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Ready to take the next step in your professional journey? Join VCU's Richard T. Robertson School of Media and Culture for a virtual informational session to explore its M.S. in Mass Communications with specialized concentrations in Integrated Communication and Media Leadership, as well as the school's Graduate Certificate in Media and Leadership. Learn how the programs can help you lead in today's evolving media landscape. Two identical sessions will be offered on Wednesday, July 8: the first from noon-1 p.m. and a second session from 4-5 p.m. Join either meeting at vcu.zoom.us/my/robertsongrad. Browse the school's offerings at the following URL.

For more information, contact Jonathan Brown at brownj64@vcu.edu or (804) 525-9425 or visit https://robertson.vcu.edu/academics/graduate/.

Friday, Jul. 10, 2026 from noon to 12:45 p.m.

Looking for a fun Friday lunch break plan? The Black Virginia Theatre Alliance will host a summer line dancing class every Friday at noon at the VCU Health Hub, 1330 N. 25th St., Suite A. All are invited.

For more information, contact VCU Health Hub at vcuhealthhub@vcu.edu.

VCU Medical Center, Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU and St. Paul’s Baptist Church are collaborating to present health career exploration camps for elementary (Saturday, Aug. 8), middle (Monday, July 13-Friday, July 17) and high school students (Wednesday, July 8-Friday, July 10). All three programs will be held at St. Paul’s Baptist Church, 4247 Creighton Road. Questions: Email the following address.

For more information, contact Karen Hill at karen.hill@vcuhealth.org or visit https://myspbc.org/.

VCU Public Health's M.S. in Biostatistics program prepares students to manage and analyze increasingly complex data in healthcare research through experiential and collaborative learning. Apply at the following URL by Wednesday, July 15 to begin this fall.

For more information, contact Maggie Christ at christmm@vcu.edu or visit https://biostatistics.vcu.edu/education/ms/.

Are you an amazing storyteller with a creative edge? VCU's History Department is looking for a communications assistant intern for its Transforming Federal Work Study program for the upcoming school year (Fall 2026-Spring 2027). Will you be the person who will take the university's social media to the next level? Check out the full job description in Handshake for job 11090666. Note: The job description is only viewable to those who have accepted their FWS award for the upcoming school year. Visit the link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Andrea Wight at wighta@vcu.edu or visit https://app.joinhandshake.com/emp/jobs/11090666.

This study is inviting individuals between the ages of 18 and 24 with poor sleep. Compensation is up to $50. The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of aerobic and resistance exercise on cardiovascular responses and vascular inflammation. This study will be conducted at 500 Academic Centre on VCU’s Monroe Park Campus. Principal Investigator: Lee Franco, Ph.D., Department of Kinesiology and Health Sciences.

For more information, contact Garrett Oehlert at healthyheart@vcu.edu.

The Translational Research on Eating and Affect (TREAT) Lab is recruiting adolescent girls and young adult women (aged 12 to 25 years) for a brain imaging study to understand risky decision-making in individuals who have concerns about their body shape/weight, or overeat, purge, use laxatives, diet severely or exercise excessively. We are also investigating these processes in individuals without a psychological disorder. There will be compensation for participation. See the survey at the following URL.

For more information, contact TREAT Lab (or Kelsey Hagan, Ph.D., PI) at treatlab@vcuhealth.org or (804) 827-4174 or visit https://redcap.vcu.edu/surveys/?s=48YEAYT8MK33E8EJ.

This research is being done to investigate how you learn new movements with your nondominant hand. You will be asked to complete a tracing game on a touchscreen tablet while wearing an electrode cap. You must be right-handed, male and between the ages of 18 and 40 to participate. $20 compensation is available for your participation. The study takes about one hour. The study will take place in the research laboratory location in the VCU College of Health Professions building, 900 E. Leigh St. Questions: Contact the following email address.

For more information, contact Narges Yaghoubi at yaghoubin@vcu.edu.