Richard E. Leakey died on Jan. 2, at 77 years old in Nairobi, Kenya, leaving behind an extensive paleoanthropology and conservationist career as a Stony Brook professor in the Department of Anthropology and founder of the Turkana Basin Institute.
A study by associate professor in the Department of Anthropology at Stony Brook, Gabrielle Russo, explores when and why our ape ancestors developed upright trunk posture.
Family, friends, faculty and colleagues celebrated the dedication and naming ceremony of the Sidney Gelber Auditorium on Thursday, April 9 in the Student Activities Center.
