Author: Ashley Myers
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Award Closeout Announcement
Dear Principal Investigators, Chief Business Officers, research and finance team members, and award administrators, We are writing to remind you of significant changes made to the close out process and related final invoicing and financial reporting requirements of sponsored awards. The changes affect all sponsored awards, Principal Investigators, award administrators, Chief Business Officers, research and…
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eDisclose for Research Disclosures
Many of you have been using Emory’s homegrown eCOI platform to manage research reporting requirements. We are sunsetting eCOI and transitioning to eDisclose, a university-wide software system designed to help researchers disclose financial interests and request approval for external activities. While we recognize that any transition can present some frustrations, modernizing our system through eDisclose…
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ContractConnect Now Available for MTA and DUA Submissions
The Office of Technology Transfer has recently launched contractConnect, a resource that allows faculty to skip the paper forms and submit an incoming Material Transfer Agreement (MTA) or incoming Data Use Agreement (DUA) completely online via the form found on contractConnect. Faculty no longer have to download, fill out, scan, and send PDFs. The system…
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Health Sciences Research Building Phase 2
Health Sciences Research Building Phase 2 (HSRB 2) is an innovative addition to Emory’s research capacity as it brings together experimental researchers, computationists, and core technologies. This building represents the most comprehensive research facility on the Emory Campus and is nearing completion with occupancy beginning near the end of this year. HSRB 2 represents a…
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Research Human Resources and Operations- A Year in Review
Research Human Resources and Operations supports SVPR, ORA, and their Vision for Research Excellence. Through collaborative partnerships, consistent communication, and transparency, we achieved numerous measurable outcomes. Our OneORA framework supports our goal for operational efficiency. The 12 elements of OneORA help us centralize and optimize processes involving our workforce. The key areas for FY22 included:…
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We Appreciate Your Feedback- ORA Annual Satisfaction Survey
We heard you! We are incorporating your feedback! And yes, we are reading all your comments! We can’t thank you enough for providing feedback regarding your satisfaction with the services of ORA and our research administrative departments and units. Our goal is to be, as transparent as possible by sharing the survey results across campus,…
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FY22 Faculty Facing Mission Metrics Now Available
The Faculty Facing Mission Metrics for FY22 are now available. As you might recall, we implemented Mission Metrics to provide informative metrics to faculty with a focus on the performance of ORA’s departments and units. We share these metrics to increase transparency and utilize them also internally to identify areas for process improvement initiatives. …
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Message from VPRA: Dr. Robert Nobles (August 2022)
Greetings and welcome to a new academic year! The summer months always seem to fly by quickly; and I am hopeful everyone had an opportunity to travel, connect with friends and family, and recharge for another amazing year at Emory. The ORA FY22 academic year concluded with some truly remarkable advances. Over the past year…
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Updated IACUC Policies (August 2022)
The IACUC recently reviewed and updated a few policies. Please ensure that you review these updated policies if they apply to your research. See the list of updated policies here (the list would go into a separate page to avoid this section being so long): 1. Education and Training Requirements: This document includes the training requirements before…
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Reminder of Sponsored Award Closeout Policies
As we approach the end of another fiscal year the Office of Research: Grants and Contracts (RGC) wanted to remind the research community of our sponsored award closeout timeline. Our office has seen an increase in the number of projected and unreconciled awards being submitted for final invoicing/financial reporting. In keeping with 45 CFR 75.381…