Listen to ABC program director, Dr. Diana Reiss, speak with Richard Jacobs on the Finding Genius Podcast episode:
Animal Behavior and how Communication in Dolphins can Reveal a New Layer of the Animal Kingdom
Also available on Apple Podcasts : http://apple.co/30PvU9C
ABC did a four part virtual workshop - Animal Careers Week - from Sept 21-24, 2020
Organized by The New York City Mayor’s Office in partnership with the Hunter College ABC Program
Listen to the recorded sessions!
Listen to the ABC program director, Dr. Diana Reiss, in Yale University's podcast, When We Talk About Animals:
A Yale University podcast devoted to exploring the big questions animals raise about what it means to be human.
ABC students in a field course, with Prof. Josh Plotnik, January 2017
Diana Reiss featured in the July/August 2016 issue of Discover Magazine - excerpt below!
ABC went to Black Rock Forest on Sunday, May 15 - photos below!
The New York Consortium in Evolutionary Primatology (NYCEP) invites you to attend the following lecture in The New York Regional Primatology Colloquium Series:
Life history tradeoffs in wild chimpanzees
Dr. Melissa Emery Thompson
University of New Mexico
Thursday, May 12th, 6:30 PM
CUNY Grad Center Room C197
35th St. and 5th Ave. (This lecture is open to the public.)
Life history tradeoffs in wild chimpanzees
Dr. Melissa Emery Thompson
University of New Mexico
Thursday, May 12th, 6:30 PM
CUNY Grad Center Room C197
35th St. and 5th Ave. (This lecture is open to the public.)
Forbes discusses embryonic vocal learning in wrens: These Birds Learn Their Mother's Calls Before They Hatch
Elephant expert and Cambridge postdoc Dr. Josh Plotnik presenting to ABC students and faculty at Hunter College on 4/21/16:
Elephant expert and Cambridge postdoc Dr. Josh Plotnik presenting to ABC students and faculty at Hunter College on 4/21/16:
Visiting Professor Nicolas Mathevon and his colleagues publish a new paper in BMC Psychology: Sex stereotypes influence adults’ perception of babies’ cries
ABC MA student Raymond Vagell presented on his thesis research at Duke Lemur Center on Tuesday, April 5: Do You See What I See? Studying Ruffed Lemur color Vision Using SMARTA
ABC MA student Raymond Vagell presented on his thesis research at Duke Lemur Center on Tuesday, April 5: Do You See What I See? Studying Ruffed Lemur color Vision Using SMARTA
Hauber study on how great reed warblers recognize and eject cuckoo eggs is featured in Nautilus: How Birds Spot a Fraud and Choose the Right Gender for a Mate
Karen Pryor presents on training research to ABC: 3/23/16!!
Prof. Mark E. Hauber’s The Book of Eggs is featured on London’s Natural History Museum Shop’s website!
Funding opportunity for ABC students working on research! ABC Students can receive up to $2500 to support research or travel for conference presentations. Please click here for more information and to apply: Hunter College Animal Behavior and Conservation (ABC) Awards Application. Applications are due March 15, 2016.
Affiliate faculty member Stephen Zawistowski speaks at the University of Windsor, Ontario about the history of dog fighting: Dog-fighting expert says rehabilitation is possible for pit bull-type dogs
The Hauber Lab has published an article on the study of complex animal communication: A systems approach to animal communication
Matthew Louder (Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at Eastern Carolina University and Research Associate in the Hauber Lab) discusses species recognition in brood parasitic birds: How does a cowbird learn to be a cowbird?
In their latest Scientific Report – Enduring voice recognition in bonobos – visiting professor Nicolas Mathevon and his colleagues demonstrate that bonobos recognize the call of former social partners with whom they have had no contact for several years.
Please click here to see Julie Hecht profiled on the CUNY Graduate Center’s “Sciences” page.
Please click here to learn more about Summer 2016 Bahamas Dolphin Behavior and Communication course from August 13 to 24.
Research Foundation of CUNY highlights Prof. Mark Hauber’s National Science Foundation Award: Neurological Reasons Behind Identity
Former ABC student and current PhD student (at UMass Amherst), Amy Ryan published her ABC master's thesis in Zoo Biology with Director Mark Hauber: Group compositional changes impact the social and feeding behaviors of captive hamadryas baboons (Papio hamadryas hamadryas)
On Sunday, May 15, ABC students, faculty, and alumni will gather at Black Rock Forest for a day of field and lab experiences: presentations, walks, bird banding, and more! http://blackrockforest.org/ is an easy drive from NYC--and we will be arranging transport. Details to come, please save the date!
Dr. Sarah Brosnan, Georgia State University, will give a talk entitled: "The Evolution of (in)Equality and Cooperation in Primate Societies" on Wednesday, March 2, at 7:30 pm in Hunter North 612 (the psychology seminar room). You learn more about the work of Dr. Brosnan and Franz de Waal here: How We Learn Fairness. ABC Alumnae will also present on the feeding ecology of howler monkeys and the social behaviors of captive hamadryas baboons.
ASPCA Science Advisor Emeritus and affiliated faculty member Stephen Zawistowski comments on rabbits rescued from an empty lot in Gowanus, Brooklyn. Read more here!
Funding opportunity for MA students working on their thesis! ABC Students can receive up to $2500 to support thesis-related research or travel. Please click here for more information and to apply: Hunter College Animal Behavior and Conservation (ABC) Awards Application. Applications are due December 20, 2015
Painted bunting makes rare visit to Prospect Park, Brooklyn! Click here to learn more.
Prof. Mark E. Hauber’s The Book of Eggs is featured on London’s Natural History Museum Shop’s website!
Funding opportunity for ABC students working on research! ABC Students can receive up to $2500 to support research or travel for conference presentations. Please click here for more information and to apply: Hunter College Animal Behavior and Conservation (ABC) Awards Application. Applications are due March 15, 2016.
Affiliate faculty member Stephen Zawistowski speaks at the University of Windsor, Ontario about the history of dog fighting: Dog-fighting expert says rehabilitation is possible for pit bull-type dogs
The Hauber Lab has published an article on the study of complex animal communication: A systems approach to animal communication
Matthew Louder (Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at Eastern Carolina University and Research Associate in the Hauber Lab) discusses species recognition in brood parasitic birds: How does a cowbird learn to be a cowbird?
In their latest Scientific Report – Enduring voice recognition in bonobos – visiting professor Nicolas Mathevon and his colleagues demonstrate that bonobos recognize the call of former social partners with whom they have had no contact for several years.
Please click here to see Julie Hecht profiled on the CUNY Graduate Center’s “Sciences” page.
Please click here to learn more about Summer 2016 Bahamas Dolphin Behavior and Communication course from August 13 to 24.
Research Foundation of CUNY highlights Prof. Mark Hauber’s National Science Foundation Award: Neurological Reasons Behind Identity
Former ABC student and current PhD student (at UMass Amherst), Amy Ryan published her ABC master's thesis in Zoo Biology with Director Mark Hauber: Group compositional changes impact the social and feeding behaviors of captive hamadryas baboons (Papio hamadryas hamadryas)
On Sunday, May 15, ABC students, faculty, and alumni will gather at Black Rock Forest for a day of field and lab experiences: presentations, walks, bird banding, and more! http://blackrockforest.org/ is an easy drive from NYC--and we will be arranging transport. Details to come, please save the date!
Dr. Sarah Brosnan, Georgia State University, will give a talk entitled: "The Evolution of (in)Equality and Cooperation in Primate Societies" on Wednesday, March 2, at 7:30 pm in Hunter North 612 (the psychology seminar room). You learn more about the work of Dr. Brosnan and Franz de Waal here: How We Learn Fairness. ABC Alumnae will also present on the feeding ecology of howler monkeys and the social behaviors of captive hamadryas baboons.
ASPCA Science Advisor Emeritus and affiliated faculty member Stephen Zawistowski comments on rabbits rescued from an empty lot in Gowanus, Brooklyn. Read more here!
Funding opportunity for MA students working on their thesis! ABC Students can receive up to $2500 to support thesis-related research or travel. Please click here for more information and to apply: Hunter College Animal Behavior and Conservation (ABC) Awards Application. Applications are due December 20, 2015
Painted bunting makes rare visit to Prospect Park, Brooklyn! Click here to learn more.
How to test avian intelligence? Read about it in the Audubon magazine: Eight Ways Researchers Test Bird Intelligence
Abstract submission is open for the Dubrovnik Conference on Cognitive Science - Comparative Cognition: From Ethology to Cognitive Science, April 28 - May 1, 2016, Dubrovnik
Nature's Palette: Dr. Mark Hauber and Hunter Collaborators from Chemistry have published a new paper about the shared pigmentation of colorful mollusk and bird egg shells.
Join us for a special event on Dog Cognition and Behavior on Thursday, December 10 at 5:30 pm in Hunter North 612 (the psychology seminar room). Dr. David Reby of the University of Sussex will speak on How Dogs Hear Us: Orienting Biases to Speech Components and Voice Gender Discrimination. ABC alumni will also present on stress in therapy dogs, using border collies to manage Canada geese, and dog training in the social media. Snacks and refreshments will be provided.
Prof. Diana Reiss will speak at Columbia University on Monday, November 2, 2015 as part of an event called Understanding Cognition through Development: What Do Animals, Children, and Science Have in Common. Please follow this link for more information.
ABC Alumni Elizabeth (Betsy) Herrelko recently completed her post as the David Bohnett Cognitive Research Fellow at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo. Betsy studies cognitive bias and great apes. To watch a brief interview with Betsy, click here. To learn more about Betsy's research, click here.
ABC MA student Raymond Vagell featured on the Lemur Conservation Network blog. Learn more about Ray's work on color vision in ruffed lemurs here!
Interested in joining Julie Hecht's Cat Behavior and Cognition Group? Click the following Doodle poll link to learn more and fill out your availability: http://doodle.com/poll/hnmmy3x293ubzs6t
Please click the following link to lean more about a new open access journal dedicated to pet behavior and human-pet relationships: Pet Behavior Science
Prof. Mark Hauber comments in New Scientist magazine on animal families and adoption: Nature's Strangest Families: Why Animals Adopt
ASPCA Science Advisor Emeritus and affiliated faculty member Stephen Zawistowski comments on choosing a suitable dog daycare: Daycare for Your Bark-Baby
Director Mark Hauber is interviewed on NPR about 3D printed eggs: How 3-D Printing Helps Scientists Understand Bird Behavior
The Humane Society Institute for Science and Policy will hold a conference in Washington, DC, October 12-14, 2015 entitled Living Large: Wolves, Bears, Cougars and Humans in North America. Learn more here:
Humane Society Institute for Science and Policy : The Humane Society of the United States
ABC graduate Adrienne Koepke publishes her MA research: Koepke, A., Gray, S.L., & Pepperberg, I.M. (27 Jul 2015). Delayed gratification: A Grey parrot (Psittacus erithacus) will wait for a better reward. Journal of Comparative Psychology
http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/a0039553
ASPCA Science Advisor Emeritus and affiliated faculty member Stephen Zawistowski interviewed by the Associated Press: Boomers Question Place for Pets in Retirement
For the Fall 2015 semester, Psych 707.01 & 02 will meet regularly on Wednesday evenings from 7:30 to 9:30 in Hunter North 612.
ABC student Raymond Vagell hosts the Duke Lemur Center Instagram to discuss his research on color vision in ruffed lemurs. Learn more at the Duke Lemur Center's Facebook and Instagram
ABC student Elizabeth Jaeger's photo of an olive baboon "Sleeping with One Eye Open" is a contender in the
CUNY 2015 Student Photo Challenge
ASPCA Science Advisor Emeritus and affiliated faculty member Stephen Zawistowski co-publishes Animal Behavior for Shelter Veterinarians and Staff
Hunter research at former NYC landfill: read about it in the Audubon Magazine's July-August 2015 issue:
https://www.audubon.org/magazine/july-august-2015/upcycled
Aubudon article featuring Hauber Lab research: Researchers Dupe Birds Into Thinking They've Been Duped
Hauber Lab featured in The Washington Post: 3-D printed eggs show how birds react to impostors in the nest.
Science In Brief (28 May 2015) Robin mom fooled by fake egg. Science 348: 950 Link here!
NPR All Tech Considered (26 May 2015): Higher-Tech Fake Eggs Offer Better Clues To Wild-Bird Behavior
Prof. Hauber featured in Aubudon article: Cracking the Code on Eggshell Coloration
Abstract submission is open for the Dubrovnik Conference on Cognitive Science - Comparative Cognition: From Ethology to Cognitive Science, April 28 - May 1, 2016, Dubrovnik
Nature's Palette: Dr. Mark Hauber and Hunter Collaborators from Chemistry have published a new paper about the shared pigmentation of colorful mollusk and bird egg shells.
Join us for a special event on Dog Cognition and Behavior on Thursday, December 10 at 5:30 pm in Hunter North 612 (the psychology seminar room). Dr. David Reby of the University of Sussex will speak on How Dogs Hear Us: Orienting Biases to Speech Components and Voice Gender Discrimination. ABC alumni will also present on stress in therapy dogs, using border collies to manage Canada geese, and dog training in the social media. Snacks and refreshments will be provided.
Prof. Diana Reiss will speak at Columbia University on Monday, November 2, 2015 as part of an event called Understanding Cognition through Development: What Do Animals, Children, and Science Have in Common. Please follow this link for more information.
ABC Alumni Elizabeth (Betsy) Herrelko recently completed her post as the David Bohnett Cognitive Research Fellow at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo. Betsy studies cognitive bias and great apes. To watch a brief interview with Betsy, click here. To learn more about Betsy's research, click here.
ABC MA student Raymond Vagell featured on the Lemur Conservation Network blog. Learn more about Ray's work on color vision in ruffed lemurs here!
Interested in joining Julie Hecht's Cat Behavior and Cognition Group? Click the following Doodle poll link to learn more and fill out your availability: http://doodle.com/poll/hnmmy3x293ubzs6t
Please click the following link to lean more about a new open access journal dedicated to pet behavior and human-pet relationships: Pet Behavior Science
Prof. Mark Hauber comments in New Scientist magazine on animal families and adoption: Nature's Strangest Families: Why Animals Adopt
ASPCA Science Advisor Emeritus and affiliated faculty member Stephen Zawistowski comments on choosing a suitable dog daycare: Daycare for Your Bark-Baby
Director Mark Hauber is interviewed on NPR about 3D printed eggs: How 3-D Printing Helps Scientists Understand Bird Behavior
The Humane Society Institute for Science and Policy will hold a conference in Washington, DC, October 12-14, 2015 entitled Living Large: Wolves, Bears, Cougars and Humans in North America. Learn more here:
Humane Society Institute for Science and Policy : The Humane Society of the United States
ABC graduate Adrienne Koepke publishes her MA research: Koepke, A., Gray, S.L., & Pepperberg, I.M. (27 Jul 2015). Delayed gratification: A Grey parrot (Psittacus erithacus) will wait for a better reward. Journal of Comparative Psychology
http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/a0039553
ASPCA Science Advisor Emeritus and affiliated faculty member Stephen Zawistowski interviewed by the Associated Press: Boomers Question Place for Pets in Retirement
For the Fall 2015 semester, Psych 707.01 & 02 will meet regularly on Wednesday evenings from 7:30 to 9:30 in Hunter North 612.
ABC student Raymond Vagell hosts the Duke Lemur Center Instagram to discuss his research on color vision in ruffed lemurs. Learn more at the Duke Lemur Center's Facebook and Instagram
ABC student Elizabeth Jaeger's photo of an olive baboon "Sleeping with One Eye Open" is a contender in the
CUNY 2015 Student Photo Challenge
ASPCA Science Advisor Emeritus and affiliated faculty member Stephen Zawistowski co-publishes Animal Behavior for Shelter Veterinarians and Staff
Hunter research at former NYC landfill: read about it in the Audubon Magazine's July-August 2015 issue:
https://www.audubon.org/magazine/july-august-2015/upcycled
Aubudon article featuring Hauber Lab research: Researchers Dupe Birds Into Thinking They've Been Duped
Hauber Lab featured in The Washington Post: 3-D printed eggs show how birds react to impostors in the nest.
Science In Brief (28 May 2015) Robin mom fooled by fake egg. Science 348: 950 Link here!
NPR All Tech Considered (26 May 2015): Higher-Tech Fake Eggs Offer Better Clues To Wild-Bird Behavior
Prof. Hauber featured in Aubudon article: Cracking the Code on Eggshell Coloration
