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Harvard Administrative eNews for July 2021

July 29, 2021

The latest Harvard Administrative eNews was released on July 15, 2021. Some of the articles contain details about how Harvard administrative systems and processes are changing in response to COVID-19 and the current remote work environment. As this is an evolving situation, please refer to the departmental websites listed in the articles for the latest updates.

 

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Buy-to-Pay (B2P): What's Changing Guide

July 29, 2021
Over the weekend there was a new release for B2P with some small changes. These include a full-width layout that adjusts to the width of your screen and a consistent toolbar across all documents. The only change to functionality is a new feature related to the change request process which allows you to create a change request for a PO even if there is an existing change request in draft or returned status.

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Reminder: Verify Your Vaccination

July 21, 2021
 

Harvard is requiring COVID vaccination for all community members who will have any on-campus presence this fall, including students, faculty, staff, and researchers. For faculty, staff, and researchers, we advise vaccination as soon as possible, and verification of vaccination must be submitted to Harvard University Health Services (HUHS) by July 15.

Once you are vaccinated, you must submit verification of your completed vaccination card received from your vaccination provider. Images...

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Reminder: Grants Policy Related Inquiries

July 20, 2021
 

NIH grants policy inbox is experiencing an increasing volume of inquiries. Therefore, NIH issued Notice NOT-OD-21-151 to remind the extramural research community of best practices regarding submission of grants policy-related inquiries to NIH.

 

Background

The NIH grants policy inbox is experiencing an increasing volume of inquiries that are

a) from non-designated contacts, or...

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