Announcements

Controlled Substances Drugs

DEA Registrants: Be on Alert for Increased Scamming Attempts

In the past few weeks, several Michigan Medicine physicians and faculty members have received phone calls from individuals pretending to be Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agents. Using publicly available data such as an individual’s name, National Provider Identifier numbers, and state license numbers, these telephone scammers have targeted U-M faculty with active DEA registrations and ...
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Controlled Substances Drugs

Do You Know What to Do if the State of Michigan or DEA Show Up?

The State of Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) and the U.S. Department of Justice’s Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) may visit campus for announced site visits OR unannounced inspections of ANY DEA registrant and their lab(s). LARA and DEA representatives MUST be escorted by a U-M Controlled Substance (CS) Monitor or alternate U-M ...
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Forms Guidelines Husbandry

Enhanced Rodent Surgical Record Templates Now Available

Templates for the Rodent Surgery and Post-Operative Record (Notebook Size)  and Rodent Surgery and Post-Operative Record by Cage  have been recently updated to increase functionality and ease-of-use for research personnel. Specific changes include: To simplify recordkeeping requirements, templates are provided as fillable PDF documents that can be bookmarked, downloaded, and printed from the Animal Care ...
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eRAM Federal Regulations & Standards IACUC

Annual Reviews Eliminated for USDA Studies

February 9, 2022 Update: Individuals with protocols involving a USDA-regulated species that are funded by the United States Department of Defense (DoD) should contact the Quality Assurance (QA) Team in the Animal Care & Use Office for additional guidance on how the federal Animal Care & Use Review Office (ACURO), the administrative oversight body for ...
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Facilities IACUC

IACUC Semi-Annual Inspections Begin Tuesday, February 1

The Institutional Animal Care & Use Committee (IACUC) will begin its next round of semi-annual facility inspections on Tuesday, February 1, 2022. Inspections will run through mid-March and include any animal rooms, surgical suite support spaces, and areas where procedures are conducted with animals. Winter 2022 Facility Inspection Schedule View the complete Winter 2022 Institutional Animal ...
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Facilities Husbandry ULAM

​​Important Updates on Availability of Irradiated Bedding

Labs currently using Pure-o’Cel bedding and PIs housing rodents in select buildings using Pure-o’Cel or autoclaved corn cob bedding are NOT impacted by this notice. About the Shortage Due to increasing national demand for irradiators in the human patient care industry, the U-M’s bedding distributor notified us in early December that we should consider substitutions ...
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Safety

Resources to Safeguard, Promote Responsible Animal Care & Use

As your partners and colleagues in the conduct of responsible research, the entire Animal Care & Use (ACU) Program team, along with our many cross-campus collaborators, place the utmost importance on ensuring animal welfare, maintaining programmatic compliance, and communicating about the important role that animals play in scientific discoveries to benefit both human and animal ...
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Resources Available to Assist with Animal-Related Literature Reviews, Exploring 3Rs Methods

Several tools and resources offered by both internal University of Michigan (U-M) partners and external organizations are available to assist with various aspects of conducting literature reviews, exploring veterinary medical databases and online journals, and finding additional information about the 3Rs principle of biomedical research – refine, reduce, and replace. U-M Library’s Laboratory Animal Medicine ...
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QA

New Ways to Connect with the QA Team

Need help solving a problem in your lab? The Quality Assurance (QA) Team is excited to announce TWO new ways for the research community to receive assistance. Virtual Office Hours The QA Team will be available for at least three hours each week via the Remote Office Hours Queue: New to the Remote Office Hours ...
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Facilities Safety SOP ULAM

Safe Animal Transport: What to Know Before You Go

All methods of transport must, first and foremost, provide for animal health and welfare. This includes, but is not limited to, avoiding exposure to potential pathogens, preventing injury or escape, and reducing environmental stressors (e.g., temperature extremes, odors, and excessive noise). Before and during ANY animal transport, please remember to:  *Note that different processes and ...
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