5 p.m.

VCU's da Vinci Center will host an online informational session about its cross-disciplinary Master of Product Innovation Program. The session will include general information and a Q&A. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Lloyd Young at youngel3@vcu.edu or visit https://connect.business.vcu.edu/register/mpi-sept.

Wednesday, Sep. 16, 2020 at 1 p.m.

Judith Klein-Seetharaman, Ph.D., Department of Chemistry at Colorado School of Mines, will speak at an online seminar hosted by VCU Chemical and Life Science Engineering. Her topic will be "Signaling by Sensory Receptors in Pocillopora damicornis." Register for the Zoom link at the following URL. The password is CLSE091620.

For more information, contact Desiney Lowery at dlowery3@vcu.edu or (804) 828-7789 or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/j/94046536325.

Wednesday, Sep. 16, 2020 from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Join members of Black Greek letter organizations and other student affinity groups for a dialogue on the importance of unmasking educational inequities, finding “safe spaces” to network with others and becoming active and engaged student leaders as a Black student in a predominantly white institution. This virtual event will be hosted by University Academic Advising in Student Success. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Allison Norden at nordenan@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUoceuurj0sG9CucVLZ7NRng_3Pv58zbwfx.

Wednesday, Sep. 16, 2020 from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.

VCU's National Scholarship Office will host a virtual informational session for graduate students. Learn how the National Scholarship Office can be supportive in applying for external funding opportunities and the opportunities that are available. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Jeff Wing at natlscholar@vcu.edu or visit http://blogs.vcu.edu/natlscholar.

Wednesday, Sep. 16, 2020 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.

The VCU School of Social Work’s C. Bernard Scotch Fund presents Social Justice in Politics via Zoom. Charles E. Lewis Jr., Ph.D., executive director of the Congressional Research Institute of Social Work and Policy, will discuss how students, faculty, staff and individuals can support voter advocacy and work against systems of voter suppression in a higher education setting and beyond. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Anna Givens at sswconnect@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_CM6SONP0RBCCOh0FHXKlkA.

Wednesday, Sep. 16, 2020 at 7 p.m.

United Healthcare Network will present a Pre-Health Undergraduate Experience Workshop via Zoom. Strategies and suggestions for making the most of the undergraduate experience will be presented. The discussion will focus on maintaining a balance between school and personal life as an undergraduate. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Suzannah Boaz at uhcnatvcu@gmail.com or visit https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81131847141?pwd=N1JJVGx0NERyUit0Z2hLTWdFZVBtdz09.

Wednesday, Sep. 16, 2020 from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.

VCUarts The Anderson, in collaboration with the VCUarts Department of Dance and Choreography, will present a prerecorded broadcast of a performance of "Facets of Esoterics" choreographed by faculty member Sinclair Emoghene. The link to the video will be posted Sept. 16 on the event page at the following URL.

For more information, contact Monica Kinsey at kinseym@vcu.edu or (703) 282-0530 or visit https://arts.vcu.edu/event/sinclair-emoghene-facets-of-esoterics-prerecorded-broadcast/.

Wednesday, Sep. 16, 2020 from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

The Central Virginia Society of Clinical Research Associates Chapter at VCU will present "Overview of Stem Cell Transplantation and CAR-T Therapies" via Zoom. Kathryn Candler from VCU Massey Cancer Center will help participants understand the types of transplants commonly performed, the common cell types used for transplantation and CAR-T therapies. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Patricia A. Feldt at pafeldt@vcu.edu or (804) 628-1902 or visit https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUvcOytrTwiH9IP6hkIR_1AqKzpPM_4INrB.

Wednesday, Sep. 16, 2020 at noon

VCU librarians Erica Brody and Hillary Miller will talk participants through a session on "During the COVID-19 pandemic, how do we balance the 'need for speed' with the risks of moving too fast when evaluating the quality of research to make important decisions?" Free. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Sue Robinson at srobinson26@vcu.edu or visit https://www.library.vcu.edu/about/events/2020-2021-ongoing/ayr-webinars-2020-21.html.

Monday, Sep. 28, 2020 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

The Center for Corporate Education will present the Project Manager Professional Exam Prep program online for Fall 2020. This course is geared for participants looking to fulfill the remaining 14 education hours for the PMP or refresh before taking the PMP exam. This class will be held Sept. 28-29. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Carrie Hawes at corp-ed@vcu.edu or visit http://go.vcu.edu/corped.

Beginning at 10 p.m. on Sept. 16, VCU Technology Services will complete the upgrade to the Avaya Telecommunications servers. Users should expect two, five-to-10-minute outages of all phones on the VCU, VCUHealth and Children’s Hospital of Richmond-Brook Road campuses. Make sure to have an alternate means of communication during the entire maintenance outage.

For more information, contact Lynne Williams at ljwillia@vcu.edu or (804) 828-2880 or visit https://ts.vcu.edu/askit/knowledge-base/telecommunications/.

In addition to the steps VCU is taking to keep students safe on campus, VCU REAL wants the university community to know what is being done for health and safety in off-campus academic activities. Visit the “Staying safe in off-campus experiences” in the following URL for more information. Students engaging in off-campus activities are also asked to sign an acknowledgement-of-risk form that clarifies what can be expected at learning situations — such as internship or volunteer sites — and what to do if students feel precautions aren't being followed.

For more information, contact Erin Webster Garrett at elwebstergarr@vcu.edu or visit https://real.vcu.edu/offcampus/.

Construction and related utility work at and around the VCU Health Adult Outpatient Pavilion and Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU building sites will affect traffic patterns on the MCV Campus. Visit the following URL for current information and updates.

For more information, contact Carrie Carroll at carrie.carroll@vcuhealth.org or visit https://www.vcuhealth.org/traffic.

University Counseling Services offers a variety of identity-based student support groups via Zoom. The groups offer spaces for students to connect with other students who have shared identities to discuss experiences, provide support and build community. Students do not have to be enrolled in University Counseling Services to participate. See a list of current support groups and register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Caroilne Coffill at cscoffill@vcu.edu or (804) 828-6200 or visit http://counseling.vcu.edu.

VCUDine’s September preview menus offer a number of special meals. They include Carnival Favorites Menu at Shafer (Sept. 17 from 11 a.m.-4 p.m.); Virtual Plant Forward Friday on Instagram Live (Sept. 25 at noon, @vcudietitian); and weekly Wing Wednesdays at Jonah’s on the MCV Campus. For details follow @VCU_Dining on social media or the following URL.

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

A clinical trial in the emergency department finds no difference in efficacy or adverse effects of three commonly used treatments for patients with refractory status epilepticus. The ESETT trial was conducted through the NIH-funded Neurological Emergencies Treatment Trials Network. VCU Medical Center enrolled one patient or 0.2% of the total trial enrollment. The trial compared three medications commonly given to patients with status epilepticus. The three medicines that were studied were levetiracetam (Keppra), fosphenytoin (Cerebryx) and valproate (Depacon). The research found that all three medicines were similarly effective and similarly safe. None of the three medicines were better than the others. Doctors can now confidently use any of these medications to treat patients with status epilepticus. The results were published in the Nov. 28, 2019 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. More details about the research results are available at the study website esett.org.

For more information, contact Kyle Narron at knarron@vcu.edu or (804) 628-1072 or visit http://esett.org.

Are you a woman aged 18 to 25? Would you like to participate in a research study aimed to accept your body? Involvement includes participation in a one-week online intervention that lasts 45 minutes total. Participants are asked to complete one-hour online surveys at three time points. Eligible participants will receive compensation in the form of Amazon gift cards and SONA credit (if applicable). For more information and to see if you are eligible, contact Alexandria Davies, VCU Department of Psychology, at the following email address.

For more information, contact Alexandria Davies at daviesae@mymail.vcu.edu or (704) 576-9399.