A reminder that employees paid through federal funds must regularly certify the effort spent on projects through ePERS: electronic Personnel Effort Reports.  We need everyone’s help getting ePERs certified as quickly as possible so that we are compliant with CU policy and federal regulations. If you’ve already certified your Spring 2024 ePERS, thanks! If not, please log… Read More


1. We do not advise booking flights with Frontier Airlines. If Frontier Airlines is appearing as the first/least expensive option in your Concur search, you are still allowed to book with another airline. If you go to book a different airline and a pop-up box appears asking why you are not booking the least expensive… Read More


NOAA email forwarding rules changed recently in a way that likely impacts some CIRES employees working embedded at NOAA: If you have your colorado.edu emails forwarded to your NOAA.gov address, incoming messages will bounce. We are gathering information on those likely impacted directly. If you are among them, you’ll see a direct note from CIRES… Read More


All travel requires approval from CIRES Travel before any trip costs can be booked.    When traveling internationally, please allow extra time, as the approval process has additional layers and can be lengthy.  RIO must approve all international travel. If traveling to a high-risk destination, further approval is required from the Provost. Please follow the below… Read More


To access CU email: You can also use the Microsoft Outlook Office Application to view your mail if you prefer. Additional information about Microsoft Office Applications can be found on the OIT website:https://oit.colorado.edu/services/messaging-collaboration/microsoft-365/help/microsoft-365-apps Please email ciresithelp@colorado.edu with any questions or comments.… Read More


NSF has announced that the new format for the Biographical Sketch and Current and Pending (Other) Support common forms are now available in SciENcv. These revised formats will be required for proposals submitted/due on or after May 20, 2024, and cannot be uploaded in Research.gov or Grants.gov until May 20, 2024.CIRES Administration recommends getting familiar… Read More


New to CIRES? Are you an infrequent traveler? Or just want a refresher on how to submit a travel request? We have a new video published on InsideCIRES that will walk you through how to submit a travel request and give guidance on common travel-related policies! The video can be found on the InsideCIRES Travel… Read More