Research Administration Community Forum
Monthly Meeting for Research Administrators on the Berkeley Campus
Past Meetings Archive
- September 21, 2022: Sponsored Projects Office; Other Campus Announcements; UC’s Research Data Policy; Heads Up! NSF Changes Are Coming; RAPDP Overview 2022–23; The NIH Data Management Sharing Policy: What We Need to Know by January 2023
- June 8, 2022: Other Campus Announcements; The Berkeley Research Development Office (BRDO) and Limited Submissions; Introducing S2C: SPO’s Service to Campus Model; Off Campus F&A; Next RAC Forum Dates and Poll; The Science of Persuasion; New DOE COI Requirements
- April 13, 2022: SPO Announcements; Other Campus Announcements; Cyber/Data Security; Taking the Mystery out of Costing Policy: CBRs, Vacation Accrual, and F&A Categories; Who “is” RAC IT?; Overview of Export Control in Phoebe
- February 23, 2022: SPO Announcements; Other Campus Announcements; Phoebe Enhancement: Award Actions and Pilot; BRS Guidance: New NIH Other Support Requirements and Resources; Working with the State of California: Updates and a Refresher
- December 1, 2021: RAC Announcements; SPO Announcements; Other Campus Announcements; The Gift Conflict of Interest Process; Navigating PPPs, Grant Administration and Fundraising at Berkeley: A Faculty Perspective; What Is Your Compliance Risk Level
- September 29, 2021: SPO Announcements; Other Campus Announcements; Conflict of Commitment v. Conflict of Interest; Gifts v. Grants; Subaward Website “Face Lift”
- June 9, 2021: AVC-RAC: UC Foreign Influence Audit Update; SPO: Federal Agency Updates; IT-RAC: Phoebe Updates; BRS: Work Plan for the Future; CGA: End of Year Reminders; People & Culture: RAPDP in the Future; Do We Agree on Who Does What?; Restricted Party Screening; Grant Life Cycle Portal; NIH Biosketches and Other Support; On or Off Campus F&A
- March 10, 2021: Greetings: Kairi Williams, AVC-RAC; Updates: SPO, COI, Export Control, CGA, People & Culture; Meet Kairi Williams; Introducing the New e-700U; Budgeting for International Projects—What to Consider at the Proposal Stage
- December 2, 2020: Ergonomics and the Home Office; Updates: SPO, RAC IT, CGA; Decision Support Tool for Contracts; Principles of International Engagement and International Agreements; CITI: Export Compliance and Conflict of Interest Training Modules; The RA Year in Review - 2020
- September 30, 2020: Updates: SPO, IAO, CGA, BRS; Single IRB (sIRB) and Proposal Submission; Federal Updates; Campus Challenges/Updates: Involuntary Downtime, Foreign Influence, Cyber Security and Executive Orders; New Export Control Communication Procedures and Red Flags when Dealing with Sanctioned Countries
- June 24, 2020: Updates: IAO, SPO; Update on Foreign Influence Requirements: What PIs and RAs Need to Know
- April 8, 2020: Impact of COVID-19 on Campus Research/Research Administration
- November 13, 2019: Update and Demo on Subaward Request Electronic Submission Platform via Phoebe Search; What Sponsored Projects Office Needs From You; NSF: RA Support for Project Reports; Test your “Spidey Sense”: Do You Think like an NSF Auditor?; Where to Give Feedback on Institutional Proposal Review
- September 4, 2019: SPO Overview: Institutional Proposal Review Implementation; BRS RA Overview: Institutional Proposal Review Implementation; Subawards: Avoiding the Most Common Errors; Launch of “Revised” RA Professional Development Program; Award of RA Certificates
- June 11, 2019: Keeping Up-to-Date with Contract and Grant Requirements, Phoebe – Online Research Administration Application, Research Administration Staffing, Limited Submission and Exceptional PI Status: VCRO Staff Support and Process, UCPath Issues, The Institutional Proposal Review Model
- April 16, 2019: Sponsored Projects Office Updates, What You Need to Know About Export Control, Foreign Influences and Sponsored Projects, Innovative Genomics Institute Awards Overview, Relaunch the RA PDP Courses
- February 14, 2019: Federal Update; Berkeley Research Administrators Group (BRAG); 2018 Revised Common Law - What’s New in Human Subjects Research Compliance?; When Gift Met Grant; Overview of Global Engagement Office (GEO) Services
- November 13, 2018: RAC Updates; SPO Updates; PI Orientation and Transfers: A Central Office and Regional Perspective; I’m Sorry! How to Apologize Effectively
- September 4, 2018: SPO Updates, IAO Update, CSS RA Update, Keeping Your PI Out of Trouble
- May 8, 2018: Research Administration Community Forum Poster Event
- April 11, 2018: Research Administration and Compliance Update, Research Administration Improvement Initiative Update, Cannabis - Research in California, Legal Status and Issues, Research Administration Community Jeopardy Game
- March 14, 2018: Research Administration and Compliance Update, Research Administration Improvement Initiative Update, Supply Chain Management Presentation, Cost Sharing Presentation, IAO Update, Campus Shared Services Update
- February 14, 2018: Updates from Research Administration and Compliance, IAO Update, CSS RA Update, CSS Regional Model Update, Berkeley Risk Intelligence Data Gathering Exercise
- December 13, 2017: Updates from Research Administration and Compliance, IAO Update, CGA Update/Introductions, Research Administration End to End (E2E), RA Holiday Trivia Game and Prizes
- October 26, 2017: Updates from Research Administration and Compliance Leadership, IAO Update, Vice Chancellor for Administration Introduction, Update on the Regional Service Center, Research Administration Community of Practice
- September 6, 2017: Update on the Regional Shared Service Center, Updates from Research Administration and Compliance Leadership, IAO Update, Workspace is Coming
- June 14, 2017: Research Administration Community Forum Poster Session
- May 10, 2017: RAC Leadership Updates, SPO-CSS RA Task Force Update on Guidelines/Best Practices, Subawards and Indirect Costs: A Speedy Overview, RAC Information Systems
- March 15, 2017: RAC Leadership Updates, Phoebe Update, News from the Animal Care and Use Program, Subrecipient vs. Contractor: How Do You Tell the Difference?
- February 15, 2017: RAC Leadership Updates, Phoebe Update, Berkeley Risk Intelligence – Research
- December 14, 2016: Human Subjects Research: CPHS/OPHS Updates and What’s New For 2017; RAC Leadership Updates; Phoebe Update
- October 12, 2016: RAC Leadership Updates, Phoebe Update, RFP Rule-ette, RAC Bingo
- September 21, 2016: RAC Leadership Updates, Research Administration Service Improvement Initiative Update, Update on Responsible Conduct of Research Training, FY17 Composite Benefit Rates and F&A Rate Proposal
- June 15, 2016: RAC Leadership Updates, OACU and OPHS Updates, Research Administration Service Improvement Initiative, Effort to Explain Effort, SPO/CSS RA Joint Task Force on Proposal Preparation and Review
- April 20, 2016: Research Data Management Program, PI Portfolio Projections (Project 3)
- March 16, 2016: RAC Leadership Updates; Phoebe Update; AB20: Fact, Fiction, Forms; VCR’s New Proposal Policy
- February 17, 2016: Audit and Advisory Services Risk Assessment, Charging Administrative Costs, RAC Leadership Updates, Phoebe Update
- January 13, 2016: RAC Leadership Updates, Phoebe Update, IAO Update, Navigating the Limited Submission Process, Research Administration Quiz, Understanding Your “Change Style”
- November 18, 2015: RAC Leadership Updates, Phoebe Update and Phoebe Search Demonstration, IAO Overview, CGA Closeout Process Update
- September 30, 2015: RAC Leadership Updates; IAO Update; Phoebe Update and Phoebe Search Demonstration; Still Grants.gov? Try NIH ASSIST!
- June 17, 2015: Phoebe Update, What Kind of RA are You?, Communicating Effectively with PIs, CSS Phoebe Content Management
- May 20, 2015: Indirect Cost Rates Updates, MTAs Are Moving into Phoebe
- April 15, 2015: Phoebe Update, Industry Alliances Office Updates, Berkeley Contracting Guide
- February 17, 2015: Update on the Berkeley Research Development Office, Updates from RAC Leadership, Contracts and Grants Accounting Updates
- January 21, 2015: Berkeley Risk Intelligence Data Gathering Exercise, Updates from RAC Leadership, Phoebe Updates
- November 20, 2014: Supplier Diversity Update; Uniform Guidance Implementation: Next Steps
- October 16, 2014: Seven Deadly Sins of Proposal Development, Phoebe Update, IAO Update, Uniform Guidance Update
- September 16, 2014: Phoebe Update, IAO Update, Federal Audit Update, FY 2015 Composite Benefit Rate and the Next F&A Proposal, Meet and Greet
- May 14, 2014: Phoebe Update, Business Contracts and Brand Protection, Who Does What with Berkeley’s Incoming Funding?
- April 9, 2014: Phoebe Update, EH&S Updates, Updating Post-Award Business Processes, Special C&G Q&A
- March 12, 2014: Phoebe Update, OMB: Super Circular or Super Storm: Questions Answered?, Upcoming PI Portfolio Release
- February 12, 2014: How to Succeed in Research Administration, Phoebe Update, CGA Update, CSS Update
- January 15, 2014: Phoebe Update, CGA Update, Lab Safety Update, 2014 Audit and Advisory Services Risk Assessment
- December 11, 2013: Phoebe Update, Lab Safety Update, CGA Update, Preaward Jeopardy, Chaos Carol
- November 13, 2013: Lab Safety Update, CSS Update, CGA Update, Phoebe Update, Information Security at Cal
- September 11, 2013: CSS Update; EFA Update; Phoebe Update; Introducing PI Portfolio; Contract and Grants Initiative: CF1 and CF2 Value Categorization
Contact
RAC Forum meetings are sponsored by the Research Administration and Compliance Office. All are welcome!
- Please contact Liana Simmons (3-2836, lianasimmons@berkeley.edu) with questions.
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