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October 2023 RAF

Topics Speaker Download/View Slide PDF
Welcome and Announcements Marcia Smith, ORA Download
Research Safety and Animal Welfare
  • Accreditation Site Visit
Jennifer Klahn, RPC
Research Policy and Compliance
  • UC Research Data Policy
Ann Pollack, RPC Download
Extramural Fund Management
  • UCPath New Salary Cost Transfer Tool
  • Effort Reporting October Release
Val Gomez, EFM Download
Ascend 2.0
  • Ascend Research Grant Team Current Status and Highlights
  • Ascend Conversion
Katie Cadle, EFM
Stephanie Perez, EFM		 Download
Q&A
  • Written answers to questions submitted during RAF
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(39 pages)

September 2023 RAF

Topics Speaker Download/View Slide PDF
Welcome and Announcements Marcia Smith, ORA Download
Contract and Grant Administration
  • Outgoing Subawards Update
  • Sponsor Updates
Kristin Lund, OCGA
Kathy Kawamura, OCGA		 Download for first PDF of September 2023 OCGA slides Download for second PDF of September 2023 OCGA slides
UCLA Business and Finance Solutions
  • IRB Approved Research Payment Requests
Bianca Caulfield, Business & Finance Solutions Download
UCLA Health Informatics Team
  • Research Technology and Data Management Support
Ibraheem Ali, UCLA Health IT
Clifford Kravit, UCLA Health IT		 Download
Ascend 2.0
  • Research Post Sprint Demo 2
Katie Cadle, EFM Download
Q&A
  • Written answers to questions submitted during RAF
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(57 pages)

July 2023 RAF

Topics Speaker Download/View Slide PDF
Welcome and Announcements Marcia Smith, ORA Download
Campus Purchasing
  • BruinBuy Plus: Subaward Invoice Approval
Genelle Vinci, Campus Purchasing Download
Extramural Fund Management
  • Single Audit for FY22-23
  • Multiple Payment Basis Code in Financial System
  • Ascend 2.0: Understanding Award and Project in Oracle PPM
Yoon Lee, EFM
Katie Cadle, EFM		 Download
Human Research Protection Program
  • Increase in IRB Review Fees
Kristin Rochford, OHRPP Download
Q&A
  • Written answers to questions submitted during RAF
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(38 pages)

May 2023 RAF

Topics Speaker Download/View Slide PDF
Welcome and Announcements Marcia Smith, ORA Download
Special Guest Speaker Darnell Hunt, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost
Extramural Fund Management
  • Ascend 2.0
  • Fiscal Closing Schedule
Katie Cadle, EFM
Val Gomez, EFM		 Download
Contract and Grant Management Tracey Fraser, OCGA Download
Q&A
  • Written answers to questions submitted during RAF
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(42 pages)

April 2023 RAF

Topics Speaker Download/View Slide PDF
Welcome and Announcements
  • New F&A Rate Agreement
Marcia Smith, ORA Download
Contract and Grant Administration
  • Applying F&A Rates to Proposals and Awards
Tracey Fraser, OCGA
Kathy Kawamura, OCGA		 Download
Human Research Protection Program Hot Topics
  • Migration of Reliance Studies from WebIRB to Bruin IRB
Moore Rhys, OHRPP Download
Extramural Fund Management Hot Topics
  • Staff Update
  • Ascend 2.0: PPM Subledger and POETAF
  • Effort Reporting
Yoon Lee, EFM
Katie Cadle, EFM
Val Gomez, EFM		 Download
Q&A
  • Written answers to questions submitted during RAF
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(53 pages)

March 2023 RAF

Topics Speaker Download/View Slide PDF
Welcome and Announcements Jackson Jeng, ORIS Download
Campus Purchasing and Payables
  • Vendor Onboarding
O.T. Wells, Campus Purchasing & Payables Download
Contract and Grant Administration Hot Topics
  • OCGA Updates
Harveen Kukreja, OCGA Download
Ascend 2.0
  • FAU mapping to CoA/POETAF and Project/Source in FAU
Katie Cadle, EFM Download
Q&A
  • Written answers to questions submitted during RAF
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(41 pages)

February 2023 RAF

Topics Speaker Download/View Slide PDF
Welcome and Announcements Marcia Smith, ORA Download
Special Guest Researcher Robert Cooper, UCLA School of Education & Information Studies (SEIS) Download
Human Research Protection Program Hot Topics
  • Migration of Reliance studies to BruinIRB
Moore Rhys, OHRPP Download
Contract and Grant Administration Hot Topics
  • Sponsor Updates
Tracey Fraser, OCGA
Kathy Kawamura, OCGA		 Download
Extramural Fund Management Hot Topics
  • Ascend 2.0
  • Closing Expired funds
Yoon Lee, EFM Download
Q&A
  • Written answers to questions submitted during RAF
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(70 pages)