Emory Research Administration News

Category: Announcements

  • New Approach to Award Setup

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    As of April 1, 2014, Emory research faculty have a new streamlined process to receive their electronic Notice of Awards (eNOAs) and SmartKeys. This new process allows Principle Investigators (PIs) to start their projects and charge against the SmartKeys prior to submitting a detailed budget for single-, or multi-project awards.  This new process is in…

  • EPEX Routing During Compass Downtime

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    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…

  • 8th Annual Celebration of Technology & Innovation

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    Each year the Office of Technology Transfer (OTT) hosts a celebration to highlight the technology and innovation of Emory’s faculty. Last Thursday, March 6th was our 8th annual celebration and it was another successful event even with the rainy weather. After opening remarks from David Wynes, Vice President for Research Administration and David Stephens, Vice…

  • Do you plan on doing animal or basic research with Controlled Substances?

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    Researchers intending to use controlled substances in laboratory or animal work must register with both the Georgia Board of Pharmacy (GBP) and the federal Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA). Researchers should first register with GBP as a “Research Pharmacy” facility. Following successful application to the GBP, the Researcher must additionally obtain a researcher registration from the…

  • 2013 Annual eCOI Certifications Forms are Due

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    All regular full-time and part-time faculty members who are involved in research are required to complete and submit a 2013 Annual Certification form through the eCOI system.  In addition, all physicians who are members of Emory Healthcare must complete the Annual Certification Form, which also fulfills the requirements of the Emory Healthcare Conflict of Interest…

  • Academic & Industry Intersection Conference, April 24

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    The 5th Annual Academic & Industry Intersection Conference-Medical Devices: Partnering for Innovation is scheduled for April 24 at the Georgia Tech Research Institute Conference Center. The Conference will be hosted by the Atlanta Clinical & Translational Science Institute (ACTSI) and Georgia Bio. The event is free for Emory University, Morehouse School of Medicine, and Georgia Institute…

  • Laboratory Signage Updates

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    Beth Savoy
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    In March 2012, OSHA revised its Hazard Communication Standard (29 CFR 1910.1200) to align with the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS).  This update made 3 significant changes to the standard regarding label wording, pictograms, and Safety Data Sheets (for more details, read the September 2013 issue of the Lab Rat). As…

  • NIH Salary Cap

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    NIH issued a notice on January 16th then confirming their continued operations under a Continuing Resolution and also indicating that the Executive Level II salary was increased to $181,500. Because the CR ended with the approval of the full budget by Congress, and we have not yet seen the full DHHS appropriations bill or NIH…

  • Sherer recognized as Bioscience Leader

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    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…

  • ORA Web Service Interface is being updated!

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    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…