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Category: Grantee Spotlight

Grantee Spotlight: Asithandile Ntsondwa

Asithandile Ntsondwa is a doctoral student at New York University whose research focuses on human-environment interactions and the role of fire in shaping ancient landscapes

Grantee Spotlight: Sylvester Musyoka

Sylvester Musyoka is a 2025 Baldwin Fellow who uses fossil antelope teeth to learn how past environments influenced human evolution.

Grantee Spotlight: Evan Cunningham

Evan Cunningham is a PhD candidate at Emory University who studies wild capuchin monkeys in Costa Rica. His research focuses the hormonal mechanisms behind social behaviors and learning.

Grantee Spotlight: Majda El Bouhamdi

Majda El Bouhamdi is a Moroccan primatologist and conservation scientist studying Barbary macaques in Morocco's Rif Mountains.

Grantee Spotlight: Husna Mashaka

Husna Mashaka's research uncovers how climate and vegetation shifts shaped ancient human behavior. Her work offers insights for building climate resilience today.

I [name], of [city, state ZIP], bequeath the sum of $[ ] or [ ] percent of my estate to L.S.B. Leakey Foundation for Research Related to Man’s Origins, Behavior & Survival, (dba The Leakey Foundation), a nonprofit organization with a business address of 1003B O’Reilly Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94129 and a tax identification number 95-2536475 for its unrestricted use and purpose.

If you have questions, please contact Sharal Camisa Smith sharal at leakeyfoundation.org. 

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