Announcements

The Unit for Laboratory Animal Medicine (ULAM) welcomed their newest Faculty Veterinarian, Dalis Collins, DVM, DACLAM, in February 2023. Dr. Collins brings a great deal of experience to the...

Effective January 1, 2023, Melissa Dyson, DVM, MS, DACLAM has, in addition to her role as Senior Associate Attending Veterinarian, assumed the roles of Senior Director and Director of Faculty Affairs...

The Institutional Animal Care & Use Committee (IACUC) will begin its next round of semi-annual facility inspections on Tuesday, February 7, 2023. Inspections will run through March and include...

The University of Michigan’s next mandatory re-accreditation visit by AAALAC, International (AAALAC) will take place this Summer (e.g., June – July 2023). As we work toward the collective goal of...

Established in 2019, the Excellence in Research Animal Care & Use Awards Program celebrates staff excellence in the humane care and use of animal

To help safeguard and promote the responsible use of animals in research at the U-M, the Animal Care & Use Program has partnered with cross-campus collaborators to develop guidance and best...

The Animal Care & Use Office (ACUO) will begin implementing a new Institutional Animal Care & Use Committee (IACUC) protocol application and submission form – commonly referred to as “V2” –...

After several years in the Victor Vaughan building on U-M’s medical campus, the Animal Care & Use Office (ACUO) has moved to the North Campus Research Complex (NCRC). Although the ACUO’s physical...

To help mitigate the risk of protocol non-compliance and get an early start on your AAALAC 2023 Site Visit preparations, complete the recently updated Self-Guided Evaluation of Animal Activities...

Transporting animals on campus (either from room to room, building to building, or through a public area) requires heightened attention to detail to ensure that animal health and welfare is...