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New ULAM Husbandry Per-Diem Rates Go Into Effect

New per-diem rates for Unit for Laboratory Animal Medicine (ULAM) husbandry services will go into effect on January 1, 2023.  ULAM rates are evaluated on an individual case-by-case basis to determine appropriate cost recovery, consistent with the NIH’s Cost Analysis and Rate Setting Manual for Animal Research Facilities. Rates will continue to be re-evaluated on ...
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Winter 2023 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, February 7, 2023. Inspections will run through Thursday, March 23, 2023, and include any animal rooms, surgical suite support spaces, and areas where procedures are conducted with animals. Inspection Notifications & Reminders Inspection schedules and reminders ...
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Winter 2023 Semi-Annual IACUC Facility Inspections Begin

The Institutional Animal Care & Use Committee (IACUC) will begin its next round of semi-annual facility inspections on Tuesday, February 7, 2023. Inspections will run through March and include any animal rooms, surgical suite support spaces, and areas where procedures are conducted with animals. Inspection Notifications & Reminders Inspection schedules and reminders will be sent ...
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ULAM Technical Services 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. ULAM Technical Services are currently unavailable during weekends and holidays and have limited availability from Tuesday, December 27, 2022 – Friday, December 30, 2022. All requests should be submitted via the Technical ...
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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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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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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 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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