12 p.m. to 1 p.m.

VCU's Department of Health Behavior and Policy will host Kathy Tossas, Ph.D., MS, who will discuss “Methods, Madness and Ministry Trinity: My Own Bench To Community Journey." Questions: http://hbp.vcu.edu. Register in advance for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Mary Johnson at johnsonme6@vcu.edu or (804) 628-3443 or visit https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJctduigpjkvGt3nMir2VMFOyl3Ek1IOqAg6.

Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Learn how to be an advocate and ally for people struggling with substance-use disorders and those in recovery. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Rams in Recovery at recovery@vcu.edu or visit https://recovery.vcu.edu/recovery-ally/.

Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020 from noon to 1 p.m.

VCU's C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research and Tompkins-McCaw Library for the Health Sciences will present their next lunch research seminar online, “Data Management Update: National Institutes of Health's New Data Sharing Guidance.” Nina Exner, Ph.D., research data librarian, will discuss the new policy for NIH-funded research. Questions: http://www.cctr.vcu.edu. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Pam Dillon, Pharm.D., research liaison, at pmdillon@vcu.edu or (804) 714-7551 or visit https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUkf-CopjIpE9DcOcv48w-nTNWE0lKtij6s.

Friday, Dec. 11, 2020 at noon

Ahmed Ali Al Qaffas, bioinformatician and researcher, Department of Pediatrics, The Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU, will speak at the monthly forum of the Center for Microbiome Engineering and Data Analysis. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Jeff Donowitz at jeffrey.donowitz@vcuhealth.org or (434) 996-2056 or visit https://zoom.us/j/99835293988.

Saturday, Dec. 12, 2020 at 9 a.m.

VCU's Office of University Events will host a celebration for the Summer and Fall Class of 2020. The virtual celebration will kick off with a graduate Zoom party at 9 a.m. The link for the Zoom party will be sent out through email. Then at 10 a.m. the virtual ceremony will begin. Family and friends will be able to watch the Zoom party and ceremony at the following URL.

For more information, contact VCU Office of University Events at UNIVevents@vcu.edu or visit https://commencement.vcu.edu/.

Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020 from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m.

The VCU English Language Program will hold a virtual open house for prospective students. This session will provide an overview of the program and how its courses can help students improve their English language skills. Registration is required at the following URL.

For more information, contact Rachel Aziz at rcwiltshire@vcu.edu or (804) 828-2551 or visit https://global.vcu.edu/elp/.

The search for VCU’s next provost and senior vice president for academic affairs has officially launched. The provost search website at hr.vcu.edu/careers-at-vcu/search/leadership-searches/provost-and-senior-vice-president-for-academic-affairs/ provides information on the search committee, opportunities for feedback, the search process and timetable. All members of the university community are welcome and encouraged to participate in the survey with feedback at the following URL on the search process.

For more information, contact Pamela DiSalvo Lepley, Senior Advisor to the President and Vice President for University Relations, at provostsearch@vcu.edu or visit http://www.surveymonkey.com/r/VCUProvostSearchSurvey.

Massey Cancer Center is accepting applications for the NCI K99/R00 internal competition. The NCI Early K99/R00 program is designed to suit the career paths of postdoctoral fellows pursuing careers in Data Science and Cancer Control Science, who typically require only a short period of mentored research training beyond their doctoral degrees before obtaining independent faculty positions. Applicants must have a maximum of two years of postdoctoral research experience by Feb. 26, 2021. The internal application deadline is Dec. 17.

For more information, contact Glenny Escotto at escottog@vcu.edu or visit http://www.research.vcu.edu/vcuera/index.htm.

VCU Health Promotion and Well-being Center (The Well) and University Counseling Services' Advocacy Program have created a guide for holiday safety planning and self-care. Visit the following URL for an accessible Google Doc version or email myoptions@vcu.edu for a free pdf.

For more information, contact Mia Liadis at liadisa@vcu.edu or visit http://thewell.vcu.edu.