12 p.m. to 12:45 p.m.

Learn more about VCU's Online MBA program at a webinar hosted by the School of Business. The 30-minute online presentation will feature an overview of the program and how to apply. Register at the following URL. Those who cannot register ahead of time can attend using this URL: https://vcu.zoom.us/j/289190315.

For more information, contact Robert Clarkson at rmclarkson@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1597 or visit https://business.vcu.edu/about-us/events/graduate-studies/webinar/online-mba-program-webinar-0228.html.

3 p.m.

The VCU baseball team will take on West Virginia University at The Diamond, 3001 N. Arthur Ashe Blvd.

For more information, contact Rebecca Piner at pinerre@vcu.edu.

3 p.m. to 4 p.m.

VCU Medical Center Health and Wellness Library will present a session on finding and evaluating available health resources about rare diseases and the challenges involved in the search. The workshop will be in Room G-112, Gateway Building, 1200 E. Marshall St. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact K.J. Ricasata at ricasatakj@vcu.edu or (804) 828-2432 or visit https://vcu.libcal.com/event/6344486.

Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020 at 10 a.m.

Brazilian pianist Sonia Rubinsky will conduct a master class at Sonia Vlahcevic Concert Hall, W.E. Singleton Center for the Performing Arts, 922 Park Ave. Also, Rubinsky will give a lecture about composers Johann Sebastian Bach and Domenico Scarlatti at 7 p.m. March 3 at the same location. Admission to both events is free.

For more information, contact Michael Potts at pottsmj@vcu.edu.

Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020 at 2 p.m.

The VCU baseball team will take on Georgetown University at The Diamond, 3001 N. Arthur Ashe Blvd.

For more information, contact Rebecca Piner at pinerre@vcu.edu.

Sunday, Mar. 1, 2020 at 1 p.m.

The VCU baseball team will take on Wagner College at The Diamond, 3001 N. Arthur Ashe Blvd.

For more information, contact Rebecca Piner at pinerre@vcu.edu.

Sunday, Mar. 1, 2020 at 1 p.m.

VCU's women's lacrosse team will take on East Carolina University at Cary Street Field, Harrison and Cary streets.

For more information, contact Danielle Koerner at koernerd@vcu.edu.

Monday, Mar. 2, 2020 at noon

The VCUarts BFA Senior Capstone exhibitions will be shown at The Anderson, 907 1/2 W. Franklin St. Round One consists of artworks by seniors in the Craft/Material Studies and Sculpture + Extended Media departments and will be on view March 2-6 with a reception on March 6 from 6-9 p.m. Round Two, March 19-21, will feature artworks by seniors in the Kinetic Imaging, Painting + Printmaking, and Photo + Film departments. A reception will be held 6-9 p.m. on March 19.

For more information, contact Monica Kinsey at kinseym@vcu.edu or (804) 828-7720 or visit https://arts.vcu.edu/programs/theanderson/.

Monday, Mar. 2, 2020 from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.

The Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence will present a workshop on REAL posters in Room 4100, Academic Learning Commons, 1000 Floyd Ave. Learn how to use the REAL Template. Writing time and examples of effective posters will be provided. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Tiffany Freitas at freitast@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/6uj5fBU2Y635QQSS8.

Wednesday, Mar. 4, 2020 from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.

VCU Department of Chemical and Life Science Engineering will present Noshir S. Pesika, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at Tulane University. Pesika will lead a seminar in Room 401, College of Engineering West Hall, 601 W. Main St.

For more information, contact Desiney Lowery at dlowery3@vcu.edu or (804) 828-7789.

Wednesday, Mar. 4, 2020 from noon to 12:50 p.m.

The Department of Biomedical Engineering will host Andrés J. Garcia, Ph.D., executive director, Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience at Georgia Tech University. He will lecture on "Bioengineered Synthetic Hydrogels for Regenerative Medicine." The seminar will be held in Room E2221, College of Engineering East Hall, 401 West Main St. The faculty host is René Olivares-Navarrete, Ph.D., assistant professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering.

For more information, contact René Olivares-Navarrete at ronavarrete@vcu.edu.

Thursday, Mar. 5, 2020 from noon to 1 p.m.

Are miracles real ... or is it all just wishful thinking? Hear Megan Bean, New York native and wife and mother of two sons for 22 years until 2007 when she faced a illness that left her unable to work or volunteer for five years. Doctors said she was medically incurable. In 2013 she went on a pilgrimage to Lourdes, France, where she experienced a dramatic healing. She is inspired and motivated to share her story. All are welcome. Pizza and drinks will be provided. The luncheon will be held in Room 7-102, James W. and Frances G. McGlothlin Medical Education Center, 1201 E. Marshall St. RSVP at the following email.

For more information, contact Mario Dance at medance@vcu.edu or (804) 828-9838.

Thursday, Mar. 5, 2020 at 5:30 p.m.

The Richmond World Affairs Council at VCU, in conjunction with the greater Richmond World Affairs Council, will host Madiha Afzal, Ph.D., of the Brookings Institution, at the Jefferson Hotel, 101 W. Franklin St. She is the author of "Pakistan Under Siege: Extremism, Society and the State.”

For more information, contact Mana Soroush at soroushmp@mymail.vcu.edu or (703) 625-3650.

Friday, Mar. 6, 2020 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.

The Central Virginia Society of Clinical Research Associates chapter will screen the documentary film "The Bleeding Edge" in Rooms 11-101/102, James W. and Frances G. McGlothlin Medical Education Center, 1201 E. Marshall St. The program agenda also includes a review of FDA medical device regulations, a discussion of the importance of surveillance monitoring and recognizing patients/participants risk and benefits for medical devices.

For more information, contact Shirley Helm at shirley.helm@vcuhealth.org or (804) 628-2942.

Friday, Mar. 6, 2020 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

The ICA will host "Direct to Video," a short-film platform that highlights artists by commissioning video works from nonfilmmakers and multidisciplinary artists approaching their first film. The event will be held at the Institute for Contemporary Art at the Markel Center, 601 W. Broad St.

For more information, contact Meredith Carrington at mtcarrington@vcu.edu or visit http://icavcu.org.

Wednesday, Mar. 11, 2020 from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.

As part of Employee Appreciation Week, the VCU Staff Senate is offering free guided tours of the Virginia State Capitol. Space is limited to a maximum of 50 people per tour date and those who sign up will be taken on a first-come, first-served basis. Tours will also be offered at the same time on March 13. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact VCU Staff Senate at staffsenate@vcu.edu or visit https://bit.ly/2P3wTfH.

Friday, Apr. 3, 2020 from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The Virginia Clinical Research Conference, hosted by the VCU C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research, is a one-day event that brings together research teams from across Virginia to collaborate and strengthen the statewide clinical research enterprise. Submissions for the poster competition are due Feb. 28. Register at the following URL by March 20.

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

Applications for the first-ever REAL Challenge Grants must be submitted by March 2 to be considered for funding. Open to both faculty and staff/UAP, the grants provide financial support to help create or enhance experiential student learning opportunities. Apply at the following URL.

For more information, contact Erin Webster Garrett at real@vcu.edu or visit https://provost.vcu.edu/initiatives/real/grants/.