12 p.m.

Hear evidence-based recommendations for approaching potential mentors and collaborators and how to build and sustain the collaborations while navigating potential challenges. The presentation will be part of the Leadership and Career Development series, "Should We Work Together? Best Practices in Collaboration for Early Career Scientists," via Zoom hosted by VCU's C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Rob Direnzo at direnzor@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0tc-2rrD4rGdwpdi8sk3gk8GbLwTiuiYqD.

Friday, Jan. 21, 2022 at noon

If quitting smoking is at the top of your New Year's resolution list, this Facebook Live session is for you. Hear from pharmacy and behavioral health experts about why it's so difficult to quit smoking and the methods that can be adopted to kick this habit for good. This session will be hosted by VCU's Center for Pharmacy Practice Innovation. Questions: Email cppi@vcu.edu. Watch the Facebook Live at the following URL.

For more information, contact Madeleine Wagner at cppi@vcu.edu or visit https://www.facebook.com/VCUPharmacyCPPI/live_videos.

Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022 from 11 a.m. to noon

VCU's Writing Center will introduce its services, discuss individual writing needs and address expectations about consultations. 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/.

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

Wavelength, an online lecture series presented by the ICA at VCU, VCUarts and VCUarts Qatar, will return with a virtual talk from French multimedia artist Laure Prouvost. Each program, held monthly throughout the spring semester, seeks to connect artists, designers, curators and scholars with VCU communities in Richmond, Doha and beyond. Register at the following URL.

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

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

Join Joyner Fine Properties, one of VCU's preferred real estate partners, and VCU Human Resources to explore the pros and cons of renting vs. buying. This session will be offered both in person (Room 250, James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave.) and virtually. Lunch will be provided to those attending in person. All participants (in-person and virtual) will have a chance to win prizes. Sign up in Talent@VCU or for virtual: https://bit.ly/3dWjLoq or in-person: https://bit.ly/3HLxdsr.

For more information, contact Cindi Phares at cphares@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1521 or visit https://ramstrong.vcu.edu/.

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.

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.

Following a surge of motor vehicle thefts, VCU Police urges drivers to lock windows and doors and to take the keys when parking. A vehicle left running and unattended may be targeted by thieves, who need only a moment to steal it. Plan ahead and find a legal spot in which to safely park. As a courtesy, meet delivery drivers when they arrive; consider heading toward the pick-up point one to two minutes before the arrival of the driver.

For more information, contact Ofc. Luke Shrader at lshrader@vcu.edu or (804) 828-9649 or visit https://police.vcu.edu/stay-safe/cars-bikes--scooters/.

University Student Health Services currently offers free COVID-19 vaccines to all students on both campuses. In addition, there will be two upcoming clinics at the Seigel Center lobby, 1200 W. Broad St., Bowe Street entrance on Jan. 25 and Feb. 1 by appointment only. To schedule: https://health.students.vcu.edu/web-portal/. The Pfizer vaccine will be offered to students at these two clinics. If you are under 18, you may receive Pfizer vaccine with parental consent. About your appointment: Reschedule if you are sick. Pfizer facts at https://www.fda.gov/media/153716/download. Plan to stay 15-30 minutes to be monitored after your vaccine. Bring your CDC COVID-19 vaccination card with you if this your second or third. You can get a copy of your COVID-19 vaccines at the Virginia State Registry https://vase.vdh.virginia.gov/vacapps/f?p=545:1 if you received your vaccine in Virginia.

For more information, contact Immunization Department at ushsimmuniz@vcu.edu or (804) 827-8047.

Join VCU RecWell Outdoor Adventure Program on a spring break climbing trip to Joshua Tree National Park in California. Participants will camp within the park while also participating in a variety of top rope and lead climbing experiences for climbers of all experience levels. This trip will also feature hikes throughout the park, facilitated yoga sessions and nightly stargazing. The trip will be March 6-13. Register through Feb. 1 at the following URL.

For more information, contact Sam Albert at scalbert@vcu.edu or visit https://recsports.vcu.edu/programs/outdoor-adventure-program/trips-clinics-weekly-activities/.

Bootcamp is a high-intensity class with options to boost cardio or focus on strength. A RecWell personal trainer will teach participants how to utilize these conditioning tools to increase strength, power and coordination. While this class will have higher intensity components, options are offered to adjust workouts to the skill and fitness level of each participant. Session 1 will be Jan. 25-March 2. Register by Jan. 28 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/.

VCU Continuing and Professional Education offers learning options for the VCU community and members of the public. Choose from bookkeeping, computer skills, cultural competency and languages, customer service, digital marketing, digital reporting, event planning, Excel, Google Analytics, managing remote workers, paralegal, play therapy, podcasting, social media, supervisory and leadership, test prep (pre-college, graduate school and pre-health) 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/.

This is an open call for all faculty/staff/students interested in reading for the VCU Cabell First Novelist Award. The award honors a debut novel written during the preceding calendar year. Entries for the 2022 award are currently being received and volunteer help is needed to begin reading and reviewing submissions.

For more information, contact Ty Phelps at cabellfn@vcu.edu or visit https://firstnovelist.vcu.edu/.

The deadline to submit a Letter of Intent for the VCU Breakthroughs Fund internal funding opportunity from the Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation is 5 p.m. Jan. 21. Letters of Intent should be submitted via RAMS-SPOT Internal Opportunities VCU Breakthroughs Letter of Intent (OP00000429). To view a Q&A session regarding this funding opportunity, click on https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFuB8E561Dg. More information can be found on the ONE VCU Research Strategic Priorities Plan webpage at the following URL.

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

The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) affords students the rights to inspect and review educational records, request that records which they believe to be inaccurate or misleading be corrected, provide written consent to disclosures of personally identifiable information except to the extent that FERPA authorizes disclosure without consent and to file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education.

For more information, contact VCU Records and Registration at rar@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1349 or visit https://rar.vcu.edu/records/family-educational-rights-and-privacy-act/.

VCU's Office of Records and Registration is responsible for notifying the university community that it does not release nonpublic information about VCU students. This information is used and shared in a limited and carefully controlled manner. It is not disclosed, except as permitted by law, unless authorized by the student.

For more information, contact VCU Records and Registration at rar@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1349 or visit https://rar.vcu.edu/.

Looking for a Federal Work Study position this semester? Love VCU's diversity and inclusion? Join ACE-IT in College for a position that will fit in with your schedule. These positions will give you the opportunity to support students with intellectual disabilities access college. Apply on Handshake. For the education coach position, visit https://app.joinhandshake.com/emp/jobs/5228044. For the coach position, visit https://app.joinhandshake.com/emp/jobs/4982451.

For more information, contact Hannah Ramsey at ramseyhe@vcu.edu or (757) 287-9573 or visit https://aceitincollege.org/.

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.