Animal Studies Archives - News | Eckerd College

Two students hold trophies in front of whale shark in a tank behind them

Students’ horseshoe crab research earns high praise at international conference

March 21, 2023

Woman with hand raised as dog raises its paw in response

Are dogs creative? Research by an Eckerd College professor, alumnae and an animal trainer shows they are

March 9, 2023

Student standing in water and looking at net

Discovering Florida’s unique ecosystem highlights Eckerd College Winter Term course

January 23, 2023

Professor and students work with a bear on a lab table

Eckerd College students help tag and treat black bear cubs at state wildlife park

November 10, 2022

Research vessel on the Gulf of Mexico

Gulf Research Program announces second cohort of Gulf Scholars Program institutions

October 19, 2022

By Robbyn Hopewell

Student holds object up to parrot on perch

Six Eckerd College students join research project on TikTok-famous parrot

October 18, 2022

By Ashlyn Fransen '24

Men on horses waiting to enter the arena

Animal Studies program gains a sociologist focused on human-animal consumption

September 5, 2022

By Robbyn Hopewell

Dr. Lauren Highfill and an alumna knelling in the grass looking at a clipboard as a black dog stands at attention.

Psychological and health benefits of dog training study wins Presidential Innovation Fund grant

June 28, 2022

Poet looking down

National Poetry Month reading series brings renowned literary artists to Eckerd

March 24, 2022

By Robbyn Hopewell

Dolphin trainer with whistle leaning over dolphin in shallow pool

Eckerd alumna, rescue manager shares her memories of Winter the dolphin

December 9, 2021