Carol Ward wins 2022 Gordon P. Getty Award
Anatomist and paleoanthropologist Dr. Carol Ward has received The Leakey Foundation’s 2022 Gordon P. Getty Award. This award recognizes scientists whose multidisciplinary research significantly advances science related to human origins, evolution, behavior, and survival.
The Leakey Foundation receives major gift from the Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation for the Arts
The Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation for the Arts donated proceeds from a series of Christie's auctions to six San Francisco Bay Area art and science organizations, including The Leakey Foundation.
Giving Tuesday gratitude
We are thrilled to report that our generous donors gave $9,298 for Giving Tuesday! The first $7,000 was matched by a group of sponsors.
The Leakey Foundation’s Primate Research Fund
Many of the most important findings from primate research derive from continuous, long-term studies of wild primates. When these research projects experience emergencies or gaps in funding, The Leakey Foundation's unique Primate Research Fund can help.
Discovering Us with Ashley Judd
Actor and Leakey Foundation advisor Ashley Judd explores the thrilling stories behind important scientific discoveries in a new audio series based on the book Discovering Us: 50 Great Discoveries in Human Evolution.