In November 2021, NIH took the content of their usual regional grants seminar and brought it online to allow for broader participation despite the pandemic. Registration was free, and the four-day seminar featured three live parallel tracks, along with a variety of asynchronous presentations to watch anytime and a number of opportunities to meet
Category: Winter 2022
Congratulations to NURAP’s FY22 Professional Development Award recipients! Thank you to everyone who submitted an application. NURAP is proud to be able to provide financial assistance to Northwestern staff who support research administration. This monetary assistance allows research administrators to attend classes and trainings to help develop necessary skills to bolster careers and provide
On January 10, Sponsored Research (SR) launched a new approach to constituency assignment that matches groupings of departments with teams of seven to nine SR staff members to form capsules. The following capsule explainer targets Northwestern’s research administrators, covering the key points that have the greatest impact on your day-to-day engagement with your capsule.
At the onset of the pandemic, the Office of International Relations (OIR) recognized the need to boost staff morale and sustain engagement in international activities during a time when travel and student mobility was at a standstill. Through brainstorming sessions and conversations with colleagues, OIR staff members Janka Pieper, director of communications, and Jennifer
Missed December’s NURAP@Noon? See below for a short recap and visit on Event Resources page on the NURAP website to view the recorded session. December’s NURAP@Noon explored three different meeting platforms: Microsoft Teams, Zoom and Gather. Yael Mayer, Melissa Mizwa, and Morgan Eklund presented useful tips for utilizing these platforms in different meeting scenarios. Yael
Last October I summited South Arapahoe peak, a 13’er in Indian Peaks Wilderness, Colorado (13,400 ft). It was not the hardest summit I’ve done but because of lots of snow and ice on the way up, it definitely was the most effort I have ever had to put in my hiking adventures. The approach
Andrew Mark is a Manager of Research Administration in McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science, Evanston Campus. Andrew is one of the most supportive members of research administration community. Always willing to help, provide feedback, and advise in complex issues. As Excel expert, he is known for updating McCormick budget templates to fit the