Attending AGU or AMS? Every year, the CIRES communications team highlights a subset of CIRES presentations and posters in a conference “tip sheet” for journalists and leadership. We will post these online (cires.colorado.edu) about 2 weeks ahead of each conference; check them out, and follow CIRES on Twitter during the conferences to learn more about… 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


Have you submitted a travel voucher to us recently? Our travel team has a current processing time of 15 business days for travel reimbursements. Thank you for your patience as we work through the current heavy volume of reimbursement requests!… Read More


Keep your receipts. The university requires an itemized receipt, showing proof of payment ($0 balance due), for any transactions of $75 or more. Per Diem. You can check the General Services Administration (GSA) website to see the meals & incidentals rates for the location you’re headed to: San Francisco ($76); Boston ($71). The rate on… Read More


Submit your entries for the biennial CIRES Photo Contest! Note that we’ll be awarding special prizes for images of researchers at work, in the field and in the lab. For contest rules, submissions, and past winners, check out this page. Deadline for entries is Dec. 31, 2019.… Read More


CIRES Education & Outreach team is looking for science mentors to guide Colorado community college students through authentic research projects next summer. Research Experiences for Community College Students (RECCS) allows community college students to explore environmental or geosciences and gain the confidence to transition to a four-year program in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math)… Read More


Retirement decisions are among the most important you’ll ever make. Please ensure you consult with CU Benefits in finalizing your plans, in addition to notifying your supervisor and unit. CIRES HR needs to know your retirement date at least one month in advance to ensure proper payout.… Read More


Pick up your copy at the CIRES Communications Office on campus (Ekeley 336) or Lucia Harrop’s office (3B509) at the DSRC. One per CIRES employee please!… Read More


As noted in the October 30th CU Boulder Today, Chancellor DiStefano announced that all CU employees will have an additional 16 hours of holiday leave available for their use between November 25 and January 3.  This applies to all leave eligible CIRES employees at CU and NOAA.  Below are guidelines and leave reporting requirements for these additional… Read More


CU Boulder’s Microsoft Office365 system experienced significant problems briefly on October 9, starting at 9:21 am. The Office of Information Technology posted a good summary of the incident here; the issue was professionally resolved in less than 90 minutes. If a future email outage or partial outage affects CIRES, our IT team will use the… Read More