Dear CIRES Colleagues, Many of you are already beginning to work from home or preparing to do so and I’m grateful for your responsiveness. These are challenging times and I will do my best to stay connected with everyone and tap into the strength of the CIRES/NOAA/CU Boulder community. Tomorrow/Friday, please plan to log into… Read More


Dear CIRES Colleagues, In light of three things—the novel coronavirus circulating in our community, the Governor’s declaration of emergency, and direction from University of Colorado Boulder Chancellor Philip DiStefano—I encourage all CIRES employees working on campus and at the David Skaggs Research Center who can perform their work from home to begin doing so as soon as possible, and by… Read More


Dear CIRES Colleagues,  Coronavirus and COVID-19 are on many of our minds these days, and I wanted to reach out with an update on the steps we’re taking to complement campus efforts. Your health and safety are of great concern to me, as is your ability to conduct your work—whether in the NOAA building or… Read More


From: Trusted OAR Sender – NOAA Service Account <trusted.oar.sender@noaa.gov>Date: March 4, 2020 at 3:07:35 PM MSTTo: _OAR ALL <oar.all@noaa.gov>Cc: Craig McLean – NOAA Federal <craig.mclean@noaa.gov>Subject:Update from OAR AA Craig McLean Dear OAR Colleagues, Your OAR leadership team is continuing to monitor information and events related to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). As NOAA works to establish consistent measures and policies… Read More


CU has set up a website for information on Coronavirus here. This includes CU resources and links. There are no known cases in Colorado at this point.   All CIRES employees who have traveled to China since 12/8, which is a very small number, have returned and entered into a self-imposed 14 day quarantine. CIRES has not identified any… Read More


Please take a moment to check your emergency contact information on the CU Portal.  To access your emergency contacts, go to your MyCU main page and click on the three bars at the upper right then select “CU Resources” and navigate to “My Info and Pay”. From here select the Emergency Contacts tile and you… Read More


Does your grant support travel for GRAs or undergraduate students? Here are a couple of options for supporting their travel costs that don’t require your students to pay for costs out-of-pocket: Getting a CU Travel Card: CU employees, including GRAs and undergraduate research assistants, are eligible to receive a corporate liability Travel Card. Your grant… Read More


If you have a P-Card and you have a trip coming up, please take a look at your P-card transactions in Concur and get them submitted before your trip. If you’re travelling to a location where internet access is unreliable, please send an email to Aly Nahum, the CIRES Property & Purchasing Manager, within two… Read More