10 a.m. to 11 a.m.

The VCU Writing Center will present an online workshop via Zoom focusing on the tools necessary to write strong, logical, structurally sound work. The Zoom link is hosted on the center's events page at the following URL.

For more information, contact Trey Burnart Hall at hallbr@vcu.edu or visit https://writing.vcu.edu/events/.

12 p.m. to 1 p.m.

Have you ever wondered what diabetes actually is and what you can do to manage it better or even prevent it? Pose your questions to an expert panel live on Facebook hosted by the VCU School of Pharmacy's Center for Pharmacy Practice Innovation. Learn more about the causes of type 2 diabetes, how you can manage it through lifestyle changes and how the food you eat affects it. Submit questions ahead of time or receive a reminder at the following URL.

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

Thursday, Jul. 22, 2021 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.

The purpose of Safe Zone is to reduce anti-queerness, transphobia, biphobia and heterosexism at VCU, 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.

All VCU Recreational Sports facilities will have special hours of operation on June 18 for Juneteenth and July 4 for Independence Day. See details at the following URL.

For more information, contact Amanda Simmons at alsimmons@vcu.edu or visit https://recsports.vcu.edu/facilities/hours/.

Researchers in VCU's Department of Physical Therapy and Radiology are conducting a study to learn about infant brain development. Infants born between 38-40 weeks and under three months are invited to participate in the study. Enrolled infants will undergo three MRI visits and three assessments during the first six months of life. MRI visits will be at Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU and assessments can be completed at the infant’s home or in lab. If you are interested in participating contact the study team for more information.

For more information, contact Meagan Miller at mdlinpt@vcu.edu or (804) 628-5037.

Researchers are looking for VCU employees, as well as their family members, to volunteer for the COVID-CARES Study. Volunteers must be aged 18 and older and have one of the following apply to them: have had a known exposure to COVID-19 in the last 14 days, currently have suspected COVID-19 symptoms or have had no known exposure to COVID-19 and no suspected COVID-19 symptoms. Volunteers will be asked to review and electronically sign an informed consent document, complete a survey pertaining to your current symptoms (if any) and any known exposures in the last 14 days. You will be asked to complete two COVID tests at home, provided at no cost. Volunteers are paid for their time. To access the study’s website and see if eligible, go to the following URL.

For more information, contact Allison Rocha at study4u@vcu.edu or (804) 827-4202 or visit http://www.covidcarestudy.org/.