Month: January 2021

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Annual U.S. laboratory rodent use thought to exceed 100 million

January 25, 2021

NAVS has long advocated for more transparency regarding the number of animals used in research every year, as well as the reasons for which they are used. Without reliable statistics…

NAVS Alumni Spotlight: ISEF Humane Science Award Recipient Ralph Lawton

January 18, 2021

This week’s Science First “NAVS Alumni Spotlight” catches up with Ralph Lawton, recipient of the NAVS Humane Science Award at the International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) in 2015 and…

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Making the Leap

January 15, 2021

How COVID-19 Led Biology Teachers to Try Humane Dissection Tools…and What This Could Mean for the Future When the COVID-19 pandemic struck in the spring of 2020, many schools made…

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NAVS Alumni Spotlight: IFER Fellowship Recipient Ingrid Knarston

January 12, 2021

This week’s Science First “NAVS Alumni Spotlight” catches up with Ingrid Knarston, recipient of the NAVS/International Foundation for Ethical Research (IFER) Graduate Fellowship for Alternatives to the Use of Animals…

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An Important New Year’s Resolution for 2021

January 4, 2021

The beginning of a new year is a special time—a clean slate that brings with it the opportunity to re-evaluate what matters most to us. 2020 was a year filled…