Announcing such a major change to NSF GRFP this late in the cycle is incredibly cruel. 2nd yr students (mine included) have been working so hard on their proposals despite ongoing uncertainty. They are driven and passionate about being outstanding scientists and helping those coming up behind them.

This week we welcomed Salmah Jombela, our newest PhD student in the A.P.E lab. Salmah joins us from Uganda where she did amazing work on primate conservation in Kibale National Park! We are so excited for her to join our lab!

Did you know there’s no federal law regulating the private ownership of primates in the US? The Captive Primate Safety Act aims to change that. Join me in advocating for this legislation to protect primates from the pet trade. Urge lawmakers to support this legislation! www.lpzoo.org/help-us-save...

Starting field work this week studying red bellied lemurs in Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar. 🤩🤩 Collecting their pee with @katieking1110.bsky.social!! 👩‍🔬

The Captive Primate Safety Act would prohibit the private possession, breeding, and sale of nonhuman primates at a federal level. It is about time we banned the primate pet trade in the U.S. www.npr.org/2025/07/02/n...

Do you have field work experience? Do you want more? Our team wants YOU to manage our field site studying Kinda baboons in Kasanka National Park, Zambia! Start date is this August 2025 so apply ASAP! Job ad here: tinyurl.com/KindaBaboon

Do chimpanzees use the onset of rains as indicators of termite fishing season? At Issa they do! Team Phillips, Oelze et al. strike again! www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Excited to share this new paper on chimpanzee foraging cognition from the Primate Ecology and Molecular Anthropology Lab at UCSC! #PEMALab So proud to have contributed to this awesome project as an undergrad!! #termitefishing www.nature.com/articles/s41...

So proud of LEEP Lab member @paigewagstaff.bsky.social for her second award on her investigation of the relationship between maternal pre- and postpartum oxytocin levels and significant childhood adversity in humans!