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 5/20: $2,540! 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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January, 2013:
The examiner.com has put out a new article about Dr. Pepperberg and The Alex Foundation! Read it here.

 

October, 2012:
Best in Flock has posted a new interview of Dr. Pepperberg and her research! You can read it here.

 

NEW  “Life with Alex” DVD coming soon. I am very excited to tell everyone that the “Life with Alex” movie trailer is now on YouTube.

The DVD will be available for sale at www.LifeWithAlexMovie.com when it is released in September. The website is still under construction, but you can ‘like’ us on our Facebook page or join our mailing list at the movie’s website for updates on the film. www.facebook.com/LifewithAlex

Watch the trailer for Life With Alex:

Alex appears in People Magazine “Amazing Pets!”  Issue will be on stands till August 10, 2012.

Scientific American:  Alex the Parrot’s Posthumous Paper Shows His Mathematical Geniushttp://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=alex-parrot-posthumous-paper-mathematical-genius

Alex was smarter than we thought:
http://io9.com/5887158/alex-the-counting-parrot-was-even-smarter-than-we-thought

Article written in the Huffington Post about Dr. Pepperberg speaking at the First Annual Francis Crick Memorial Conference on Animal Consciousness. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/carolyn-bucior/triple-scoop-just-one-mad_b_1088355.html?ref=email_share

View internet broadcast of Animal Planet’s “Extraordinary Animals” Featuring our very own Griffin HERE

Dr Pepperberg receives The Christopher Award http://www.christophers.org/Page.aspx?pid=956

 

Illinois Vest a Dog Program
A vest was donated in August 2008 to this program in Memory of Alex read about it  follow this link.

“NOVA: on PBS, February 9, 2011 at 9:00PM, ” Profile: Irene Pepperberg: One woman’s 30-year relationship with an African gray parrot transformed our understanding of bird intelligence.http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/nature/profile-irene-pepperberg.html

May 3, 2011, PBS Newshour,  - A New Take on Bird Brains Science Nation Talk to the Animals