PrintThese monthly networking meetings for departmental sponsored award administrators and managers are forums for discussing issues in research administration, highlighting new policies and procedures, and disseminating research administration best practices.
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Dates: The third Friday of every month, September-May
Time: 10:00 am - 11:30 am
Place: Lamont Library Forum Room
RAS Newsletters and Handouts from Past Meetings
May 13, 2013 Headlines Include:
GMAS: Export the Data from the Accounts Tab and Use a Nifty Macro to Forward It
Did You Know that There’s a Tips, Tools, and Resources Page on the OSP Website?
May 21: RAS Workshop - FASSPAR Projections
May 22: URATT/SRA Webinar: Allowable Costs on International Projects
NEW May 29: URATT - Fly America and Open Skies Training!
May 31-June 1: Major Administrative Systems Maintenance.
June 3: URATT One Day Workshop - Overview of Sponsored Projects Administration
June 4: RAS Workshop - Cost Transfers
June 18: RAS Workshop - IACUC Approval for Sponsored Projects
June 20: NCURA Research Administrator’s Discussion Group - Implementing fCOI Regulations: Challenges and Lessons Learned
Download the May 13 RAS Newsletter Here
May 7, 2013 Headlines Include:
May 13: NIH Public Access Policy Brown Bag Discussion - Repeated by Popular Demand
May 21: RAS Workshop - FASSPAR Projections
May 22: URATT/SRA Webinar: Allowable Costs on International Projects
May 31-6/1: Major Administrative Systems Maintenance
May 3: URATT One Day Workshop - Overview of Sponsored Projects Administration
June 4: RAS Workshop - Cost Transfers
June 18: RAS Workshop - IACUC Approval for Sponsored Projects
June 20: NCURA Research Administrator’s Discussion Group - Implementing fCOI Regulations: Challenges and Lessons Learned
Click Here to download May 7 Newsletter as a PDF
April 23, 2013 Headlines Include:
Committee on the Use of Human Subjects (CUHS)/Institutional Review Board (IRB) Electronic System Tracking and Reporting (ESTR) Implementation is Now June 26th
April 25 & May 2: Upcoming GMAS Trainings
May 7 and 21: RAS Workshops: Introduction to FASSPAR & FASSPAR Projections
Summer Workers Still Available for Departments
April 30th: NSF Roundtable Discussion for the National Science Board Task Force on Administrative Burdens
April 29-May 2: NCURA Region 1 Workshops and Spring Meeting
May 5-8: Society of Research Administrators (SRA) 2013 Northeast/Midwest Section Meeting
Click Here to download April 23 Newsletter as a PDF
April 15 Headlines Include:
RAS Friday Meeting Is This Friday 4/19 - Agenda Here
Today: GMAS Adds Nickname Feature
Tomorrow: Budgeting for Proposals and Awards Workshop
April 22nd: National Endowment for the Humanities Sponsor Visit and Panel Discussion
April 30: NSF Roundtable Discussion for the National Science Board Task Force on Administrative Burdens
Summer Workers Still Available for Departments
Click Here to download April 15th Newsletter as a PDF
April 9 "Extra" Headlines Include:
NEW: Stipendee Post Doc Fringe Rates Dropped to $675 on March 1
Research Jobs: IRB and IACUC
April 15: Overview of Sponsored Projects Administration One Day Workshop
April 16: Budgeting for Proposals and Awards Workshop
RAS Website: Top and Side Navigation Bar Links Have Changed
Click here to download April 9 "Extra" as a .pdf
April 2 Newsletter Headlines include:
Summer Workers Available for Departments
April 5: Early Bird Registration Ends for NCURA Region 1 Workshops and Spring Meeting
April 8: Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius Event Invitation
Federal Update - March 21, 2013 - FY13 Funding Extension Completed, Hill Turns to FY14 Budget Blueprints
Harvard Effort Reporting and Certification Initiative (HERSCI) Project Update
IRB System Rollout Pushed Back
GMAS Non-Financial Report Scheduler Job Aid
Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) Website is Now Up
NSF: Automated Compliance Checking of NSF Fastlane Proposals Began on March 18th
NSF: All Project Reporting Transferred from FastLane to Research.gov on March 18th
NIH: Closeout Requirements Tighten and One Page Significant Changes Doc Available.
April 15: Overview of Sponsored Projects Administration One Day Workshop
April 16: Budgeting for Proposals and Awards Workshop
May 5-8: Society of Research Administrators (SRA) 2013 Northeast/Midwest Section Meeting
May 13: NIH Public Access Policy Brown Bag Discussion—Repeated by Popular Demand
Click here to download April 2 Newsletter/RAS Friday Notes from March 15th as a .pdf
March 8th RAS Newsletter-- Headlines Include:
New School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) Associate Dean for Research Administration
U.S. Customs Announces Major Changes in Wake of Sequestration Budget Cuts
Click here to Download March 8th RAS Newsletter
March 4th RAS Newsletter-- Headlines Include:
Federal Research Will Face the Full Impact of the Sequester
Click here to Download March 4th RAS Newsletter
February 25th RAS Newsletter/ RAS Friday Notes from March 15-- Headlines Include:
Today and March 18th! NIH Public Access Policy Brown Bag Discussion
Unspent Balances on Federal Awards +Federal Sequestration Impacts
New Mandatory Use of RPPR for All NIH SNAP and Fellowship Progress Reports for Awards with Start Dates on or after July 1, 2013
Changes to NIH Public Access Policy Compliance Efforts Begin July 1, 2013 for Non-Competing Continuation Grant Awards With a Start Date of July 1, 2013 or Beyond
Research Development Resources
Overview of Sponsored Projects Administration Workshops in April and June
Tuesday 3/5: CREW Beyond the PER Workshop
Job Opening: Manager of Research Administration Services, OEB
Spending Sponsored Funds: Basics Workshop
Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) Launches eProtocol System and New IACUC Website
Summary of Harvard’s FY 2012 A-133 Audit Results and Compliance Hot Topics
Application of Harvard’s Use-of- Name Policies to Research Proposals
Click here to download February 25th Newsletter/RAS Friday Notes as a .pdf
January 24, 2013 RAS Newsletter/ RAS Friday Notes -- Headlines Include:
Submission of NSF Progress Reports Transitioning from Fastlane to Research.gov Effective February
Publications Report for NIH PHS2590 Annual Non-Competing Progress Report Now Available through My NCBI
Social Media Campaign at the Office for Sponsored Programs
This Thursday: NEW University Wide Workshop on Service Centers
This Thursday: NSF OIG Speaker Paul Coleman: Misuse of NSF Grant Funds
GMAS System to System Training
NEW RAS Research Development Workshop— Finding Funding: Tools for Administrators
February 12—Mardi Gras— Research Administration Networking Group (RANG) Event
Kudos to People Changing Positions and/or New to the RAS Community
Click here to download January 24th Newsletter/RAS Friday Notes as a .pdf
December 10, 2012 RAS Newsletter - Extra! Headlines Include:
REMINDER: December RAS Friday Has Been Canceled
Research Administration Certificate Program Information Sessions Now Available
This Wednesday, December 12: NSF Workshop for Administrators Who Submit NSF Proposals
RAS Website Tweaks Coming Soon - Your Suggestions Welcome
Spots Still Open for December 17th: Overview of Sponsored Projects Administration
NEW GMAS Enhancements:PI Dashboard, Conflict of Interest
OSP Blog: GMAS Enhancements, Highest Ever Research and Development Spending
Click here to download December 10th EXTRA as a .pdf
December 2012 Newsletter and RAS Friday Notes Include:
December RAS Friday Has Been Canceled
December 12: NSF Workshop for Administrators Who Submit NSF Proposals
NEW Revised Academic Service Center Policy and Procedures Manual Has Been Approved
NIH Disclosure Requirements for Reimbursed and Sponsored Travel Clarified
New Vice Provost for Research, Richard McCullough
The Risk Landscape, Recent Audit Findings and Your Environment
Overview of FAS Research Development
Responsible Conduct of Research Course Publicized to Researchers Last Week
December 11th: NCURA Workshop: Using Excel for Budgeting
December 11th: NCURA Research Administration Discussion Group: Federal Update
December 17th: Overview of Sponsored Projects Administration
Save the Dates for the NCURA Region 1 Spring Meeting: April 29-May 2
REACH Applications Are Now Available: Due January 11, 2013
Click here to download the full newsletter as a .pdf
October 2012 Topics Include:
Oracle 12 Upgrade Implementation and Sponsored Budget Tool Transition to Oracle ADI
Office of Technology Development (OTD) Overview
NIH Operating Under Continuing Resolution
NSF Project Report Submissions Moving from FastLane to Research.gov in Early 2013
New NSF Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide Issued (Effective 1/14/13)
HERSCI Update
GMAS Basics and Requests Workshop
Cost Transfers Workshop
NCURA Workshop: Using Excel for Budgeting
NCURA Research Administration Discussion Group: Federal Update
Overview of Sponsored Projects Administration Workthop
Save the Dates for the NCURA Region 1 Spring Meeting: April 29-May 2
September 2012
August 2012
