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Event Type: Reminder

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 ...
Icons of Buprenorphine vials with dosing interval changes and rodent silhouettes

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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eRAM System Unavailable/Offline

The eResearch Animal Management (eRAM) system is scheduled to undergo an upgrade beginning on Friday, May 21, 2021, at approximately 5:00 PM and lasting through approximately 6:00 AM on Sunday, May 23. During this time, the entire eRAM system will be offline and unavailable to process: The system status can be checked at any time during the ...
Computer screen showing eRAM Upgrade 5.0 Overview of Changes

ULAM Technicians May Begin Using Gloved Hands for Mouse Cage Changing

ULAM’s standard cage changing practices have required Animal Technicians to use forceps when transferring mice between cages for the past two decades. In an effort to help mitigate associated ergonomic risk(s) while still ensuring that overall animal health and safety are maintained at all times, ULAM re-evaluated our mouse cage changing techniques and reviewed the practices ...