Grantee Spotlight: Yuting Gao
Yuting Gao is a PhD candidate at the University of Colorado Boulder whose work will help us better understand the microbes in our mouths.
Important updates for research grant applicants
The Leakey Foundation has made several updates to how we will manage applications, reviews, and resubmissions this fall cycle. These changes reflect a significant and sustained increase in application volume.
Female baboons keep family bonds strong: research reveals the benefits
Long term studies of baboons show how females’ family bonds have long lasting benefits.
Introducing the spring 2026 Leakey Foundation Research Grant recipients
The Leakey Foundation announces the 32 recipients of its spring 2026 grants for research into human origins, evolution, behavior, and survival.
Grantee Spotlight: Rebecca DeCamp
How does a body switch sperm production on for one season, then off again? Rebecca DeCamp is a PhD candidate at Rutgers University whose research explores how seasonal changes impact the reproductive cycle.