Thursday, May 27, 2021 from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Pancreatic cancer is often diagnosed at an advanced stage, and differences in individual genes and tumors can influence how each patient should be treated. Join Jose Trevino, M.D., FACS, surgeon-in-chief at VCU Massey Cancer Center, as he discusses basic and clinical research efforts that address pancreatic cancer disparities and pave the way for more personalized medicines and better quality of life for patients with the disease. This event will stream live at facebook.com/VCUMasseyCancerCenter.

For more information, contact Blake Belden at beldenba@vcu.edu or visit https://events.vcu.edu/details.asp?myVal=75897.

Tuesday, Jun. 22, 2021 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.

The purpose of Safe Zone is to reduce anti-queerness, transphobia, biphobia and heterosexism on the VCU campus, thereby making the campus a safer and freer environment for all community members regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity and/or gender expression.

For more information, contact Safe Zone at safezone@vcu.edu or (804) 828-6200 or visit http://training.vcu.edu.

VCU P.R.I.M.E. (Professional Health and Related Interests Mentoring Experiences) is seeking new executive board members and track liaisons for the next academic year. New members will be brought onto the executive board in Fall 2021 and spend the first two semesters shadowing, learning from the current executive board and actively participating in P.R.I.M.E. duties. Track liaisons will be responsible for communicating the needs of the students within their pre-health track/major with the executive board to ensure that P.R.I.M.E. serves all the group's members.

For more information, contact VCU P.R.I.M.E. at idrish@vcu.edu or visit https://sites.google.com/view/vcuprime/home.

The application deadline for the Office of the Provost Faculty Fellows Program has been extended to 5 p.m. May 27. Apply for the Faculty Fellow for Faculty Affairs (two fellowships available) at the following URL.

For more information, contact VCU Office of Faculty Affairs at vpfacaffrs@vcu.edu or visit http://provost.vcu.edu/faculty/faculty-resources/fellows.

The Queerantine Archive Project will explore LGBTQIA2+ community life during COVID-19. The project will be funded by VCU's Relevant, Experiential and Applied Learning (REAL) Challenge Grant. The inaugural cohort of student researchers will gain training in feminist research methods and engage in academic and professional work in their areas of interest (graphic design, website construction, interviewing and more).

For more information, contact B. Ethan Coston at bmcoston@vcu.edu or visit http://bit.ly/QueerArchive.