Starting this week, you will see a new feature in CIRES event emails: ICS files. CIRES Communications is creating these calendar event files for your convenience—they may help you quickly import events like CIRES Town Halls or seminars into your personal calendars.   What’s an ICS File?  An ICS file is a calendar file saved… Read More


CU Boulder faculty, staff, and students should note that while the declaration of a state of emergency is no longer in effect for Colorado, the federal Public Health Emergency remains in effect through at least January 15, 2022. Federal public health emergency was again extended and remains in effect through at least January 15, 2022.… Read More


As we gear up for a fall start there are some updates of your options for getting to and parking on campus. CU Boulder has developed a list of Frequently Asked Questions to assist you in determining what options will work best for you. Whether you plan to bus, bike, vanpool or drive a personal vehicle to… Read More


Dear Colleagues, We want to provide you with an update on COVID-related operational guidance from CU Boulder, as of July 1. Masks: Masks or facial coverings are no longer required indoors on the CU Boulder campus, including CIRES units, as of July 1. Inside CIRES facilities, masks or facial coverings are still strongly encouraged for individuals who are… Read More


Rendezvous 2021 was a resounding success. You can find a link to Waleed’s Institute address here. The slide deck for this presentation is here. Special thanks to the CMC, CIRES IT, Linda Pendergrass and many others who contributed their talents, and creativity and special congratulations to the many award winners who were recognized for their… Read More


This monthly virtual brown bag workshop series aims to support personal learning and provide inclusive opportunities for CIRES researchers to connect and learn together. Each workshop will be from 12-1 pm, and we invite you to join the zoom 30 minutes beforehand for informal conversations and connection with your colleagues. The next workshop is June… Read More


Dear CIRES Colleagues, As many of you have seen, CU Boulder campus is opening back up, and I wanted to explain what that means for CIRES and for you and your colleagues. This remains an evolving situation, and I expect things will shift. We will do our best to deliver timely updates by email and blog post, and please… Read More


Dear CIRES colleagues,  Inspired by CU Boulder’s interim dean of engineering, I hereby (and entirely unofficially) declare May 24-28 a “minimize meetings” week. I would like to suggest a “NO-meeting” week, yet I know that’s impractical for many of you and might delay critical teamwork for others.  So, to the degree you can do so,… Read More


Hello CIRES colleagues, During this week’s Town Hall meeting, there were some questions about on-campus parking options for those who will begin returning to campus in the coming months. We contacted Parking Services and received the following answers to some of the questions that were asked: Question:  Is there a part-time or hybrid-employee parking permit… Read More


The University of Colorado experienced a cyber attack on a vulnerability in software provided by third-party vendor Accellion, which alerted the university in late January. CU is one of many Accellion customers that were affected by the attack. We believe personally identifiable information from students, employees and others may have been compromised. The Office of… Read More