📢 ¡ANUNCIO IMPORTANTE! ¡Grandes noticias para todos! ¡Las solicitudes para el Programa de Entrenamiento Pre-Congreso (PCTP) del International Primatlogical Society en China ya están oficialmente ABIERTAS! 🇨🇳✨ ⬇️ #ips #aspvoice #primatology #china #primatologia

📢 ANNOUNCEMENT ALERT Big news everyone! Applications for the IPS Pre-Congress Training Program (PCTP) in China are OPEN! If you’re ready to advance your skills, connect with international peers, and dive into primatology, this is your sign to apply. ⬇️ #ips #aspvoice #primatology #ipschina

Missed the ASP 2026 conference? Session recordings are now available! ⬇️ #aspvoice #aspconference #primatology

This week we’re featuring a ✨dual student spotlight✨ — Abigail McClain & Sims Patton(@simspatton12)! These graduate students from The George Washington University are helping host this year’s ASP conference in the DC area. 🐒🎉 #FutureFriday #ASP2026 ⬇️

You’re invited to an important conversation: “Building community and resilience in primatological research.” ⬇️

This Hot Topics in Primate Welfare brings together the science of learning with the art of compassionate care. Autumn Sorrells explores how laboratory animal training can transcend compliance to foster both joy and agency for animals in human care. ⬇️

New Merch Drop 🙊 Happy 50th anniversary, ASP! We are now selling merch via @bonfire. All proceeds will be donated to the ASP General fund. Designs by ASP member Abby McClain www.bonfire.com/store/amsocp...

The deadline to apply for the ASP Student Competition has been extended to 11:59 PM (EST) on May 17, 2026. (More information below)

Lion tailed macaques are one of the eleven macaque species that are classified as endangered. Help us protect them by supporting ASP conservation research. #internationalmacaqueweek #primatology #conservation #primatesarenotpets #macaque

This week’s student spotlight is Mifta Jemal, a graduate student collecting ecological data to inform conservation planning, highlight conservation challenges, and clarify the distributions of Eastern and Blue Nile Patas populations. ⬇️⬇️ #FutureFriday #FollowFriday

Two months until ASP 2026! We hope you can join us in Arlington or virtually! When you register for ASP 2026, don’t forget to order your conference t-shirt! The custom design by ASP member and ASP 2026 local host Abby McClain celebrates the 50th anniversary of the society ⬇️ asp.org/asp-meetings...


This week’s student spotlight: Mildred Berlena Blessy Herald Victor, PhD research scholar studying pyrocognition and problem-solving in bonnet macaques.  Check out her exciting recent publication!
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🐒 New Hot Topics in Primate Welfare! This quarter we are featuring the work of the two ASP 2025 winners. Amanda Bartlett, MRes, received the award for her project “Behavior and Vertical Space Use of Captive Callimico (Callimico goeldii): Implications for Welfare.” ⬇️

Nominations are OPEN for the Emerging Conservationist Award from the American Society of Primatologists! ⬇️

ASP endorses the new IPS statement on plastic pollution. Read the full statement on our website: asp.org/2026/02/11/p...

Abstract submission is extended to Friday, February 20th @ 11:59 PST Visiting our conference meeting page for more details: asp.org/asp-meetings...

Happy World Bonobo Day from ASP

Last call for abstracts! Due today (2/13)

Applications for ASP Small Research Grant proposals are now open! The deadline for application submission is March 20, 2026. Award amounts range from $500 to $2000. We welcome proposals on primate research from wild, zoo, laboratory and sanctuary settings.

There are now just 10 days remaining to submit your abstract for ASP 2026! More info below ⬇️

The Welfare and Captive Care Committee of the International Primatological Society (IPS) awards grants of up to $1500 for projects focusing on captive care issues.   ⬇️

🐒 Registration is now open for ASP 2026! 🏠 Hotel booking is also available! All the details have been added to the meeting page on our website: asp.org/asp-meetings...

Applications for travel awards open January 26th! These awards are intended to help offset the cost of attendance at an ASP annual meeting for those who would otherwise not be able to attend. More details here: asp.org/grants-and-a...

¡Ya está abierta la convocatoria para la Pequeña Subvención para la Conservación! El plazo de solicitud vence el 15 de enero de 2026. ¡Aceptamos propuestas de hasta 3500 $!

Last call! Submission for the Conservation Small Grant is now open! Applications are due on January 15th, 2026. We are now accepting proposals up to $3,500!

This week's student spotlight: Brogan Stewart, PhD candidate in Environmental Science & 2023-24 Public Scholar at Concordia University (Montreal Canada). She uses quantitative methods to study the behavior of wild, free-ranging/captive Japanese macaques for stress signs. #FutureFriday #FollowFriday

The ASP Program Committee invites you to present your work at ASP 2026, where we will celebrate the 50th anniversary of ASP in Arlington VA! Both in-person and virtual presentations are welcome.

Congratulations to ASP’s Research Grant Awardee Becca DeCamp, Ph.D. Candidate in the Bergey Lab at Rutgers University for their project, “Testicular gene expression across the breeding season of captive grey mouse lemurs” #primatology

Congratulations to ASP’s Research Grant Awardee David Meszaros @DavidMeszaros5 Ph.D. student in Integrative and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Southern California for his project “Cognitive ecology of chimpanzee navigation and nutritional decision making.” #primatology

Happy World Monkey Day! Monkeys are the most diverse and widespread of the primates! They are expert leapers and runners; many are tree-living; all are very social, living in small or large groups. ⬇️