Thursday Top Ten: Reasons We Love Research Administration
This week’s Top Ten focuses on the reasons we love this profession. Our daily lives are often so busy and stressful that we can lose sight of all the positives involved. These are the top ten reasons...
View ArticleHave You Participated in the Open Dialogue?
The government has opened a National Dialogue and Pilot to Reduce Reporting Compliance Costs for Federal Contractors and Grantees. The purpose of this dialogue is to reduce the costs associated with...
View ArticleReady, Set Grant! You Need to Sign Up for This!
We’ve been working with a team of grant professionals from across VCU on a new 3-day conference-style event that you cannot miss! Set for January 12-14, 2016, this program will feature speakers from...
View ArticleNews Roundup: New Rules, Political Bullying, and Opportunities at VCU
OHRP is holding a series of webinars about new rulemaking: DHHS and 15 other federal units have announced plans to “modernize, strengthen, and make more effective the Federal Policy for the Protection...
View ArticleSpotlight on Policy: What is a Policy?
BY: Maggie Gallagher-Mondak In light of the Uniform Guidance (UG) and the changes and updates to policy it will initiate, let’s briefly touch on the subject: What is a Policy? The UG is a great...
View ArticleWhat’s Happening in Research Administration at VCU?
In case you haven’t noticed, we’ve been really busy around here lately! Here’s a sampling of what’s going on in the days and weeks to come: Friday October 30 marks our annual College of Humanities...
View ArticleAudit Curious?
In the category of Interesting Things I Stumbled Across Online, today’s post concerns audit findings and investigations related to federal programs. The 146-page report by Charlene Blevens (Palm Beach...
View ArticleSpotlight on Policy: Export Controls
By: Maggie Gallagher-Mondak What is an Export? When an item is transferred physically from the U.S. to a foreign country An export includes actual shipment of goods or carried during international...
View ArticleAre You Ready?
Today’s post is reblogged from Jessica Venable’s official Ready, Set, Grant! blog! Make sure you sign up for and attend these exciting sessions! After months of planning, we are pleased to announce...
View ArticleNews Roundup: Welcome Back!
Though we’ve been back from break for a few days now, I want to welcome you back to work, and back to the blog! There are a few things happening here that I am really excited to tell you! First, we...
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