Author: Ashley Myers
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The Office of Research Administration (ORA) Announces the Launch of the Office of Research Administration Optimization (ORAO) to Advance Research Services and Support
Author: Lisa Wilson, Interim Asst. VP for Research and Senior Director for the Office of Strategic Operations and Training The Office of Research Administration (ORA) proudly announces the establishment of the Office of Research Administration Optimization (ORA-O), an innovative approach aimed at enhancing research services and support, officially launched on October 1, 2023. The Office…
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NIH Revises Grant Review Process – Focus on Scientific Merit & Reputational Bias Reduction
After gathering significant feedback from the extramural community, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will begin taking steps to simplify its grant review process. The simplified review framework will focus peer review on the key questions needed to assess the scientific and technical merit of proposed research projects – should and can the proposed research…
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Grant Forward at Emory University
The Office of the Senior Vice President for Research sponsors a university-wide subscription to GrantForward. GrantForward provides easy, customizable access to thousands of grant opportunities through a single easy-to-use interface. Researchers can use this service to self-curate personalized funding notices, as well as to create research profiles that will further refine and individualize grant recommendations…
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Malign Foreign Talent Programs
The CHIPS and Science Act prohibits federal employees, contractors, and awardees, including institutions, individual investigators, and other key personnel from participating in malign foreign talent recruitment programs(MFTRPs). A malign foreign talent recruitment program is a talent program requiring one or more problematic actions and having problematic sponsorship. Not all talent recruitment programs are malign. Visit https://rcra.emory.edu/research-security/foreign-talent-recruitment-programs.html for more details if…
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Federal Interim Rule Implements TikTok Ban on Devices Used in the Performance of Federal Contracts
A new Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR 52.204-27) clause prohibits federal contractors and subcontractors from “having or using” the social networking service TikTok or any “successor application” developed by ByteDance, a Chinese internet technology company headquartered in Beijing, on any information technology system used or provided by the contractor in the performance of a government contract.…
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Annual COI Certification Cycle
Emory’s annual certification period will begin on December 1, 2023 and conclude on February 29, 2024. If you are responsible for design, conduct, or reporting of research, you will need to disclose: During the annual certification period Within 30 days of discovering or acquiring a new Significant Financial Interest (e.g., through purchase, marriage, or inheritance)…
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Looking Back and Looking Ahead on FY23-24
Author: Dr. Todd Sherer, AVP, OTT In the past fiscal year, Emory University made waves across the university, the nation, and the world. You may have heard Dr. Bruner share our accomplishments at Research Week, but I wanted to reiterate this outstanding success. In FY2023, Emory University: Secured more than $1 billion in sponsored research…
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High Containment Laboratory Program
Author: Scott Thomaston, AVP, EHSO The commissioning of the Health Sciences Research Building Phase 2 (HSRB2) brings a significant increase in Biosafety Level 3 (BSL3) and Animal Biosafety Level 3 (ABSL3) capacity to our research community. This addition of 12 high containment labs significantly adds to our ability to work with infectious biological agents that…
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Effort Certification Deadline – November 29, 2023
Effort certification is a requirement for those working on sponsored projects at Emory. We are currently in the effort reporting process for the MARCH – AUGUST 2023 period. As stated in our effort reporting policy, forms must be completed within 90 days of the end of the effort period. That means Wednesday, November 29, 2023…
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Share Your Registration Information for Controlled Substances and Dangerous Drugs Research
Author: Maria Davila, Director & Deputy RIO, ORIC *Please note this message is for Emory faculty conducting research with Controlled Substances or Dangerous Drugs* The Office of Research Integrity and Compliance (ORIC) is compiling a list of all Emory DEA and Georgia Board of Pharmacy (GBP) Registrants. The information will be kept confidential and will be used to: Update…