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Grantee Spotlight: Meagan Rubel

Over the next few months we will be introducing you to our new fall 2015 grantees, and so we begin with Meagan Rubel.

From the Field: Gabriele Schino, Italy

Gabriele Schino was awarded a Leakey Foundation research grant during our fall 2014 cycle for his project entitled “The emotional basis of primate reciprocity.”

Introducing Our Fall 2015 Grantees

The Leakey Foundation held its Fall Granting Session on December 5, 2015. Our Board of Trustees unanimously approved twenty three research grant proposals for funding this cycle.

Validation of an Acoustic Location System to Monitor Bornean Orangutan Long Calls

Flanged male orangutan. Photo: Mure Wipfli Brigitte Spillmann, PhD candidate at the University of Zurich, was awarded a Leakey Foundation Research Grant in the spring of 2010 for her project entitled “The function(s) of a long-distance signal:  The orangutan long call.” We recently featured a summary of her work along with her research report on our blog. Click here to

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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