Monday, Jul. 12, 2021 at 10 a.m.

VCU Rice Rivers Center will present the Virginia Oyster Shell Recycling Program's July 2021 Shell Planting Event on Gwynn Island. Volunteers are sought to help build an oyster reef in the lower Piankatank River the week of July 12-16. Eligible staff may use enhanced or regular community service leave to participate. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Cindy Andrews at candrews@vcu.edu or visit https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050A4BABA72DA31-vosrp11.

Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2021 from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Have you considered volunteering for a research study? VCU's Office of Continuing and Professional Education will present this session as part of the 3rd Wednesdays FREE Community Series. Join VCU's Nyssa Towsley, MS, CIP, and Stacy West, MS, CASR, CIP, to learn more about what human research is, how the VCU Institutional Review Board helps to oversee research and keep participants safe and what you can do to be an informed research participant. Register at the following URL.

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

From July 9 to Sept. 3, East Marshall Street will be reduced to one eastbound lane in front of the Gateway Building, between 11th and 12th streets, as part of the construction of the Wonder Tower at Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU's pedestrian bridge. The Gateway Circle will be open and accessible. The sidewalk on the north side of East Marshall Street (Nelson Clinic side of street) will be closed to all pedestrian traffic. Please exercise caution, follow all detour signage and allow extra time for travel.

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

The Association of Black Social Workers is accepting applications for executive board positions which will begin in the fall. Interested students should review the application and submit it no later than Aug. 1. Questions: Email vcuabsw@gmail.com or via the association's social media pages.

For more information, contact Oscar Kemp at kempod@vcu.edu or (434) 429-8035 or visit https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdU1RWTzqh6HXAHDS7fFBoW0vHXwL8vLaLpnwfiljLmAGtoHA/viewform.

VCU's Health Promotion and Well-Being Center and Recreational Sports recently completed a semester-long integration process to become one department to better serve the health and well-being needs of the VCU community. VCU RecWell will provide a broad range of programs, services, education and outreach to support student and community well-being.

For more information, contact Meredith Hawkins at mlhawkins@vcu.edu or visit http://recwell.vcu.edu.

Past or present executive board members of any VCU student organization are invited to participate in a survey to gain a sense of student life on campus, especially RamsConnect. The effort is being hosted by VCU Engineering and Bank of America. Participate in the survey at the following URL.

For more information, contact Devin Singh at dsingh2@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/8Rfo6oGL8t3ua9cr9.

Individuals who vape/use electronic cigarettes daily are needed to participate in a research study that requires multiple laboratory visits. Compensation will be provided. This study will be conducted at VCU. Principal investigator is Alison Breland, Ph.D., Department of Psychology.

For more information, contact Alison Breland at abbrelan@vcu.edu or (804) 827-3562 or visit http://cstp.vcu.edu/studies.

The All of Us Research Program at the National Institutes of Health is inviting more than a million people across the United States to help build one of the most diverse health databases of its kind. VCU has partnered with the NIH and All of Us to help patients at VCU Health contribute to that database. People who join will give information about their health, habits and where they live. By looking for patterns, researchers may learn more about what affects people’s health.

For more information, contact Leslie Bobb at allofus@vcu.edu or visit https://www.joinallofus.org/VCU.

If you are 12-69 years old, had an allergic reaction that required the use of epinephrine or a visit to the emergency room in the last 15 years or you have no history of severe allergies, you may be eligible to participate. Learn more by calling (804) 573-9161 or the following number. The site principal investigator is Lawrence Schwartz, M.D. Study coordinator is Esperanza Gilbert. The study sponsor is the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.

For more information, contact Kyle Narron at knarron@vcu.edu or (804) 628-1072.