Tag Archives: Research Administration

The New Research Administration Operations RACI: A Guide for Enhanced Collaboration Between Central and Non-Central Research Administration

January 22, 2024

By Lisa Wilson, Interim Assistant Vice President, ORAO As part of our ongoing commitment to fostering a culture of clarity and efficiency in research administration, ORA is proud to introduce the Research Administration Operations RACI: A Governance Framework for Central and Non-Central Research Administration. This strategic approach streamlines operations and enhances communication across our diverse […]

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2023 ORA Dragon Service Awards

May 2, 2023

On April 24, 2023, the Office of Research Administration (ORA) held the fourth ORA Dragon Service Awards. This is part of an ongoing commitment to recognize and celebrate the contributions and achievements of ORA’s staff and members of the Faculty/Research community who demonstrate outstanding partnership with ORA. The winners of this year’s awards were nominated […]

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The Life of an Award @ Emory University

April 17, 2023

At Emory University, the development, submission, and management of an award, from concept to closeout, is a shared responsibility across many units and individuals. These include, but are not limited to, the Principal Investigator, Office of Sponsored Programs, Research Grants & Contracts, and Research Administration Services.   Awards begin as concepts, concepts that are developed and […]

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The Faculty Advisory Board of the Office of Research Administration

April 17, 2023

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 […]

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RA Enterprise Systems and Processes

February 19, 2023

In August of 2021 a project team was created by Dr. Robert Nobles to evaluate the Research Administration Services (RAS) information technology and process. The primary charge of the project team was to evaluate duplicate points of entry and gain efficiencies through system integration and process improvements. Once the evaluation was completed, the goal was […]

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We Appreciate Your Feedback- ORA Annual Satisfaction Survey

October 26, 2022

We heard you!  We are incorporating your feedback!  And yes, we are reading all your comments!  We can’t thank you enough for providing feedback regarding your satisfaction with the services of ORA and our research administrative departments and units. Our goal is to be, as transparent as possible by sharing the survey results across campus, […]

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Message from VPRA: Dr. Robert Nobles (August 2022)

August 22, 2022

Greetings and welcome to a new academic year! The summer months always seem to fly by quickly; and I am hopeful everyone had an opportunity to travel, connect with friends and family, and recharge for another amazing year at Emory. The ORA FY22 academic year concluded with some truly remarkable advances. Over the past year […]

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OnCore Implementation Impact Letter

August 22, 2022

Emory Research Community, Associated Partners, Collaborators, and Sponsors: Emory University is implementing the OnCore clinical trials management system (CTMS) in September/October 2022. OnCore is an enterprise-wide CTMS that will optimize the management of clinical research and integrate multiple functions including protocol administration, coverage analysis, budget development, participant tracking, and sponsor invoicing. Implementing this new system […]

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Continuous Improvement: Spotlight on RAS

March 9, 2020

In January, the Office for Research Administration released the Huron report to the Emory community: an in-depth assessment of the research life cycle at Emory. The major strengths identified by the Huron team reflect the strength of ORA’s biggest asset: its people. As a whole, leaders and staff are committed to identifying areas for improvement […]

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Emory’s NCURA, Campus Liaison

December 23, 2019

Rashonda Harris of RGC Operations has been selected as Emory’s Campus Liaison for NCURA.  NCURA’s Campus Liaison Program is a monthly email outreach filled with professional resources from NCURA that Rashonda will share with internal listservs on campus. Beginning this January, Rashonda will receive a monthly email to share internally on campus to provide the […]

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