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Event Type: Reminder

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 ...

Fall 2022 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, 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 ...

Expected Adherence to Buprenorphine Dosing Changes for Mice and Rats

The Guidelines on Anesthesia & Analgesia in Mice and the Guidelines on Anesthesia & Analgesia in Rats were updated in March to reflect changes to buprenorphine dosing intervals, specifically the injectable formulation(s) of buprenorphine hydrochloride, for mice and rats. It is expected that all protocols impacted by this change will be updated no later than ...
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Nominations Due: OVPR Research Staff Awards

Research staff and research faculty are at the core and heart of our research operations. To celebrate their tremendous work, the Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR) is seeking nominations for its revamped series of annual awards. OVPR developed nine new research staff awards this year, which recognize staff excellence across a wide ...
Chris Fry, Research Lab Specialist Intermediate, ULAM, receives OVPR Award from Bradford Orr, Associate VP, Natural Sciences and Engineering

Winter 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, February 1, 2022. Inspections will run through Thursday, March 17, 2022, and include any animal rooms, surgical suite support spaces, and areas where procedures are conducted with animals. On behalf of our IACUC members – many ...

Winter 2022 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 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. On behalf of our IACUC members – many of whom are ...

ULAM Box to DropBox Migration, Some Files May Be Temporarily Unavailable

Coinciding with the entire University’s migration of cloud storage from U-M Box to DropBox, the Unit for Laboratory Animal Medicine (ULAM) will be migrating its files beginning on Friday, July 2 at approximately 6:00 PM – Monday, July 5 at approximately 6:00 PM. During the migration window, affected ULAM files/folders that have been shared with ...
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ACU Program Box to DropBox Migration, Some Files May Be Temporarily Unavailable

Coinciding with the entire University’s migration of cloud storage from U-M Box to DropBox, the Animal Care & Use (ACU) Program will be migrating its files beginning on Friday, June 25 at approximately 6:00 PM – Monday, June 28 at approximately 6:00 PM. During the migration window, affected files/protected links (often denoted with a  icon) you ...
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