Leakey Foundation Press Releases

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23 Nov 2009 -- The Leakey Foundation Appoints Donald E. Dana, New President of Board of Trustees. Mr. Dana's lifelong curiosity of human origins drives his dedication, service. Read more

13 Nov 2009 -- The First Female Homo erectus Pelvis, from Gona, Afar, Ethiopia Read more

23 Oct 2009 -- “Ardi” Research Offers New Ideas on the Evolution of Walking Upright. The Leakey Foundation continues to fund the leaders of scientific research on human origins and evolution. Read more

7 July 2009 -- The Leakey Foundation Celebrates a Milestone: Paranthropus boisei “Zinj” Discovered by Mary Leakey 50 Years ago. Pivotal discovery made by anthropologist Mary Leakey on July 17, 1959 marked the first hominin found in East Africa. Read more

21 May 2009 -- When Did the Spark of Creativity Appear During the Course of Human Evolution? Drs. Kathy Schick & Nicholas Toth of the Stone Age Institute will investigate this question at KANEKO in Omaha Read More

11 May 2009 -- Shared Child Care May be the Secret of Human Evolutionary Success. Dr. Sarah Blaffer Hrdy to Speak on the Emergence of Cooperative Breeding During Human Evolution; California Academy of Sciences. Read More

4 May 2009 -- The Leakey Foundation Raises over $20,000 for Human Origins’ Scientific Research Grants at Annual Fundraiser. Annual Auction held at the home of Mr. & Mrs. Gordon Getty; Raised money for research, celebrated several momentous occasions. Read More

18 Feb 2009 -- Research Team Reunites Baby Chimpanzee with its Mother, Continue to Search for Greater Understanding of Human Evolution on the Savanna. Leakey Foundation Grantee, Dr. Jill Pruetz, to Speak at Houston Museum of Natural Science on March 24, 2009. Read more