Here's an article on effort reporting that you may want to share with others at your institutions.  We've forwarded it to all of our researchers and research administrators in our department just to help them understand that this is real (even though annoying)...
-Jennifer

Jennifer Morgan, MHA

Vice Chair for Research Administration
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science

Southern Section President
Society of Research Administrators International

Medical University of South Carolina
67 President Street, Suite 504
Charleston, South Carolina  29425

voice:  843-792-0191
fax:  843-792-0048
email:  xxxxxx@musc.edu

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