Category Archives: ORA

Frequently Asked Questions Regarding the Transition to the new RAS Structure

June 20, 2014

How do RAS responsibilities differ from what was formerly handled by the department? Emory’s research funding has grown dramatically over the last decade, propelling us into the top tier for federal funding among research universities.  As a result, Emory’s research administration infrastructure and practices have had to expand in order to meet these growing needs; […]

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Post-Award RAS Users: Attaching Your Award Documents

June 20, 2014

To access attachments in Compass, navigate to the following page:  Grants>Awards>Award Profile>View Contract Link>Attachments Link Here you have the ability to add and view attachments ONLY.  If you wish to delete attachments, please contact your OGCA representative as our office continues in the good practice of keeping the integrity of information entered into the system. […]

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EPEX Routing During Compass Downtime

April 7, 2014

As announced on March 31st, the Compass Financial System will be off-line from Friday, April 18th through Monday, April 21st as part of the preparation for the upgrade to the PeopleSoft 9.2 environment. As a result, the Emory Proposal Express (EPEX) system will also be unavailable.  In order to plan for this scheduled downtime, the […]

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Sherer recognized as Bioscience Leader

February 12, 2014

Georgia Bio each year recognizes individuals, companies and organizations for significant contributions to Georgia’s life sciences industry at its annual awards dinner. Four awards were presented to Emory University bioscience leaders at this year’s annual dinner on January 23, 2014 at Atlanta’s Fox Theatre. Todd Sherer, PhD, CLP, Associate Vice-President for Research Administration and Executive […]

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ORA Web Service Interface is being updated!

February 12, 2014

The ORA Web Service log-in page that is currently used to access research administration specific applications including eCTS and the Grants Tracking System is changing. The ORA Web Services log-in page will be transitioned to Emory University’s Shibboleth authentication system on 3/15/2014. In addition, a new interface will be introduced over the coming months to ensure […]

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OCR Upcoming Courses And Events

January 9, 2014

If you are a Clinical Research Coordinator, Research Nurse, Resident, Fellow, Department or Research Administrator, or Investigator, we encourage you to sign up for one of our educational programs.   We offer several programs on-line and in the classroom.  For a list of courses offered by OCR for your job role, please review our web page […]

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Emory's New Associate VP for Research Administration

June 4, 2013

The Office of Research Administration is pleased to announce the arrival of Kathleen Bienkowski to Emory as our new Associate Vice President for Research Administration Services, who will oversee the operation of Emory’s Research Administration Service Centers.  Kathleen graduated from Michigan State University with a degree in Psychology and studied Industrial/Organizational Psychology at the Illinois […]

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