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- Sub. v. Consultant Guidance
- Other Support Tool
- Final Invention Guidance
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News & Updates
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OMB COVID-19 Flexibilities
 The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has not issued an update to further extend administrative relief guidelines as outlined in prior memoranda M-20-26 - Extension of Administrative Relief for Recipients and Applicants of Federal Financial Assistance Directly Impacted by the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) due to Loss of Operations. Continue
FFCRA Leave Allowed on Sponsored Projects
Per the update from the COVID-19 webinar on Salary & Effort, OSR is now allowing FFCRA leave to be charged on all sponsored projects. Continue
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2020 Effort Certification Dates
Friday, December 11, 2020 - True-Ups Due in OSR's Worklist
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Faculty Spotlight
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Cindy Gay - MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Medicine
Division of Infectious Diseases | UNC School of Medicine
Dr. Cindy Gay, is associate professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases at the UNC School of Medicine and primary investigator for a phase 3 clinical COVID-19 vaccine trial. Learn more here. Read a vaccine Q&A with her here.
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New Staff Updates
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Research Administration
Erin Kernen Sponsored Projects Specialist
Kathryn Calderone Research Administration Manager
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Training Opportunities
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COVID-19 Impacts Webinar Series
The COVID-19 Impacts Webinar Series seeks to provide clear guidance to research administrators as they manage projects during these uncertain times. See the latest webinar:
Science and Security Webinar Series
The Science and Security Webinar Series seeks to provide up-to-date guidance on managing projects in a cooperative and secure manner. See the latest webinar:
NCURA Award Lifecycle Webinar
The NCURA Lifecycle of the Award webinar series offers training on several broad research administration topics relevant to research institutions.
Carolina RAPiDs Foundations Training
OSR Carolina RAPiDs (Research Administration Professional instructional Development system) is designed to provide a comprehensive training program for research administrators at UNC.
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Did You Know?
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Q: What roles do you need in Backbone to access RAM Tracker Search?
A: An individual would need the following:
- Role Manager
- Award Data Access
- IPF Approver
- Proposal Data Access
- PS Project ID Manager
Q: Where can you find more guidance on the RAM Tracker Search tool?
A: Please review the RAM Tracker Dashboard Guidance.
For more frequently asked questions, see our FAQs page. To submit your questions to OSR, click the 'Ask OSR' button below.
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In Other News
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eRA Commons Updates
Effective October 30, 2020, institutions that receive specified institutional research training grants, institutional career development awards, and research education awards are required to submit the automated Trainee Diversity Report electronically when submitting Research Performance Progress Reports (RPPRs) in eRA Commons. Continue
eRA Commons JIT Screen: New Look
The Just-In-Time screen in eRA Commons has a new look following the release on October 30, 2020. This new update is intended to improve the user experience and provide a cleaner more intuitive interface. Continue
November GSHP Files Uploaded
The November GSHIP premium file has been uploaded into ConnectCarolina and departments now have access to the GradStar GSHIP Administrator Premium Maintenance page to update allocations to Research Assistants/Teaching Assistants (RA/TAs). Continue
Pandemic Tracking Updates
This memo acts as a reminder that all campus units (excluding School of Medicine) should continue to use FAECOVID-19 in either ConnectCarolina Cost Code field 1 or 2 for all expenditure transactions (AP vouchers and GL journals) to identify COVID-19 related operating expenses, except for COVID Research Projects that are already tracked via Project ID. Continue
IC Speaker Form
Each year, the University brings in quite a number of guest speakers to address students and participate in forums across campus. To help speed up the process of hiring a guest speaker to present to our campus community, an updated Speaker Checklist Form has been released. Continue
HSRA New Sub-Account Codes
Effective October 1, 2020, HRSA began using the Document Number as the Sub-Account Code for all new and competing continuation awards issued after 10/1/2020. Continue
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News & Updates Across UNC
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