Dear Tipsters: I am in the process of working with our administration at The College of Saint Rose to develop a rat lab facility that would be used primarily for Learning, Physiological Psychology, and undergraduate student research projects. Believe it or not, our administration has a very favorable outlook on this idea. I am, of course, obtaining the guidelines from OSHA, NIH, and APA to help develop this proposal, but I would also appreciate feedback from any of you that have animal facilities. Some specific questions (that may or may not be in the guidelines I have requested) include: 1. How to determine daily operating costs (the administration wants an estimate of regular working lab costs). 2. Recruitment and pay scale for undergraduate lab techs. 3. Airflow regulations. 4. Number of animals per square foot of room (not cage). What is the approximate square footage of your animal colony room and what is its maximum animal capacity? 5. What is the approximate square footage of your teaching laboratory and what do you do with students in this lab. and of course any other comments, suggestions, warnings about developing a facility. Thanks for all your help, Rob Flint --------------------------- Robert W. Flint, Jr., Ph.D. The College of Saint Rose Department of Psychology 432 Western Avenue Albany, NY 12203-1490 (518) 458-5379 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
