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The standards and procedures described in this document provide guidance to all researchers and animal handlers regarding identification of pain in animals and appropriate analgesia for post-operative and Pain Category D procedures to prevent pain.

The standards and procedures in this document provide guidance to all researchers and animal handlers for performing blood withdrawals and tail biopsies in mice and rats.

To describe minimum requirements for members of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ("University" or "UNC-Chapel Hill") experiencing a concern that might indicate a Possible Information Security Incident. To specify Information Security Incident authority and role requirements for Information Security Incident Handlers and Information Security Liaisons.

This Standard is meant to provide the minimum expectations for users of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Data Management System (“DMS”) for Clinical Research Administrative Data. This Standard is intended to further the University’s goals of providing DMS users with efficient and accurate administrative data and to promote legal and regulatory compliance.

This Standard defines the minimum security standards “MSS” for Information Technology systems in use at UNC-Chapel Hill including personal and University-owned devices and third-party systems. Units within the University may apply stricter controls to protect information and technology in their areas of responsibility. The standard applies to each person in the University community and their devices. Please see the “Exceptions” section for phased implementation options through 2027.

The University's Information Security Office is working to make the Information Security Program more consistent and clear. This Standard provides definitions that will apply to all Information Security Policies, Standards, and Procedures as they are updated to refer to it.

The standards and procedures described below provide guidance to all researchers and animal handlers for the use of media (e.g., images, audio or video recordings, radiographs, ultrasound and other diagnostic imaging techniques, etc.) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (“UNC-Chapel Hill” or “University”).

The standards and procedures described below provide guidance regarding expectations for Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) member participation at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ("UNC-Chapel Hill" or "University").

The standards described provide guidance to all researchers and animal handlers administering chemical agents, whether they be pharmaceutical or non-pharmaceutical grade.

This Standard is intended to provide guidance, structure, and procedural safeguards for the University in accordance with the Freedom of Speech and Expression University Policy. This Standard applies to all University students, staff, faculty, and visitors who wish to engage in expressive conduct on University Property.

This document is intended to describe aseptic technique for amphibian oocyte harvesting survival surgeries. This Standard allows for five survival surgeries and one non-survival surgery to be performed on a single amphibian.

The standards and procedures described in this document provide guidance to all researchers and animal handlers for managing potential weight loss that may occur due to experimental variables or conditions that could interfere with eating and / or drinking (e.g. difficulty with ambulation).

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is required to report an annual census of the number of animals used in research and teaching, the type of species used, and the number of animals placed in each of the four “Pain Categories (B, C, D and E).” The intent of this document is to provide general recommendations and guidance on how to assign animals to the different pain categories.

The standards and procedures described in this document provide guidance to all investigators and animal handlers on how to safely transport animals across UNC facilities and between UNC facilities and off campus sites.

The standards and procedures described in this document provide guidance to all researchers and animal handlers for the responsibility of the Principal Investigator (PI) to ensure that all institutional regulations are implemented within the PI maintained areas, for animals maintained and tested for limited periods greater than 12 hours for USDA-regulated species and 24 hour for non-USDA regulated species.