Research & Academic Safety Town Hall: Best Practices for Bringing Biological Material to the U-M

07/16/2025 12:00 pm

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07/16/2025 1:00 pm

Virtual Town Hall hosted via Zoom webinar

Facilities Policies Safety

U-M’s Research and Academic Safety Committee (RASC) and the department of Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) are hosting Benjamin Hess, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Museum Registrar, on Wednesday, July 16, from 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM, for a webinar on policies related to biological materials on campus.

Hess will give an overview of the current regulations, general safety considerations, and best practices for bringing biological materials to U-M in alignment with university policy and federal regulations.

Hess serves as the administrative coordinator for incoming and outgoing specimens, loan management, and permit coordination, and is the Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Museum’s safety representative to the Research Museums Center.

All members of the U-M research community are invited to attend.

Questions?

Questions about the Research & Academic Safety Town Hall should be directed to Lab Safety Manager Sarah Lawson, UMMS Regulatory Affairs, at [email protected].

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