10 a.m.

Speakers will discuss current maternal and child health research and statewide initiatives that improve the health delivery system for mothers and their children. The session, hosted by VCU's C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research, will feature Kenesha Smith Barber, Ph.D., Va. Dept. of Health, and Amy Paulson, M.P.H., Eastern Virginia Medical School, and will be moderated by Alethia Watford, M.S.W., LCSW, clinical social worker at VCU Health and the Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU. Register at the following URL.

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

Wednesday, May 12, 2021 at 7 p.m.

Rams in Recovery will host an online graduation for the organization's students in recovery. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Emily Tompkins at tompkinsee@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0pc-ivrjwqG9XseGMxUQ3BI_Thpd-W5gzu.

Tuesday, May 18, 2021 from noon to 1 p.m.

Mario Acunzo, Ph.D., VCU KL2 Scholar, Massey Cancer Center researcher and an assistant professor in VCU's Department of Internal Medicine, will give a presentation on the role of non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs) in lung cancer. The talk will be hosted by VCU's C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research and the Georgetown-Howard Universities Center for Clinical and Translational Science. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Rob DiRenzo at direnzor@vcu.edu or visit https://georgetown.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_tTihJejLQJyGEqXf8r_V8A.

Thursday, May 20, 2021 from noon to 1 p.m.

Deborah DiazGranados, Ph.D., director of evaluation, C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research, will discuss best practices for using and designing research surveys. The seminar is next in the Wright Center's Whetting Your Appetite for Research series. Register 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/tJUqcuyspjwoE9cTUsSWS9ydCq9OY1foLLlW.

Beginning May 17, all students, faculty and staff will collaborate together in one Google Workspace domain. Students involved have been directly notified of action needed.

For more information, contact Doctor Gee at drgee@vcu.edu or visit https://go.vcu.edu/domainmerge.

The 2021 VCU Science Communication Award has been awarded to Sean Koebley, Ph.D., for his presentation: “Goodbye, P-value: Practical Bayesian Statistics To Replace Frequentist Statistics.” Koebley is a fellow in the Physics Department. The award is for the best of How-to Talks by Postdocs, a series of instructional talks sponsored by VCU Libraries, VCU's C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research and the VCU Postdoctoral Association.

For more information, contact Sue Robinson at srobinson26@vcu.edu or visit https://www.library.vcu.edu/about/news/2021-news/science-communications-award.html.

Designing a human research project and have questions? The VCU Institutional Review Board can help you get it right the first time. Schedule a consultation to receive on-on-one IRB assistance while preparing your IRB submission. Schedule consultations through the HRPP’s home page at the following URL.

For more information, contact Nyssa Towsley at irbeducation@vcu.edu or (804) 827-1157 or visit http://bit.ly/VCUHRPP.

Vote online at the following URL through 11:59 p.m. May 14. Undergraduate Students: Vote for members of Parliament positions. Each voter can vote for up to 23 candidates. Graduate and Professional Students: Vote for cabinet members in the SGA Graduate and Professional Government.

For more information, contact Fatima Malik at malikft@mymail.vcu.edu or visit http://go.vcu.edu/sga.

As VCU moves forward with expanding community-engaged research efforts and improving relationships with community members and partners, the Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research recognizes the need to connect researchers and the public. Community health needs assessments serve as the starting point to address community needs and advocate for improvement. Over the years, the VCU/VCUHS community and partners have conducted several assessments and evaluation reports. The Wright Center seeks to create a database of compiled reports for users to access a cataloged repository of statewide and local needs assessments. Once populated, the database will be made public via the Wright Center website and participants who submit their needs assessment will automatically have access to the entire database. To begin this process, the Wright Center requests the submission of any existing assessments and reports completed by VCU/VCUHS or community partners. To submit a needs assessment, use the following URL to input information. This link may be shared with community partners and others to complete.

For more information, contact Rachel Hunley at hunleyre2@vcu.edu or visit https://redcap.vcu.edu/surveys/?s=PN347K3T38.