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A new 30-minute OLAW webinar is now available on how FOIA requests are processed at NIH, recent trends in FOIA requests at OLAW, and FOIA Exemptions most often applied to these records.

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New Article: Veterinary Staffing Shortages and Potential Solutions During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Laboratory Animal Science Professional

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Fri, 11/27/2020 - 12:00

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OLAW's recent article on potential solutions for veterinary shortages due to COVID-19

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New 20-minute podcast episode available: Alternatives to Animals

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Thu, 11/19/2020 - 12:00

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NIH All About Grants podcast discusses considerations for alternatives to animals in grant applications

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Alternatives to Animals

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Your experimental designs are coming into focus. Sample sizes…power analyses…and treatment conditions, oh my! And, all throughout, perhaps laboratory animals are needed. But, are they? Can you actually replace them and still rigorously test the hypothesis? If not, maybe the protocol can be refined in such a way to reduce their overall numbers, while still ensuring their humane care and use?