COGR expresses concerns to the U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command's Animal Care and Use Review Office (ACURO) regarding a new policy that, effective…
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Regulatory requirements governing laboratory the use of animals in research and provision of institutional oversight for that research through the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC).
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COGR Submits Comments in Response to DHHS RFI: Ensuring Lawful Regulation and Unleashing Innovation to Make America Healthy Again
COGR, representing over 230 U.S. research universities and affiliated institutions, submitted detailed feedback to the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)...
COGR Joins Multi-Organization Statement on Addressing the Shortage of Long-Tailed Macaques for Research
A coalition of 40 organizations from scientific, veterinary, and conservation fields has issued recommendations to address the critical shortage of long-tailed...
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COGR Survey Report on Institutional Administrative Requirements for Animal Research
The 2018 Animal Research Survey Report by the Council on Governmental Relations (COGR) assesses the administrative requirements imposed by research institutions on animal research, with a focus on efforts to reduce unnecessary institutional burden. COGR, representing 188 major research institutions, surveyed its members to evaluate adoption of practices aimed at streamlining oversight by Instituti
COGR's Response to NIH OLAW's Request for Comments
The Council on Governmental Relations (COGR), representing prominent research universities and affiliated institutions, presents comprehensive comments in response to proposed federal actions aimed at improving coordination and harmonization of laboratory animal welfare regulations. Drawing on collaborative recommendations from previous reports and workshops involving stakeholders such as FASEB, A
Joint Comment Letter on USDA Reform
The document constitutes a formal comment submitted by the Association of American Universities (AAU), the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU), and the Council on Governmental Relations (COGR) to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in response to a federal request for input on regulatory reform, particularly regarding USDA policies for animal research. The associations a
Recommendations for HHS and NIH Research Regulatory Reform
The document critically examines the expanding regulatory and administrative burdens faced by U.S. academic research institutions engaged in federally funded research, particularly under the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Despite a series of expert and congressional reports since the late 1990s recommending streamlining and harmonization
