DCHAS-L Archives ยท Post dated February 3, 2021
From: Craig Merlic <merlic**At_Symbol_Here**CHEM.UCLA.EDU>
Subject: [DCHAS-L] How institutions and colleagues can help scientists who require support animals
Date: Feb 3, 2021 19:08 UTC
Reply-To: ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety <DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**Princeton.EDU>
In-Reply-To:
Colleagues,
This complicated issue has been raised before on this listserve, so here is a recent article.
Let the dog in: how institutions and colleagues can help scientists who require support animals (Nature) University policies often present barriers to bringing assistance dogs into the lab or on campus-. Despite rising numbers, many universities remain unprepared for the presence of assistance dogs on campus. Institutional policies often do not mention bringing dogs into lab spaces, for example.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-00190-0
Craig
Craig Merlic
Professor of Chemistry, UCLA Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Executive Director, UC Center for Laboratory Safety
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1569