Emory Research Administration News

Author: Ashley Myers

  • ORA Response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19)

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    Link to Faculty and CBO COVID-19 Webinar from 3/16/2020 UPDATE- March 11, 2020: Additional information regarding the below message can be found here. March 9, 2020, The following message is sent on behalf of Dr. Deborah Bruner, Senior VP for Research and Dr. Robert Nobles, VP for Research Administration Dear Colleagues, The Senior Vice President…

  • Continuous Improvement: Spotlight on RAS

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    In January, the Office for Research Administration released the Huron report to the Emory community: an in-depth assessment of the research life cycle at Emory. The major strengths identified by the Huron team reflect the strength of ORA’s biggest asset: its people. As a whole, leaders and staff are committed to identifying areas for improvement…

  • Finance System Updates Are Coming in April 2020

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    Updates include: Emory Express User Interface Changes:  Go-Live April 6th Compass PeopleTools Upgrade:  Go-Live April 20th New Compass Account Administrator Tool:  Go Live April 27th Click here to read the full announcement, including details on each of the updates. Stay engaged during the updates: Review Finance System communications. If you do not receive Finance System…

  • Environmental Health and Safety Office – Bench to Bedside Collaboration in the Wake of SARS-CoV-2

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    The recent Coronavirus outbreak has resulted in an international response to control the spread of this virus and to better understand the epidemiology of this disease.  This virus was recently named SARS-CoV-2 and the disease is called COVID-19.  The Environmental Health and Safety Office (EHSO) is collaborating with University and Healthcare partners to provide support…

  • eCOI 2019 Annual Certification Forms

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    The Emory eCOI system is available for Emory faculty and physicians to complete their 2019 Annual Certification forms. All regular full-time and part-time faculty members who are involved in research are required to complete and submit an Annual Certification form through the eCOI system.  In addition, all physicians who are members of Emory Healthcare must…

  • NIH Announces Salary Cap for FY2020

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    EFFECTIVE DATE: January 5, 2020 The Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020, restricts the amount of direct salary to Executive Level II of the Federal Executive pay scale.  The Office of Personnel Management has recently released new salary levels for the Executive Pay Scale. Effective January 5, 2020, the salary limitation for Executive Level II is…

  • Call for Nominations- 2020 Faculty Service Dragon Award

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    The following message is sent on behalf of Dr. Deborah Bruner and Dr. Robert Nobles to Emory Faculty Collaborating with Research Administration Units January 21, 2020 Dear Colleagues,  The Office of Research Administration (ORA) is accepting nominations for the 2020 – Faculty Service Dragon Award to recognize RAS staff members who have demonstrated exemplary service,…

  • Important Changes to NSF Biosketches and Current and Pending Support!

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    If you are planning to submit an NSF grant proposal in the spring or summer of 2020 (or beyond), please read this article in its entirety. It contains important information on how to ensure your proposal will be accepted by NSF. As discussed in the “Important Agency Updates” article posted 12/20/2019, NSF has announced that…

  • Emory’s NCURA, Campus Liaison

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    Rashonda Harris of RGC Operations has been selected as Emory’s Campus Liaison for NCURA.  NCURA’s Campus Liaison Program is a monthly email outreach filled with professional resources from NCURA that Rashonda will share with internal listservs on campus. Beginning this January, Rashonda will receive a monthly email to share internally on campus to provide the…

  • Emory’s NCURA Global Fellow’s visit to Australia

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    Rashonda Harris of Research-Grants & Contracts, Operations was awarded an NCURA Global Fellowship to the University of Melbourne in beautiful Australia.  This November, Rashonda spent two weeks in Australia, visiting not only the University of Melbourne, but also, visiting the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, informally RMIT.  The NCURA Global Fellowship program is a joint…