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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Hi everyone,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">We hope you’re all doing well and enjoying the beautiful Spring weather. Much anticipated, we’ve received the dates of our triennial AAALAC Site Visit. The inspectors will be on site:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:red;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">July 15-17, 2025</span><span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:red"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Additionally, we have a few new/updated policies to share:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><a href="https://research.uoregon.edu/manage/integrity-compliance/animal-research/policies/protocol-amendment-policy-and-processing">Protocol Amendment and Processing</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><a href="https://research.uoregon.edu/manage/integrity-compliance/animal-research/policies/policy-on-policies">Policy on Policies</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Updated: <a href="https://research.uoregon.edu/manage/integrity-compliance/animal-research/policies/visiting-scientist-guidelines">
Visiting Scientists</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Updated: <a href="https://research.uoregon.edu/manage/integrity-compliance/animal-research/policies/visitor-policy">
Policy on Visitors</a> (posters nearing finalization)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Please review these policies as soon as possible. We will distribute posters for the Visitor Policy as soon as they are available.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Thank you all for your continued support and attention to the care and use of animals. We appreciate all your hard work and dedication. If you have any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to reach
out. We will send out additional guidance as we near the inspection dates.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Best,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">Stephanie Womack<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">Director of Animal Welfare Services<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">University of Oregon
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<a href="https://research.uoregon.edu/about/administrative-units/animal-welfare-services">
<span style="color:#0563C1">Animal Welfare Services</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">UO IACUC office:
<a href="mailto:iacuc@uoregon.edu"><span style="color:#0563C1">iacuc@uoregon.edu</span></a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">Office: 541-346-4958, Direct 541-346-3393<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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