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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...
ASI’s Statement of Solidarity
These are historical times that have revealed the pain, turmoil, anguish, and divisiveness society still confronts when it comes to racism--a deep and abiding stain on society's past that continues today. ASI envisions a compassionate world where animals flourish and...
2019 Annual Report Available Online
We are pleased to announce the 2019 ASI Annual Report. In the report you will find a summary of our program achievements for 2019 and a look to the future from our Executive Director.
Co-Sheltering Study Findings Now Available
The Animals & Society Institute in collaboration with My Dog is My Home used a generous grant from Maddie’s Fund® to explore and describe current approaches to “co-sheltering” of people experiencing homelessness with their companion animals. The lack of...
Check out the May 2020 issue of of The Human-Animal Studies Report
Click the link below to access the May 2020 issue of the Animals & Society Institute's Human-Animal Studies Report. We're pleased to present a new section on Animals and COVID-19, which analyzes aspects of how the virus is affecting animals and people. This...
The Culture and Animals Foundation Seeks Board Members
One of ASI's partner organizations, The Culture & Animals Foundation (CAF), Administrative Board invites those who are passionately committed to animal rights, non-profit organizations, the arts, and scholarship to contribute their time, energy, and ideas as CAF...
Share the word—Our new Human-Animal Studies Facebook group is up and growing
With a little more than a week since its launch, our new Human-Animal Studies public Facebook group is already approaching 500 members. The group is designed as a network for sharing information and promoting research, accomplishments, jobs, events and activities...
