Announcements

There is a national shortage of several drugs commonly used in animals. These include the injectable opioid medications fentanyl, morphine, and hydromorphone, and other medications such as...

The Microscopy & Image Analysis Laboratory (MIL), part of the UMMS Biomedical Research Core Facilities, has begun phasing out all light microscopy histology services, including cryosectioning,...

The Institutional Animal Care & Use Committee (IACUC) will begin its next round of semi-annual facility inspections on Tuesday, August 7. Inspections will run through the end of September and...

Maintaining accurate, up-to-date records for all animals under your care is critical to animal health. Incomplete and/or incorrect records of any kind (e.g., surgical/anesthetic/sedation, post-...

Effective August 1, 2018, propofol will be handled and stored in the same manner as controlled substances. This change is applicable to all animal and analytical researchers across campus. To address...

Formalin and paraformaldehyde (PFA) are used as fixatives that act to preserve and stabilize cells and tissues prior to the examination process. The most common application of these agents is...

Many labs at U-M regularly use Nair® or depilatory cream for hair removal on rodents. When used properly, this can be a very effective method for removing hair prior to surgery or other procedures....

Valerie Hill, BS, CMAR, LATg has been appointed the new Chief Department Administrator – Director of Campus Animal Resources for the Unit for Laboratory Animal Medicine (ULAM) effective June 1, 2018.

In an effort to be more transparent and accurate in our reporting to the NIH and OLAW, who are interested in knowing the precise number of animals being used to answer important scientific questions...

In order to ensure the continuity of animal care, investigators must report adverse events. An adverse event is an unexpected incident that negatively impacts animal welfare and is related to...