12 p.m. to 12:50 p.m.

VCU's Center for Pharmacy Practice Innovation offers interprofessional continuing education credit for those who attend its monthly seminars. Anika Hines, assistant professor in the VCU School of Medicine Department of Health Behavior and Policy, will discuss partnerships that help community members better control their blood pressure. See the Zoom link and password information at the following URL. The Zoom meeting ID is 972 0552 6057.

For more information, contact Madeleine Wagner at cppi@vcu.edu or (804) 404-3869 or visit http://bit.ly/CPPIseminars.

Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020 from noon to 1 p.m.

Assistant Professor Elizabeth Wolf, M.D., MPH, will discuss her research into prenatal and well-child visit attendance in this installment of Discovery Dialogues hosted by VCU's C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Pam Dillon, Pharm.D., research liaison, at pmdillon@vcu.edu or visit https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwpcu2hqDguHNxbBv1Yrg8I7vAv_5-9U59T.

Friday, Dec. 4, 2020 from 7 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.

VCU's C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research, VCU Institute for Engineering and Medicine and the Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation will host the second course in the Bench to Community seminar series. The second session will provide an overview of engineering design and development for medical devices. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Emily Komornik at komornikea@vcu.edu or visit https://iem.vcu.edu/events/bench-to-community/december-4-2020/.

Friday, Dec. 4, 2020 at 7 p.m.

United Healthcare Network is accepting applications for two board positions, the secretary and social chair. The secretary will be responsible for event announcements, distributing flyers and buttons and scheduling weekly board meetings. The social chair will be responsible for managing social media accounts, designing event posters and formatting member emails. Apply at the following URL by 7 p.m. Dec. 4.

For more information, contact Suzannah Boaz at uhcnatvcu@gmail.com or visit https://forms.gle/qPPWGLSQWNzaco6u8.

Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020 from 9 a.m. to noon

VCU Environmental Health and Safety will hold online training for those who handle dangerous goods. Register for the class through BioRaft for Zoom information.

For more information, contact Barbara Back at bjback@vcu.edu or (804) 241-0197.

Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020 from 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Betsy Ripley, M.D., MS, RAC, professor of medicine, Division of Nephrology, will discuss recognizing when conversations may be difficult and applying tools and tips for handling such situations. This installment of the CReSS workshop series will be hosted by VCU's C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research. A second session will be held at 9:30 p.m. Dec. 15. Register at the following URL (keywords Wright Center). Space is limited.

For more information, contact Shirley Helm at shirley.helm@vcuhealth.org or (804) 628-2942 or visit http://training.vcu.edu.

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.

VCU Recreational Sports facilities will be closed Nov. 26-29. Facilities will reopen Nov. 30, which is the start of Winter Break hours. On Nov. 25 all facilities will close at 6 p.m. Cary Street Gym Aquatic Center will close at 5:30 p.m. MCV Campus Aquatic Center will close at 2 p.m.

For more information, contact Amanda Simmons at alsimmons@vcu.edu or visit https://recsports.vcu.edu/facilities/hours/.

VCU's Honors College invites faculty to participate in the Berglund Seminar and Diverse Conversations Series. The series engages honors students with a variety of topics and current events. It is also an opportunity for faculty to highlight research, practice for an upcoming conference or spread the word about a course they will be teaching. Speakers are asked to sign up using the Google Form at the following URL. All events will be virtual this spring.

For more information, contact Jared Johnson at jajohnson4@vcu.edu or visit https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1_XpOYkMR27i9AmonpxN3nYUfVb5sVZr1j1MHtYqHqzo/edit.

VCU's Honors College is requesting proposals for fall 2021 courses and modules (five-week courses). Submit a proposal at the following URL by Jan. 15.

For more information, contact Jacqueline Smith-Mason, Ph.D., Senior Associate Dean, Honors College, at jsmithmason@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1803 or visit https://honors.vcu.edu/for-faculty/teach-honors/.

Many VCU community members may leave campus for Thanksgiving and return in January. The VCU Police Department encourages students, faculty and staff on both campuses to secure spaces, valuables, vehicles and bikes accordingly. Locking up residential and work spaces can deter theft. Those who will be away from campus for an extended period of time should consider taking home all valuable items, including gaming systems. Additional safety preparation tips are available at the following URL.

For more information, contact VCU Police Crime Prevention Team at crimeprevreq@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1209 or visit https://police.vcu.edu/stay-safe/holiday-safety/.

Faculty and staff who participate in the state employee flexible spending program should resolve all 2019-2020 plan year claims with PayFlex by Nov. 30. Account funds used for unapproved claims become reclassified as taxable income and the Commonwealth requires VCU to withhold the applicable tax from employees' paychecks.

For more information, contact VCU Human Resources, Benefits Administration at benefits@vcu.edu or visit https://hr.vcu.edu/current-employees/benefits/.

This award promotes cancer research collaborations between biologists and organic synthetic and medicinal chemists to generate chemical probes that will lead to anticancer drugs. Team projects must include at least three projects and one administrative core. Applications should be a multiprincipal investigator collaboration featuring at least one chemist and biologist, where also at least one investigator is a Massey Cancer Center member and another a full-time VCU faculty member. This opportunity is designed to provide teams with pilot funding for preliminary research and plans for a final P01 application. Team members must have a demonstrated record of collaborations, funding and publications. Applications are due by midnight on Dec. 15.

For more information, contact Olivia Patterson at opatterson@vcu.edu or (804) 628-3400 or visit https://massey.vcu.edu/research/funding/.

The VCU Office of Continuing and Professional Education is currently offering a variety of online learning opportunities for the VCU community and members of the public. Classes include counseling and behavioral health continuing education modules; cultural competency and language classes; event planning courses; a certificate in paralegal studies; GRE, GMAT and LSAT prep classes and free intro sessions; ACT and SAT prep classes and free strategy workshops; and MCAT, PCAT and DAT prep courses.

For more information, contact VCU Office of Continuing and Professional Education at ocpe@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1322 or visit https://ocpe.vcu.edu/courses/.

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.