News & Updates
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Federal Updates & OVCR Resources
The Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research (OVCR) offers resources to help you stay updated with the swiftly changing Federal guidelines and requirements.
Summer Office Hours Sessions
Stay up to date this summer by attending summer Office Hours sessions. To facilitate a smooth discussion, please email questions in advance to OVCROfficeHours@unc.edu.
Click below to register for each session. If you are having difficulty registering, use the format onyen@email.unc.edu
OVCR Office Hours Resources
Stay Updated
Announcements about OVCR Office Hours are also made through the Carolina Investigator newsletter mailing list. If you do not receive this newsletter, use your Onyen to sign up for the mailing list and get updates delivered straight to your inbox.
OVCR Webpage for News & Updates
Office of Federal Affairs Resources
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Greenphire for Participant Payments
Greenphire is UNC's newest method for compensating study participants and especially well-suited for studies that involve multiple payments over time.
Greenphire Office Hours
The OVCR will host office hours each Wednesday in July to answer questions about the Tango and Greenphire participant payment systems. These events will be open-ended Q&A sessions.
July 9 from 3 - 4 PM | Event Link
July 16 from 9 - 10 AM | Event Link
July 23 from 3 - 4 PM | Event Link
July 30 from 9 - 10 AM | Event Link
Greenphire ClinCard Training
- Greenphire ClinCard User Training is mandatory for access to the Greenphire portal.
- Training sessions are held twice per month (1st and 3rd Tuesdays)
- Registration is required
Greenphire Resources
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The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has implemented significant policy changes regarding foreign subawards and components.
OSP has published a detailed webpage with Guidance for Terminations and Stop- Work Orders.
To promote consistency in reporting, the Enterprise Reporting Team will retire certain Infoporte Grants reports effective September 19, 2025.
OSP is providing updated guidance and reminders for managing sponsored programs in light of recent federal actions.
UNC has developed the Research Science & Security Training Program to comply with federal government guidelines for research security programs at covered institutions.
As a reminder, NIH salary caps have been updated for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025.
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Research Spotlight
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UNC Research Data Management Core
The UNC Research Data Management Core (RDMC) provides a repository for researchers' study data across the University. Now, due to Federal cuts, the RDMC is launching into action to save more than just UNC research data.
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Training Opportunities
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Save the Dates: UNC Symposium for Research Administrators 2025
The Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) is pleased to announce the dates for the annual UNC Symposium for Research Administrators. This year’s event will be entirely virtual on Zoom, and held over multiple days to allow for flexibility in attendance. Mark your calendars!
Tuesday, September 23: 9:00 – 12:30 p.m.
Wednesday, September 24: 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Thursday, September 25: 9:00 – 12:30 p.m.
Please visit the Symposium website for event updates and session information.
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Carolina RAPiDs Foundations Core courses are now available in Carolina Talent! Visit our RAPiDs page for more information on how to enroll. Course 5 releases next week!
The Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) is a web-based training package on issues relating to human subjects research.
The NCURA Lifecycle of the Award webinar series offers training on several broad research administration topics relevant to research institutions.
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Ask OSP
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Q: Is the use of the RDMC repository mandatory? Or does the PI have the option to choose an outside company?
A: Using the UNC dataverse is mandatory for the base information in your project, as a catalog record. If the PI chooses to put data in an approved repository, they need to speak to RDMC first. If they decide to put it elsewhere, there will be a link in the UNC database. Not all repositories are approved. RDMC is working on compiling an approved list. The important thing to remember is that data cannot just be stored anywhere. The repository must comply with sponsor guidelines.
Q: Can you recommend a percentage to budget for data management so that proposals submitted late can at least have something budgeted?
A: This is difficult because all projects are different. The level of services and management needed depends on the various components of the project. For example, does it have human subjects' data or image files? These need to be managed differently. Management would be provided through add-on services. So, it would be difficult to quote a percentage because it can vary. At the very minimum, please ensure that at least the basic services fees are budgeted in the proposal.
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In Other News
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The Graduate Student Health Insurance Program has released new information regarding enrollment for the 2025-2026 school year.
Beginning June 7, all PIs or co-PIs named to an NSF award made after May 20, 2024 must certify annually in Research.gov that they are not party to a Malign Foreign Talent Recruitment Program (MFTRP).
The new release of EPIC contains several new features for Research, including a new study monitor visit workflow.
UNC-CH applies an administrative fee to non-federally sponsored clinical trials to support and sustain essential infrastructure and administrative functions.
New Travel & Payment Services Teams Sites
Travel and Payment Card Services has launched a Microsoft Teams site for real-time travel-related notifications. Starting Monday, June 16, this platform will be used exclusively to communicate timely updates, such as Concur outages or limited-time airline promotions. Join by clicking the links below:
The second annual NC RAA Conference will be held July 21-22, 2025 at the Friday Center in Chapel Hill.
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