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Holiday Suspension of Hazardous Waste & Radioactive Materials Collection, Deliveries

Due to the upcoming University holiday and season days, all hazardous materials waste collection, waste disposal supply deliveries, and radioactive material deliveries/transfers will be suspended beginning at 4:00 PM on Thursday, December 22, 2022 – 8:00 AM on Tuesday, January 3, 2023. Please remember to confirm with vendors that radioactive material shipments will arrive at ...
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December 2022 Animal Ordering Deadline

Final animal deliveries for the 2022 calendar year will be received on Thursday, December 15, 2022. There will be NO animal deliveries beginning Friday, December 16, 2022 – Friday, January 6, 2023. The deadline for ordering animals to arrive during the second week of January (Monday, January 9 – Friday, January 13, 2023) is Thursday, ...
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ULAM Pathology Core Winter 2022 Holiday Hours

Several service areas in the Unit for Laboratory Animal Medicine (ULAM) will be closed or operating at limited capacity during the upcoming holiday season. Both ULAM Pathology Core locations at NCRC and MSAB will be closed beginning at 12:00 PM (noon) on Friday, December 23, 2022 – Monday, January 2, 2023. Sample submission deadlines BEFORE the holidays ...
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Animal Surgery Operating Rooms Winter 2022 Holiday Hours

Several service areas in the Unit for Laboratory Animal Medicine (ULAM) will be closed or operating at limited capacity during the upcoming holiday season. The Animal Surgery Operating Rooms (ASOR) will be closed from Friday, December 23, 2022 – Monday, January 2, 2023. To ensure that your research needs are met quickly and efficiently, please review and ...
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Animal Care & Use Office Winter 2022 Holiday Hours

Several service areas within the Animal Care & Use Program, including the Animal Care & Use Office (ACUO), will be closed or operating at limited capacity during the upcoming holiday season. The ACUO will be closed beginning at 12:00 PM (noon) on Friday, December 23, 2022 – Monday, January 2, 2023. Submissions to the IACUC will ...
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ULAM Business Office Winter 2022 Holiday Hours

Several service areas in the Unit for Laboratory Animal Medicine (ULAM) will be closed or operating at limited capacity during the upcoming holiday season. The ULAM Business Office will be closed beginning at 12:00 PM (noon) on Friday, December 23, 2022 – Monday, January 2, 2023. The office will re-open at 8:00 AM on Tuesday, January ...
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ULAM Training Core Winter 2022 Holiday Hours

Several service areas in the Unit for Laboratory Animal Medicine (ULAM) will be closed or operating at limited capacity during the upcoming holiday season. The ULAM Training Core will be closed Friday, December 23, 2022 – Monday, January 2, 2023, unless prior arrangements have been made with Kiirsa Pokryfke, Manager Training Core and Technical Services. To ensure ...
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Anesthetic Machine Servicing Authorization Form Due

If you own or use a vaporizer/anesthetic machine that is due for its yearly maintenance and you would like ULAM to coordinate the servicing on your behalf, please complete and submit the Authorization Form by Friday, November 18, 2022. Due to limited availability, servicing requests submitted after November 18 may not be fulfilled. Please review the applicable service(s) and ...
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Expected Adherence to Revised Rodent Euthanasia Guidelines & Procedures

The Guidelines for Rodent Euthanasia Procedures for Investigative Personnel were recently updated to provide additional clarification on the expectations for all personnel who perform euthanasia in rodents. All individuals who perform rodent euthanasia, especially in mice and rats, should review the revised guidelines and important reminders for CO2 euthanasia to ensure that they understand their individual responsibility for safeguarding animal ...
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Deadline to Order Animals for Delivery the Week of November 28

In observance of the U-M’s Thanksgiving holiday, the Unit for Laboratory Animal Medicine (ULAM) will not be receiving any animal deliveries the week of November 21 – November 25. **Please note that deliveries occurring near holidays may be subject to additional delays depending on each individual vendor’s schedule and availability. Questions? If you have any questions ...
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MLearning System Unavailable/Offline

MLearning – the learning management system for all animal care and use training classes provided through the Unit for Laboratory Animal Medicine (ULAM) Training Core – is being replaced by a new platform, Cornerstone Learning, on Monday, November 7.  MLearning Blackout Dates MLearning will be offline starting Thursday, November 3, at 5:00 PM through Monday, ...
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Fall 2022 Semi-Annual IACUC Facility Inspections Conclude

The Institutional Animal Care & Use Committee (IACUC) will begin its next round of semi-annual facility inspections on Tuesday, August 2, 2022. Inspections will run through mid-September and include any animal rooms, surgical suite support spaces, and areas where procedures are conducted with animals. We understand that your time is valuable and that each visit to ...