Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021 from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.

Join VCU Human Resources and TIAA to learn how to make your ideal retirement plan — financially and emotionally. Questions: https://ramstrong.vcu.edu/. Register in Talent@VCU or at the following URL.

For more information, contact Cindi Phares at cphares@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1521 or visit https://bit.ly/3zEMwPj.

Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

SHIFT Retail Lab, sponsored by VCU's da Vinci Center, is a retail space where past and present VCU students can showcase their work to gain insights and test products, services and ideas. A preview of the lab, 1235 W. Broad St., will include a tour and examples of selected student ventures. Refer to VCU public health measures for in-person requirements.

For more information, contact Lloyd Young at youngel3@vcu.edu or visit https://connect.business.vcu.edu/register/showcase.

Friday, Aug. 6, 2021 from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

This summer, six Richmond-based artists participated in Exodus: School of Expression’s Seed Summer Residency. Artists-in-residence participated in artist-led workshops centered on Afro-futurism, internal archives, speculative practices, sonics and visual languages. The ICA Shop, at VCU's Institute for Contemporary Art at the Markel Center, 601 W. Broad St., will hold a culminating salon that centers around the premise of eco-systems in relation to community. Works, process materials and individual practices will be shared through presentation and discussion. RSVP at the following URL.

For more information, contact Stephanie Stanton at stantons@vcu.edu or visit https://icavcu.org/events/experiential-lectures-from-exodus-school-of-expression/.

Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2021 from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Join this discussion hosted by the VCU Online for tips to help reduce the stress of teaching and learning online. Questions: Email VCU Online Professional Development Team at OnlinePD@vcu.edu. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Brianne Jackson at bljackson@vcu.edu or visit https://vcuonline.catalog.vcu.edu/browse/vcuonlineworkshops/courses/maintaining-sanity-when-teaching-online---august-10-2021.

Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2021 from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Join VCU's C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research and the VCU Health Office of Clinical Research for a discussion of updates to Epic and OnCore. Libby Dimattia and Bobby Moulden will discuss the time frame and nuances of Epics layout and review shared responsibilities of principal investigators and clinical research coordinators (linking orders, pending orders and viewing patient enrollment). Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Lauren Harrid at Lauren.Harris@vcuhealth.org or visit https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwrfumvqDkjHterS5-LRjrVSPpc4I8xGGuk.

Fall courses with the VCU Center for Corporate Education class are now open for registration. VCU Center for Corporate Education programs are built on a joint foundation of technical and interpersonal skills. VCU faculty and staff receive a 10 percent discount. See course descriptions at the following URL.

For more information, contact Carrie Hawes at cjhawes@vcu.edu or visit https://business.vcu.edu/industry-partners/center-for-corporate-education/.

Top Hat will deliver two online training sessions for VCU faculty. The first will be an introductory overview on Aug. 5 from 2 to 3 p.m. The second will be an overview with best practices on Sept. 8 from 11 a.m. to noon. The training is free and has no cancellation penalty. Questions: https://ts.vcu.edu/askit/teaching-and-learning/top-hat/. Register at the following URL (keyword: Top Hat). Learn the features of Top Hat and how to use them to engage students in an active learning environment.

For more information, contact Jana Avery at tophat@vcu.edu or visit https://training.vcu.edu.

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.