12 p.m. to 12:50 p.m.

Fernando Fernandez-Llimos, M.Pharm., Ph.D., a professor at the University of Porto in Portugal, will share his thoughts on collaboration in biomedical scientific publishing in a seminar hosted by VCU's Center for Pharmacy Practice Innovation. The seminar will be held online via Zoom and in-person at Room 545, Robert Blackwell Smith Building, 410 N. 12th St. Register at the following URL.

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

12 p.m. to 1 p.m.

VCU Libraries, VCU's C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research and the VCU Postdoctoral Association will present a session via Zoom sponsored by the How-to Talks by Postdocs Series. Questions: https://vcu.libcal.com/event/8298703. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Stacey Wahl at swahl@vcu.edu or visit http://rampages.us/howtotalks/upcoming/.

3 p.m. to 4 p.m.

VCU Career Services will host a session via Zoom led by Jimez Ashby of DiversifyEd Consulting and member of the Career Services' Employer Advisory Board on DEIA and organizational culture, employee benefits and resources, and self-advocacy. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Danielle Pearles at ddpearles@vcu.edu or visit http://tinyurl.com/DiversifyEd.

4 p.m. to 5 p.m.

The Honors College Berglund Seminar Series will host Julie Timm, CEO of the Greater Richmond Transit Co., to learn how GRTC is working to expand mobility services and infrastructure to underserved communities and break down barriers to jobs, education, food and health care. Email the following address for the Zoom link.

For more information, contact Jared Johnson at jajohnson4@vcu.edu.

4 p.m. to 5:15 p.m.

VCU's Common Book Program will host Fotis Sotiropoulos, Ph.D., VCU provost and senior vice president for academic affairs, for a lecture on the fight against climate change. Sotiropoulos will present several examples from his research highlighting the power of computer simulations and also discuss opportunities for future interdisciplinary research that is aligned with VCU’s strategic focus on supporting sustainable energy. The talk will be in the Lecture Hall, Room 303, James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave.

For more information, contact Elizabeth Fagan at fagane@vcu.edu or visit https://commonbook.vcu.edu/events/.

Tuesday, Sep. 28, 2021 from noon to 1 p.m.

VCU's Massey Cancer Center and the VCU Health and Wellness Library will sponsor an overview on breast cancer and best practices for preventing it. Mary Helen Hackney, M.D., oncologist and hematologist at Massey Cancer Center, will lead the online session, which is free and open to all. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Jackson Wright at wrightjc4@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.libcal.com/event/8110192.

Tuesday, Sep. 28, 2021 from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.

The Honors College Berglund Seminar Series will host an overview of the basic principles of design thinking. Participants will then learn and practice techniques to apply the principles to exploring their own educational and career path. Email the following address for the Zoom link.

For more information, contact Jared Johnson at jajohnson4@vcu.edu.

Tuesday, Sep. 28, 2021 at 5:15 p.m.

The VCU School of Dentistry will present an online conversation with Isabel Garcia, DDS, MPH, a VCU School of Dentistry alumna of the class of 1980 and dean of the University of Florida College of Dentistry. Questions: https://dentalpublichealth.vcu.edu/contacts/profile/carlos-smith/. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Carlos Smith, DDS, DEI director, School of Dentistry, at cssmith2@vcu.edu or visit https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_JhgFIn_MTY6bwfk0GwXKGw.

Tuesday, Sep. 28, 2021 at 6 p.m.

Emerging Healthcare Leaders will host a networking event via Zoom for all pre-health students at VCU. The deans of admissions from the VCU's Schools of Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Nursing and Health Professions will be available to network and answer questions. Click on the following URL for the Zoom link.

For more information, contact Gruhi Patel at patelgc@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/j/4674305838.

Tuesday, Sep. 28, 2021 from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Students Today Alumni Tomorrow will host an etiquette dinner for students to practice their soft skills and the correct etiquette for dinners at conferences, work and special occasions. This is also an opportunity to connect and network with current VCU students and alumni. The dinner will be in Richmond Salons III-IV, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Sydney Wojcieszak at wojcieszaksj@vcu.edu or visit https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfwaXRbX_BR56IEq_Y2JNZZKToRGeDf_PhVlom0RqlgbIoMWg/viewform.

Wednesday, Sep. 29, 2021 from 11 a.m. to noon

This event will introduce resources provided by the university by the Association of Information Technology Professionals at VCU to improve your résumé. Learn how to use the automated online résumé platform VMOCK and become familiar with résumé-building tips offered by VCU Career Services. The event will be held in Room B2165, Snead Hall, School of Business, 301 W. Main St.

For more information, contact Jeremy Knight at knightj@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.campusgroups.com/aitpvcu/home/.

Wednesday, Sep. 29, 2021 from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

VCU's Office of Multicultural Student Affairs will present a virtual panel discussion as part of Latinx Heritage Month 2021 with unique, nontraditional business owners. Featured will be Ron Martinez (Crawlspace Booking) and Alex Zavaleta (Charm School Social Club). They will discuss how they came to choose their career paths and the challenges involved. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact David Brown at dgbrown@vcu.edu or visit http://linktr.ee/vcuomsa.

Wednesday, Sep. 29, 2021 from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Network with industry professionals, graduate students and peers at the group's reception in the College of Engineering East Hall atrium, 401 W. Main St. Attire is business casual. Food and snacks will be provided; RSVP to the following URL reserve your food.

For more information, contact Gwendolyn Verity at veritygr@vcu.edu or visit https://cglink.me/2dV/r1265979.

Wednesday, Sep. 29, 2021 at 8 a.m.

VCU RecWell will host a full day of special group exercise classes to celebrate the physical, mental and spiritual practice of yoga. Classes will include an exploration of movement, meditation and educational content that embodies unity of mind and body in an inviting environment. In-person classes at Cary Street Gym, 101 S. Linden St., will be open to VCU students and RecWell members. Pre-registration is recommended for in-person classes. Two livestreamed classes will be offered and open to all. Register at the following URL. Registration is required.

For more information, contact Jessica Norman at normanj3@vcu.edu or visit https://recsports.vcu.edu/programs/fitness-and-wellness/group-exercise/.

Thursday, Sep. 30, 2021 at 5:30 p.m.

Women in Science will host a professional development seminar via Zoom. A panel of postdocs from industry, government and academia will discuss their career trajectory and goals. Panelists will include Leon Tejwani, Ph.D.: Denali Therapeutics; Vanessa E. DeLey Cox, Ph.D., U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense; Melissa Maczis, Ph.D.: VCU IRACDA Fellow and Yasmine-marie Cissé, Ph.D.: University of Maryland School of Medicine. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Haley Adcox at adcoxhe@vcu.edu or visit https://zoom.us/j/99422042975?pwd=aUlTc1pUaGpIZ1hyckpXbXZydEZGZz09.

Friday, Oct. 1, 2021 at 1:15 p.m.

VCU's Muslim Student Association will hold Jummah (Friday) Prayer in Room 250, the Multipurpose Room, James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave. The first Kutbah will be held at 1:15 p.m., the second at 2:15 p.m. Masks are required.

For more information, contact MSA at VCU at vcumsa@gmail.com.

Monday, Oct. 4, 2021 from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Health Disparities Organization at VCU will sponsor a fundraiser at Chipotle, 810 W. Grace St. Show the flyer (found in the organization's Instagram page @hdoatvcu) or tell the cashier you're supporting the cause to make sure that proceeds will be donated to the organization. If ordering online, use code GVPAEZ9.

For more information, contact Nicki Patel at hdoatvcu@gmail.com.

Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021 at noon

Join VCU School of Medicine for its Annual Faculty Excellence Awards Program. This event will honor outstanding faculty in the areas of teaching, humanism in medicine, professional achievement of women in medicine, clinical excellence and leadership in graduate medical education. This event will be held via livestream at the following URL.

For more information, contact Deborah Stewart at dstewart@vcu.edu or (804) 828-6591 or visit http://go.vcu.edu/facawards21.

Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021 from noon to 1 p.m.

As part of the Whetting Your Appetite for Research series, VCU's C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research and the Department of Biostatistics will present a lunch research seminar via Zoom. Roy Sabo, Ph.D., associate professor, Biostatistics, will discuss the roles that sampling, probability and variability play in interpreting research data. Questions: http://www.cctr.vcu.edu.

For more information, contact Pamela Dillon, Pharm.D., research liaison, at pmdillon@vcu.edu or (804) 827-1519 or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYpceigqTsvGNEt_YVfRYakxfL4B6fstfu_.

Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2021 from 9 a.m. to noon

VCU Environmental Health and Safety will hold online training for those who handle dangerous goods. Register for the class through BioRaft for Zoom information.

For more information, contact Barbara Back at bjback@vcu.edu.

Monday, Oct. 25, 2021 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

The Center for Corporate Education at VCU's School of Business will present Effective Communication Using DISC. This one-day in person workshop at Snead Hall, 301 W. Main St., will allow participants to explore their own communication style and how that impacts working with others. The registration fee will be $355.50. Register at the following URL or email corp-ed@vcu.edu for more information.

For more information, contact Carrie Hawes at cjhawes@vcu.edu or (804) 828-3165 or visit http://go.vcu.edu/corped.

Applications are being accepted for the Virginia Capitol Semester Internship, a program sponsored by VCU's L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs. The spring semester program allows student interns to work in the office of a Virginia delegate or senator during the General Assembly. Apply by Oct. 1 at the following URL.

For more information, contact Ashley Harrison at harrisona2@vcu.edu or visit https://wilder.vcu.edu/students/student-success/virginia-capitol-semester.

VCU's post-baccalaureate, 12-credit Certificate in Clinical Research educates students in the conduct of clinical (human) research studies and trials. The certificate focuses upon foundational knowledge and skills necessary to understand basic clinical research and trial study design, statistics and data management, ethical principles to respect and protect the rights and welfare of participants and more. Apply at the following URL by Oct. 15 for spring enrollment.

For more information, contact Catherine R. Brown at crbrown@vcu.edu or (804) 628-6511 or visit https://cctr.vcu.edu/education-and-training/certificate-program/.

VCU's Graduate School will host Grad School Week, a weeklong celebration of graduate education at VCU. The week will include opportunities to learn more about graduate programs of study; workshops on topics like financing graduate school; a day devoted to diversity, equity and inclusion in graduate education and more.

For more information, contact Emily Humberson at humbersone@vcu.edu or visit http://vcu.campusgroups.com/GradSchool/events/.

Emerging Healthcare Leaders is hosting a mentorship program to connect pre-health students with mentors in their desired career path. EHL will offer several mentorship socials/activities throughout the year. Mentors would gain leadership experience by sharing lessons they have learned in the healthcare field. Those who are being mentored will gain access to guidance on their pre-health journeys. Mentors and those who wish to be mentored can register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Kush Savsani at savsanikv@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/mN4Cv7GzzEJnv4pp7.

The Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation and VCU University Relations will showcase innovative, creative and collaborative faculty research during the week of Oct. 11-15. Updates about this special series will be posted during week on VCU News at the following URL.

For more information, contact Emily Komornik at komornikea@vcu.edu or visit https://news.vcu.edu/.

VCU Libraries, VCU's C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research and the VCU Postdoctoral association will present the Fall 2021 How-to Talks by Postdocs Series. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Stacey Wahl at swahl@vcu.edu or visit https://rampages.us/howtotalks/upcoming/.

Sociology seminar students in partnership with VCU's Department of Sociology are looking for seniors in the department to participate in a confidential focus group to improve the department. Click on the following URL to view the interest form.

For more information, contact P.J. Sriram at sriramp@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/A2c1h8cZDSPdpv73A.

Are you a health-care clinician or student who practices or trains in Virginia? If so, then you are likely eligible to participate in a survey study conducted by faculty at VCU. We are interested in how health-care professionals have learned behavioral health counseling, specifically motivational interviewing. Those who complete the 20-minute survey will be entered into a bimonthly gift-card drawing. Click on the following link to participate.

For more information, contact Rashelle Hayes, Ph.D., at rashelle.hayes@vcuhealth.org or (804) 827-3695 or visit https://redcap.vcu.edu/surveys/?s=NWWYMP4W44.

VCU Health and Massey Cancer Center are conducting focus groups to understand the experiences of Black men who smoke or used to smoke and their opinions about lung cancer screening, smoking cessation and health care disparities in Virginia. Eligibility criteria: identify as a Black male, current or former smoker and 50 years old or older. If interested, contact Jasmine Blue at the following telephone number or email Blackchat@vcuhealth.org.

For more information, contact Rashelle Hayes at rashelle.hayes@vcuhealth.org or (804) 827-0000.

Researchers are looking for VCU employees, as well as their family members, to volunteer for the COVID-CARE 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 Mandy Adams at study4u@vcu.edu or (804) 827-3784 or visit http://www.covidcarestudy.org/.