Cambridge In-Person Course
 

The in-person Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) course is open to all Harvard-affiliated individuals and offered in Cambridge two times a year-- January, and August. RCR is a highly recommended “best practices” course for those desiring to deepen their knowledge of ethical research and responsible conduct. It is also an excellent professional opportunity for anyone interested in furthering a career in research. This particular course is not mandatory. However, it does fulfill the National...

OBI Grants Management Reporting – Sharing Customizations & Tips

Hopefully by now, you’ve had a chance to attend an OBI Grants Management training and have been using the system regularly are ready to share your favorite reports! Come join us on Tuesday, October 4th in the Northwest Building for coffee and share...

Please join us for RAS Fridays this week on May, 19th. Below are the topics and speakers. Please find the attached agenda for full details. Breakfast will be provided, so don't forget to arrive a few minutes early to grab food and refreshments.

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Please join us for RAS Fridays this week on April, 21st. Below are the topics and speakers. Please find the attached agenda for full details.... Read more about RAS Friday Monthly Meeting

Please join us for RAS Fridays this week on March, 17th. Below are the topics and speakers. Please find the attached agenda for full details.... Read more about RAS Friday Monthly Meeting

Please join us for RAS Fridays this week on January, 20th. Below are the topics and speakers. Please find the attached agenda for full details.... Read more about RAS Friday Monthly Meeting

Please join us for RAS Fridays this week on December 16th. Below are the topics and speakers. Please find the attached agenda for full details. Breakfast will be provided, so don't forget to arrive a few minutes early to grab food and refreshments.... Read more about RAS Friday Monthly Meeting

Please join us for RAS Fridays this week on November, 18th. Below are the topics and speakers. Please find the attached agenda for full details.... Read more about RAS Friday Monthly Meeting

Please join us for RAS Fridays this week on October, 21st. Below are the topics and speakers. Please find the attached agenda for full details.

• Welcome/ Introduction of New Attendees - Pat Fitzgerald
• Post Doc. Salary Increase - Stephen Kargere and Kwok Yu
• IRB Update on Undergraduate Initiated Research Activities - Shannon Sewards
• Federal Demonstration Partnership (FDP) Update - Webb Brightwell

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Please join us for RAS Fridays this week on September 16th. Be sure to come a few minutes early to grab some pastries and coffee during the breakfast reception. Below are the topics and speakers. Please find the attached agenda for full details.

• Welcome and RAS Updates - Patrick Fitzgerald, Associate Dean for Research Administration
• GMAS 2.0 Release - Simone Alpen, Associate Director (HUIT) and Andrew Malone, Senior Systems Operations Analyst (HUIT)
• SEAS Update - Pamela Baker-Webber, Senior...

This course is designed to walk you through IACUC protocol and amendment preparation, submission and review processes.

Practical information will include:

1. Identifying trouble areas
2. Reviewing common mistakes and omissions
3. Providing handy tips, references and short cuts
4. Addressing FAQs.

The instructors are:...

What is Research Development?  What resources are available to enhance the competitiveness of grant proposals?  What kinds of questions are faculty asking that RD can help with? How can Research Development partner with department administrators to provide the best service to faculty?  How does the limited submissions process work at Harvard?  Erin Cromack, Senior Research Development Officer, and Caitlin McDermott-Murphy, Research Development Specialist, will discuss how you can make the most of the services and resources offered...

When is the best time to journal salaries to prepare for certification in ecrt?  Why am I seeing a negative effort cert? Will my journal re-open an certification so that the PI will have to certify again? If you have found yourself asking these questions or others around effort certification and the ecrt system, this RAS Coffee Club is for you!

Please join us on Tuesday, December 1^st at the Lamont Library where Alison Wellman Smith, Senior Manager for Systems and Reporting (RAS), Ruth LaCroix, Systems Operations Analyst (FSS), and Jon Dutt,...

The RAS Post-Award team has created a suite of reports that are sent out monthly to FAS departments to help administrators monitor and manage their sponsored accounts.  These reports offer projections of surplus and deficits (rainbow report), current ICCs, and other tools that provide information in one report that may otherwise be difficult to get at in running several standard reports. For this month’s Coffee Club, we encourage you to bring your questions and suggestions on these reports so that we can make sure they are clear and helpful to you!

 Tom Bourgeois, Research...

HMS IT cordially invites you to attend the inaugural Harvard University Research Data Access and Innovation Symposium. Recognizing the need to initiate a dialog within the University research community, as well as the need to raise awareness around potential use and current limitations of resources for data access, the Symposium aims to target the interests of biomedical researchers, data scientists, data managers and curators, and librarians.  This forum will provide an opportunity to discuss local and universal challenges relating to data management, access, sharing, and security;...