On January 9th, I received the sad news from two colleagues in the US, that Chuck Snowdon, Prof. Emeritus of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, had passed away unexpectedly a day earlier.
Chuck was no stranger to us here in Inuyama. He had
On October 26, 2021, Kyoto University announced plans for the reorganization of the Primate Research Institute. Please follow this link for information (in Japanese).
This academic year, CICASP started a new series of online lectures by distinguished guest scientists, called the International Primatology Lecture Series on Past, Present, and Future Perspectives of the Field (for more information, and to watch the...
*Update (2020-9-17): CICASP exams open for all applicants / all Fall 2020 exams online CICASP will be conducting all of its entrance examinations online. Keeping to the dates listed in the application guidelines, exams will be held the first week of November (2nd through 6th)...
As part of celebrating the 10th Anniversary of CICASP , and to reaffirm our commitment to promoting good science communication, we hosted a Scientific Visual Storytelling Contest during the 12th PWS Symposium . The goal of a scientific visual story is to inform an audience...
Photo from front row left to right: Heungjin Ryu, Ikuma Adachi, Yuko Hattori, Hikaru Wakamori, Takakazu Yumoto (current Director), Tetsuro Matsuzawa (Founding Director), David Hill, Cintia Garai, Fred Bercovitch, Andrew MacIntosh, Susumu Tomiya. Photo Credit: Miho Nakamura,...
New conservation outreach event at the Japan Monkey Centre
This forthcoming session will engage experts with the public by discussing about the threats of having certain species as pets. Public’s knowledge and attitude toward the illegal pet trade, animals’...
Calling all interns! The Primate Research Institute calls for applications for internship students with an interest in any area of primatological science. For more information and to find out how to apply, please visit the PRI short-term internship website .
And the winner is... During summer of 2017, PRI ran an open competition for a new logo design. From among a strong pool of submissions, a winner has finally emerged and will begin spicing up relevant websites and business cards in early 2018. Congratulations go to former PRI...
In it for the long haul... The start of a new academic year here in Japan has brought with it a few changes around Kyoto University's Primate Research Institute and CICASP. Long-time CICASP Assistant Professor (2010-2017) Ikuma Adachi has been promoted to Associate Professor in...
