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Lessons Learned from Winter 2023 Semi-Annual Facility Inspections

The Institutional Animal Care & Use Committee (IACUC) completed its latest round of semi-annual facility inspections in mid-March. These inspections are one of the most important tools we have for routinely assessing programmatic strengths and identifying areas for individual and collective improvement(s) in service to the animals entrusted to our care. Through this lens of ...
Multi-colored graph showing common deficiency areas identified during Winter 2023 semi-annual IACUC facility inspections

ACU-FAC QA

2023 LARCC Program Now Accepting Applications

The Laboratory Animal Research Coordinator Certification (LARCC) Program, a unique education and networking opportunity designed to boost compliance knowledge across all aspects of the U-M Animal Care & Use Program, is now accepting applications for the 2023 Cohort. The 2023 LARCC Program will run from 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM every Tuesday beginning September 12 through November 14, ...
LARC certification emblem over image of staff members having discussion. 2023 LARCC Program Cohort Applications Due Friday, August 11

Facilities Safety

The Do’s and Don’ts of Proper Personal Attire in the Laboratory

Reviewing the basics of proper personal attire in the laboratory with your staff – including students – is critical for maintaining a safe and secure research environment for all personnel, as well as the animals entrusted to our care. REGARDLESS of outdoor weather conditions, please remember that personal attire worn in the laboratory and/or animal care ...
Infographic showing proper personal attire for the laboratory

ULAM ULAM Pathology Core

New ULAM Service Area Rate Changes Go Into Effect July 1, 2023

Upcoming Changes to ULAM Service Area Rates Will Go Into Effect on July 1, 2023. These revised rates have been reviewed and approved by the University’s Enterprise Financial Planning & Analysis Office. Rates will be re-evaluated on an annual basis coinciding with the end of the University’s fiscal year (June 30) and are subject to ...
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AAALAC Facilities Safety

AAALAC Site Visit Begins Tuesday, June 13

Beginning this Tuesday, June 13, and running through Friday, June 16, U-M will be hosting site visitors from AAALAC International (AAALAC) for the university’s re-accreditation site visit. During this time, you should anticipate a visit to all animal housing locations on campus, as well as visits to many laboratories. Please review the complete Site Visit Schedule ...
AAALAC International logo with 2023 Site Visit dates underneath

ULAM Staff Member Receives OVPR Award for Exemplary Service, Support of Research Community

The Unit for Laboratory Animal Medicine (ULAM) is pleased to announce that Joanne Heerema, Necropsy Technician in the ULAM Pathology Core and a member of the ULAM Technical Services Team, recently received an award from the Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR) for her exemplary service and support of the university’s research enterprise. ...
U-M Vice President for Research & Innovation Rebecca Cunningham, M.D., presents OVPR Award for Exemplary Service to Joanne Heerema, Necropsy Technician in the ULAM Pathology Core

Facilities Safety

EHS Implements New Repeat Deficiencies Process

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 Safety (EHS) will now identify repeat deficiencies. A “repeat deficiency” is defined as a deficiency that is cited in two consecutive laboratory inspections. As EHS works diligently ...
Maize text on blue background: EHS Inspection Update on Repeat Deficiencies

ULAM

On-Demand Resources from Spring 2023 ULAM Faculty Vet Check-In Meetings Now Available

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 virtual Vet Check-In Meetings in April and May 2023.  If you were unable to attend a meeting and would like to learn more about what was discussed, meeting resources ...
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AAALAC

AAALAC Site Visit Dates Confirmed: June 13 – June 16, 2023

Site visitors from AAALAC International (AAALAC) will be on campus for the U-M’s re-accreditation site visit  beginning Tuesday, June 13 through Friday, June 16, 2023. During this time, you should anticipate a visit to all animal housing locations on campus, as well as visits to many laboratories. As we work toward the collective goal of optimizing ...
AAALAC International logo with 2023 Site Visit dates underneath

Drugs

Urgent Notice: Standard Xyzaline Concentration No Longer Available

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 formulation was manufactured by a supplier (Akorn Pharmaceuticals) that has recently gone out of business and, as such, the product has been discontinued. Currently, there ...
Vial of 20mg/ml Xylazine with urgent warning icon

Training

Plan Ahead: Freeze for Cornerstone Online Training

Cornerstone Learning – the learning management system for all animal care and use training classes provided through the Unit for Laboratory Animal Medicine (ULAM) Training Core – will be performing a security upgrade to online quiz functionality between Friday, May 26, and Monday, June 5. Users will still be able to launch assigned ULAM online training in ...
Computer screen with Cornerstone Learning Quiz Module and dates for temporary quiz unavailability