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Embracing Challenges

Posted on December 12, 2013 by |
For those wise Research Administrators that plan ahead, end of the year development efforts increase dramatically, especially with regard to providing pricing. In some ways, the Business Development Department becomes a symbol of hope for the overworked. Research Administrators attempt…
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Posted on December 12, 2013 by |
This summer Alion Science and Technology – a global corporation which did nearly a billion dollars in FY12, launched a new subsidiary, Alion Human Research Protection Program (HRPP) Accreditation Services. Alion HRPP advertises itself as “a comprehensive solution for organizations…
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Posted on December 12, 2013 by |
Ever looking for more teaching and instructional aids to educate your faculty about appropriate animal care and use?  The NIH website’s OLAW page provides several free educational and resource materials!  Under the Education section, there are numerous listings for Workshops…
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No Worries, I’ll Do It All

Posted on December 2, 2013 by |
Episode 2 of a 9 part series where Edward Johnson Jr. (a.k.a. Eddie) sits down with Campbell Thomson, Director Research Services at The University of Western Australia, to discuss Research Administration “down under.” http://traffic.libsyn.com/soundsofera/No-Worries-Ill-Do-It-All.mp3 Podcast: Download (Duration: 5:15 — 8.0MB)…
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Research Administrators Come From OZ

Posted on December 2, 2013 by |
Episode 1 of a 9 part series where Edward Johnson Jr. (a.k.a. Eddie) sits down with Campbell Thomson, Director Research Services at The University of Western Australia, to discuss Research Administration “down under.” http://traffic.libsyn.com/soundsofera/Research-Administrators-come-from-OZ.mp3 Podcast: Download (Duration: 6:13 — 9.3MB)…
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Creating Productive People

Posted on November 20, 2013 by |
Final episode of a 12 part series where Edward Johnson Jr. (a.k.a. Eddie) sits down with Sandra Nordahl, President, Society of Research Administrators International (SRA), to discuss the mission of SRA and the effects of sequestration on research administration.
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2013 Proposal Season

Posted on November 20, 2013 by |
Like many of you, I have been eagerly and anxiously watching all of the changes in our government as of late. Most of these recent changes are not trivial, especially to the research administration ‘world’ and I am finding it…
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More Politics of Peer Review

Posted on November 20, 2013 by |
If the efforts by Representative Lamar Smith (R-TX) and Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK) to micromanage the NSF peer review process and end NSF funding of political science research respectively were not enough indication that there is currently an element of congress…
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