Research Administration Hot Topics (RAHT) and Learning On Demand (LOD) Sessions

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Research Administration Hot Topics (RAHT)

URA hosts Research Administration Hot Topics (RAHT) sessions every 3rd Monday of the month. RAHT is a series of mini trainings & learning opportunities. Attend all or attend only those relevant to you/your role!

Notices and reminders on RAHT sessions are included in the URA Newsletter and sent to the URA Grants Admin Listserv. You may self-subscribe at the links provided. 

Previous RAHT Sessions & Power Points 

Topics: NIH Regulation Changes 
Presenters: Anna Jackson, Jennifer Ponting, Kailee Zingler
Date: Monday, January 24, 2022
Time:  10:00 – 11:00 am
Place:  Zoom Session (Click here to watch recorded session. Chat Q&A is saved here)                              

Topics: FST Update; Global Initiatives and Strategies 
Presenters: Christopher Carroll; Katie Hrinyak
Date: Monday, November 15, 2021
Time:  10:00 – 11:00 am
Place:  Zoom Session 

Topics: URA Q&A Panel 
Presenters: URA Leadership & Subject Matter Experts  
Date: Monday, October 18, 2021
Time:  10:00 – 11:00 am
Place:  Zoom Session (Click here to watch recorded session)

Topics: Gifts, Grants & Foundation Fundraising PT1 & PT2
Presenters: Raymond Johnsen; Heather Schuster; Katie Bailey
Date: Monday, August 16, 2021
Time:  10:00 – 11:00 am
Place:  Zoom Session

Topics: FY21 Annual Payroll Verification; Procurment and Payment Services 
Presenters: Aaron House; Mark Fehlberg 
Date: Monday, July 19, 2021
Time:  10:00 – 11:00 am
Place:  Zoom Session (Click here to watch recorded session)

Topics: UChicago Intranet Overview; Federal Relations 
Presenters: Katherine Ritchey; Nicole Watkins; Kate Von Holle 
Date: Monday, June 21, 2021
Time:  10:00 – 11:00 am
Place:  Zoom Session (Click here to watch recorded session)

Topics: Financial System Transformation (FST) Update; AURA Agreements Common Questions & Mistakes; Sponsored Award Audits
Presenters: Christopher Carrol; Stefan Jellicoe; Emily Cheng (Greusel)
Date: Monday, May 17, 2021
Time:  10:00 – 11:00 am
Place:  Zoom Session (Click here to watch recorded session)

Topics: eShip Global Software, Polsky Center Services Overview
Presenters: Disrael Sanchez-Rodriguez, Eric Ginsburg, Thelma Tennant 
Date: Monday, April 19, 2021
Time:  10:00 – 11:00 am
Place:  Zoom Session (Click here to watch recorded session)

Topics: Department/Functions, Gifts, Grants, Contracts and More 
Presenters: Jennifer A. Ponting
Date: Monday, March 15, 2021
Time:  10:00 – 11:00 am
Place:  Zoom Session (Click here to watch recorded session)

Topics: Training Resources Reminder; Billing and Collections Review 
Presenters: Angela Branch; Christi Keene
Date: Monday, February 15, 2021
Time:  10:00 – 11:00 am
Place:  Zoom Session (Click here to watch recorded session)

Topics: Proposal Submission Recommendations; AURA Grants 9.2 Updates; FST Financial System Update, Finding Funding with PIVOT
Presenters: Anna Jackson, Natasha Meier, Melina Hale, Geethanath Marri, Stephen Skok
Date: Monday, January 25, 2021
Time:  10:00 – 11:00 am
Place:  Zoom Session (Click here to watch recorded session)

RAHT Archive: 2014 - 2020 

Learning On Demand Sessions 

URA will occassionally host special, LOD sessions for systems training, federal agency updates or regulations changes. 

Previous LOD Sessions and PowerPoints

Topic: NIH Regulation Changes
Presenters: Anna Jackson, Jennifer Ponting, Kailee Zingler
Date: Friday, January 20th, 2022
Time:  1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
Place:  Webinar, Zoom
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Topic: AURA 10 Upgrade
Presenters: Emily Cheng, Erin Bullok
Date: Friday, January 7th, 2022
Time:  9:00 - 10:00 a.m.
Place:  Webinar, Zoom

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Webinar

Topic: NSF Update
Presenters: Anna Jackson
Date: Monday, August 30th 2021
Time:  10:00 – 11:00 am
Place:  Webinar, Zoom

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Webinar

Topic: NCURA Brown Bag Session 2
Presenters: Ebony Jones
Date: Monday, May 24th 2021
Time:  10:00 – 10:30 am
Place:  Webinar, Zoom
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Topic: Upcoming NIH Other Support & Biosketch Updates
Presenters: Jennifer A. Ponting; Anna Jackson, Nichole Crist
Date: Monday, April 12th 2021
Time:  10:00 – 10:45 am
Place:  Webinar, Zoom 

Webinar

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Topic: NCURA Brown Bag Session 1  
Presenters: Emily Meyer
Date: Monday, February 8th 2021
Time:  10:00 – 10:30 am
Place:  Webinar, Zoom

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LOD Archive: 2020