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This report provides an overview of recent IRIS activities. 2020-05-19T17:26:00+00:00

The IRIS Earthquake Browser, a freely available online interactive application to explore recent and historical global seismicity and tectonic plate boundaries, was awarded the National Science Teaching Association’s 2020 Best of Show in the Tried & True Technology Teaching and Learning: Earth Science category. 2020-05-07T00:54:00+00:00

Due to the COVID-19 situation, the Board of Directors for UNAVCO and IRIS have agreed to postpone the in-person GAGE/SAGE Science Workshop until August 2021. 2020-04-29T18:56:00+00:00

This handbook is the product of a two-day short course with three remote follow-on sessions that covered responsible communication of geohazards with a focus on earthquakes and volcanoes of the Pacific Northwest, but is applicable to communicating about geohazards of all types, anywhere in the world. 2020-04-28T02:34:00+00:00

The Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Robert L. Woodward as President effective July 1, 2020. 2020-04-24T17:13:00+00:00

IRIS is continuing to closely monitor the COVID-19 outbreak and the latest information and guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the World Health Organization (WHO), and state and local public health officials. 2020-04-16T14:02:00+00:00

On April 6 and 7, the joint IRIS/UNAVCO Negotiation Committee held its 3rd meeting. 2020-04-14T16:08:00+00:00

The Spring issue includes articles on the Mars quake catalog, an expanded Super Ground Motion Visualization and MUSTANG Metrics for PH5-format data at the IRIS Data Management Center. 2020-04-11T01:22:00+00:00

Proposals may be submitted by individual Consortium members or groups of members by September 1, 2020, to the Chair of the relevant IRIS Standing or Advisory Committee. 2020-02-25T00:05:00+00:00

The joint IRIS/UNAVCO Negotiation Committee held its second meeting on January 28. The meeting was positive and productive, reaffirming our shared values and the complementary strengths of our two consortia. 2020-02-11T15:25:00+00:00

The IRIS Board of Directors wishes to draw your attention to the Dear Colleague Letter (DCL) on the “Competition of Operations of an NSF-supported Geophysical Facility to Succeed the GAGE and SAGE Facilities” issued by the National Science Foundation on January 23, 2020. 2020-02-06T01:27:00+00:00

The IRIS Consortium is very pleased to announce the results of the 2019 Board of Directors election. 2019-12-12T05:01:00+00:00

IRIS seeks an energetic, creative, visionary individual to provide leadership to continue to explore new fields and push new limits in seismological and Earth science research. 2019-11-14T15:44:00+00:00

The Data Management Center has re-located to new office space in the Northgate area of Seattle. 2019-11-05T16:19:00+00:00

A joint meeting of the IRIS and UNAVCO Boards unanimously approved the establishment of a Negotiation Committee to explore the terms and conditions of a potential future merger between our two organizations. 2019-10-24T20:18:00+00:00

IRIS is continuing to closely monitor the COVID-19 outbreak and the latest information and guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the World Health Organization (WHO), and state and local public health officials. 2020-03-27T17:34:00+00:00

IRIS is proud to announce that Dr. Wendy Bohon, IRIS Science Communication Specialist, has been selected as one of the 125 AAAS (American Association for the Advancement of Science) IF/THEN® Ambassadors. 2019-09-18T04:54:00+00:00

Waves generated by wind and water can travel long distances and be recorded by very sensitive seismometers. 2019-09-05T14:00:00+00:00

IRIS is continuing to closely monitor the COVID-19 outbreak and the latest information and guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the World Health Organization (WHO), and state and local public health officials. 2020-03-19T21:01:00+00:00

IRIS is accepting proposals from qualified licensed Certified Public Accounting firms for audit and tax services for up to five (5) fiscal years. 2020-03-11T20:39:00+00:00