The Office of Research Policy & Compliance (RPC) will observe UCLA’s 2021-22 Winter Holiday Closure. At this time, we anticipate the Winter Closure to begin Saturday, December 18, 2021 and that offices will reopen on Monday, January 3, 2022. Please be advised that the Chancellor’s Animal Research Committee (ARC), Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC), and Academic Radiation Safety Committee (ARSC) and Medical … Read More

Below are the scheduled RATS 2.0 Zoom training sessions for the next month. 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. Please contact RATSHelp@research.ucla.edu to register for an upcoming session: Date Time Friday, November 5, 2021 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Tuesday, November 9, 2021 … Read More

Below are the scheduled RATS 2.0 Zoom training sessions for the next month. 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. Please contact RATSHelp@research.ucla.edu to register for an upcoming session: Date Time Friday, October 1, 2021 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, October 6, 2021 1:00 … Read More

What are lab animal allergies and occupational asthma? Laboratory Animal Allergies (LAA) and Occupational Asthma (OA) develop from exposure to animal allergens, and are among the most common, serious occupational diseases of workers exposed to animals in laboratories. Please review the Lab Animal Allergies & Occupational Asthma fact sheet (attached and available at https://ucla.box.com/ehs-lab-animal-allergies) to learn how to prevent LAA … Read More

Below are the scheduled RATS 2.0 Zoom training sessions for the next month. 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. Please contact RATSHelp@research.ucla.edu to register for an upcoming session: Date Time Monday, August 30, 2021 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. Thursday, September 9, 2021 10:00 … Read More

The Research Safety & Animal Welfare Administration (RSAWA) is pleased to announce the Fall 2021 3Rs funding opportunity, provided by the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Creative Activities. The VCR is once again offering up to $20,000 for the current award cycle. Aim of Award: The aim of the program is to promote and support pilot studies … Read More

On June 15, 2020, the Chancellor’s Animal Research Committee (ARC) launched the new Research Application Tracking System (RATS 2.0) to replace the legacy RATS (L-RATS) database that had been in use since 2002. Since the June 2020 launch, the research community has worked feverishly to fully populate protocols in RATS 2.0. There have been times when urgent changes have prompted … Read More