Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021 from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.

The VCU Writing Center will present an online workshop via Zoom. The intent of the event is to demystify the writing process by breaking it into manageable chunks, including brainstorming and how to avoid procrastination. The Zoom link is hosted on the center's events page at the following URL.

For more information, contact Burnart Hall at hallbr@vcu.edu or visit https://writing.vcu.edu/events/.

Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021 from 12 p.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Take a break from the work day to explore basic and foundational yoga postures to align, strengthen and promote flexibility in the body. This session is hosted by VCU Human Resources and Recreational Sports. Register in Talent@VCU.

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

Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021 from noon to 2 p.m.

Laura J. Clark, assistant vice chancellor, Student Success and Professional Development and executive director, Virginia’s Community Colleges Student Success Center, will lead a discussion about significant childhood traumas that result in actual changes in brain development. The event, co-sponsored by Radford University's Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning and VCU's Teaching and Learning Excellence, will also include traumas brought on by adverse community environments, cultural exposures and circuitry expressions. Research has shown that building resilience can help overcome traumas. Key ideas in this work will be discussed. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Tiffany Freitas at freitast@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/cRrvymw3nyxtx68NA.

Friday, Jan. 8, 2021 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 third course in the Bench to Community seminar series. This session will focus on the importance of securing intellectual property rights to support the translation of medical devices to the market. 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/jan-8-21/.

Monday, Jan. 11, 2021 from noon to 1 p.m.

Caitlin Martin, M.D., MPH, an obstetrician-gynecologist and addiction medicine provider, will speak at a Discovery Dialogues seminar hosted by VCU's C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational 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) 827-1519 or visit https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMvdOmupj4vE9bGEdvtDS8-yYPNSb0UmHPT.

Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021 from 5:45 p.m. to 8 p.m.

The Center for Corporate Education will host its Society for Human Resource Management Exam Prep program online for Spring 2021. Gain a competitive edge and recognition as an expert in the field of HR with a SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP credential. This class will be held Jan. 12-April 20 on Tuesday evenings. Visit the following URL or email corp-ed@vcu.edu for more information.

For more information, contact Carrie Hawes at cjhawes@vcu.edu or (804) 828-3165 or visit http://go.vcu.edu/corped.

Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021 from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.

VCU's C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research and the team at VCU Health's Clinical Research Unit will host an informal discussion on how they are working to evolve health care delivery to improve safety and efficiency. Speakers will be Mary Harmon, Ph.D., and Steve Kates, M.D. The session is part of a monthly series, Clinical Research in the Time of COVID-19. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Lauren Harris at Lauren.Harris@vcuhealth.org or visit https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcocuuupzksE90WmcssvUztbPBN-78_-Niz.

Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021 at 10 a.m.

Join speakers and panelists for presentations, discussion and a call to action on prostate and colorectal cancer disparities in minority communities. Featured will be Luisel Ricks-Santi, Ph.D., director of the Hampton University Cancer Research Center; Terrance Afer-Anderson, writer-producer-director of “The Black Walnut” and Renee Malone, program director at Hitting Cancer Below the Belt. The session will be hosted by Debbie Cadet, Ph.D., MSW, program manager for community health education and research at Massey Cancer Center, and is part of the Wright Center's Health Equity Series. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Lauren Harris at cctrhlthdis@vcu.edu or visit https://cctr.vcu.edu/health-equity/.

VCU's Office of Continuing and Professional Education, in partnership with the School of World Studies, will hold live online cultural competency and language classes for VCU and VCU Health employees and community members for one academic credit. Courses begin the week of Jan. 25 and run through early May. Introduction to Conversational Spanish I and II and Introduction to Conversational Italian I are available. Contact Human Resources for tuition benefit or education assistance eligibility.

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/languages.

Are you a woman ages 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. For more information and to determine eligibility, contact the following email address.

For more information, contact Alexandria E. Davies at daviesae@mymail.vcu.edu or visit https://redcap.vcu.edu/surveys/?s=DYARNEF8ND.