Student Issue for May 7, 2019
This week
Fulbright Scholar Awards Informational Session
Thursday, May 9, 2019 at 11 a.m.
Jeff Wing, director of the National Scholarship Office in VCU's Honors College, will hold an informational session for the Fulbright Scholar Awards. The event will be in Room 1210, The Honors College, 701 W. Grace St. Faculty and staff are invited to attend in person or online via Zoom. Register at the following email to attend either session and indicate if you will attend in person or online.
For more information, contact Jeff Wing at jawing@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1803 or visit http://cies.org.
Coming up
ONE VCU Clinical Research Teams Meeting
Tuesday, May 14, 2019 from 11 a.m. to 1 a.m.
The purpose of the ONE VCU Clinical Research Teams Meeting is to support monthly communications directly with research teams, including coordinators, regulatory, financial and administrative leadership across the enterprise. The meeting will focus on International Clinical Trials Day, which is recognized on May 20. It will also feature a recording of the keynote presentation from the inaugural Virginia Clinical Research Conference, which was hosted on April 12. The meeting will be held in Hermes A. Kontos Medical Sciences Building, 1217 E. Marshall St.
For more information, contact Lisa Ballance at lballanc@vcu.edu or visit https://rampages.us/vcucctr/2019/04/29/may-one-vcu-clinical-research-teams-meeting/.
Notices
Temporary Relocation of Sanger Hall RamRide Stop
Effective May 10, all Connector Express, A Lot, R Lot and M Lot shuttles will begin to service passengers at a temporary stop at 1000 E. Broad St., directly in front of Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU. At this time, the existing Sanger Hall stop will be discontinued. Signage indicating the stop location will be posted in front of Children's Hospital of Richmond, and all impacted routes will be updated on the RamRide tracker.
For more information, contact Dwain Cosby at ramride@vcu.edu or visit http://vcu.transloc.com.
MCV Campus Construction: Traffic Impact Updates
Construction and utility work at and around the VCU Health Outpatient Facility and Inpatient Children's Hospital sites will affect traffic patterns on the MCV Campus for several months. On Friday, May 10, the RamRide stop at Sanger Hall will be temporarily relocated to 1000 E. Broad Street. For current information and updates, visit the URL below.
For more information, contact Carrie Carroll at carrie.carroll@vcuhealth.org or visit http://vcuhealth.org/traffic.
Limited Submission Opportunity: Pew-Stewart Scholars for Cancer Research
Massey Cancer Center is accepting internal pre-applications for the Pew-Stewart Scholars for Cancer Research Program. The award supports assistant professors of outstanding promise in science relevant to the advancement of a cure for cancer. See eligibility criteria at the following URL. Pre-applications are due May 23.
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[0AC765701BB0BD42B70724CFFD60944A]].
Miles S. Hicks on WVCW Radio's 'A Mile A Minute Podcast'
WVCW Radio presents "A Mile A Minute Podcast" by senior Mass Communications Public Relations major Miles S. Hicks. He shares his experience as a intersectional college student who has experienced VCU for all it could give and is now sharing his experience before entering the "real world." Search for the episode via Apple Podcast or Spotify.
For more information, contact Miles S. Hicks at hicksms@vcu.edu.
Other resources
VCU Libraries workshops
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