ISEF: Not Your Average High School Science Fair
Imagine the smartest, most driven highschooler you’ve ever met. Now imagine walking into a giant room and being faced with 1,750 of them, each one an expert in their own…
NAVS Urges Changes to Primate Research Committee
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) has assembled a 15-member ad hoc committee at the request of Congress to “examine the current role of and future needs…
Meet IFER Fellowship Recipient Alan Kim
In this month’s NAVS News, we’d like to introduce you to Alan Kim, a 2021-22 recipient of the International Foundation for Ethical Research (IFER) Graduate Fellowship for Alternatives to the…
Congress to NIH: End Animal Experiments
Last month, eight members of Congress sent a trailblazing letter to Dr. Lawrence Tabak, Acting Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), calling for the agency to phase out…
4 Women Advancing Humane Science
Each year, IFER Graduate Fellowships are awarded to promising young scientists who are developing alternatives to use of animals in science. Meet 4 of the 2021-2022 recipients who have the…
Free Online Event: “Transforming Medical Research”
The medical and scientific communities have made important advancements in research ethics regarding humans. It’s time to make similar progress for animals. It’s time to transform medical research for humans…
Funding Smarter Science though the International Foundation for Ethical Research
As part of our long-standing commitment to advancing smarter science without harming animals, NAVS awards an annual grant to our partner organization, the International Foundation for Ethical Research (IFER), to…
Bernard Rollin, Ph.D. – A Tribute
Peggy Cunniff, Executive Director Emerita Paying tribute to any extraordinary individual is a formidable challenge, but in remembering Bernard E. Rollin, words are totally inadequate to describe the unique character…
