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01.13.20

Introducing Our Fall 2019 Grantees

We are pleased to announce the recipients of our fall 2019 research grants. This granting cycle, The Leakey Foundation is supporting the research of 27 scientists working at field sites and in laboratories around the world.

01.08.20

Announcing the Joan Cogswell Donner Field School Scholarship

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The Leakey Foundation is proud to announce the Joan Cogswell Donner Field School Scholarship which will provide grants of up to $2,000 to students from countries where there are abundant scientific resources but limited resources for academic development.

12.03.19

Giving Tuesday Donations Will Be Matched

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This Giving Tuesday, all donations up to $5,000 will be quadruple-matched, thanks to Gordon and Ann Getty and Leakey Foundation Fellow Gianni Amato. All donations above that amount will be doubled.

09.18.19

Two Ways to Watch “Our Tribal Nature: Tribalism, Politics, and Evolution”

The Leakey Foundation, Speaker Series

If you are in New York, the best way to join us for "Our Tribal Nature: Tribalism, Politics, and Evolution" is to purchase one of the few remaining tickets and watch it live at the Morgan Library. If you can't make it in person, you can watch via livestream on our YouTube channel or Facebook page!

09.17.19

Explore Human Behavior at “Our Tribal Nature: Tribalism, Politics, and Evolution”

The Leakey Foundation, Speaker Series

Join us on September 19 at the Morgan Library in New York to examine the evolutionary origins and function of tribalism, our social transition from tribes to states, and the role tribal identity plays in our increasingly divided world.

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Africa ancient DNA archaeology Asia Australopithecus baboon behavior bipedalism bonobo capuchin chimpanzee communication Daniel Lieberman Darwin diet DNA evolution Field Museum flintknapping fossil geology gorilla Homo Indonesia Italy language laughter lithics macaque molecular anthropology morphology mountain gorilla Neanderthal New World monkey orangutan paleoanthropology paleoecology Paleolithic podcast primatology South Africa stone tool thoracolumbar transition tool use uluzzian

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The Leakey Foundation’s mission is to increase scientific knowledge, education, and public understanding of human origins, evolution, behavior and survival.

The Leakey Foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization.

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