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08.15.18The Great Migration
Grants, The Leakey Foundation We are happy to report The Leakey Foundation's grants department has now migrated to the cloud version of our granting software, Grantmaking. Read on to learn more about some of the changes you may experience moving forward.
08.09.18Indigenous Peoples Day 2018
In the News There are at least 370 million indigenous people in some 90 countries around the world. Practicing unique traditions, they retain social, cultural, economic and political characteristics that are distinct from those of the dominant societies within which they live.
08.07.18Grantee Spotlight: Steffen Mischke
Grantee Spotlight Steffen Mischke of the University of Iceland, Reykjavík, was awarded a Leakey Foundation Research Grant during our fall 2017 cycle for his project entitled "Environment of early hominins outside of Africa: The Nihewan Basin."
08.07.18Louis Leakey’s Legacy
The Leakey Foundation, Today in History Louis S.B. Leakey was born on this day in 1903. To celebrate him and his legacy, we invite you to learn a little more about the jovial man who devoted his life to uncovering our shared past.
08.06.18Fall 2018 Lectures Announced
Speaker Series Mark your calendar for our fall 2018 lecture series featuring Nina Jablonski, John Mitani, and Craig Stanford.
07.24.18Grantee Spotlight: Kevin Hatala
Grantee Spotlight Kevin Hatala is an Assistant Professor of Biology at Chatham University. He was awarded a Leakey Foundation research grant in our fall 2017 cycle for his project entitled “Paleoecological investigation of 1.5 Ma footprint sites near Nariokotome, Kenya.”
07.11.1850th Anniversary Gala Triumph
The Leakey Foundation, Director's Diary Leakey Foundation supporters and grantees gathered in San Francisco on May 3 to celebrate 50 years of exploration, discovery and sharing our human story.
07.11.18First Report of Habitual Stone Tool Use by Cebus Monkeys
Journal Article White-faced capuchin monkeys in Panama’s Coiba National Park habitually use hammer-and-anvil stones to break hermit crab shells, snail shells, coconuts and other food items, according to research conducted by Leakey Foundation grantees. This is the first report of habitual stone-tool use by Cebus monkeys.
07.10.18Grantee Spotlight: Stephanie Musgrave
Grantee Spotlight Stephanie Musgrave, Department of Anthropology, Washington University in Saint Louis, was awarded a Leakey Foundation Research Grant during our spring 2016 cycle for her project entitled "Ontogeny of complex tool use among Goualougo Triangle chimpanzees."
07.09.18Foot of Dikika Child Shows How Our Ancestors Moved
Journal Article For the first time, we have an amazing window into what walking was like for a 2½-year-old, more than three million years ago.
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