Press

September 21, 2023
A new study, featuring Dr. Santos as a co-author, has revealed the positive impact that pet dogs have on their guardians' recovery from a stress-inducing task. Read more...
January 14, 2021
A writer from the Smithsonian Magazine came to the CCC @ Yale to learn more about our work and what it teaches us. Check out the story on our bond with dogs featuring work...
March 24, 2020
We hope everyone is safe and well during this difficult time in our community! Our center director Dr. Laurie Santos recently chatted with a number of media outlets about how...
October 9, 2018
Our graduate student Zachary Silver recently commented on a new study that examined hundreds of studies on dog intelligence and provided reasons why we are interested in...
August 20, 2018
Our PI/Lab director Laurie Santos chimed in about the new movie “Alpha” and dog domestication. Check out what she and other scientists have to say on Smithonian!
July 26, 2018
Our graduate student Angie Johnston was quoted in two articles about a new study that investigates canine empathy. Check out what she had to say in CNN and Smithsonian...
May 16, 2018
Jeff Harder, who worked with us for a Boston Globe article, recently published a new article about his dog Mabel in the Hartford Courant. It features some footage from his...