3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Highland Support Project at VCU presents civil engineer Ray Martin, Ph.D., who will speak about his trip with Virginia Tech engineering students to conduct impact studies concerning mining operations in the western highlands of Guatemala. The talk will be in Virginia Room B, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave.

For more information, contact Madeline Doane at doanemh@vcu.edu or (703) 489-4565 or visit https://www.facebook.com/events/1335610266621911/.

7 p.m.

Join the VCU men's basketball team as they take on George Mason University at the Stuart C. Siegel Center, 1200 W. Broad St.

For more information, contact Rebecca Piner at pinerre@vcu.edu or visit http://vcuathletics.com.

Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2020 from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.

The Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program will host a series of informational sessions this semester to help identify summer research programs at VCU and navigate the application process. The first sessions will be held at 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. in Room 207, Hibbs Hall, 900 Park Ave. A full schedule of sessions is available at the following URL.

For more information, contact Herb Hill, Director of Undergraduate Research and Creative Inquiry at urop@vcu.edu or visit http://wp.vcu.edu/vcuurop/2020/02/03/sess20/.

Thursday, Feb. 13, 2020 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 a lunch research seminar. The event will be at the library, 509 N. 12th St. Pam Dillon, Ph.D., research liaison, will discuss how to incorporate good clinical practice into research. Participants may bring lunch; drinks will be provided. Register at the following email address.

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

Thursday, Feb. 13, 2020 at 8 p.m.

The concert will be in the Sonia Vlahcevic Concert Hall, W.E. Singleton Center for the Performing Arts, 922 Park Ave. Tickets are $7 in advance and $10 at the door. VCU students with a valid ID will be admitted free.

For more information, contact Michael Potts at pottsmj@vcu.edu or visit https://www.showclix.com/event/jazz-orchestra-aefgwrhetjryQUEmAoB/listing.

Friday, Feb. 14, 2020 at 7:30 p.m.

VCUarts Theatre presents the premiere of "MACHINAL" at the Singleton Center for the Performing Arts, 922 Park Ave. Sophie Treadwell — women's rights activist, journalist and novelist — wrote the piece based on a crime trial she covered as a reporter in 1927. "MACHINAL" is an Expressionist response to the biased media coverage of Ruth Snyder, a Queens housewife accused of murdering her husband. For show times and tickets, visit the following URL.

For more information, contact Sarah Moore at mooresw4@vcu.edu or (804) 828-2695 or visit https://arts.vcu.edu/theatre/on-stage/.

Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020 from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.

The College of Health Professions will present a professional development session lead by Aisha McGriff of the VCU ALT Lab. The workshop will focus on technologies available to VCU instructors to provide accessible learning experiences to students both in class and online. The session will be held in Room 1000, College of Health Professions Building, 900 E. Leigh St. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Michael Forder at mjforder@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/Qj4Z4BRYM2smgWwAA.

Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Rams in Recovery invites faculty, staff and students to a training session designed to help participants better support students and loved ones in recovery. The session will be held in the Jackson Ward Room, Jonah L. Larrick Student Center, 900 Turpin St. Registration is mandatory at the following URL.

For more information, contact Thomas Bannard at bannardtn@vcu.edu or (804) 366-8027 or visit https://goo.gl/2hY6KC.

Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020 from noon to 12:45 p.m.

VCU Human Resources will host a yoga class in the Group Exercise Room, Cary Street Gym, 101 S. Linden St. Register in Talent.

For more information, contact Cindi Phares at cphares@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1521 or visit https://hr.vcu.edu/current-employees/worklife/.

Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020 from noon to 12:50 p.m.

The Department of Biomedical Engineering will present Dustin Crouch, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Mechanical, Aerospace and Biomedical Engineering Department at the University of Tennessee Knoxville. Crouch will present on "Combining Computational and Experimental Biomechanics Tools to Understand and Overcome Movement Disability." The session will be held in Room E2221, College of Engineering East Hall, 401 W. Main St. Faculty host is Carrie L. Peterson, Ph.D., assistant professor, VCU Department of Biomedical Engineering.

For more information, contact Pam Mason at pwmason@vcu.edu.

Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Hendrée Jones, Ph.D., will speak at a Reynolds and VCU Humphrey Fellows Partnership Symposium on International Perspectives on Women, Substance Use and Addictions. Jones is an internationally recognized expert in the development and examination of both behavioral and pharmacologic treatments for pregnant women and their children in risky life situations. The symposium will be held at J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College, 1651 East Parham Road. The event is free and open to the public. RSVP at the following URL by Feb.20.

For more information, contact Heather Ashton at ashtonhr@vcu.edu or visit http://bit.ly/humphrey-fellows.

Monday, Feb. 17, 2020 from noon to 1 p.m.

VCU Biology Department, School of World Studies and Office of Sustainability invite faculty and students to meet and discuss advancing campus sustainability. The meeting will be held in Room 2108, Grace E. Harris Hall – South, 1015 Floyd Ave. RSVP at the following URL. Questions, (804) 828-1858. RSVP at the following URL.

For more information, contact Ching-Yu Huang at cyhuang@vcu.edu or (706) 338-9396 or visit https://forms.gle/F9tYKe9SmZJJeuSV7.

Human Resources presents "Retiring With the VCU Optional Retirement Plan." These sessions are open to VCU faculty and VCU University and Academic Professionals, not VCU Health System employees. See upcoming sessions at the following URL.

For more information, contact VCU Benefits at benefits@vcu.edu or (804) 827-1723 or visit https://bit.ly/2XvaJIH.

The STEM Building project has begun at the site of the Franklin Street Gym. Fencing will be installed in stages. The first stage will be the alley behind the building. The fencing will extend from Johnson Hall to Shafer Court Dining Center and Ritter-Hickok. The final stage of the fencing will block the sidewalk in front of the building. Pedestrians will not be able to walk down the alley from Shafer Street or between Ritter-Hickok and the Gym.

For more information, contact Margaret Kelland at mkelland@vcu.edu or visit https://fmd.vcu.edu/about/announcements/announcements/title-381078-en.html.