Hand of lab personnel in PPE, examining a note among a row of storage

Research Animal Resources Announces the 2026 Patrick J. Manning Award Winners

May 14, 2026

Research Animal Resources is excited to announce the winners of the 2026 Patrick J. Manning Award: V Pszczolkowski, PhD, and Zach Seeman.

RAR Pilots New Singly Housed Animal SOP with Additional Enrichment

May 13, 2026

Upon the recommendation of AAALAC at their last site visit in 2024, RAR vets and staff are developing a standard operating procedure (SOP) to identify, raise awareness of, and ultimately minimize the number of singly housed animals and to ensure that these animals receive additional enrichment materials in their environments at no additional cost to researchers paying RAR per diems.

RAR's Innovation in Practice

March 9, 2026

The University of Minnesota’s recent Animal Welfare Symposium highlighted how the integration of innovative "new approach methodologies" and the 3Rs is advancing the ethical frontier of biomedical research while maintaining scientific excellence.