A large underground facility for thousands of rats and mice used for research is planned as part of the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery in the heart of the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
A $20 million plan that includes a receiving dock and an 8,500-square-foot “vivarium” — a holding facility for live animals for observation and research — was proposed to the UW System Board of Regents for action Thursday, but the vote is now set for March to allow more discussion.
The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) is requesting permission to add the vivarium to the $150 million first phase of the biomedical research institutes in the 1300 block of University Avenue at Randall Avenue and Orchard Street.