Author: Demetrice S. Bryant
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Uniform Guidance, What to Expect: October 2014
What will the Emory Working Groups for Uniform Guidance focus on over the next couple months? The Emory Working Groups who were discussed in the September Emory Research Administration Newsletter are preparing for the implementation of Uniform Guidance at Emory and have begun their regular meetings. These groups will evaluate the impact of the Guidance…
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Two New Sponsored Research Reports Available In EBI
Two reports have been added to the Emory Business Intelligence (EBI) tool for sponsored research administrators. These reports will give users additional data to help successfully manage sponsored projects. Sponsored Projects Financial Trend This report is useful for viewing project expenses across years or months, giving users the ability to project expenses out across time.…
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FY14 Proposals Submitted and Awards Received
The Office of Research Administration would like to announce the total awards received by Emory University during fiscal year 14. During FY14 Emory received $521,827,189, which is a 3% increase from the level of awards received last year. Proposals that were submitted by Emory University in FY14 totaled $879,338,715 (almost the same as last year). …
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Change in Budgeting and Cost of Living Increases on NIH Salary Cap
At this year’s NCURA annual meeting, Michelle Bulls, Director of NIH’s Office of Policy for Extramural Research Administration (OPERA), provided a policy update on budgeting and cost of living increases on the NIH salary cap. This update included an explanation that Universities are allowed to include escalators on capped salaries. The rationale behind the allowance…
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Foundation Grant Opportunities
Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF) is pleased to announce that grant applications are now being accepted in the following categories: Innovation Grant Letter of Intent, Deadline: Nov. 3, 2014 – Apply Now! Do you have a novel idea that has potential for high impact on pediatric cancer patients? Does your idea, approach, or methodology have…
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ORC’s 8th Annual Compliance Symposium
The Office of Research Compliance is sponsoring its 8th Annual Compliance Symposium on October 31, 2014. Our guest speaker will be Dr. Ferric Fang, Professor of Laboratory Medicine and Microbiology at the University of Washington. Prof. Fang has written more than 180 peer-reviewed articles and has been elected to the American Society for Clinical Investigation,…
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What You Need to Know Now About Uniform Guidance
Who needs to know about Uniform Guidance? Anyone who is involved in federal research at Emory University and/or the administration of those activities is responsible to know and understand the changes that Uniform Guidance brings. Reading Emory’s monthly Research Administration Newsletter will ensure that you are aware of the information that you need to know.…
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Compass Support Incident Log
Are you experiencing an issue with Compass? Are you about to log an incident using the Compass Support Incident Log? Stop right there! Entering an incident on your own will delay the process of your request being resolved. When experiencing an issue with Compass, please email PSGrants@emory.edu with your issue and include screenshots of what…
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FY15 Fringe Rates Effective September 1, 2014
The FY15 Fringe Rates for Emory University and Healthcare are available. The table below reflects the new fringe benefit rates. Type Campus Rates for Federal Labor Charges Campus Rates for Non-Federal Labor Charges Faculty/Staff/Postdoc 24.60% 25.75% Resident 21.20% 20.00% FICA Only 7.65% 7.65% Emory Healthcare 23.06% 25.30% The rate tables can be found on the…
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Office of Research Administration Newsletter’s New Web Address
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in Announcements, Audit, Cayuse Tips, COI, Compass, Compliance, Cost Transfer, ERAZ, IACUC, IRB, OCR, ORA, ORC, OSP, OTT, RAS, RGC, TrainingIn 2013 the Office of Research Administration Newsletter was transitioned to an online format using one of Emory’s web tools. This year, we were asked to move our newsletter to a new institutional tool. This task is complete. The July/August 2014 edition of Emory’s Research Administration Newsletter is available at: https://scholarblogs.emory.edu/ranews. Please update any bookmarks…