1 p.m. to 2 p.m.

VCU's Human Research Protection Program and Technology Services will host a training session to introduce the new data management plan requirements for human subjects research and learn how to use VCU's data management system to develop a data management plan. The training will be hosted virtually via Zoom. Questions: http://research.vcu.edu. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Christine Davis at cmdaviso@vcu.edu or (804) 827-6090 or visit https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMkc-isrDsrG90YL06RZ9ecEPjibCrPPG1P.

1:15 p.m.

VCU's Muslim Student Association will hold Jummah (Friday) Prayer in the Virginia Rooms on the second floor of the University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. First Khutbah will be at 1:15 p.m; the second at 2:15 p.m. Masks will be required.

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

11 a.m. to 12 p.m.

VCU’s Writing Center will present an interactive session focusing on the tools necessary to establish ideas in a strong, logical manner to hook readers and entice them to read more. Register for the Zoom link 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.

Ask questions and learn more about the flu vaccine at the next Center for Pharmacy Practice Innovation Lunch and Learn session. Tune in for a brief history of the vaccine, how it works and why it's especially important to get it this year. Join the session on Facebook at the following URL.

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

5 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Heart to Soul in Action at VCU will hold a fundraiser art auction in collaboration with Katie’s Art Project at VCU and Race for Unity. The event will be at the Pace Center, 700 W. Franklin St. Art pieces made by local Richmond artists will be available for purchase. Proceeds will go toward the Ronald McDonald House and Race for Unity. Questions: Email heart2soulinaction@gmail.com.

For more information, contact Mannat Narang at narangm@vcu.edu or visit http://linktr.ee/HSAvcu.

5 p.m. to 6 p.m.

VCU's Health Sciences Pipeline program will host an informational meeting via Zoom about summer programs. Meet past Pipeline participants and ask questions. Pipeline programs range from middle school through the post-baccalaureate level. Questions: https://dhsd.vcu.edu/programs/. Click on the following URL for the Zoom link.

For more information, contact Rayallan Fredericks at fredericksr@vcu.edu or visit https://dhsd.vcu.edu/programs/.

Saturday, Oct. 16, 2021 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Health Occupations Students of America's upcoming fundraiser will be held at the Chipotle at 810 W. Grace St. Show the flyer to the cashier (digital or printed) or order pickup and apply the code NBBG7PF to donate. Email your receipt to hosavcu@gmail.com to be entered into the Kaplan scholarship raffle.

For more information, contact Farah Kandil at kandilfa@vcu.edu.

Saturday, Oct. 16, 2021 at 7 p.m.

First Love Church at VCU will host a worship night by the Ram's Horns outside the University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave.

For more information, contact Yasmin John at johnye@vcu.edu.

Monday, Oct. 18, 2021 from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.

VCU REAL will host monthly Student Opportunity Center office hours to provide an overview of SOC and discuss how the platform can be used to connect you with your next REAL Opportunity. Drop in with questions about SOC at the following Zoom link. Visit the REAL website (https://real.vcu.edu/) for additional dates and times.

For more information, contact Starr Robinson at real@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/j/4995602138.

Monday, Oct. 18, 2021 from 11 a.m. to noon

Learn to use the tools to articulate your own unique ideas in the style of your discipline. The Zoom link for the workshop 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/.

Monday, Oct. 18, 2021 from 11 a.m. to noon

Would you like to discuss international perspectives on diversity, inclusion and equity? Are you curious about Qatar? Are you interested in creative expression and wonder about art in the Middle East? If you answered yes to any of the questions the Global Education Office welcomes you to connect via Zoom with our peers at VCUarts in Doha, Qatar for Cultural Conversations on Mondays on Oct. 18, 25 and Nov. 1 from 11 a.m. to noon and on Nov. 9 and 15 from 10 to 11 a.m. Questions: https://global.vcu.edu/students/community/cultural_conversations/. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Audrey Emiko Short at aeshort@vcu.edu or visit https://tinyurl.com/VCUCCQatarFall21.

Monday, Oct. 18, 2021 at noon

VCU Health Sciences and the VCU Health System, like most medical institutions, have engaged in and benefited from slavery, segregation and racism. Join panelists Meera Pahuja, M.D.; Melanie Rouse; the Rev. Benjamin Campbell; Theresa Riley-Teekah and Sheryl Garland of VCU Health online as they share their stories and experiences, reflecting on how race and racism have been foundational to the institution of medicine and how structural racism impacts health and health care. This event is co-sponsored by the Humanities Research Center. Register for the webinar at the following URL.

For more information, contact Tyler Conrad at conradtl@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_By4gpg-ITtywMw1YKcMS0A.

Monday, Oct. 18, 2021 from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Join Jonathan Jones, Ph.D., assistant professor, Center for Environmental Studies, for this You First Presents topic on food insecurities. For many students at VCU, choosing between groceries and textbooks or lunch and printing copies for class is a real issue. Come learn about the resources VCU has for students with food insecurities to eat healthfully and reliably. Questions: http://youfirst.vcu.edu. This event will be in person Room 1105, Academic Learning Commons, 1000 Floyd Ave. If you would like to attend virtually, register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Elizabeth Bambacus at bambacuses@vcu.edu or (804) 827-3927 or visit https://bit.ly/YouFirstPresents101821.

Monday, Oct. 18, 2021 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.

The VCU African American Alumni Council and VCU alumni from the Theta Rho chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. will present a seminar via Zoom on COVID-19 in the Black community. Although Black Americans comprise 13.4% of the U.S. population, they make up 33.1% of all COVID-19-related hospitalizations. Attend this seminar to gain an understanding of the virology, health care challenges, epidemiology and preventive skills necessary to survive the next surge of the virus. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Larry Powell at wlpowell@vcu.edu or visit https://www.vcualumni.org/Calendar/Details/43177.

Monday, Oct. 18, 2021 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Join the Collective Corazón for a discussion about mental health and the stigma associated with it in Latinx communities. The discussion will be moderated by Christy Tyndall. Ph.D. You do not need to be Latinx or know about mental health to join. All are welcome. Click on the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Roma Kankaria at kankariara2@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/j/94972185869.

Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021 at noon

Wavelength, an online lecture series presented by VCU's Institute for Contemporary Art at the Markel Center, VCUarts and VCUarts Qatar, will host a virtual talk from the filmmakers behind "Pier Kids," Elegance Bratton and Chester Algernal Gordon. Each virtual program, occurring monthly throughout the fall semester, seeks to connect artists, designers, curators and scholars with VCU communities in Richmond, Doha and beyond. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Stephanie Stanton at stantons@vcu.edu or visit https://icavcu.org/events/wavelength-elegance-chester/.

Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021 from noon to 01:30 p.m.

Join a fishbowl-style discussion via Zoom at which environmental scientists, activists and social workers will demonstrate how each field would approach a relevant case involving climate change and its effects on vulnerable communities. This event is in conjunction with the VCU Common Book, "Rising: Dispatches from the New American Shore" by Elizabeth Rush, and is sponsored by the School of Social Work's C. Bernard Scotch Fund; the fund honors emeritus faculty member Charles Bernard “Bernie” Scotch, Ph.D. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Anna Givens at sswconnect@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_IGveEw5hTHK7TQyaHK4XZQ.

Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021 at 7 p.m.

VCU's Department of Political Science will host a virtual discussion about the Virginia 2021 election. The subjects covered will include the effects of gerrymandering, understanding the polls and what it is like to run for (and win) a statewide office. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Jen Clayton at claytonja@vcu.edu or visit https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeZp0wdvMrUzcainAUb-l-c3fz705xux0yXg0LHqv6ya_5Stw/viewform.

Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2021 at 6 p.m.

Discover the city's spine-tingling and sometimes terrorizing past in a virtual ghost tour given by Haunts of Richmond. The event will be hosted by VCU's Alumni Relations. Register by Oct. 20 to receive goodies and snacks while you watch. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Allison Toney at aktoney@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_MSxS1UUISQSk1WB5ovORpA.

Monday, Nov. 8, 2021 from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

How important is your racial identity to you? Do you wonder how that differs for others? Engage with students, faculty and staff in an upcoming RAMmalogues session. Share your experience navigating our racialized society and bear witness to what others have to share in open dialogue. RAMmalogues is a space for intercultural, multigenerational and community-wide dialogues around who we are and what matters to us. The session will be in Room 250, James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave. Questions: https://inclusive.vcu.edu/iexcel/rammalogues/. All students, staff and faculty are invited, but registration is limited to 25. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Jan Altman, Ph.D., at iexcel@vcu.edu or visit https://training.vcu.edu/course.aspx?processFlag=2&itemID=17875.

Alternative Breaks at VCU will host informational sessions throughout October to reveal Spring '22 service trips and their locations. The trips will be focused on volunteering and travel. Register for a session via the RamsConnect group page at the following URL. An in-person trip orientation will be held Nov. 4.

For more information, contact Nico Orsini at altbreaks@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.campusgroups.com/feeds?type=club&type_id=21722&tab=home.

Indigenous students are sought for participation in an oral history project. Participants may be citizens or descendants of tribes from North America, South America, Central America, Caribbean Indigenous or First Nations. Native Americans in Higher Education and Mentorship is hosting an inaugural event, The Telling, which provides a national venue for Native and Indigenous students to share oral tradition stories and narratives. The project is sponsored in collaboration with VCU's Office of Multicultural Student Affairs.

For more information, contact Christina Davis at daviscl7@vcu.edu.

A VCU da Vinci Center Capstone team is looking to create a super-app that integrates student life and banking. All VCU students are invited to fill out a five-to-10-minute survey. All respondents will be entered in a raffle to receive a new Bose BlueTooth speaker. The survey is available at the following URL.

For more information, contact Devin Singh at dsingh@vcu.edu or visit https://bit.ly/3Br7LFQ.

The VCU Institutional Review Board is seeking new members. Faculty, students, staff and members of the community are encouraged to apply. Learn more about the IRB and the application process at the following URL.

For more information, contact Nyssa Towsley at irbeducation@vcu.edu or (804) 827-1157 or visit https://bit.ly/IRBapp.

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.

We are inviting male and female Type 2 diabetes patients with painful diabetic neuropathy ages 18-75 to participate in a research investigation of a new treatment to alleviate pain and examine its effects on pain perception. In addition to the new treatment, this study involves completing surveys and undergoing tests to evaluate perceptions of pain. Volunteers will be compensated for their time. Participants are only required to come once for the study. The study is conducted within the VCU Neuromuscular Rehabilitation Engineering Lab. Questions: Email Bhushan Thakkar at the following address or Edmund Acevedo, Ph.D., FACSM, at eoacevedo@vcu.edu. For more information, email Bhushan Thakkar at the following email address.

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