Huron Consulting Group Partners with Leading Academic Research Administrator.CHICAGO -- Huron Consulting Group (Nasdaq NM:HURN) today announced that Julie Norris, former director of the Office of Sponsored Programs at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Massachusetts Institute of Technology, at Cambridge; coeducational; chartered 1861, opened 1865 in Boston, moved 1916. It has long been recognized as an outstanding technological institute and its Sloan School of Management has notable programs in business, (MIT MIT - Massachusetts Institute of Technology ), will be working with Huron to assist clients with complex matters of research administration. "Huron is excited about working with someone of Julie's caliber. Her depth of experience and dedication to improving research administration practices is tremendous," said James H. Roth, managing director and national practice leader for Huron's Higher Education higher education Study beyond the level of secondary education. Institutions of higher education include not only colleges and universities but also professional schools in such fields as law, theology, medicine, business, music, and art. practice. Norris will be applying her many years of experience in research administration to the challenges faced by Huron's university, non-profit and academic medical centers clients. With ever changing federal regulations, Huron helps clients better manage research administration matters such as regulatory compliance, cost reimbursement, operational performance, information systems support, and service to the research community. Her responsibilities at MIT included management of both pre-and post-award activities in the area of sponsored programs and compliance. Norris served as Chair of the Council on Governmental Relations (COGR COGR Council on Governmental Relations COGR Common Grackle (bird species) ), as president of the National Council of University Research Administrators (NCURA NCURA National Council of University Research Administrators ) and is presently the Chair of the Federal Demonstration Partnership (FDP FDP fibrin (fibrinogen) degradation product. ). In addition, she was the first recipient of NCURA's award for Outstanding Contributions to Research Administration. Huron's Higher Education practice helps research universities and academic medical centers address pressing issues relative to finance, operations, strategy and technology. Huron professionals have worked with more than 60 of the 100 largest research universities and academic medical centers to develop and implement solutions that address operational and regulatory requirements Regulatory requirements are part of the process of drug discovery and drug development. Regulatory requirements describe what is necessary for a new drug to be approved for marketing in any particular country. in a manner consistent with each institution's unique culture. About Huron Consulting Group Huron Consulting Group is an independent provider of financial and operational consulting services. Huron's experienced and credentialed professionals employ their expertise in accounting, finance, economics and operations to a wide variety of both financially sound and distressed organizations, including Fortune 500 companies, medium-sized businesses, leading academic institutions, healthcare organizations and the law firms This list of the world's largest law firms by revenue is taken from The Lawyer and The American Lawyer and is ordered by 2006 revenue:[1]
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