Emory Research Administration News

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  • The Faculty Advisory Board of the Office of Research Administration

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    The Faculty Advisory Board (FAB) helps the Office of Research Administration (ORA) reach points of excellence through self-examination and extending the “faculty voice” in planning and implementation activities. Through this active engagement with faculty representatives from across the university, ORA works to fulfill our commitment to improving the research administration infrastructure and activities for our…

  • Do You Have Chemical Waste?

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    Do you have chemical waste? You can enter to win a prize!  Check how your chemical waste is stored. The Satellite Accumulation Area (SAA), the storage area where your laboratory keeps chemical waste, should meet the following requirements:  Closed – All chemical waste containers must remain closed except at the moment the container is being filled.   Contents Identified – Content must be identified. Please use labels provided by EHSO including…

  • Radiation Safety Database EHS Assist Upgrade

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    EHS Assist, the Radiation Safety Database, has been upgraded to a fully web-based system. The icon for EHS Assist on the EHSO Radiation Safety webpage will take you to the new database. The web-based system uses the Emory single-sign-on. Using your Emory username and password you can access the data anywhere you have internet access. The…

  • Volunteers and Minors

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    Do You Have a Volunteer or Minor Coming to Participate in Research Activities? A volunteer is an individual who is not affiliated with Emory (non-Emory Student or non-Emory Personnel) – see Emory University Policy 4.83 A minor is any person who has not attained 18 years of age and who is not enrolled in an Emory University or Oxford College…

  • Lab Safety Spotlight

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    After the Research Safety team conducted laboratory inspections during the month of March, our team has selected one lab to be recognized. EHSO would like to recognize the LaRock Lab for the April Lab Safety Spotlight. Congratulations to the members of Dr. Christopher LaRock’s research group for embracing a culture of safety. Keep up the…

  • Emory Research Administrator Spotlight- Rashonda Harris

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    This month we are proud to highlight one of our Emory Research Administrators, Rashonda Harris, for her inspiring volunteer work with the National Council of University Research Administrators (NCURA) to bring four complimentary NCURA workshops to Puerto Rico in February 2019. In September 2017, Puerto Rico was hit by the devastating hurricane Maria. Since that…

  • PMS – Two-Factor Authentication Requirement

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    PMS will be instituting a “Two-Factor Authentication requirement.”  The requirement for Two-Factor Authentication will be rolled out in phases between March 25, 2019 and March 31, 2019. All Payment Management System (PMS) users will be required to use Two-Factor Authentication to log into PMS.  Two-factor authentication is a method of confirming your claimed identities by…

  • Do You Have a Volunteer or Minor Coming to Participate in Research Activities?

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    A volunteer is an individual who is not affiliated with Emory (non-Emory Student or non-Emory Personnel) – see Emory University Policy 4.83 A minor is any person who has not attained 18 years of age and who is not enrolled in an Emory University or Oxford College regular catalog course or degree program – see Emory University Policy 7.21 All volunteers…

  • Update from NIH regarding reporting of Outside Research Support, Relevant Affiliations, or Foreign Components

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    October 17, 2018   Dear Colleagues:   In an August 20 letter to National Institutes of Health (NIH)-sponsored research universities, NIH Director Francis S. Collins reaffirmed that NIH grant applicants and awardees “must disclose all forms of other support and financial interests, including support coming from foreign governments or other foreign entities.” The letter also…