Author: Ashley Myers
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AHA Transitioning Proposal/Award Management from Grants@Heart to Proposal Central
Starting in May 2020 American Heart Association (AHA) announced that it would be transitioning its proposal/award management portal from their own proprietary portal Grants@Heart to Proposal Central. As such, future reporting will need to be submitted in Proposal Central. For financial reports for research awards, this transition presented some challenges to our existing internal workflow…
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ORA Mission Metrics Project Moving Forward
The Office of Research Administration (ORA) has worked diligently to bring metrics to the forefront, as a priority for this office. Over the past fiscal year, we reached out for input and developed a process to identify and report on metrics that matter most to campus. The ORA Mission Metrics Project was tasked with establishing…
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eIACUC Upgrade Completed
The message below was sent on behalf of the Emory Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee: Dear Colleagues, We just wanted to let you know that the eIACUC upgrade has been completed and the site is back on line and available. IMPORTANT NOTES: Just as a reminder “Extensible Help” now is available! This can be…
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New Childcare App for Emory Faculty, Staff, and Students
The message below was sent on behalf of the Emory Work-Life Resource Center: In support of working parents, Emory is offering a new resource for childcare support: Komae, a cooperative childcare app. This app provides a flexible management option for Emory parents. Komae enables parents to identify and vet families with similar parenting styles and…
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ORA Quality Improvement Spotlight: The Dragon Team Continues to Push Improvements for ORA
The Dragon Team has been busy developing, managing and implementing quality improvement initiatives. The ORA Dragon Team consists of Inger Garnett, Director of Strategic Operations, as well as Sharon Jones and Julie Flores (Strategic Operations Associates). This team has been diligently working to identify gaps while assisting with improvements that have lasting impact and can…
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Emory COVID-19 Prevention, Tracing, and COVID Positive (COVID+) Response During Return to Campus for Research
In response to returning to campus for research, Emory University has put processes and protocols into place to prepare Faculty, Staff, and Researchers to return to campus and how to maintain a healthy environment while on campus. A COVID-19 Dashboard was also recently launched to provide accurate and timely updates of all positive case reports…
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ORA Office Overview
The Office for Research Administration encompasses many individual offices, each of which retain expertise in different areas of the research process. Your first point of contact will usually be your local RAS representative. They will help you determine which of the other touchpoints are necessary to submit a grant application, conduct a clinical trial, or…
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Thursdays at Three- Call for Webinar Topics
The below message was sent on behalf of the Office of the Senior Vice President for Research: Hello Emory Faculty and Staff, The Office of the Senior Vice President for Research would like to bring back the highly successful webinar series, Fridays at Four (now called Thursdays at Three). Please complete this survey and provide…
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Requirements for Disclosure of Other Support, Foreign Relationships and Activities, as well as Conflicts of Interest
In recent weeks, numerous reports and presentations have been published by NIH and the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy on principled international collaborations, protecting research against foreign influence, and ensuring the security and objectivity of research. NIH has a website specifically addressing these issues entitled Protecting U.S. Biomedical Intellectual Innovation. NSF…
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Grant Forms and Relinquishment Form Update
RGC Operations is pleased to announce an update to grants forms. The Relinquishment form has been updated replacing “Budget Information” with “Relinquishment Information and “Total Authorized budget” with “Amt to Relinquish.” We anticipate these changes will offer transparency and ease in completion. Below is a screenshot reflective of the update. If you have any questions…