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08.23.16Grantee Spotlight: Rebecca Miller
Grantee Spotlight Rebecca Miller of the University of Liege was awarded a Leakey Foundation Research Grant for her project entitled "The Middle-Upper Paleolithic transition at Trou Al'Wesse in Belgium."
08.18.16Video: The Secret Lives of Female Chimpanzees
Speaker Series, The Leakey Foundation, Video On August 17, The Leakey Foundation in partnership with the Chicago Council of Science and Technology (C2ST) presented “The Secret Lives of Female Chimpanzees” with guest speaker Melissa Emery Thompson.
08.17.16Grantee Spotlight: Evelyn Pain
Grantee Spotlight Evelyn Pain is currently a PhD candidate at Stony Brook University. She was awarded a Leakey Foundation Research Grant during our spring 2016 cycle for her project entitled "Functions of male woolly monkey morphological variation in Yasuní, Ecuador."
08.16.16Twenty-Five Little Bones Tell a Puzzling Story About Early Primate Evolution
Journal Article, In the News A cache of exquisitely preserved bones, found in a coal mine in the state of Gujarat, India, appear to be the most primitive primate bones yet discovered, according to an analysis led by researchers from The Johns Hopkins University and Des Moines University, funded in part by a grant from The Leakey Foundation.
08.15.16Being Human: Born and Evolved to Run
Guest Post, Being Human Running. Some people love it, getting in the zone and enjoying that “runner’s high”. Some people tolerate it as a necessary way to stay fit. Others, and I admit I’m in this camp, can’t see the appeal, unless they’re being chased by some terrifying beast or a swarm of bees….
08.02.16Origin Stories Podcast is Science Media Awards Finalist
The Leakey Foundation, Origin Stories The Leakey Foundation's Origin Stories podcast was selected as a finalist in the Science Media Awards for excellence in the category "Audible Science: Radio and Podcasts."
08.01.16The Evolutionary Benefits of Cooperation
Guest Post, Being Human Why do we look after each other’s children, feed each other, and cover for each other at work?
07.28.16Why I am Excited to Run the San Francisco Marathon
The Leakey Foundation, Guest Post, Being Human The evidence that we were not only born to run but also evolved to run comes from abundant fossil and archaeological data.
07.27.16Being Human: Your Brain on Art
Guest Post, Being Human The Mona Lisa’s smile has intrigued countless viewers, from art historians to the average tourist walking past it in the Louvre. What is the secret behind this enigma?
07.27.16Grantee Spotlight: Amy Lu
Grantee Spotlight Dr. Amy Lu is an assistant professor at Stony Brook University. She was awarded a Leakey Foundation Research Grant during our spring 2016 cycle for her project entitled "Understanding weaning trajectories in a wild primate - the gelada."
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