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This is the new Vertebrate Animal Research website!
Alerts
Announcements
Thu, Sep 03, 2020
The University of Iowa will be hosting a site visit team from AAALAC International this coming fall as part of the reaccreditation of the animal care and use program. The University program has been accredited by AAALAC International since 1994. So, what exactly is AAALAC International?
Fri, Aug 21, 2020
OAR communications on preparing for ramping up can be found by following this link.
Thu, Jul 02, 2020
OAR communications on preparing for ramping up can be found by following this link.
7-2-20 Animal Research Ramp Up Phase 2.pdf
Thu, May 28, 2020
OAR communications on preparing for ramping up can be found by following this link.
Thu, May 14, 2020
Please find information on the Charles River JumpStart Program here.
Wed, Mar 18, 2020
Updated OAR communications on preparing for restrictions, departmental actions and other arrangements to address COVID-19 can be found by following this link.
Mon, Jul 29, 2019
The Animal Billing Report has moved to the new ARIS Dashboard and will be easier to access, easier to understand and easier to export: Billing Report
Please direct any questions or feedback to oar-office@uiowa.edu
Thu, Jun 27, 2019
Charles River has announced new discounted pricing for many of the mouse & rat strains we purchase for research at the University of Iowa. This program will be effective from June 2, 2019 through December 31, 2020. Please follow this link to see the Charles River Impact Pricing Program flier for more details:
Tue, Apr 16, 2019
There is a new ARIS dashboard (Animal Research Information System) that lets you manage more aspects of your animal research projects. The new ARIS dashboard has links to the following:
Tue, Feb 12, 2019
Date: 2/12/19
In a continued effort to provide the best care possible for our rodent breeding colonies, OAR has evaluated practices for monitoring and managing new weanling mice. A summary of the relevant changes to be implemented is listed below.
Fri, Jun 30, 2017
In order to assist research staff, OAR will begin using bright green “*Attention* Breeder Cards” to notify labs at the cage level of required actions to avoid a charge.