Announcements

We understand that there may be some ongoing confusion regarding recent changes to the Animals Administered a Hazardous Substance Requiring Containment SOP and how these changes impac

The Federal Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has recently issued a Proposed Rule to temporarily place any non-scheduled ‘fentanyl-related’ substances (i.e., analogs) into Schedule I, effective...

As an important reminder, the State of Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) and the Federal Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) can conduct unannounced inspections of...

The Institutional Animal Care & Use Committee (IACUC) will begin its next round of semi-annual facility inspections on Tuesday, February 6. Inspections will run through the end of March and...

William King, DVM, PhD, DACLAM has been appointed the new Assistant Vice President for Research – Animal Resources in the U-M Office of Research, the University of Michigan’s new Attending...

The scientific and medical knowledge developed through animal research has saved countless lives and improved the health outcomes for both humans and animals.

All animals are capable of inflicting bites and scratches. Small animals, such as laboratory rodents and rabbits, usually deliver relatively minor, albeit painful, wounds. Bites inflicted by larger...

The following SOPs and Guidelines have been updated as of Wednesday, December 6. For your convenience, a small summary outlining key changes to each document is included below:

As a reminder, upcoming changes to In-Vivo Animal Core (IVAC) rates will go into effect on January 1, 2018.

As the veterinary and animal care providers for over 700 active protocols at the U-M, the Unit for Laboratory Animal Medicine (ULAM) takes their role as partners in your research very seriously.