Curious about Diversity and Inclusion at CIRES? Join the CIRES D&I Community of Practice Teams space to see what people are talking about. The members of the Community of Practice share events and resources, ask questions and have a monthly discussion about community-requested topics. Join the Team here using your Colorado.edu email address. Please let… Read More


On September 9, Members of the CIRES Finance Team addressed building and submitting proposals, Anne Gold from CIRES Outreach discussed broader impacts, and Susan Sullivan will addressed the importance of diversity and inclusion for proposals. If you were unable to attend at the time of the presentation, video can be accessed here. Additional questions, please… Read More


The University of Colorado will be adopting a revised Sexual Misconduct, Intimate Partner Violence, and Stalking Policy on August 14, 2020 due to new federal guidelines issued by the U.S. Department of Education. As part of the launch of the updated policy, mandatory training is required. This means, all CU employees are required to complete… Read More


CU Campus Town Hall Video available on request: ciresnews@colorado.edu Chat Transcript:09:00:02 From Katy Human : Welcome, everyone! Please mute for now09:00:24 From Katy Human : Feel free to ask questions here in chat, or by unmuting yourself and asking out loud09:02:01 From Matthew Burgess : Are there any updates on H1-B renewal and change of… Read More


CU Campus Town Hall Video available on request: ciresnews@colorado.edu Chat Transcript: 08:55:10 From Katy Human : Welcome, everyone!09:01:21 From Katy Human : Hi, everyone! Feel free to type questions in here anytime – I’ll track them and work to get them answered.09:06:31 From Katy Human : cireshr@colorado.edu09:10:43 From Katy Human : return-to-research instructions (CIRES Admin… Read More


From the Director Dear CIRES Colleagues, At this time of continuing incomprehensible injustice in America—with the killing of George Floyd at the hands of police, the shooting deaths of Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor, and so many other wrongful acts of racial violence across the country—it is imperative that our voices be raised and raised… Read More


Would you like to be better at having important conversations in everyday life? Please join CIRES Diversity and the CU OIEC for a free workshop to learn how to effectively address concerning behaviors, comments and disagreements. This two-part workshop introduces a framework for approaching difficult conversations and ways to set the stage for more productive… Read More


Check out the CIRES Early Career Resource Guide. This portal, motivated and developed by CIRES graduate students, provides career and professional development resources in CIRES, at CU Boulder and beyond. What’s on there? Resources for finding and getting a new job, links to career resources, and an updated calendar of career-relevant workshops and events in… Read More


Do you ever sit on a hiring committee or have input into hiring decisions? Please join CU Diversity and Inclusion Search and Hire specialists for a special 90 minute workshop 10/18 at 10a, DSRC Room GC402. Today, geosciences are the least diverse of all the STEM disciplines. Get resources and help to improve the diversity of… Read More


On September 19 all CIRES employees received a link to a campus-wide Research Institute culture survey. This survey covers the period since the last CIRES culture survey and includes some aspects that we did not cover earlier. Please do respond to the survey to help us benchmark where we are against the other twelve research… Read More