Author: Ashley Myers
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Emory’s Award Closeout Plan and Roadmap
Author: Patrick Amihere, Associate Director (RGC) To ensure proper, timely, and effective award closeouts for all sponsored awards, ORA and RGC continue the spectrum of work to make Award Closeout more effective and efficient institutionally. Therefore, it is not a surprise that the immediate improvement of an effective award closeout business process is the university’s…
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Press Release: PRIM&R Releases Podcast to Explore Scientific Research With Public
Author: Public Responsibility in Medicine and Research (PRIM&R) BOSTON, September 12, 2024 /PRIM&R/ – Public Responsibility in Medicine and Research (PRIM&R) announced the release of its podcast, “Research Ethics Reimagined,” designed to help further the public’s understanding of scientific research. The monthly podcast, hosted by PRIM&R’s Executive Director Ivy R. Tillman, EdD, CIP, features conversations…
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Grants Management System Update: Implementing Insight
Author: Kim Maune, Emory Chief Implementation Officer, Insight GMS Emory University is investing in a fully integrated research administration grants management package. The product, Insight, is a could-based system unifying distributed and complex organizational processes into one highly integrated system to enable compliance, efficiency, and transparency. Our research systems are currently numerous and not integrated,…
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NIH Boosts Pay for Postdocs and Graduate Students
Author: Katie Langin, Associate Editor, Science Careers Source: Science Journal (AAAS) The U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced pay increases today for early-career scientists who are recipients of its Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards (NRSAs), after an NIH advisory group recommended raises in December 2023. Postdocs will now be paid at least…
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$1.5B in Medical Research Funding Available via Congressionally Directed Programs
Author: Erica Pitre, Director, Research Development The Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) launched in 1992 as a result of grassroots efforts to heighten political awareness of breast cancer. Since it’s inception, Congressional appropriations for CDMRP research programs have grown from $210M to the more than $1.5B in available funds appropriated in fiscal year 2024.…
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World Health Organization SARS-CoV-2 Guidance – Biosafety Updates
Authors: Kalpana Rengarajan, PhD, Director Research Safety, EHSO & Rashida Moore, DVM, DACLAM, Assistant Director, EHSO/Asc Staff Vet Scientist, EPC The World Health Organization (WHO) recently published interim guidance on laboratory biosafety related to SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19). The guidance includes updated recommendations for research and shipping procedures and reflects the latest SARS-CoV-2 scientific knowledge. The guidance…
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Opportunity to Present at the ARPA-H Customer Experience (CX) Hub
Author: Erica Pitre, Director, Research Development Emory University is a member, or Spoke, of the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) Customer Experience (CX) Hub. The ARPA-H CX Hub forms part of ARPANET-H, a nationwide health innovation network and is dedicated connecting with communities to enable access to critical health innovations for all Americans. The…
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Emory International Travel Loaner Laptop Program
Authors: Evelyn Sedlack, Project Manager I, OIT; Jay Flanagan, Director, OIT; David Sundvall, Assistant Director, RCRA International travel poses security risks to research data stored on computers and mobile devices. To mitigate these risks, Emory University has established the International Travel Loaner Devices Program, which provides loaner laptops for travelers giving priority for travel to…
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NSF Common Forms
Author: Tricia Callahan, Interim Director, Research Training Source: NSF Policy Office communication NSF is pleased to announce that the NSTC-approved Common Forms for the Biographical Sketch and Current and Pending (Other) Support, which are compliant with the new NSF Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide (PAPPG) (NSF 24-1), are now available in SciENcv. These…
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NSF 24-1 Proposal and Award Policy and Procedure Guide (PAPPG) Updates
Author: Tricia Callahan, Interim Director, Research Training Sourced: NSF Summary of PAPPG Changes (https://new.nsf.gov/policies/pappg/24-1/summary-changes) The NSF 2024 PAPPG and its updated guidelines go into effect for all proposals with due dates on or after May 20, 2024. If you submit a proposal before May 20, 2024, that has a due date on or after May…