Archives: Announcements

Published July 25, 2023 via Research News Washington University in St. Louis has finalized the Fiscal 2024 Fringe Benefit Rates with our federal cognizant agency, the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). The rates noted below are effective on July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2024. DHHS has issued a new rate agreement dated […]

Published July 24, 2023 via Research News The National Institutes of Health (NIH) issued Notice NOT-OD-23-133 on May 19, 2023, regarding their updated requirements for consortium/subaward agreements. The primary concern is to ensure that the pass-through entity and auditors have access to a foreign subrecipient’s data and records at an agreed upon frequency, but no less than once every […]

Published via Research News July 14, 2023 NSF recently released the “Dear Colleague” information below. Dear Colleagues: Effective April 24, 2023, the National Science Foundation (NSF) transitioned the Subawarding, Transferring or Contracting Out Part of an NSF Award request functionality from FastLane to Research.gov and decommissioned this request in FastLane. In-progress subawarding requests in FastLane […]

Published via Research News on July 12, 2023 There is an upcoming change to the process* of requesting new Research Monitor accounts for EpicCare Link that goes into effect on Tuesday, August 1, 2023. Research Monitors will be required to fill out and sign a DocuSign user form before their EpicCare Link account will be created. […]

Published via Research News July 11, 2023 Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a powerful new tool that is already making major and positive contributions to research. Over time, the capabilities and uses of AI will only increase. While AI has the potential to facilitate, even revolutionize, research, its use introduces important new challenges that require management. Recent developments […]

Published via Research News July 5, 2023 Dear Colleagues, Research administration staff play a vital role in the successful operation of the research enterprise at Washington University. On September 18, 2023, Research Education and Information will host the first Research Administration Appreciation Day (RAAD). To honor the remarkable contributions of our research administrators, we request […]

Published via Research News July 3, 2023 Sponsored Projects Accounting (SPA) would like to notify the research community regarding new User Defined Fields (UDF’s) in RMS per EA-14508. In an effort to streamline the award profiling process, new UDF’s will be added to the Proposal Development Record (PD Record) and Proposal Tracking Record (PT Record) as required […]

Published via Research News June 29, 2023 The Institute for Clinical and Translational Sciences (ICTS) is excited to announce the revamped Translational Sciences Benefits Model website, first launched in March of 2019. Researchers can use the Translational Science Benefits Model (TSBM) and the online Translating for Impact Toolkit to plan, track, and demonstrate the impact of their work. Researchers are invited to […]

Published via Research News June 20, 2023 To all Washington University faculty, The Office of Postdoctoral Affairs is hosting a postdoctoral recruitment event on October 12 & 13, 2023. The first annual Pathways to Advanced Scientific Skills through Postdoctoral Research Training (PASSPoRT) will offer interested faculty an opportunity to meet and speak with potential postdoctoral applicants interested in completing […]

Published via Research News June 9, 2023 Sponsored Projects Accounting (SPA) has officially relocated to West Campus. Accordingly, please utilize this new address in grant applications, when asked for the financial/fiscal officer’s contact information, request for payment information (e.g., where to send a check) and other documents related to sponsored projects, as applicable. Washington University in St. […]