The Research and Innovation Office (RIO) in consultation with AB Nexus invites Faculty, Staff, postdocs, and students to learn how to set up funding alerts specific to your research through SPIN, an online database of funding opportunities. For more information, please visit: Meeting Registration – Zoom… Read More


Introducing a new time-saving tool for the proposal development process. CIRES Proposals and CIRES IT have created a new app to make starting work on a new proposal with CIRES Pre-award more streamlined. Please check out this introductory video to learn more! Access the tool here.… Read More


Beginning in April 2021, the university no longer requires “high risk” approval from the Provost for domestic travel. International travel will continue to require “high-risk” approval from the Provost, Russ Moore, until the university lifts this restriction. Going forward domestic travel will be approved by CIRES Travel, the CIRES Director, and the CIRES Org Officer,… Read More


We’ve updated the CIRES policy on reimbursing individual membership dues. The new text is posted in full on InsideCIRES, here: https://insidecires.colorado.edu/finance/travel/costs/. What has changed? Defined criteria for when CIRES will support the cost of individual memberships Added clarity on what CIRES defines as “presenting research” at professional conferences Added guidance for researchers who want to… Read More


As the new year begins, it’s important to update the status of your Disclosure of External Professional Activities (DEPA) form filed with the University. New standards have been enacted this year, which means that if your work is in any way connected to the design, conduct or reporting of research activities, you’ll want to get… Read More


Save the Date! Thursday 2/4/21, 10:30 am – 12:00, via Zoom For all CIRES Principal Investigators, Early Career Scientists or anyone planning to submit proposals. The CIRES Proposal Team has organized a training session with CU’s RIO’s Proposal Writing Services. CIRES Associate Director of Science, Christine Wiedinmyer will give general tips for successful proposal writing,… Read More


FREEZER VWR ULTRALOW TEMPERATURE CIRES Property would like to notify the CIRES community that a FREEZER VWR ULTRALOW TEMPERATU (Tag 202132), currently in Dr. Sievers’ possession, has become available for use. If you are interested in potentially utilizing this equipment for research, or if you have any questions about this equipment, please contact Aly Nahum at Aly.Nahum@colorado.edu.… Read More


The Procurement Service Center (PSC) recently posted some year-end deadlines for processing new tasks before the end of the calendar year, including: payment vouchers in CU Marketplace, travel and out-of-pocket reimbursements, and supplier invoices. The deadlines below are for getting items processed by PSC before the end of the calendar year. If these items are… Read More


If you are attending AGU and want to have your conference registration fee paid with a P-card and you do not have one, CIRES Travel can help make the purchase for you. Please follow the steps outlined below in order for the team to provide payment details: Go to the AGU Registration page and click… Read More


HUMIDITY CHAMBER VWR SCI 35912 CIRES Property would like to notify the CIRES community that a HUMIDITY CHAMBER VWR SCI 35912 (CU Tag 203206), currently in Dr. Sievers’ possession, has become available for use. If you are interested in potentially utilizing this equipment for research, or if you have any questions about this equipment, please… Read More