12:30 p.m.

Graduate students are encouraged to attend a virtual informational session hosted by the National Scholarship Office. Learn more about the NSO, how the organization can support students in applying for external funding opportunities and what kinds of opportunities are available. Questions: Email natlscholar@vcu.edu or visit http://blogs.vcu.edu/natlscholar. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Meredith Sisson at mrsisson@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/vYV5xgCiKokSjfuu8.

5:30 p.m.

When cancer is detected early, it can be easier to treat or cure, and screening tests can help find tumors at an early stage before symptoms occur. Join Mary Helen Hackney, M.D., medical oncologist at VCU Massey Cancer Center, as she discusses the screening guidelines and options for a variety of cancers, including breast, cervical, colorectal, head and neck, lung, prostate and skin cancer. Stream the event live on Massey's Facebook page at the following URL.

For more information, contact Blake Belden at beldenba@vcu.edu or visit http://facebook.com/VCUMasseyCancerCenter.

Friday, Aug. 20, 2021 from 10 a.m. to noon

Stop by the da Vinci Center’s Maker Space, 807 Cathedral Place, to learn about the center's undergraduate programs and tour the Maker Space. Bagels, pastry and coffee will be available. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Lloyd Young at youngel3@vcu.edu or visit https://connect.business.vcu.edu/register/807-open-house.

Friday, Aug. 20, 2021 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The MCV Campus Welcome Fair will be held at the Jonah L. Larrick Student Center, 900 Turpin St. Graduate and professional students can learn about opportunities for involvement in campus life through VCU's student organizations and departments. Giveaways, free food and fun activities will be available. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Tommy Otterbine at tmotterbine@vcu.edu or visit https://thecommonsvcu.com/MCVCampusFair.

Friday, Aug. 20, 2021 at 5 p.m.

This summer, the ICA Shop will present a series of intimate live programming events each Friday evening. Artist agustine zegers will guide a small group in an olfactory walkthrough the Institute for Contemporary Art at the Markel Center, 601 W. Broad St., with key stopping points. At each point, participants will take notes and explore different facets of the scent produced in response to the smellscapes of the ICA.

For more information, contact Stephanie Stanton at stantons@vcu.edu or visit https://icavcu.org/events/counter-cartographies-smell-1/.

Monday, Aug. 23, 2021 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Come to the interest meeting to learn how to become involved with virtual and hybrid service opportunities during the semester. Questions: https://vcu.campusgroups.com/vcubed/home/. Register at the following URL. Click on https://vcu.zoom.us/j/98202697712 for the Zoom link.

For more information, contact V Cubed at virtualvolunteervcu@gmail.com or visit https://cglink.me/2dV/r1164968.

Join the VCU Center for Corporate Education this fall for its Level Up Learning Series. These 90-minute sessions are concentrated ways to boost your professional development. Join a single session for a $40 registration fee or sign up for all four sessions at a discount of $120. Topics include burnout, résumé refresh, change management and managing remotely. Questions: go.vcu.edu/corped. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Carrie Hawes at cjhawes@vcu.edu or visit https://connect.business.vcu.edu/register/level-up-learning-registration.

The VCU Police Department is hiring new police recruits. Recruits are paid to train in the VCU Police Academy. Officers receive free tuition for college courses and excellent state benefits, including health care, retirement and paid vacation time. Applications are due Aug. 31.

For more information, contact Conrad Simms at csimms2@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1225 or visit https://police.vcu.edu/about/recruitment/.

VCU Continuing and Professional Education offers online learning for the VCU community and members of the public. Choose from Aikido, bookkeeping, computer skills, counseling and behavioral health, cultural competency and languages, customer service, event planning, Excel, Google Analytics, paralegal studies, play therapy, podcasting, supervisory and leadership, and test prep for the GMAT, GRE, LSAT, ACT, SAT, MCAT, PCAT, DAT and WordPress.

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

We are inviting male and female patients with diabetic neuropathy ages 18-75 to participate in a research investigation into the effects of noninvasive brain stimulation on pain perception. This study involves transcranial magnetic stimulation, which is a noninvasive and widely used brain stimulation technique. It also involves completing surveys and undergoing tests to evaluate perceptions of pain. Volunteers will be compensated for their time. You are only required to come once for the study and it will take approximately two to two-and-a-half hours to complete the study. The study is conducted within the VCU Neuromuscular Rehabilitation Engineering Lab at 737 N. Fifth St. Recruitment is ongoing. Questions: Bhushan Thakkar or Edmund Acevedo, Ph.D., at eoacevedo@vcu.edu.

For more information, contact Bhushan Thakkar at thakkarbs2@vcu.edu or (804) 300-5578.

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 All of Us to help the VCU community 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.