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Using Accurate Data When Studying Human Evolution

Uncovering the evolution of any set of living creatures is a complex and highly detailed task for scientists, and theories and approaches that may differ over time may indeed change the fossil record. But...

July 12, 2022

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Academics College of Arts & Sciences Faculty/Staff Featured Story Global News Highlights Research University

French Grant Will Help TBI Team Improve Paleosciences Training, Create Museum Exhibit

In 2015, Sonia Harmand and Jason Lewis, archeologists from Stony Brook University, uncovered a site in northern Kenya that contained the earliest known examples of human technology. The site on the western shore of Lake...

February 14, 2022

3 min read

Academics College of Arts & Sciences Faculty/Staff Global News Highlights Stony Brook Matters University

Paleoanthropologist Richard Leakey, Chair of Turkana Basin Institute, Dies at 77

World-renowned paleoanthropologist and conservationist Richard E. Leakey, a professor in the Stony Brook University Department of Anthropology in the College of Arts and Sciences and chair of the Turkana Basin Institute...

January 3, 2022

5 min read

College of Arts & Sciences Faculty/Staff News Highlights Research Stony Brook Matters

Global Standards Created for the Ethics of Ancient DNA Research

A team of scholars, including SBU's Elizabeth Sawchuk, has articulated a set of ethical guidelines regarding aDNA as a way to govern such research globally.

October 20, 2021

4 min read

College of Arts & Sciences Faculty/Staff News Highlights On Campus Research Stony Brook Matters

New Lab at Stony Brook Shines Light on the Past

Researchers in the Luminescence Dating Research Lab study the luminescence properties of minerals and applications of luminescence dating techniques with a focus on human evolution.

August 30, 2021

3 min read

Academics College of Arts & Sciences Global Main University Research Stony Brook Matters University

Google Doodle Celebrates Anniversary of Turkana Basin Discovery

The doodle marked the anniversary of the discovery of the "Turkana Human," a significant discovery made in 1984 that "revolutionized knowledge of human evolution."

August 2, 2021

2 min read

Faculty/Staff Sustainability

Richard Leakey Weighs in on Wildlife and Climate in New Yorker Profile

Stony Brook’s Richard Leakey, perhaps the world’s most renowned paleoanthropologist, discussed the planet’s prospects in view of accelerating climate change in a New Yorker profile dated February 20...

February 20, 2020

1 min read

Academics Alumni Home Page Alumni News College of Engineering & Applied Sciences Global News Highlights Stony Brook Matters Sustainability

Alum Acacia Leakey Develops Sustainable Off-Grid Technologies

Acacia Leakey is no stranger to sustainable engineering — in fact, she grew up with it. A 2018 graduate of Stony Brook University’s College of Engineering and Applied Sciences (CEAS), she received her BE and MS degrees...

August 22, 2019

5 min read

Academics College of Arts & Sciences Featured Story Research Stony Brook Matters Student Spotlight

Undergrads at Turkana Basin Institute Use Ancient Dig Sites as Laboratory

Four years ago, Lucia Muzzarelli ’19 was drawn to Stony Brook University because of its reputation for world-class science programs and ample research opportunities. So when she heard a lecture about the Turkana Basin...

October 10, 2018

5 min read

Academics College of Arts & Sciences Research Social Sciences Stony Brook Matters

Archaeologists Reveal Massive Ancient Cemetery Near Lake Turkana, Kenya

A groundbreaking study has found the earliest and largest monumental cemetery in eastern Africa built 5,000 years ago by early pastoralists living around Lake Turkana, Kenya. This group is believed to have lived without...

August 20, 2018

4 min read

Main University News Highlights Social Sciences Stony Brook Matters Student Spotlight University

University Selects Top 10 Stories of 2017

In 2017, Stony Brook University once again excelled in diversity, innovation, cutting-edge research and groundbreaking discoveries with real-world impact. A major study showed that SBU has become a nationwide leader in...

December 27, 2017

1 min read

Academics College of Engineering & Applied Sciences Events Global On Campus

Global Forum on the Turkana Basin Institute, October 11

The Office of Global Affairs, International Academic Programs and Turkana Basin Institute (TBI) invite you to a Global Forum on the Turkana Basin Institute on Wednesday, October 11, from 1 pm to 2:30 pm at the Charles B...

October 4, 2017

1 min read

Global Research

Ancient Glycans May Help Trace Human Evolution

Ancient DNA recovered from fossils is a valuable tool to study evolution and anthropology. Yet fossil DNA has not been found yet in any part of Africa, where it’s destroyed by extreme heat and humidity. In a potential...

September 13, 2017

4 min read

Featured Story Research Stony Brook Matters

Newly Discovered 13 Million-Year-Old Skull Sheds Light on Ape Ancestry

The discovery in Kenya of a remarkably complete fossil ape skull reveals what the common ancestor of all living apes and humans may have looked like. The find, announced in the scientific journal Nature on August 10th...

August 9, 2017

4 min read

Faculty/Staff Main University News Highlights Stony Brook Matters

Angelina Jolie to Direct Richard Leakey Bio Pic, Possibly Starring Brad Pitt

Dr. Richard Leakey, world-renowned anthropologist, activist, professor and chair of Stony Brook University’s Turkana Basin Institute, may soon see himself on the silver screen — possibly portrayed by Brad Pitt — in a...

December 15, 2015

2 min read

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Using Accurate Data When Studying Human Evolution

French Grant Will Help TBI Team Improve Paleosciences Training, Create Museum Exhibit

Paleoanthropologist Richard Leakey, Chair of Turkana Basin Institute, Dies at 77

Global Standards Created for the Ethics of Ancient DNA Research

New Lab at Stony Brook Shines Light on the Past

Google Doodle Celebrates Anniversary of Turkana Basin Discovery

Richard Leakey Weighs in on Wildlife and Climate in New Yorker Profile

Alum Acacia Leakey Develops Sustainable Off-Grid Technologies

Undergrads at Turkana Basin Institute Use Ancient Dig Sites as Laboratory

Global Forum on the Turkana Basin Institute, October 11

Ancient Glycans May Help Trace Human Evolution

Newly Discovered 13 Million-Year-Old Skull Sheds Light on Ape Ancestry

Angelina Jolie to Direct Richard Leakey Bio Pic, Possibly Starring Brad Pitt

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