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NRF Weekly Update October 13

Fall Holiday Schedule

Don't forget there are a number of upcoming holidays that will result in the NRF being closed to basic users. Next up is Veterans Day Wednesday November 11th. Users with AHA will be able to utilize the facility, with the requirement of using the e-buddy system. Later in November is Thanksgiving. The NRF will be closed to basic users Thursday AND Friday (11/26-27). Again, AHA users may still utilize the facility with the use of the e-buddy system. December details are still being worked out, and as an advanced warning, the cleanroom will close for annual cleaning and maintenance ahead of the UF Christmas closure, exact dates will be announced in the coming weeks. The Christmas to New Years closure is a hard campus closure, no users may be in the NRF building between 12/25 and Jan 1st. NRF staff usually use December 24th to safely shutdown all the characterization tools for the extended closure. If you plan to work on December 24th, please notify staff of your plans so those tools remain online for you. The NRF will remain closed until January 4th when staff will begin bringing tools online after the winter break, so please plan accordingly. Need to apply for AHA? Please apply at least 1 week prior to needing access. The approval and e-buddy training process will require at least a few days for staff to process.

Upcoming NRF Events

  • Game Night Thursday October 15th, 5-8pm, NRF 115 Click to RSVP
  • Users Advisory Committee October 22nd, Noon - NRF 115 or Zoom
  • Holiday - Veterans Day - November 11th - NRF closed, AHA only
  • Game night - final game night of 2026 - Nov 19th 5pm-8pm NRF 115
  • Holiday - Thanksgiving - November 26-27 - NRF closed, AHA only
  • Holiday CAMPUS CLOSURE - December 25-Jan 1 - NO NRF ACCESS TO ANY USERS - No tools available until Jan 4th.
  • Ongoing: Do you feel like you need some practice time on a tool before you start paying to use it? Email us and ask about scheduling a subsidized extended training practice session.
  • Ongoing: New publication? Data collected at the NRF? Click to tell us!
  • Still writing? Check out our new easy acknowledgement templates.
  • Miss something from a previous week? You can find our weekly update archive on our Microsoft teams channel. Click to Join us on Teams!

Safety Side Note

Reminder: Facility Hours are 8am-5pm. Any user who has not been approved for AHA needs to wrap up their work and leave the building BEFORE 5pm. If you need the ability to stay past 5pm, you MUST apply for AHA and attend the ebuddy training session before staying late. Users who cannot abide by the facility rules may have their access suspended.

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NRF Weekly Update October 06

Seeking Volunteers

Do you love microscopy? Working with kids? Teaching? We could use your enthusiasm at an upcoming event. NRF will be hosting a microscopy table at the upcoming STEM on the lawn event in Jacksonville. We have created some activity books for the families to complete while taking a closer look at some samples in our USB microscopes. We could use some extra minds available to answer basic questions and maybe talk about college with some older kids at the event. If you think you could help out, please reach out to NRF, we need to have you complete 2 online UF trainings before sending you out to represent the college face to face with minors. We can offer you a ride to Jacksonville (a carpool from NRF can be arranged). The event is Saturday, October 24th, 10:30am-2pm, so expect with the commute and setup/teardown time this is a full day commitment, although partial day attendance is fine if you want to drive yourself. Please let us know ASAP if you would like to participate so you can be included in the final planning stages.

Upcoming NRF Events

  • Homecoming Friday October 9th - UF holiday - NRF is AHA only
  • Game Night Thursday October 15th, 5-8pm, NRF 115 Click to RSVP
  • Users Advisory Committee October 22nd, Noon - NRF 115 or Zoom
  • Ongoing: Do you feel like you need some practice time on a tool before you start paying to use it? Email us and ask about scheduling a subsidized extended training practice session.
  • Ongoing: New publication? Data collected at the NRF? Click to tell us!
  • Still writing? Check out our new easy acknowledgement templates.
  • Miss something from a previous week? You can find our weekly update archive on our Microsoft teams channel. Click to Join us on Teams!

Safety Side Note

Changes coming to the NRF Safety Training certification. If you remember way back to when you first took the NRF building safety training you might recall that we notified you of the building safety training expiration timeline. Previously our training would expire and you would need to recertify if you went 1 full calendar year without logging into any of the NRF equipment. Due to an uptick in less frequent users forgetting important NRF safety protocol we are reducing this timeframe. If you now go 4 months (approximately 1 semester) without using the NRF tools you will need to recertify your training to regain NRF access. Recertification is easy, but does require a little communication. You can sign up for and attend a new safety training class, or you can request a recertification from staff where you will be asked to review our safety slides and possibly answer a few questions to reactivate your building training.

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