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<b>Coming in FY27: MyRA Upgrade</b></div>
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The PERIS™ Team is excited to announce that we have officially kicked off a project to upgrade MyRA to a cloud-based platform!</div>
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This upgrade represents a key first step in modernizing our Pitt hosted research administration systems to a cloud-based, vendor hosted suite of research administration modules that will provide intuitive, efficient, and user-friendly experiences for our Pitt
research community.</div>
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<b>What You Can Expect</b></div>
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While the core functionality of <b>MyRA</b> will remain familiar, this upgrade introduces a modern platform designed to improve usability and performance, and to better position our research administration systems for future integration together.</div>
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Some of the main improvements include:</div>
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A <b>modernized user interface</b> with clean navigation and intuitive design</li><li style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;">
<b>A task- focused Home page that</b> highlights ad-hoc and system-generated tasks for the user, including description, related project, and due date</li><li style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;">
<b>Collaboration features</b> that allow discussions about a submission without impacting the workflow</li><li style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;">
<b>Future cross-suite integration</b> to allow users to link agreements to other projects and submissions (for example, the ability to link funding proposals and compliance protocols to an agreement)</li></ul>
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<b>Your Input Matters</b></div>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Your testing and feedback are important steps for us in delivering a successful upgrade and smooth transition for all users. If you are interested in testing the new features and providing feedback, please contact Natalie
Kaczmarek, PERIS™ Project Manager, at </span><span style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><a href="mailto:nem44@pitt.edu" id="OWA4260de2d-12ad-a80c-01d7-3005c97d747f" class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><u>nem44@pitt.edu</u></a></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">.</span></div>
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<b>Coming Soon</b></div>
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A new page dedicated to the MyRA Project will be added to the Pitt Electronic Research Information Solution (PERIS™) website. As the project progresses, you will have a central location for updates, including:</div>
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Timeline and key milestones</li><li style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;">
Go-live communications</li><li style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;">
Training resources and Frequently Asked Questions</li></ul>
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An update will be sent once the webpage is available.</div>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">For any system related questions for MyFunding or MyRA please email </span><span style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><a href="mailto:peristeam@pitt.edu" id="OWA959e4c49-6794-0ec2-914a-cb2bdeceed2c" class="x_x_OWAAutoLink" title="mailto:peristeam@pitt.edu" data-linkindex="2" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); margin: 0px;"><u>peristeam@pitt.edu</u></a></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> or
visit the </span><span style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><a href="http://electronicresearch.pitt.edu/" id="OWAcc9ad12a-59a5-ea04-dee7-72e42ba822c5" class="x_x_OWAAutoLink" title="http://electronicresearch.pitt.edu/" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="3" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); margin: 0px;"><u>website</u></a></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> for
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