Sterner Matching Challenge!
From now until July 4th, 2013, Andy Sterner will generously MATCH contributions up to $10,000, but only if we raise the FULL $10,000! I will be posting here, weekly, how close we are getting! As of 5/13: $1,880! If you've ever thought about giving to The Alex Foundation now is a great time to start by DOUBLING your donation! All you have to do to qualify is give. No need to specify anything when you make your payment. Click here to learn how to donate!
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Sterner Matching Challenge

Posted by on May 1, 2013 in Blog | 0 comments Once again Andy Sterner will match all individual gifts to The Alex Foundation which it receives between now and July 4, 2013 up to a total of $10,000!   But there is a catch! The matching is contingent on The Alex Foundation receiving the entire $10,000 in that time!  If we fall short of the goal, we lose the whole $10,000 match!   So please help if you can! Every little bit helps us...
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In Memory of Wart

Posted by on Apr 10, 2013 in Blog | 4 comments Dear Alex Foundation community, Since my last blog update, a great sadness befell us: our beloved Arthur “Wart” passed away. I’d like to thank all of those who reached out to us when we first announced his passing. It is comforting to know the community runs so deep. If anyone needs to reach out to during these sad times, we at the Alex Foundation and Pepperberg lab open up our hearts to...
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Arthur

Posted by on Mar 8, 2013 in Blog | 74 comments It is with great sadness that I report the passing of our beloved colleague, Arthur.a A while back, Arthur was diagnosed with Kidney Disease. There is no cure but he had been doing well with treatment. Then, several months ago, Arthur became ill and was taken to the vet where he was diagnosed with Avian Bornavirus (ABV). Sadly, not enough is understood about this virus. It is a presumed...
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Research at the Pepperberg Lab

Posted by on Feb 5, 2013 in Blog | 13 comments Another few weeks pass, and the high energy continues to pour out of everyone’s heart here at the Pepperberg lab. This energy can be seen especially through the different research projects we’re currently working on. Countless publications ranging from “Alex and Me” to several interviews to published articles in academia have provided our fans and the general public a solid understanding...
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“Tabula Rasa” at the Pepperberg Lab

Posted by on Jan 23, 2013 in Blog | 0 comments Tabula Rasa: something new, fresh, unmarked, or uninfluenced. -The American Heritage New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy While the start of this year was by no means something completely fresh and unmarked, it did bring about fresh beginnings, positive energy, and endless possibilities. Since the last blog update, the Pepperberg lab faced a tremendous amount of change. For one thing, we...
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Raffle Winner! …and a fun new addition to the gift shop.

Posted by on Nov 22, 2012 in Blog | 4 comments In the last blog post, we let you all know about our latest donation of beautiful artwork to the lab—a pencil drawing of Alex by wildlife artist Kristyn Janelle: We decided to raffle this wonderful work to you, our supporters, and as always your response was incredible. We raised over $300 to help care for our birds and the lab, and for Arthur especially, who was sick recently and seems...
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Giving to The Alex Foundation

Posted by on Nov 19, 2012 in Blog | 0 comments Here are two great ways to support The Alex Foundation: First: Once again this year Andy Sterner will match all individual gifts to The Alex Foundation which it receives between now and January 5, 2013 up to a total of $10,000! All you have to do to qualify is give. No need to specify anything when you make your payment. Please copy this and send it to all your friends. Post it anywhere you like....
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Happy Hatchday, Wart!

Posted by on Oct 15, 2012 in Blog | 0 comments Since a birthday is such a uniquely human construction, we’re pretty sure Wart, who is 14 years old today, doesn’t know why we’re making a big fuss over him. But animals, like humans, do respond positively to affection and attention, so we always take the opportunity on our birds’ hatchdays to give them just that. We’ve been making more of a fuss over Wart than we...
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And the Winner Is…

Posted by on Sep 11, 2012 in Blog | 2 comments On September 6, the 5th anniversary of Alex’s death, we concluded our raffle of this gorgeous watercolor painting by artist Arlene Powers: The painting is a tribute to Alex, a portrait of him, with the one red feather that stood out from the grey on this neck. Griffin is usually our assistant in raffle picks, and so he was this time. We wanted the tickets to be mixed beforehand to ensure...
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5 Years Later…

Posted by on Aug 29, 2012 in Blog | 8 comments September 6 is the 5th anniversary of Alex’s death. Many members of the lab staff who knew Alex—many of whom are always students—have graduated and moved on by now. Most of us who work at the lab now have only heard stories of Alex’s strange intelligence from the lab managers and Dr. Pepperberg, but those stories remain astonishing. How Alex seemed to boss students around; how he intruded...
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