Sharing your science with journalists gets your research in front of a broader audience and helps the public understand the value of scientific research. This guide is meant to help you effectively convey your work and its impact to journalists and the audiences they represent.  Download this guide. Before the interview Prepare your main messages in...

Purpose The purpose of this guide is to specify the rules for CIRES visual branding, define CIRES editorial style, and provide best practices for CIRES written communications. With this framework, CIRES content should be clear and consistent regardless of who creates it.    This guide applies to all official internal and external CIRES communication...

Color slide deck template PowerPoint This PowerPoint template includes:  1 title slide with background imagery 5 section title slides with background imagery 5 detail slides with white and blue backgrounds Download the PPT slide deck Google Slides Email ciresnews@colorado.edu for a Google Slides version of the slide deck above. White slide deck temp...

A message is a summary of the most important things about your work and the main things you want reporters to take away from your conversation. It distills the key points of your research project or recent findings.  Why is it important to have a message?  To be clear, concise, and consistent To avoid an overwhelming information dump To ensure your ...

Preparing a superb conference presentation Join the CIRES communications team for tips on how to craft an oral or poster presentation for a scientific conference that will engage your audience while effectively communicating your science. Topics include honing your science message, drawing in an audience outside your field of study, using visuals ef...

The CIRES logo uses the three “mountain” shapes with the initials “CIRES” underneath. Acceptable variations include the words “Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences,” but for most purposes, the lockup is sufficient. Review the CIRES logo guidelines in the CIRES style guide . View and download all versions of the CIRES logo bel...

Download Download Download Download Download Download Download  ...

CIRES poster template with CU Boulder branding This PowerPoint slide deck is appropriate for all graduate student presentations, and for all CIRES people who work on the CU Boulder campus. NOAA-based CIRES employees may use this in some circumstances, eg, when work is primarily funded by other agencies (add other agency logos to the right of the CU ...

CIRES Weekly Events emails are sent each Monday morning. CIRES events must be entered on our website’s events page (https://cires.colorado.edu/events) to be eligible for inclusion in the CIRES Weekly Events emails. Instructions for adding CIRES events to the website can be found below. If you have an event to promote that is not hosted by CIRES or t...

Here is updated guidance on how you should state your professional affiliations in publications, conference presentations, abstracts, and other products. For any questions about this content, email CIRESnews@colorado.edu .   Papers and publications   CIRES is your primary affiliation.  CIRES = Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Scie...