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The Botstiber Institute for Wildlife Fertility Control (BIWFC) hosted a webinar on April 15, 2021 at 11am EDT titled “Providing ecological and social context for elephant immunocontraception: a case study in Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa” featuring Paul Cryer, coordinator of the African Conservation Trust’s Applied Ecology Unit. This area of ecology has included working with local communities […]
Dr. Jim Morrow of the University of Alberta and a current BIAAS grantee participated in a recent discussion from the 2021 series of Transatlantic Conversations on “Science, Technology and Innovation for a Sustainable Future,” presented by the IES Austrian Studies Program in partnership with the Office of Science and Technology Austria (OSTA), Washington DC, and […]
The Austrian Consulate General Los Angeles will host a webinar on April 23, 2021, Friday, from 12:00pm HST about Alfred Preis: architect, planner and advocate – a bi-cultural legacy of Austria and Hawaii. The webinar panelists will discuss the history and significance of the midcentury Hawaii architect, Alfred Preis, designer of the USS Arizona Memorial […]
BIAAS Austro-Americana Blog Series Atom Splitting /Atomzertrümmerung: Austrian Manhattan Project Scientist Otto Robert Frisch in Los Alamos, 1943-1945 Former Journal of Austrian-American History editor and BIAAS Grantee Kristina Poznan provides a unique survey of Otto Robert Frisch’s experiences in the Los Alamos Laboratory. The Vienna-born physicist immersed himself in the demanding work culture of Los […]
The Botstiber Institute for Wildlife Fertility Control (BIWFC) is excited to share the new educational film, “An Overview of Wildlife Fertility Control,” on April 20, 2021 at 1:00pm EDT. This webinar will open with a brief introduction, followed by the premiere presentation of the film. A Question & Answer session will take place after the […]
The Center for Austrian and German Studies at Ben Gurion University of the Negev (CAGS) and the Botstiber Institute for Austrian-American Studies (BIAAS) invite you to register for an online conference on April 27, 2021, Tuesday, from 8:00am – 12:30pm EDT. Papers by historians from Austria, Israel and the United States will focus on the varied presence of […]
The Botstiber Institute for Austrian-American Studies (BIAAS) seeks grant proposals for events, exhibits, and online programs aimed at promoting an understanding of the historic relationship between the United States and Austria (including Habsburg Austria). Eligible fields include, but are not limited to, history, politics, economics, law, cultural studies, and public history. BIAAS will now offer […]
Undaunted by the Covid-19 pandemic, this class of BIAAS grantees display resolve, ingenuity, and the imaginative spirit that fuels critical thought. As a group they confirm that Austrian-American Studies is a vibrant and relevant field. Projects such as theirs apply the microscopic lens of the transatlantic history between the United States and Austria/Habsburg to magnify […]
Webinar featuring Paul Cryer, African Conservation TrustThe The Botstiber Institute for Wildlife Fertility Control (BIWFC) will host a webinar on April 15, 2021 at 11am EDT titled “Providing ecological and social context for elephant immunocontraception: a case study in Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa” featuring Paul Cryer, coordinator of the African Conservation Trust’s Applied Ecology Unit. This […]
The Botstiber Institute for Wildlife Fertility Control (BIWFC) will host a webinar on April 15, 2021 at 11am EDT titled “Providing ecological and social context for elephant immunocontraception: a case study in Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa” featuring Paul Cryer, coordinator of the African Conservation Trust’s Applied Ecology Unit. This area of ecology has included working with local […]