Community & Member Engagement Let’s Talk About Change… We did at VA SIG Spotlight Story Special Interest Group (SIG) meetings can act as a low-stakes environment for Research Administrators ...

Operations & Workflow Management AI Applications in Research Administration Operations Free open AI tools could be used with non-confidential information to strengthen communications and other ...

Career Growth & Leadership Unlocking Hidden Value: Why Research Administration and Compliance Professionals Should Consider the PMP Mila Babaev, CIP, reveals how everyday tasks in research administration ...

Operations & Workflow Management Choosing the Right Channel: Usage Guidelines for Communication Platforms in Research Offices As Research Administrators, we may communicate across multiple platforms ...

Grant Development & Strategy NIH_narrative_draft3_penultimate_updated_finalfinal: The Importance of File Naming Conventions Who has gone back to files for an earlier submission and had to sort ...

Grant Management & Financial Oversight Choosing How to Travel Read Part One: Travel Trouble: Why “Just Charge It to the Grant” Isn’t Always Safe You’ve been approved to travel—now comes ...

View the Full Issue (PDF)* Volume 01, Issue 03: January 2026 Editor's Note Dear Readers, As we start a new year, I would like to express my gratitude to all the authors, readers ...

Community & Member Engagement The 2025 Research Admin Superlatives: A Lighthearted Look Back at the Year Spotlight Story In the spirit of appreciation — and a little well-deserved humor ...

Operations & Workflow Management From Sand Dunes to Skylines: Building Research Administration in Qatar Qatar wowed the world with the 2022 FIFA World Cup — but did you know they also built a ...

Grant Development & Strategy Grant Anatomy: A Crash Course in Proposal Timelines Do your faculty scramble to meet a grant deadline like Meredith Grey? Kimberly Pratt and James Taylor share how ...