Most Recent Published Articles:
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Four Steps to Developing Efficient Workflows for Award Management
Authors: Ashunti Gore (RAS), Shundra Holcombe (RAS), Sandra Meadows (SOT) Emory post-award administrators assist investigators with sponsored projects’ financial and administrative aspects, from the initial notice of award (eNOA) to the final closeout. This complex and time-consuming process requires careful planning, coordination, and communication. The FORT (Financial Oversight Reporting Tool) provides a comprehensive dashboard of sponsored projects to assist…
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Annualizing Salary @ Emory
Authors: Deborah Snyder, Research Grants & Contracts, drjack2 @emory.edu and Tricia Callahan, Research Training, tricia.callahan @emory.edu If you work with faculty on a 9-month appointment or another contract type that is not 12 months (e.g., 10 months), knowing how to annualize their Institutional Base Salary (IBS) for calculating effort is essential, as most agencies require…
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RGC Policies Summary
Author: Dr. Edwin Bemmel, AVP, RGC We are excited to share that our policies have been released into Policy Manager. These policies were created with feedback from our stakeholders and are based on the Uniform Guidance and standard grants management practices. While most are new, several are revisions of existing policies. Here is a listing of…
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2024 Year Up Intern Program
Authors: Shameika Grant, Human Resources Specialist, RBO & Adrena Hooks, Sr. Human Resources Associate, RBO The Office of Research Administration (ORA) has successfully partnered with Year Up to place new talent in internships, for the second year in a row. Year Up is a 3-step job training program that offers a variety of skills-based job…
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Occupational Health Services (OHS)
Authors: Dr. Javier Valle, Medical Director, OHS & Cynthia Holbrook, Corporate Director, OHS OHS is a multidisciplinary team that provides surveillance programs in accordance with OSHA standards and other regulatory agencies based on the occupational risk of each staff member, as well as occupational injury management, treatment, case management and rehabilitation services for a safe…
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How to Register for a Brainer Learning Opportunity
Brainer is Emory’s newest learning management system. It contains online classes, on-demand courses, and related materials. Many of the learning opportunities in Emory’s Learning Management System (ELMS) are now in Brainer. The Research Training team is working to move training opportunities into Brainer. Doing so will allow you to access, manage, and track training that…
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The Fundamentals of Effort Certification
Effort Certification Fundamentals is now available in Brainer. This course walks learners through the basics of effort certification. After completing this course, learners will be able to: Effort Certification Fundamentals is part one of a three-part series on effort certification developed by Sandra Meadows, Instructional designer, in consultation with central and non-central administrative staff. This…
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New RDA Policy for Handling Data, Analytics, and Dashboard Requests
Author: Alex Wagner, Director, RDA Effective 11/1/2023, the Research Data Analytics team has implemented a new policy for handling data, analytics, and dashboard request. The new policy will apply Emory wide, including research administration requests. The changes are based on a recent analysis of our availability and workload, which revealed that the current project queue…
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ORA Unit Spotlight – Office of Research Administration Optimization (ORAO)
Author: Dr. April Carswell (ORA) The Office of Research Administration (ORA) is excited to announce the development of the Office of Research Administration Optimization (ORAO), an exciting new initiative led by the Interim Assistant Vice President for Research, Lisa Wilson. Still in the development stage, this innovative office aims to enhance and align operational support…
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Grants Management System SharePoint Site
Grants Management System Modernization Project As you may know, efforts have been underway for over a year now to find a robust grant management system that will provide ease and insight for the pre and post aspects of the grant management process. We hope that you are just as excited as we are to find…
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