Announcements

The Unit for Laboratory Animal Medicine (ULAM) is pleased to announce that Joanne Heerema, Necropsy Technician in the In-Vivo Animal Core (IVAC) and Technical Services team member recently received...

In an effort to strengthen research and academic safety across the University of Michigan, beginning this month, laboratory inspection reports generated by the Department of Environment, Health and...

As a reminder, Site Visitors from AAALAC International (AAALAC) will be on campus for the U-M’s re-accreditation visit beginning Tuesday, June 13 through Friday, June 16, 2023. To help you feel...

To help keep the research community apprised of important updates and changes impacting animal care and use at the University of Michigan, ULAM Faculty Veterinarians hosted in-person Vet Check-In...

Site visitors from AAALAC International (AAALAC) will be on campus for the University of Michigan’s re-accreditation site visit beginning Tuesday, June 13 through Friday, June 16, 2023. During this...

We have recently learned that the standard concentration of xylazine (20 mg/ml x 20 ml vial - Ana-Sed) used by many U-M laboratories for sedation/anesthesia is no longer available. This specific...

Cornerstone Learning – the learning management system for all animal care and use training classes provided through the Uni

AAALAC Site Visitors will be on campus for the U-M’s next re-accreditation visit this Summer (i.e., June – July 2023). All members of the research community whose work involves animals should...

The appropriate use of drugs and other medical materials – fluids, vehicles, biologics, and drugs – is critical for protecting animal welfare, ensuring the validity of your results, and avoiding...

Recently, shortages of the anesthetic drug Ketamine have been reported in human medicine. While supplies manufactured specifically for use in veterinary animal care have NOT currently been impacted,...