Accessibility and Educational Opportunity or Division for Academic Success. Applicants must demonstrate leadership or service to the community, have a GPA of 2.5 or above, be enrolled in a degree-seeking program and demonstrate financial need.

For more information, contact Emily Helft at ejhelft@vcu.edu or visit http://saeo.vcu.edu.

VCU's Student Government Association is accepting applications through Feb. 18 for senators and officers. All students in good academic (2.5 GPA) and conduct standing are eligible to apply. Applications, official rules and important dates are available on RamsConnect.

For more information, contact Jenaé Harrington at jdharrington@vcu.edu or visit http://sga.vcu.edu.

Applications for the 2019-2020 Global Brigades Medical Chapter at VCU are now open. The deadline is 11:59 p.m. Feb. 18. Apply at the following URL.

For more information, contact Janel Boyles De Rondon at boylesderonjp@vcu.edu or visit https://goo.gl/forms/NSe0soEjRRpqbjDJ2.

Men and women who vape and smoke cigarettes between the ages of 18-55 are invited to participate in a research study that requires five, four-hour laboratory visits. Compensation (up to $500) is provided. Call the following telephone number (Monday–Friday, 9 a.m.–4 p.m.) or visit http://bit.ly/bhrlvcu for more information. This study will be conducted at Thurston House on VCU’s Monroe Park Campus. Principal investigators are Andrew Barnes, Ph.D., Department of Health Behavior and Policy, and Caroline Cobb, Ph.D., Department of Psychology.

For more information, contact Jessica Presley at jmpresley@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1867 or visit http://wp.vcu.edu/cobbco/.

Students are invited to participate in a focus group discussion on smoking and tobacco use on campus. The focus group, hosted by VCU's Department of Health Behavior and Policy, will last 60-90 minutes and food will be provided. Meetings will be held Feb. 18 and Feb. 19 at One Capitol Square, 830 E. Main St. The purpose of the group is to learn more about what students think about smoking and tobacco use on campus and their views about tobacco-free policies being implemented on college campuses.

For more information, contact Elizabeth K. Do, PhD, MPH at doek@vcu.edu or (804) 628-4647.

Researchers in VCU's Department of Sociology are conducting surveys and interviews to get to know rural students at VCU. If you are from a rural area, or commute from a rural area, please take the 15-20 minute survey at the following URL. After survey completion, you can volunteer to do an interview. Please contact Rachel Sparkman at the following email for information about this study or to volunteer for an interview.

For more information, contact Rachel Sparkman at rmsparkman@vcu.edu or visit https://redcap.vcu.edu/surveys/?s=8H88T9WLJA.