Animal Studies News

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  Southwestern Professor of Psychology Dr. Fay Guarraci Led Students in Groundbreaking Research Regarding the Effects of Ketamine on Sexual Behavior in Female Rats

  This particular project provided a great experience for students to work in a lab setting, conducting research side-by-side with an expert in the field. What an amazing opportunity for undergraduate students.

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  Dogs Are Man’s Best Friend, but Cats Are a Pirate’s First Mate

  Meet Southwestern University’s Cat Partners club and its furry, feline family.

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  Scholarly Perspectives on COVID-19, Part 8: Apocalypse or Dystopia?

  Professor and Elizabeth Root Paden Chair in Religion and Environmental Studies Laura Hobgood shares how COVID-19 has shaped the conversation in her Apocalypse seminar.

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  On the Plains of Africa

  Sarah Barton ’20 spent a semester studying wildlife management at the School for Field Studies in Tanzania.

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  The Human Impact on Earth

  Interdisciplinary scholars and artists explore the Anthropocene at Southwestern’s Brown Symposium XXXIX.

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  Southwestern Undergraduates Present and Publish Their Groundbreaking Research

  Devon Lucero ’19 and Chantal Gonzalez ’19 engage with experts at an international neuroscience conference and coauthor publications in animal behavior.

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  Professor of Religion Dr. Laura Hobgood’s Book “A Dog’s History of the World” Featured in Psychology Today

  Dr. Hobgood was recently interviewed in an article on her 2014 book A Dog’s History of the World: Canines and the Domestication of Humans.

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  Southwestern adds Animal Studies, Data Science, Health Studies and International Studies minors

  Four new minors to begin in Fall 2017