Author: Demetrice S. Bryant
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Did You Know?!
Did you read the fine print? Did you pay attention to everything you are agreeing to? When one receives a federal award there are strings attached. You are agreeing to a large number of certifications required by your funding agency. For example- did you know that your NIH grant includes requirements on issues as varied…
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The Office of Research Compliance: Collaborations for Global Research
Academic research at universities across the country has become increasingly globalized with each year, fostering valuable international collaborations and opportunities for researchers here and around the world. One unfortunate drawback however of this trend toward international research is the increased relevance of complex federal regulations that govern our transactions and activities abroad. Notably, regulations regarding…
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Uniform Guidance: Some Additional Guidance
Emory Uniform Guidance Manual and Quick Guide Coming Soon General Update During the past month, there were not many new directions received regarding Uniform Guidance. NIH noted that they will extend the final reporting (financial and programmatic) requirements from 90 days to 120 days (following the end of the award) for any awards ending after…
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What is the Compass Upgrade?
WHAT IS THE UPGRADE? Emory’s PeopleSoft financials system (known within the community as “Compass”) was implemented in September, 2009. Just as we are required to periodically update our other major systems, Emory will be upgrading to the PeopleSoft Version 9.2 environment over the next 1-2 years.We are wrapping up a “Fit/Gap” analysis phase, during which…
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OCR Submission Form for Assessing the OCR Fee
OCR is now requesting a discretionary account on the OCR submission form for assessing the OCR fee. The new OCR Submission Form is available on the OCR’s Forms webpage at http://ocr.emory.edu/forms/index.html > OCR Submission. If a study’s SK is issued within 2 months of OCR study completion, it will be assessed the OCR fee.…
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Reprint: eNOA Changes June 30, 2014
As of June 30, 2114, changes to the eNOA were made. What were the changes? On the Front Page Administrative Data section– Type no longer appears on the front (New, Continuation, Renewal, etc.) Project Information section – Smartkey is now visible next to the Project ID. (Cost share smartkey or project does not show here.) Subcontracts section– All Subcontracts will now appear and the project…
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EPEX Reminders March 2015
Deleting Proposals After the creation of a proposal, it cannot be deleted or inactivated within EPEX. If you do not wish to route the proposal that has been created, please change the due date to 01/01/2001 and save the proposal for the next time the PI will need to route a proposal. Skipping Certifiers…
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Uniform Guidance: NIH Interim Guidance Issued; Lack of Consistency Between Agencies Brings Concerns; and Subrecipient Monitoring will Bring Changes for All
General Update Over the past month, several things have occurred related to Uniform Guidance. NIH issued interim guidance (detailed below). This did not bring many surprises but we are happy to have some areas covered in writing. We are hoping that NIH’s final guidance and that the General Research Terms and Conditions will be issued…
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Compliance Awareness
The Emory University Office of Research Compliance posted to their website guidance regarding obtaining prescription drugs and/or controlled substances for use in animal or bench research. The guidance addresses frequently asked questions in order to assist Emory researchers with information related to state of Georgia and federal law requirements. Information on controlled substances in research,…