After many months of collaboration among representatives of the ARC, DLAM, Occupational Health, Arthur Ashe Student Health and Wellness Center (The Ashe Center), and DGSOM Digital Technology, we are pleased to announce changes we believe will enhance the Medical History Questionnaire (MHQ) program for individuals working with animals, animal tissues, and/or accessing the vivarium. Effective January 28, 2021, an updated … Read More

Below are the scheduled RATS 2.0 Zoom training sessions for the month of January. As more of you start working in the system, we highly encourage you to attend a training session to learn how to use RATS 2.0. Basic training provides an introduction to RATS 2.0, covering navigation and terminology. Advanced training will provide tips for completing the protocol … Read More

Please see the below message from UCLA Environment, Health & Safety. The UC Center for Laboratory Safety, Safety Training Consortium (STC) has released a new waste anesthetic gas training for researchers that use gas anesthetics in their animal research activities. We ask that you visit Worksafe and direct your attention to the newly published training entitled “Waste Anesthetic Gas (WAG) … Read More

Below are the scheduled RATS 2.0 Zoom training sessions for the month of December. If you haven’t already, we highly encourage you to attend a training session to learn how to use RATS 2.0. Basic training provides an introduction to RATS 2.0, covering navigation and terminology. Advanced training will provide tips for completing the protocol smartform; attendees will have the … Read More

The Office of Research Administration (ORA) will observe UCLA’s 2020-21 Winter Holiday Closure. ORA will be closed beginning Saturday, December 19, 2020 and will reopen on Monday, January 4, 2021. Please be advised that the Chancellor’s Animal Research Committee (ARC), Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC), and Academic Radiation Safety Committee (ARSC) and Medical Radiation Safety Committee (MRSC) / Radioactive Drug Research … Read More

We have scheduled more RATS 2.0 Zoom training sessions for the month of November. If you have not already attended training, we invite you to register for a basic and/or advanced training session to learn how to use RATS 2.0. Basic training provides an introduction to RATS 2.0, covering navigation and terminology. Advanced training will provide tips for completing the protocol smartform; attendees will … Read More

We have scheduled more RATS 2.0 Zoom training sessions for the month of October. If you have not already attended, we invite you to register for a basic and/or advanced training session to learn how to use RATS 2.0. Basic training provides an introduction to RATS 2.0, covering navigation and terminology. Advanced training will provide tips for completing the protocol smartform; attendees will have … Read More

Below is a QUICK TIP regarding Crump Imaging Core standard procedures now available for use in RATS 2.0. The following Crump Imaging Core procedures are now available in the Standard Library: Name Species Procedure Type CRUMP IMAGING CORE: microPET Imaging Mouse Imaging CRUMP IMAGING CORE: microPET Imaging Rat Imaging CRUMP IMAGING CORE: microCT Imaging Rat Imaging CRUMP IMAGING CORE: microCT … Read More