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March 25, 2026
Tony Munn began his role as IACUC Director for University Park and the Commonwealth Campuses in January, bringing with him extensive leadership experience in animal research and animal welfare. Before...
October 29, 2025
IACUC Guideline 2 has been updated to provide new options for collecting biological samples for mouse genotyping: ear biopsy, tail tip amputation, and minimally invasive procedures with four non-tissu...
July 28, 2025
There are three new standard procedures for collecting biological samples for mouse genotyping in the CATS IACUC system. The standard procedures include ear biopsy, tail tip amputation, and a minimall...
July 26, 2025
IACUC Guideline 17 has been updated to reflect new contact information for anonymous reporting through the Penn State Ethics and Compliance Hotline: Text the Penn State Hotline at 1-888-778-8173 or ac...
July 25, 2025
There is a new form available to report adverse and non-compliance events to the IACUC, per IACUC Guideline 26. The form is available on the left navigation menu of the IACUC website.
An IACUC-reporta...
March 28, 2025
Both Penn State’s human and animal research protection programs have once again achieved full, continued accreditation from their respective accrediting bodies, the Association for Accreditation of Hu...
February 14, 2025
University Policy RP11: Use of Regulated and Biohazardous Materials in Research and Instruction has been updated to clarify when Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC) review is required and to bette...
July 13, 2024
Penn State’s IACUC program introduces a new website with resources on compassion fatigue for researchers, veterinarians, animal care staff, and others involved in animal care and research. Compassion ...
May 28, 2024
The Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) recently updated its University policy, RP04 Care and Use of Vertebrate Animals: the definition of animals in research now includes cephalopods....
May 22, 2024
Effective May 15, 2024, xylazine is considered a controlled substance in Pennsylvania. On May 15, the Pennsylvania Governor signed House Bill 1661 into law, permanently adding xylazine to the list of...
March 5, 2024
NIH's Office for the Director has released a notice strongly encouraging the use of the ARRIVE Essential 10 Checklist for any publications involving NIH-supported research on vertebrate animals and ce...
March 4, 2024
The Office for Research Protections recently updated the oversight for research involving animal tissue to clarify that compliance review is under the oversight of the Institutional Biosafety Committe...
February 16, 2024
For researchers, there's more to moving than just packing boxes. From managing sponsored funds to transferring compliance protocols, faculty members must ensure that the appropriate offices have been ...
February 15, 2024
The IACUC program at University Park announces the adoption of a new module in CITI for training researchers working with poultry. Moving forward, all personnel working with poultry on an IACUC protoc...
January 29, 2024
The ORP recently released guidance about who can serve as a Principal Investigator on a research protocol. This guidance covers research, testing, or teaching activities involving human subjects, ani...
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