Administrative Updates Archives - Page 4 of 10

A summer of OVCR-hosted conferences

July 24, 2024

While the students were away, the support services of UNC Research played — by hosting colleagues from around the state and country to learn and share insights on a variety of topics.

Institute for Convergent Science joins Innovate Carolina

July 16, 2024

A message from Vice Chancellor for Research Penny Gordon-Larsen and Vice Chancellor for Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Economic Development Dedric A. Carter The Office of the Vice Chancellor for Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Economic Development (Innovate Carolina) and the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research share a unique partnership. Through our combined efforts, UNC-Chapel Hill’s research ... Read more

Jessica Grant named interim director of the Odum Institute

June 18, 2024

A message from Penny Gordon-Larsen, Vice Chancellor for Research Dear colleagues, I’m pleased to announce that Jessica Grant will serve as interim director of the Odum Institute for Research in Social Science. This appointment marks an important milestone in Odum’s history, as Grant will be the first woman to lead the institute in an interim ... Read more

New Researcher Separation Manual ensures smooth transition of research activities

June 17, 2024

Dear UNC Research Community, We are excited to announce the release of the newly developed Researcher Separation Manual. This comprehensive resource has been assembled by the UNC Research Administrative Units to support researchers in settling research activities and resolving administrative and financial matters as they depart UNC-Chapel Hill. The new manual updates and replaces the ... Read more

Jill Aronson Pfaendtner named director of strategic research collaborations

May 23, 2024

A message from Penny Gordon-Larsen, Vice Chancellor for Research Dear colleagues, I’m pleased to announce that Jill Aronson Pfaendtner will serve as the director of strategic research collaborations for the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research (OVCR) starting May 28th. In this newly created position, Pfaendtner will report to the Vice Chancellor for Research and ... Read more

RDMC: Carolina’s data squad

May 21, 2024

The Research Data Management Core (RDMC) provides expertise in all aspects of data management and archiving to help researchers navigate new funding agency requirements.

New website for Federal Current and Pending (Other) Support and Biosketch requirements

May 8, 2024

A message from the OVCR Office of Research Science and Security, Office of Sponsored Programs, and UNC School of Medicine’s Sponsored Programs Office We previously announced upcoming changes from the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) that standardizes requirements for Current and Pending (Other) Support and Biographical Sketch (Biosketch) documents. This policy requires federal ... Read more

Nathan Blouin named assistant vice chancellor for research development

May 8, 2024

A message from Penny Gordon-Larsen, Vice Chancellor for Research Dear colleagues, It is with great excitement that I share Nathan Blouin has been named assistant vice chancellor for research development, effective Monday, April 29th. In this role, he will provide strategic vision and leadership in growing the University’s capacity for innovative, groundbreaking research and will ... Read more

OVCR Office Hours April 2024

April 25, 2024

This is a summary of the April 23 live Zoom update from Vice Chancellor for Research Penny Gordon-Larsen, Senior Associate Vice Chancellor for Research Andy Johns, and Director of the Office of Human Research Ethics Carley Emerson. View the recording of this update here. Introduction Penny Gordon-Larsen, Vice Chancellor for Research The Office of the ... Read more

Introducing Carolina’s Research Roadmap