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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:Roboto">The PERIS<sup>TM</sup> team is excited to announce that
<a href="http://peris.pitt.edu/">PERIS™ MyFunding</a> is being upgraded and therefore will
<b><u>be down and unavailable from Tuesday, June 6<sup>th </sup>at 5:30pm through Monday, June 12<sup>th</sup></u></b>. The site will be available for all users on Tuesday, June 13<sup>th</sup> at 8:30am.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><u><span style="font-family:Roboto">Please note:</span></u></b><span style="font-family:Roboto"> No work will be completed in MyFunding during this downtime, including proposal submissions, award activations,
award modifications, and any other proposal or award activities.<b> </b><i>Please plan and coordinate your work accordingly.<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Roboto">The MyFunding upgrade will include functional and visual changes. Changes include:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Roboto">New visual features such as slide-in windows, left-hand navigation, and more.
<a href="http://myra.pitt.edu/">MyRA</a> has these updates already implemented.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-family:Roboto">Streamlined smartforms and questions<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-family:Roboto">Improved performance – redesigned Award Personnel page and reviewer notes<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-family:Roboto">New features – new activities such as ‘Send Email’ and ‘Manage Access’ that allows users more options and flexibility<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:Roboto">The PERIS<sup>TM</sup> team will continue to provide updates on the upgrade, training documentation, and downtime.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:Roboto">If you have any questions, please email Natalie Kaczmarek
<a href="mailto:nem44@pitt.edu">nem44@pitt.edu</a> or the PERIS<sup>TM</sup> team
<a href="mailto:peristeam@pitt.edu">peristeam@pitt.edu</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Roboto;color:black">For any questions related to the PERIS™ project, using MyFunding, or to arrange training, please email
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