National Geographic, August 27, 2014 http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/news/140827-lemur-babies-vin
Summer intern collects poop and experience
August 12, 2014– The Duke Lemur Center offers unique opportunities for undergraduate students to participate in lemur husbandry, research and education during the summer. During their 10-week internships, students learn animal care or research methods and conduct their own independent research projects. DLC volunteer and writer, Mel Norris, followed research intern Melissa Chieffe as she collected […]
Matching gifts mean new set of wheels for SAVA Conservation in Madagascar
June 23, 2014 — Lemur researcher Erik Patel will be the first to tell you that driving in Madagascar is not for the faint of heart. Paved roads are rare. Street lights are nonexistent. Torrential rains turn dirt roads to solid mud for many months of the year. Bridges wash out, and just as quickly […]
Fossils in the classroom
June 17, 2014 — Dr. Gregg Gunnell and Dr Douglas Boyer recently taught a class in primate and human evolution to a group of students from the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI). Tour guide Scott Hennes was one of the students in this class and tells us what it was like to study fossils: What […]
