ASI and WAS invite applications for the first annual undergraduate prize competition
The Animals and Society Institute (ASI) and Wesleyan Animal Studies
(WAS) invite applications for the first annual undergraduate prize
competition for undergraduate students pursuing research in
Human-Animal Studies. ASI and WAS will award a prize to...
ASI and Human-Animal Studies Featured in the New York Times
ASI and Human-Animal Studies were featured in the January 2, 2012
article, "Animal Studies Cross Campus to Lecture Hall [1]."
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http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/03/science/animal-studies-move-from-the-lab-to-the-lecture-hall.html?_...
Care2 Cites ASI in its Slideshow of Animal Studies Courses at US Colleges
Read more about our work and five select courses in animal studies
that are in the course catalogs of US colleges and universities (with
descriptions from their respective institutions) here [1].
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http://www.care2.com/causes/5-an...
2011 Animals and Society Course Awards Announced!
The Humane Society of the United States and the Animals and Society
Institute are pleased to announce the winners of the 13th annual
Animals and Society Course awards. This prestigious award recognizes
academic excellence in college and universit...
Prof. Armbruster honored with Distinguished New Course Award
Read about Werewolves, Seal Wives, Grizzly Men, and other
Metamorphoses, named best new HAS course, in this article [1] from
Webster University's Global Thinking blog.
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http://blogs.webster.edu/globalthinking/blog/2012/01/31/prof-...
Gay Bradshaw Cites Her New ASI Policy Paper in Psychology Today's Bear in Mind Blog
Co-author of "The Bioethics of Great Ape Well-Being [1]," Gay Bradshaw
cites the policy paper in her latest blog entry for Psychology Today.
To read her post, please click here [2].
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http://www.animalsandsociety.org/pages/the-bio...
Courts & Crime Column Features Friedlander
Managing Director Bee Friedlander presented at a symposium at Cooley
Law School-Grand Rapids and spoke with a reporter about laws
protecting animals. Read the article here [1].
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http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/201...
Attention Michigan: join us for an evening with author Jonathan Balcombe
We are pleased to partner with the Michigan Humane Society and
announce the launch of our Speakers' Series!
Please join us at this special event with Jonathan Balcombe on Friday,
April 13, 2012 at 7 pm at the Kellogg Center in East Lansing,
Michiga...
"15 Minutes of Shame:" Art or Cruelty?
Our colleague, Gay Bradshaw's blog explores Kansas artist's "building
a relationship with ... beautiful and unique creatures" by keeping
chickens confined, then killing them for community meal.
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MI man sentenced to jail, AniCare
"This was a terrible thing you did," [1]said Judge Michael LaBeau,
Monroe County Circuit Court told a man who stuffed needles into hot
dogs, and left them out where a neighbor's dog ate them. Jinx was
later euthanized. In addition to 30 days in jail,...
