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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 ...

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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New Quick Reference Sheet for Students and Short-Term Personnel

The Animal Care & Use (ACU) Program has created a new Quick Reference Sheet to provide basic information about the use of animals in research, training, and instruction at the University of Michigan (U-M), including: Although students and short-term personnel may not be required to complete certain mandatory training requirements, all individuals involved with the ...
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Facilities Safety

Summer Fashion in the Laboratory – What NOT to Wear

With the arrival of warm weather and many individuals returning to campus, now is the perfect time to review the basics of proper personal attire in the laboratory with your staff (including students). REGARDLESS of outdoor weather conditions, personal attire worn in the laboratory and/or animal care facility should ALWAYS provide full coverage of the legs, ...
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Don’t Delay, Set Up Your U-M DropBox Account Today!

If you have not yet done so, please create a U-M DropBox Account as soon as possible to ensure that you retain access to select documents shared by the Animal Care & Use (ACU) Program and the Unit for Laboratory Animal Medicine (ULAM). Coinciding with the entire University’s migration of cloud storage from U-M Box ...
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Facilities Safety

Collaborating to Build A Safer, More Secure Animal Care & Use Community

As your partners in conducting responsible research to benefit both human and animal health, members of the Animal Care & Use Program and, by extension, our collaborators across campus, place the utmost importance on the safety and security of our U-M research community. To this end, we would like to draw your attention to two ...
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