Emory Research Administration News

Author: Ashley Myers

  • Contracting Updates: Contracts Dashboard Overview, Progress & Plans

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    Authors: Janette Hannam Hayes, Director, OSP Contracts; Sharon Jones, Interim Director, SOT; Valeria Rainey, Strategic Operations Associate, SOT; Jennifer Gore, Assistant Director, RDA Intent, History and Launch of a Dashboard: OSP continues to prioritize improving the contracting process to foster better internal reporting, better communication, and more transparency with the research community. With that in…

  • Emory’s Award Closeout Plan and Roadmap

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    Author: Patrick Amihere, Associate Director of Closeout, RGC In recent years, our institution has had significant challenges to ensure proper, timely, and effective award closeouts for all sponsored awards, therefore, it is not a surprise that the immediate improvement of an effective award closeout business process is the university’s No. 1 priority. These improvements also…

  • Emory University’s Office of Research Administration Selected as Mentors for Innovative Research Analytics Program

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    Leading the way in data-driven research administration, Emory mentors join a nationwide initiative to elevate analytics expertise. Emory University’s Office of Research Administration (ORA) proudly announces that two distinguished staff members, Lisa Wilson and Alex Wagner, have been selected as mentors for the Research Analytics Mentorship Program (RAMP). This innovative initiative, sponsored by the University…

  • 2024 Research Administration Dragon Service Awards

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    On April 29, 2024, the Office of Research Administration (ORA) held the fifth Research Administration Dragon Service Awards. This is part of an ongoing commitment to recognize and celebrate the contributions and achievements of Research Administration’s staff and members of the Faculty/Research community who demonstrate outstanding partnership with Research Administration. The winners of this year’s…

  • Message from VPRA, Dr. Robert Nobles (March 2024)

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    Greetings and welcome to Spring! As many of you are returning or anticipating a Spring break, I hope that the time you take allows you to rest, reflect and rejuvenate for a strong finish to the academic year. As I look at your phenomenal efforts and the progress we’ve made as an institution in research…

  • RGC Policies Summary

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    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…

  • Biological Safety Protocol Electronic Submission

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    Author: Scott Thomaston, AVP, EHSO For the last several years the Environmental Health and Safety Office (EHSO) has been utilizing software named BioRAFT as an electronic platform for investigators to submit their Biosafety protocols. Recently BioRaft has been rebranded and is now SciShield. Aside from the name change the software remains the same, including the…

  • Sponsored Research: The Importance of Obtaining Approvals Before Starting Work

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    Authors: Holly Sommers, Associate VP, Office of Sponsored Programs & Edwin Bemmel, Associate VP, Research Grants & Contracts All sponsored research is subject to specific regulations and requirements and must be administered through the designated offices. The Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) verifies these requirements before approving an award or assigning a Provisional Award Number…

  • RCRA Minimizing Administrative Burden While Maintaining Compliance

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    Author: Deepika Bhatia, AVP, RCRA Minimizing administrative burden in research while ensuring compliance with regulations is a critical challenge for research compliance teams. Here are a few strategies from the Emory Research Compliance & Regulatory Affairs (RCRA) team to achieve this balance:  Operationalizing streamlined processes, efficient communications to relevant stakeholders early and often, striving for an approach to…

  • UPDATE (May 2024): OTT Plans to Introduce New and Improved Process for Outgoing Low-Risk DUAs

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    Authors: Asher Alt, Marketing Specialist (OTT) & Jess Beach, Marketing Specialist (OTT) Update (May 2024): We’re live! The guidance page for the new process is now live on the OTT website. Here, we list criteria for low-risk DUAs, answer FAQs about the process, and provide preapproved DUA templates. Also, the DUA Training for PIs is…