8:30 p.m.

VCU military alumni, staff and students are invited to the VCU Military Veterans Alumni Council's A-10 basketball tournament watch party to cheer on the VCU Rams. The watch party will be held at District 5 in the Fan (1911 W. Main St.) and includes complimentary food, soft drinks and giveaways. Adult beverages are available for purchase. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Larry Powell at wlpowell@vcu.edu or (804) 828-2586 or visit https://www.support.vcu.edu/event/a102022.

Monday, Mar. 14, 2022 from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Learn to feel comfortable with the process of paraphrasing in academic writing. 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/calendar/.

Tuesday, Mar. 15, 2022 at 6 p.m.

VCU Blockchain will hold a workshop to review real-world applications of decentralized finance (DeFi) executed through blockchain technology. The session will be at the Shift Retail Lab, 1235 W. Broad St. All are welcome; no experience is necessary.

For more information, contact Connor Riely at vcublockchain@gmail.com or visit https://linktr.ee/VcuBlockchain.

Wednesday, Mar. 16, 2022 at 6:30 p.m.

Artist Luis Camnitzer will discuss his conceptual work "A Museum Is a School" at a talk in the Royall Forum at the Institute for Contemporary Art at the Markel Center, 601 W. Broad St. RSVP at the following URL.

For more information, contact Stephanie Stanton at stantons@vcu.edu or visit https://icavcu.org/events/ica-talk-luis-camnitzer/.

Thursday, Mar. 31, 2022 from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

The Center for Corporate Education in VCU's School of Business will present an online workshop in which participants can learn a simple framework to assess themselves and find a practical path to key actions for personal and professional development. The registration fee is $40. Register at the following URL.

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

Tuesday, May 3, 2022 from noon to 1 p.m.

Join Ngoc-My Guidarelli, catalog librarian with VCU Libraries and adjunct French professor in the VCU School of World Studies, to learn more about French culture and the French-speaking world. VCU Continuing and Professional Education will present this virtual session as part of a free Lunch and Learn Series. Along with English, French is the only other language spoken on all five continents, and by 2050, will be the most widely spoken language in the world. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

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

RecWell is offering American Red Cross Aquatic Re-Certifications for currently certified lifeguards at the Cary Street Gym Aquatic Center, 101 S. Linden St. The course will be offered March 25-27. Registration closes at noon on March 21. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Noah Rogers at rogersn2@vcu.edu or visit https://recsports.vcu.edu/programs/aquatics/aquatic-certifications/.

VCU Police will host Rape Aggression Defense training March 19-20. The training teaches participants physical self-defense techniques and raises awareness about sexual assault, violence and abduction. The class is for women (assigned, identifying and transgender) and is free to students, or $10 for faculty, staff and visitors. RAD is a 12-hour program and participants must be able to attend both dates. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Paige Mills at pcmills@vcu.edu or visit https://police.vcu.edu/services/rad/.

Supporters of Women in Science can apply for a travel award toward any conference or scholastic/research presentation in memory of the group's late mentor, Jan Chlebowski, Ph.D., a biochemist and faculty member at VCU for 39 years. The winner will be offered up to $300 and the runner-up up to $200 to support a virtual or in-person conference this year. Applications must demonstrate promotion of women in science, either through participation in Women in Science or in another manner. Email the following address for an application. The deadline to apply is March 18.

For more information, contact Haley Adcox at vcu.wis@gmail.com.

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