After astronauts wake up from hibernation, will they still be able to drive the spacecraft? Duke researchers are studying lemurs to find out. By Susan Miller. Originally published in DukeTODAY on October 1, 2025. Read the original here. From fairy tales – such as Sleeping Beauty and Rip Van Winkle – to science fiction films, […]
Posted by Mary Paisley, DLC Development Director on October 2, 2025. We’re thrilled to announce that this past week, we received a new gift of just over $24,000 from a 2019 Madagascar tour participant toward the Charles Welch and Andrea Katz Fund! This gift, added to the 57 other gifts we’ve received toward the fund […]
September Stakeholder Update Read the Duke Lemur Center’s Stakeholder Update, sent to our donors on September 10, 2025. Questions? Contact Mary Paisley, DLC Development Director, at mary.paisley@duke.edu.
Posted September 8, 2025. After nearly 40 years of dedicated service to conservation in Madagascar, Charlie Welch has retired from his role as Conservation Coordinator at the Duke Lemur Center. While Charlie will be deeply missed, we are thrilled to announce that Dr. James Herrera has accepted the position of Director of Conservation! James is […]
On July 23, 2025, a small group of Duke Lemur Center donors joined us for a special presentation by Anne Morrison Bradley from Duke’s Office of Gift Planning. The presentation explored how Planned Giving can be a powerful, accessible way to support the Lemur Center’s mission, both now and for generations to come. Simple Ways […]
Posted September 2, 2025. Tristan is a Ph.D. candidate in Biology at Duke University. Research Focus: Mechanisms of niche partitioning in sympatric nocturnal lemurs In the forests of Madagascar, several species of small, nocturnal lemurs live side by side. They’re similar in size and habits, yet somehow they managed to evolve into separate species and […]
Written by Antonin Andriamahaihavana, Ph.D. candidate at the University of Antananarivo. Originally published in LEMURS Magazine: The “Where” Issue in February 2025. His partnership with the DLC I obtained my master’s degree in Animal Conservation Biology at the Mention Zoologie et Biodiversité Animale (MZBA), University of Antananarivo, in 2020. My research focused on the ecology […]
By Julie Ter Beest M.S., D.V.M., Dipl. ACZM, Director of Veterinary Services and Brendan Johnson, D.V.M., Ph.D., Veterinarian. Photos by Sara Sorraia. Originally published in LEMURS Magazine: The “Where” Issue in February 2025. One of our most rewarding partnerships is our Malagasy Veterinary Internship Program, a grant-funded program that enables us to host talented Malagasy […]
