CBS News – Jaak Panksepp, chair of animal well-being science at Washington State University who did not take part in the study, called the research “a compelling demonstration that our canine companions are able to discriminate human emotional faces. “This project goes a long way demonstrating how sensitive domestic dogs are to our emotional cues,” he said, adding that it remains possible that animals that have been selectively bred to respond to human cues are more adept at such tasks.
The Smithsonian Air & Space Magazine – Dirk Schulze-Makuch is a professor of astrobiology at Washington State University and has published seven books related to the field of astrobiology and planetary habitability. In addition, he is an adjunct professor at the Beyond Center at Arizona State University and currently also holds a guest professorship at the Technical University Berlin in Germany.
The Tri-City Herald – The panel includes some members of the Tank Vapors Assessment Team, which provided independent recommendations for improvements. Joseph Iannelli, professor and executive director of engineering and computer science at Washington State University Tri-Cities.