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  Annual Reports to OLAW (Formerly OPPR) 1995-2002

  This item set contains the annual reports from the University Committee on the Use and Care of Animals to OLAW/OPPR from 1995 to 2002. Within each of these reports the program changes, the semi-annual review notes and the minority reports are listed along with a description of members of the committee and a description and/or list of the facility inspections conducted. There is also occasionally correspondence that the letters have been received and the envelopes they were sent in.
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  The Papers of Professor Bennett J. Cohen, 1942-1990

  Select papers from the "Biographical Materials" and "General Animal Research" folders of Professor Bennett J. Cohen. Cohen was a pioneer in the field of animal testing research. Trained as a veterinarian, he founded the ULAM (Unit for Laboratory Animal Medicine) at the University of Michigan and authored the "Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals." His later-in-life animal research focused on aging with studies on improving wound healing rates of older mice.
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  To Eat or Not to Eat: Philosophical Questions About the Animal Dead

  A thesis by a University of Michigan student that discusses the ethical implications of the consumption of animal meat.
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  University Committee on the Use and Care of Animals (University of Michigan) records, 1979-2003.

  Accreditation report produced by UCUCA and delivered to Bennet J. Cohen at the University of Michigan detailing their site visit findings. Memo from Bennet J. Cohen to University of Michigan's Committee to the Use and Care of Animals briefing and forwarding the report.
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  University Committee on the Use and Care of Animals Records

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  Consider: Animal Experimentation vol. 1 no. 16

  A short student-made zine printed on newsprint with monochrome photographs, advertisements, and opinion articles. Bennett J. Cohen, director of ULAM at U-M wrote an article in it titled “A Path to New Knowledge,” which argues that animal experimentation is essential to scientific and medical advancement. He emphasized existing regulatory standards that he claimed ensured humane conduct. The publication gives contrasting viewpoints on animal testing research, both for and against.
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  News for Animal Users: In Memory of Bennett J. Cohen 1925-1990

  Newsletter from the University of Michigan’s News for Animal Users (Dated September 1990) memorializing Professor Bennett J. Cohen (1925–1990). The text highlights Cohen’s pioneering role in laboratory animal science, his founding and 23-year leadership of the Unit for Laboratory Animal Medicine (ULAM), and his establishment of the Core Facility for Aging Rodents (CFAR). The piece also describes his major contributions to national standards, including chairing the committee that produced the first Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals, and further notes his many awards, publications, and service on boards. It concludes with reflections on his mentorship, global influence, and lasting impact on the University of Michigan’s research community.
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  Scientists push use of research animals

  The article reports on the formation of the Michigan Society for Medical Research at the University of Michigan, a group advocating for the continued use of animals in scientific research amid growing opposition from animal-welfare organizations and pending federal legislation. It highlights statements from Dr. Bennett Cohen and others arguing that animal research is essential, warning that proposed regulations would increase costs and hinder scientific progress.