Archives: Announcements

Sponsored Projects Accounting (SPA) has been informed that several departments have noticed fringe benefits for furloughed workers have been posted to their department’s plain (12-3###-1200) account, and not the existing funding sources for that employee. SPA suggests that you review the distribution of fringe costs for your furloughed workers to verify the correct sourcing. Payroll […]

Published June 23, 2020 The last day of the fiscal year is Tuesday 6/30. Please see the year-end closing schedule for important dates/deadlines for FY20 and FY21 document processing. FY20 Payroll Cost Transfers (PCTs) need to be submitted to Payroll by July 2nd, by 5:00 p.m. to be keyed as an FY20 transaction. Journals and […]

Published June 22, 2020 Dear Washington University Faculty, staff, and trainees, As you know, in response to the COVID 19 pandemic, University leadership has communicated when research and scholarship activities could be done remotely, they should be done remotely. For many scholars and researchers this has included office-based research and scholarship in the humanities, the […]

Published June 16, 2020 The Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research has recently established a Research Development Office (RDO). The RDO’s mission is to guide faculty in the pursuit for research funding, increase institutional competitiveness, and foster collaboration. The RDO will support faculty in the development of collaborative research center proposals and in forming […]

Published June 15, 2020 Dear Danforth Faculty, staff and trainees, I would like to encourage you to complete our brief anonymous survey to obtain feedback on your experience with the laboratory research ramp-up process. We realize that our original deadline of June 16th, was too early for you to effectively evaluate the research ramp-up process. […]

Published June 10, 2020 Dear WashU research community, The murder of George Floyd two weeks ago in Minneapolis is reverberating around the world. The scenarios playing out all over the country are all too familiar to those of us who were in St. Louis six years ago as we witnessed the death of Michael Brown […]

Published June 10, 2020 Dear Washington University researchers on the Medical campus, We understand that sometimes it can be challenging to find a staffed COVID-19 screening station, especially if you are arriving early in the morning or later in the afternoon/evening. Therefore, researchers on the medical campus who are arriving before 6:30 a.m. or after […]

Published June 9, 2020 Dear Washington University Faculty, staff and trainees, As mentioned in a recent communication, on-campus laboratory-based research activities on both campuses are currently at the “Orange Level.” As we closely monitor the ramp-up activities, it is important that we are aware of the issues and challenges you face, not only to address […]

Published June 5, 2020 Dear Washington University Faculty, staff and trainees, As you know, on-campus laboratory-based research activities are currently at the “Orange Level” and activities are ramping-up across both campuses. Currently, most in-person clinical research activities are suspended. At this point in time, we are preparing to begin the ramp-up of our clinical research […]

Published May 19, 2020 On May 7, 2020, National Science Foundation (NSF) issued the following information: NSF has made a number of improvements to the NSF-approved formats for the biographical sketch and current and pending support sections of proposals. As a reminder, in accordance with the Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide (PAPPG) (NSF […]