NRF Weekly Update July 21
July UAC Canceled... See you in August
Our July UAC meeting has been canceled, join us for our next Users Advisory Committee meeting on August 27th. As always, if you have any issues that you need to discuss with staff between UAC meetings feel free to email us or drop by for an in person discussion. The big change that occurred in July is the start of the 2026-27 fiscal year that brought new NRF rates. If you haven't reviewed the new rates yet, please refer to the email sent to all NRF users and PIs on June 29th by Amelia Dempere, or check our tool pages for the updated rates. Some of our previously no charge tools have had a nominal rate applied for compliance purposes.
Upcoming NRF Events
- Game Night Thursday August 20th, 5-8pm, NRF 115 Click to RSVP
- The Great Data Purge - Starts August 24th - see our July 14th weekly update for details (the archive is available on Teams)
- Users Advisory Committee August 27th, Noon - NRF 115 or Zoom
- Labor Day Monday Sep 7th - UF holiday - NRF is AHA only
- 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
Beware of the cross contamination potential: When you suit up for Acid work, or don gloves for any work, remember these gloves may be contaminated even if you don't see it. Please don't wear your acid PPE beyond the space used for acid work. Don't wander the cleanroom with the chemical gown and gloves on, and you shouldn't be wearing any gloves when walking from lab to lab throughout the building. You should NEVER be using your phone when wearing gloves for working with chemicals. We understand sometimes your gloves are to protect your samples, in which case phone use is still discouraged, but when working with hazardous chemicals using your phone is dangerous. OSHA says: Touching a phone with dirty or contaminated gloves violates rules for effective Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) use and risks spreading dangerous chemicals onto your phone and ultimately your face. Using a phone while working with hazardous materials may also divert your eyes and hands away from the hazardous task you geared up for.
