Administrative News


MORE Equipment Available!

June 23, 2026 | Jennifer
The following 4 pieces of equipment are available for adoption. Please contact Jennifer.Erickson@colorado.edu if interested. Tag# and description: 208075 MISEQ DNA Sequencing InstrumentCustodian: Noah FiererDate Acquired: 6/22/2021Location: CIRES 228Condition: Good, but maintenance contract is prohibitively expensivePhoto:    Tag# and description: 203393 Rotating Laser InstrumentCustodian: Originally Konrad SteffenDate acquired: 5/3/2010Condition: Unknown.Location: Ekeley S264Photo: ...
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Equipment Available

June 22, 2026 | Jennifer
The following two pieces of equipment are available for adoption:Tag# and description: F213675 Amigos III UnitCustodian: Ted ScambosDate Acquired: 12/1/2019Location: RL2 Room 14Condition: electronics are damaged and Silixa component unit unrecoverablePhoto:  Tag# and description: F210570 ICE-OCEAN AMIGOS IICustodian: Ted ScambosDate acquire 1/26/2016Condition: ObsoleteLocation: RL2 Room 14Photo:  Please contact Jennifer.Erickson@colorado.edu if ...
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OMB Proposed Revisions to the Uniform Guidance

June 15, 2026 | Susan
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has proposed revisions to Uniform Guidance, 2 CFR Part 200 Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards. These federal regulations govern the administration of federal grants and cooperative agreements. The proposed rule was published in the Federal Register on May 29. ...
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NASA Implements Research Security Training Requirement

June 08, 2026 | Aly
Beginning August 5th, NASA will be joining NSF, USDA, DOE and NIH to require that all CU/CIRES Key Personnel submitting proposals must complete the required CU Research Security Training prior to proposal submission.According to the NASA Grant Information Circular 26‑02, entitled “Research Security Training Requirements”, all senior personnel named on NASA ...
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Guidance for CIRES hiring managers: federal involvement in recruitment

June 09, 2026 | Lucia
Also see related article on CIRES hiring and federal employee participation here. Key Principle Federal employees may support project alignment and candidate exposure to the environment, but must not be involved in personnel decision-making What Federal Employees Can Do  Collaborate on developing the position description (define technical needs, scope, and expertise required)  Participate ...
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Microsoft MFA expansion

June 02, 2026 | CIRES
Starting Wednesday, June 3, more campus online services will require Microsoft multi-factor authentication (MFA) to sign in. In some cases Microsoft MFA will replace Duo MFA, creating one standardized MFA sign-in experience across campus services.Microsoft MFA is already used to access Microsoft services like Outlook, OneDrive, and Teams so no ...
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