Read about the latest human origins discoveries, Leakey Foundation-supported research, and news from the field.
Origin Stories Episode 04: How to Document a Society
Origin Stories
This episode of Origin Stories is about what it takes to document the daily lives of chimpanzees, what we’ve learned, and how to handle all the data that’s been collected … Continued
Grantee Spotlight: Ashley Hammond
Grantee Spotlight
Ashley Hammond of the George Washington University was awarded a Leakey Foundation research grant during our spring 2015 cycle for her project entitled “Reconstructing phenotypic change of the pelvis in apes and … Continued
Grantee Spotlight: Rebecca Miller
Grantee Spotlight
Rebecca Miller is a researcher at the University of Liege. She was awarded a Leakey Foundation research grant during our spring 2015 cycle for her project entitled “The Middle-Upper Paleolithic transition … Continued
From the Field: Nicole Squyres
From the Field
Nicole Squyres is a PhD candidate from Johns Hopkins University. She was awarded a Leakey Foundation research grant in our fall 2014 cycle for her project entitled “Morphological variation in the distal … Continued
Grantee Spotlight: Tyler Faith
Grantee Spotlight
Tyler Faith is a researcher from the University of Queensland in Australia. He was awarded a Leakey Foundation research grant during our spring 2015 cycle for his project entitled “Middle Stone Age of the Gwasi and Uyoma Peninsulas, Kenya.”
From Our Grants Department: The July 15th Deadline for Our Fall Cycle Approaches!
Grants
by H. Gregory The Leakey Foundation office in the Presidio of San Francisco While many of you are busy putting the final touches on your grant application for our fall 2015 … Continued
Grantee Spotlight: Kelsey Ellis
Grantee Spotlight
Kelsey Ellis is a PhD candidate at the University of Texas at Austin. During our spring 2015 cycle she was awarded a Leakey Foundation research grant for her project entitled … Continued
Grantee Spotlight: Gabriele Schino
Grantee Spotlight
Gabriele Schino was awarded a Leakey Foundation research grant during our fall 2014 cycle for his project entitled “The emotional basis of primate reciprocity.” He and his collaborator Elsa Addessi … Continued
Grantee Spotlight: Halszka Glowacka
Grantee Spotlight
Halszka Glowacka is a PhD candidate at Arizona State University. She was awarded a grant during our spring 2015 cycle for her project entitled “Biomechanical constraints on molar emergence in primates.” Halszka … Continued
Grantee Spotlight: Thierra Nalley
Grantee Spotlight
The next grantee from our spring 2015 cycle is Thierra Nalley from the California Academy of Sciences. Her project is entitled “Ontogeny of the thoracolumbar transition in extant hominoids and … Continued