Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021 at noon

Last year nearly $19 billion was spent on veterinary care, which has risen 68 percent over the past decade. Pet insurance is a prudent way to put some of that money back in your pocket. Join VCU Human Relations and Nationwide Pet Insurance for tips on staying financially and physically well with your pet and learn about the discount available to VCU employees. 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/.

Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021 from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Writer and curator Candice Hopkins will moderate a virtual conversation which will bring together “Commonwealth” artists Tanya Lukin Linklater and Tiffany Shaw-Collinge with Vanessa Bolin, an activist, singer and leader of the Richmond Indigenous Society. The panel is inspired by two works presented in "Commonwealth," an exhibit at the Markel Center at the VCU Institute for Contemporary Art. Lukin Linklater, an artist who often works with dance and choreography, has designed space for Indigenous performance in collaboration with architect Shaw-Collinge. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Stephanie Stanton at stantons@vcu.edu or visit https://icavcu.org/events/indigenous-movement-a-discussion/.

Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021 from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Christine Grady, Ph.D., chief of the NIH Clinical Center’s Department of Bioethics, will discuss clinical practice, public health and research ethical issues that have arisen during the coronavirus pandemic. The discussion will be at a session of the Central Virginia Chapter of the Society of Clinical Research Associates. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Shirley Helm at shirley.helm@vcuhealth.org or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYpdeivpj0iG9cBEEfRxLTrJvjn_NFe2LPL.

Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021 from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.

VCU's Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence will present a panel presentation and facilitated conversation about fostering a sense of belonging in online classes. This workshop is geared for those looking to tweak their online teaching environment and for those looking to switch modalities from asynchronous to synchronous this spring. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Tiffany Freitas at freitast@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/7pBF4y5fC6QJNWNX7.

One eastbound and both westbound lanes of Marshall Street between 11th and 12th streets (in front of the Gateway Building) are now closed. One eastbound lane of traffic will be maintained. The Nelson Clinic garage entrance and exit will be closed. Traffic heading west on Marshall Street will be detoured at 12th Street unless entering the Gateway valet loop. Pedestrian traffic will also be rerouted.

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

Submissions for the Ninth Annual Emswiller Interprofessional Symposium are due by 5 p.m. Jan. 8. The symposium will be held virtually on March 20. Abstracts are welcome which focus on interprofessional education at any level or interprofessional collaborative practice in any setting. Work previously presented at other meetings will also be accepted.

For more information, contact Melissa Burton at mhburton@vcu.edu or (804) 828-2898 or visit https://rampages.us/ipe-symposium/.

VCU Recreational Sports' Winter Break Group Exercise Schedule will be in effect through Jan. 24.

For more information, contact Hannah Kotarski at kotarskih@vcu.edu or visit http://recsports.vcu.edu/programs/fitness-and-wellness/group-exercise/.

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.