by Lisa Burnell | Sep 22, 2023 | News
Dear Friends and Colleagues, Welcome to the Animals & Society Institute’s September Human-Animal Studies Report. It is always heartening to see growth in the field of Human-Animal Studies (HAS), and this month doesn’t disappoint. A new HAS doctoral... 
by Lisa Burnell | Aug 30, 2023 | News
ASI Board Member, Julie Iovine, recently published the essay, ‘Dog Parks Are Great for People. Too Bad They’re Terrible for Dogs.’ in the New York Times. In this essay, Iovine describes the ways in which dog parks are often enjoyed more by humans... 
by Lisa Burnell | Aug 30, 2023 | ASI, News
PLANT, EATS, and BARK: Acronym Wars and Congressional Fights Over Animals in August 2023 By ASI Board Member Thomas Aiello August began with Jim McGovern, Democratic representative from Massachusetts, introducing the Peas, Legumes and Nuts Today (PLANT) Act. The... 
by Lisa Burnell | Aug 27, 2023 | News
Project-Based Job Opening Oversee the development, implementation, and validation of a psycho-educational diversion program Animals and Society Institute is developing a diversion intervention for adults who have abused animals. As legislation in 34 states mandates or... 
by Lisa Burnell | Jul 18, 2023 | Human-Animal Studies, News
Dear Friends and Colleagues, Welcome to the Animals & Society Institute’s Human-Animal Studies Report. Although it doesn’t feel like it should be so, summer—here in the Northern Hemisphere anyway—is more than halfway over. I hope your projects, whatever they... 
by Lisa Burnell | Jun 17, 2023 | News
Dear Friends and Colleagues, Welcome to the Animals & Society Institute’s monthly Human-Animal Studies Report. Summer is always a time when we regroup, reset, and let our hair down a bit. Most faculty and students take (at least somewhat of) a breather,... 