Evan MacLean (PhD, 2012) spends some quality time with a couple of juvenile bonobos at Lola Ya Bonobo, Democratic Republic of Congo. As these bonobos get older, they will be integrated into a mixed age, mixed sex group and will be free to roam vast expanses of nearby forest on their own. MacLean’s doctoral research on the evolution of animal cognition involved a broad, phylogenetic comparative approach, of which bonobos were but a part. read more about Evan MacLean (PhD, 2012) – Lola Ya Bonobo, DRC »
In the four years since the more than 1,600 members of the Class of 2012 arrived at Duke, they have been changed by their university experience in ways large and small. Below are stories of nearly two dozen students who will graduate Sunday. Some have discovered unexpected intellectual passions or talents for making a difference in the local community. Others have had extraordinary experiences abroad. Five of these students were interviewed by Duke Magazine in 2008 about their hopes and expectations for a Duke education… read more about Senior Stories 2012 »
Catherine Workman (PhD, 2010) (far right) stops for a photo with some friends in the Equateur Province of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Although Workman’s doctoral research was conducted in Vietnam, she spent time in Africa helping reintroduce bonobos into the wild from a rescue and rehabilitation center. read more about Catherine Workman (PhD, 2010) – Equateur Province, DRC »