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Upcoming Click System Upgrade, Outage
March 12, 2025
A planned upgrade this spring to the Click system will require some system downtime. Please be aware of the outage times and plan accordingly for your research needs.
Bloodborne Pathogen Training Program Updates
November 22, 2024
A new bloodborne pathogens training program launches soon.
Click Animal Operations (AOPS) to Replace CARLOS
February 28, 2024 - M. Durkee
Click Animal Operations (AOPS) Application to replace CARLOS in spring 2024.

New Faces in CAR and CDM
August 27, 2023 - Sherry Storey
Two key positions have recently been filled in Campus Animal Resources and Conflict Disclosure Management....
August Click System Upgrade, Outage
July 12, 2023 - Dr. Laura McCabe
I’m excited to inform you of planned upgrades this summer to the Click system that will improve the researcher experience and efficiency of processes surrounding the lifecycle of Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) Protocols and Safety submissions. The upgrades require some system downtime. Please be aware of the following outage times and plan accordingly for your research submissions.
ORA Changes to ORRS
February 22, 2022 - Dr. Laura McCabe, Assistant Vice President for Research Regulatory Support
We are excited to announce that starting today the name of Office of Regulatory Affairs will be changing to the Office of Research Regulatory Support, ORRS.

Training Programming Updates
September 28, 2020
There are some time-sensitive items that trainers, compliance staff, and learners and managers should be aware such as possible outages due to maintenance of MSU's login system, Zoom security requirements, and compliance training development resources....

Ability System Updates for Trainers & Compliance
August 21, 2019
There have been several upgrades to Ability system recently: student accounts are being activated under a different formula, the Master Schedule event creation is upgraded...

New Animal Handling Courses
June 6, 2018
New courses available! Mouse & rat handling and restraint, conducting helath assessments, giving injections, seeking vet care...

Click System Use Expanding
May 2, 2018
MSU's new Click compliance software has now been implemented for IACUC and IRB project applications and will soon offer additional features for safety.