12 p.m.

VCU's L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs, in partnership with Military Student Services, will hold a graduate programs informational session via Zoom for veterans, active service members, spouses and dependents. An overview of the school's graduate programs, benefits and application procedures will be presented. Questions: Email wsrecruit@vcu.edu. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Ross Losapio at losapior@vcu.edu or (804) 827-0364 or visit http://bit.ly/WSforMilitary.

12 p.m.

VCU's Center for Pharmacy Practice Innovation is launching its Spring 2022 seminar series with a panel on value assessment in health care. Hear from panelists Dalia Dawoud, Ph.D., National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, and Joey Mattingly, Pharm.D., Ph.D., University of Maryland School of Pharmacy. The session will be held virtually and in 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 https://cppi.pharmacy.vcu.edu/seminar-series/.

6 p.m.

VCU Blockchain will meet to discuss recent developments in the blockchain industry. Topics will include cryptocurrencies, decentralized finance and nonfungible tokens (NFTs). All are welcome. Meetings are held at 6 p.m. on Mondays at The Collective, 318 W. Broad St.

For more information, contact Connor Riely at rielyc2@vcu.edu or visit https://linktr.ee/VcuBlockchain.

6 p.m.

Excited about medicine and want to learn more? Want to publish your own research through VCU? Interested in entering the medical field? VCU’s Medical Journal Club holds biweekly meetings which give members the opportunity to present research, learn about the medical field and play fun activities. The organization also sponsors tutoring for students in Uganda. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Jefin Jose at josej@vcu.edu or visit https://zoom.us/j/98114032120?pwd=eTNQaCs2YWpGYVl5dU9saVQwVFUwUT09.

Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Collaboration Services will present Google Drive – Collaboration in the Cloud. Keep all your work in one secure place with online file storage in Google Drive. Learn how to share with others and gain access on any computer, smartphone or tablet. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Dr. Gee at drgee@vcu.edu or visit http://go.vcu.edu/gogoogle.

Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022 from noon to 1:30 p.m.

VCU's College of Humanities and Sciences will present a virtual discussion which will offer participants an opportunity to learn how to engage in antiracist research by presenting a counter-narrative to the traditional conceptualization and implementation of research with Black, Indigenous, and People of Color. The event will be co-sponsored by VCU School of Social Work and VCU School of Medicine, Department of Health Behavior and Policy. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Faye Belgrave, Ph.D., at fzbelgra@vcu.edu or visit https://bit.ly/3n6Hes9.

Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2022 from noon to 1 p.m.

Many of us are spending more time at home during the cold winter months, and maintaining healthy eating habits can be challenging. The VCU Health and Wellness Library can help to build a plan toward better nutrition. Hayley Billingsley, a registered dietician at VCU Health, will discuss strategies and tips via Zoom for healthier nutrition habits at home. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Jackson Wright at wrightjc4@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.libcal.com/event/8506744.

Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2022 from noon to 1 p.m.

Roy Sabo, Ph.D., associate professor, biostatistics, will discuss via Zoom the most common study designs used in health sciences research at the next Whetting Your Appetite for Research seminar. The session will be sponsored by VCU's C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research and the university's Department of Biostatistics. Questions: http://www.cctr.vcu.edu. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Pamela Dillon, Pharm.D., research liaison, at pmdillon@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYlcOitrjorE91RJLkNccm9CZWgfQ6gN5SE.

Thursday, Jan. 27, 2022 from noon to 1 p.m.

Patricia Kinser, Ph.D., associate professor, Family and Community Health Nursing, will discuss strategies for developing competitive research questions and research agendas. The session is part of the grant-writing series hosted by VCU's C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research. Questions: http://www.cctr.vcu.edu. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Pamela Dillon, Pharm.D., research liaison, at pmdillon@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0tfuCqqzssGtBdY_Pf8L_Bl_xGfsSx_OZf.

Thursday, Jan. 27, 2022 from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.

VCU Learning Systems will sponsor an overview of Canvas assignments and quiz types, including how to create and manage them. This training, designed for beginners or those who may need a refresher, is free and has no cancellation penalty. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Jamillah Martin at canvaslearn@vcu.edu or visit https://training.vcu.edu/course.aspx?processFlag=2&itemID=17946.

Thursday, Jan. 27, 2022 from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Johnson and Johnson Innovation (JLabs) will present an online overview of the newest life science and health-care incubator in Washington, D.C. The state-of-the-art site is open to entrepreneurs, innovators and startups focused on innovation across the health-care spectrum, including pharmaceuticals, medical devices, consumers and health tech. Visit iem.vcu.edu for more information and to register.

For more information, contact Laura Osborne at lmnosborne@vcu.edu or (804) 828-0349 or visit https://iem.vcu.edu/events/bench-to-community/.

Friday, Jan. 28, 2022 from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.

VCU's Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics will present a special colloquium via Zoom with Sabetta Matsumoto, Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology. See the web conference link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Allison Moore at moorea14@vcu.edu or visit https://math.vcu.edu/events/knotty-knits-an-exploration-of-math-and-crafts.html.

Monday, Jan. 31, 2022 at 1 p.m.

Join VCU Recreation and Well-Being (RecWell) for virtual guided meditations weekly on Mondays. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Brittany Beal at bealbj@vcu.edu or (703) 568-2002 or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/j/95543707024.

Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022 from 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m.

VCU's Department of Craft/Material Studies will present a lecture by artist Tamara Kostianovsky in Room 535, Bowe Street Parking Deck, 609 Bowe St. Among her awards are a fellowship from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation and grants from New York Foundation for the Arts and the Pollock-Krasner Foundation. Her work has been exhibited at venues such as El Museo del Barrio, N.Y.; The Jewish Museum, N.Y.; Fuller Craft Museum, Mass.; Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts, Mich.; and others.

For more information, contact Kat Wilson at kawilson@vcu.edu or visit https://arts.vcu.edu/event/tamara-kostianovsky-visiting-artist-lecture/.

Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022 from 11 a.m. to noon

This faculty learning community, presented via Zoom by the Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence, is designed for tenured and term faculty seeking guidance, support and camaraderie in the move from associate to full professor. This group is designed for those at the associate level. Participants will work together to formulate a personal action plan toward promotion. Meetings will be held from 11 a.m. to noon on Feb. 3, Feb. 17, March 3, April 7 and April 21. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Tiffany Freitas at freitast@vcu.edu or visit https://ctle.vcu.edu/initiatives/communities/.

Sunday, Feb. 6, 2022 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Learn fundamental exercises including the squat, deadlift and bench press and how to program them into your workouts. This small group environment will provide participants the opportunity for personalized attention. The session will be offered by VCU Recreation and Well-Being (RecWell) at the Cary Street Gym Fit Zone, 101 S. Linden St. Registration closes Feb. 4. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Tanika Santos MacSwain at fitness@vcu.edu or visit https://recsports.vcu.edu/programs/fitness-and-wellness/instructional-programs/.

Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022 from 11 a.m. to noon

Learn the general and ethical considerations on authorship partnerships, hear an expert panel address common questions on research collaborations and take a look at VCU's guidance at a session hosted by VCU's Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence and the L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Tiffany Freitas at freitast@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/3nEpnskVxYd648668.

Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022 from 11 a.m. to noon

This month's Central Virginia Chapter of Society of Clinical Research Associates meeting will host Lauren Kanigher, MS, Food and Drug Administration program manager. She will discuss quality management, quality control and quality assurance, their relation to one another and why quality management is essential to clinical research. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Shirley Helm at shirley.helm@vcuhealth.org or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJArd-2uqDwjGtWEh0hUJ1C6e7uBr-9nN_8m.

Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022 from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

How has your attraction to others shifted over time? Do you wonder how that differs for others? Come engage with students, faculty and staff in our upcoming RAMmalogues session about sexuality. Share your experience with attraction and sexuality in 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=17910.

University Student Health Services offers free flu vaccines to all students on both campuses. The flu vaccine is safe, effective and does not cause the flu. All students are encouraged to get the flu vaccine, especially those at high risk for flu complications (those who have asthma, diabetes or heart disease). The flu vaccine is available by appointment only. Schedule an appointment via Web Portal or by phone: Monroe Park Campus at (804) 827-8047 or MCV at (804) 828-9220. University Student Health Services is on both campuses: Monroe Park Campus at 1300 W. Broad St., Suite 2200, and MCV campus at 1000 E. Marshall St., Room 305.

For more information, contact USHS Immunizations Department at ushsimmuniz@vcu.edu or (804) 827-8047 or visit https://health.students.vcu.edu/.

Join the Ram Pantry in the fight to reduce food waste. The pantry is seeking students, faculty and staff who would like to receive free surplus produce and bread that would otherwise go to waste. The pantry is open 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Monday through Thursday in Room 121, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. Sign up at https://forms.gle/E1tALMG8SnvVVBto8.

For more information, contact Lisa Mathews-Ailsworth at rampantry@vcu.edu or (804) 828-4514 or visit https://dos.vcu.edu/services/ram-pantry/.

The 2022 You First Peer Mentoring application is now open. First-generation college students who are rising sophomores, juniors and seniors are encouraged to apply. Peer mentors serve as guides to new first-gen students and they benefit from being part of a close-knit group of other first-gen mentors who share experiences, celebrations and friendship. Faculty and staff are encouraged to nominate students. Apply at the following URL by Feb. 8.

For more information, contact Elizabeth Bambacus at bambacuses@vcu.edu or (804) 827-3927 or visit https://youfirst.vcu.edu/resources/you-first-mentors/.

Students interested in planning and hosting events on campus are encouraged to join the Leadership Council of Students Today Alumni Tomorrow to make connections and grow as leaders. Applications are open until Feb. 1.

For more information, contact Arbi Abazi at http://abazia2@vcu.edu.

VCU Career Services is launching a pilot initiative for undergraduates seeking supplementary financial support during summer 2022 internships. Funds provided through the VCU Internship Funding Program can be used to cover expenses for travel, housing, child care, professional attire and supplies. The application will open Jan. 24 in the RAMS Scholarship Hub and will close on March 15.

For more information, contact VCU Career Services at careers@vcu.edu or visit https://careers.vcu.edu/resources/internshipfundingprogram/.

VCU’s Virginia Center on Aging is accepting grant applications through March 3 for the Alzheimer's and Related Diseases Research Award Fund. Applicants must be affiliated with colleges or universities, research institutes or other not-for-profit organizations located in Virginia. Awards are limited to $45,000 each. A nonbinding letter of intent is required by Feb. 3. The application form and further information about preparing the letter of intent are available at the following URL.

For more information, contact Madeline McIntyre at ardraf@vcu.edu or visit http://go.vcu.edu/ardraf.

Input for a new transportation policy guide by the City of Richmond, “Path to Equity: Policy Guide for Richmond Connects,” is open for public review until Jan. 31. This document lays the policy foundation for the upcoming "Richmond Connects" plan update focused on achieving equity in transportation. Read the guide at the following URL.

For more information, contact John Leonard at jdleonard@vcu.edu or visit https://rva.gov/path2equity.

The deadline to submit a Letter of Intent for the VCU Accelerate Fund internal funding opportunity from the Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation is 5 p.m. Feb. 4. Letters of Intent should be submitted via RAMS-SPOT Internal Opportunities VCU Breakthroughs Letter of Intent (OP00000428). See a Q&A session regarding this funding opportunity at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFuB8E561Dg.

For more information, contact Melissa Throckmorton at throckmortms@vcu.edu or (804) 827-1443 or visit https://research.vcu.edu/about/strategic-research-priorities-plan/srpp-funds/.

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.

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