Category: Announcements
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Speak Like a Research Administrator
It’s no secret that Research Administration is a jargon heavy profession, and that we like to throw acronyms around as if everyone knows what we’re saying. This can be difficult and daunting for those new to the profession and impede effective communication. Included below is a link to the NIH’s Glossary & Acronym list so…
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Receiver Changes on Subcontract Purchase Orders
The inability to change the “receiver” in a subcontract purchase order has created numerous issues and delays on campus and to our subcontractors receiving timely payments. Because of this, OSP and Procurement have worked with the Emory Express vendor to find a viable solution. As a result, all receiver change requests should be sent to…
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Important Notices from the NIH
All announcements below are excerpted from the NIH notices. Please visit the URLs below for the full announcement Notice Number: NOT-OD-10-140 Issues a New Time Limit for NIH Resubmission Applications The NIH will not accept a resubmission that is submitted later than thirty-seven months after the date of receipt (“receipt date”) of the initial New,…
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Tips to Speed up Your Clinical Trials Approvals
The Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP), the Office for Clinical Research (OCR), and the Institutional review Board (IRB) collaborated to document the most common causes of delays in clinical trial approvals at Emory. As a result of this collaboration, OSP, OCR, and the IRB have created the following “Tip Sheet” as a resource for departmental…
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Finding Cash applied to a Clinical Trial Award or Project
Each Clinical Trial check received by OGCA is applied to the award and the budget for the appropriate project is increased. To find this and the cumulative amount of all checks received, follow this navigation: Grants > Awards > Project Budgets After inputting the project number, the resulting screen will show your total budget. For…
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NEW! No-Cost Extensions Process
Effective October 1, all No Cost Extension and PAN requests must be requested through the PAN request system. No-Cost Extensions: NCE requests should be requested utilizing the Prior Approval Form which can be uploaded into the PAN Request System. Pre Award Number requests: PAN requests should be submitted using the PAN request form in the…
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Correct Access to EPEX
There are several ways to gain access to EPEX, all of which are dependent upon the intended role within the system: The PI Eligibility form should be used for anyone who is not going to be in an investigator role on a proposal who Has never submitted grants at Emory (not for investigators transferring proposals…
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Additional Changes to the eNOA
To clarify the eNOA and make it simpler to read, the following changes have been made: The administrative data section only pulls budget lines within a specified date range Key Personnel, Certifications, and Subcontracts only display in the project information screen. Chartfield Information Only displays active SmartKeys/chartfields Only displays in the project information section The…
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New TEC Process for Clinical Research Billing
The Emory Clinic Patient Financial Services (TEC) and The Office for Clinical Research (OCR) have been working to improve and ensure proper research billing for patients who are in a clinical trial. there are several key enhancements including OCR’s new Emory Research Management System (submission of billing forms), visit-level patient cases, and a clinical trials…
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E-Verify and Federal Contracts
E-verify is a federal work authorization program operated by the Department of Homeland Security in partnership with the Social Security Administration, that allows participating employers to electronically verify the employment eligibility of their newly hired employees. Emory began using E-Verify for all new hires in November 2007 to comply with the Georgia Security and Immigration…