10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

To a great extent, the struggle to reclaim Richmond's Black history and that of slavery's role in the city's early growth has also been about changing the priorities for civic planning and development. In this session, Ana Edwards, chair of the Sacred Ground Historical Reclamation Project, will lead a discussion on efforts to acknowledge the history of Black life in Richmond. The event will be sponsored by VCU Libraries. Questions: https://www.library.vcu.edu/about/events/2020-2021/community-zooms.html. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Gregory Kimbrell at kimbrellgg@vcu.edu or (804) 393-2951 or visit https://forms.gle/TXzhscpUMtqdwnxh9.

11:30 a.m.

Join a virtual discussion with Massey medical oncologist Sarah Gordon, D.O., who leads trials at Massey, and VCU Health hepatologist and Massey researcher Arun Sanyal, M.D., who leads a COVID-19 trial at VCU Health, to learn more about the lifesaving impact of clinical trials, how they work and how to become involved. Watch live at the following URL.

For more information, contact Melissa Mitchell at mmitchell9@vcu.edu or visit http://facebook.com/VCUMasseyCancerCenter.

12 p.m. to 1 p.m.

VCU's C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research and the Health Sciences Library will present online the next of their Whetting Your Appetite for Research seminars. Deborah DiazGranados, Ph.D., Wright Center director of evaluation, will discuss best practices for using and designing research surveys. Questions: http://www.cctr.vcu.edu. Register 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/tJUqcuyspjwoE9cTUsSWS9ydCq9OY1foLLlW.

4 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

BCX, the VCU Brandcenter’s executive education division, will host a preview session for the upcoming “Design as a Catalyst for Change” program. In the free 30-minute session, instructor Andrew LeVasseur will provide an overview of the six-week program, describing the role played by design in creating better user experiences to generate positive business outcomes. Program participants will discuss practices of such contemporary design leaders as IDEO, Google and Apple to analyze their success. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Matt Jernigan at jerniganm@vcu.edu or visit https://connect.business.vcu.edu/register/designcatalyst_preview.

Monday, May 24, 2021 at noon

Timothy Aungst, Pharm.D., associate professor, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences and founder of The Digital Apothecary, will share his thoughts at an online seminar on the technology advancements that will change the care of patients. The event will be hosted by VCU's Center for Pharmacy Practice Innovation. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Madeleine Wagner at cppi@vcu.edu or visit http://bit.ly/CPPISeminars.

Wednesday, May 26, 2021 from noon to 1 p.m.

Antonio Abbate, M.D., Ph.D., associate director of Hub Capacity, VCU's C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research, will discuss effective strategies for responding to reviewers’ comments about individual grants at a grant-writing seminar hosted by the Wright Center. 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/tJMkc-qhrjgrGt24bj5FObHMrLMkyV59IhqC.

Clinical Trials Day, celebrated annually on May 20, recognizes and applauds the people who conduct clinical trials and thanks them for what they do every day to improve public health. Join VCU Health, VCU Massey Cancer Center, the Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation and VCU's C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research to celebrate Clinical Trials Day 2021.

For more information, contact Emily Komornik at komornikea@vcu.edu or visit https://www.vcuhealth.org/news/2021-clinical-trials-day-is-may-20.

VCU's Office of Continuing and Professional Education offers online learning for the university community and members of the public. Choose from Aikido, bookkeeping, computer skills, counseling and behavioral health, craft beer, cultural competency and languages, customer service, event planning, Excel, Google Analytics, paralegal studies, play therapy, podcasting, storytelling, supervisory and leadership, test prep for the GMAT, GRE, and LSAT, ACT and SAT, and MCAT, PCAT, and DAT and WordPress.

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/.

Weekly guided meditations hosted by the Health Promotion and Well-Being Center (The Well) on Wednesdays and Thursdays will conclude for the spring semester with the May 19 and May 20 sessions. Summer session updates will be posted in TelegRAM or at thewell.vcu.edu.

For more information, contact Mia Liadis at liadisa@vcu.edu or visit https://thewell.vcu.edu/programs/resilience-lab/.