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Summer Institute Call For Applications Announced!
The Animals & Society Institute and the Center for Advanced Study at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign invite applications for the third annual Human-Animal Studies Summer Institute program for advanced graduate students and early career scholars...
Call for Applications Human-Animal Studies International Development Project
The Animals and Society Institute is excited to announce the call for proposals for the sixth annual Human-Animal Studies International Development Project (HASIDP). The purpose of this competitive program is to provide one non-American university per year the...
Upcoming Webinars on Animal Abuse and Children
ASI's Lisa Lunghofer will be giving three webinars, beginning April 20, on animal abuse and children, in conjunction with Humane Society Academy. Background. All forms of violence exposure—especially in combination and over time—can be detrimental to children. Notably...
Did You Know? Snakes…
Today is World Snake Day! Did you know that the oldest known snake fossils have been dated to between 143 and 167 million years ago? Join ASI in celebrating these unique and often misunderstood reptiles. Learn some fun facts with the infographic below, and...
This Week in Defining Human-Animal Studies: Defining Ecopoetics with Aaron Moe
We are so pleased to share this week's video in ASI’s video series, Defining HAS! This week, we have a video by Aaron Moe, who has discussed the term Ecopoetics. Find it here!
ASI’s New Mission is “Advancing human knowledge to improve animal lives”
The Board of Directors of the Animals & Society Institute is excited to announce our new mission statement as of July 15, 2019: Advancing human knowledge to improve animal lives. Since our founding more than 30 years ago, our core purpose as a nonprofit think tank...
This Week in Defining Human-Animal Studies: Defining Rewilding with Jamie Lorimer
In this week's Defining HAS video series, we have a video by geographer Jamie Lorimer, who has discussed the term Rewilding. Find it here!
Human-Animal Studies Books June 2019
Following are some of the books that were published this month that we are very excited about! Huemer, M. (2019). Dialogues on Ethical Vegetarianism. Routledge. After lives filled with deep suffering, 74 billion animals are slaughtered worldwide every year on factory...
Human-Animal Studies Research June 2019
Following are some of the articles in human-animal studies research that came out in June 2019: 2019 Articles Aldridge, G. L., & Rose, S. E. (2019). Young Children’s Interpretation of Dogs’ Emotions and Their Intentions to Approach Happy, Angry, and Frightened...
