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| Internationally respected scientists will gather in Des Moines May 7-9 to explore how a brain creates a mind and to emphasize the need for $4 billion in federal support for scientific research over the next 10 years. Presented by Great Ape Trust of Iowa, Decade of the Mind III: Emergence of the Mind will draw internationally recognized research pioneers from a variety of disciplines.» Full
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GREAT APE TRUST SCIENTIST POSITIONED TO AFFECT SURVIVAL OF GREAT APES
Dr. Benjamin Beck, Great Ape Trust’s director of conservation, has been elected to a leadership position for a group of scientists around the globe working to save great apes from extinction. He was elected to the Executive Committee of the Section on Great Apes of the Primate Specialist Group, part of the World Conservation Union’s Species Survival Commission. » Read
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ARTIST SUE BUCK GAINS HER OWN 'INSIGHTS THROUGH COLLABORATIONS WITH APES'
The line separating human and nonhuman artists is shadow thin, says a Pennsylvania artist who collaborated with the orangutan Knobi and bonobo Panbanisha on art-making projects. Human and ape artists alike appeared to enjoy the experience, making it a worthy endeavor, according to Buck. "The whole point of doing this is to keep their lives interesting," she said. "Art-making is a great way to enrich anybody's life." » Read
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IOWA SCIENCE TEACHERS TO HELP SHAPE FUTURE OF GREAT APE ACADEMY
Great Ape Trust of Iowa officials are reaching out to science teachers from across Iowa as they fine-tune Great Ape Academy, The Trust’s pilot education program. More than 100 teachers are being invited to tour Great Ape Trust this fall, and then engage in an in-depth discussion with scientists and senior administrators about the strategies they use in the classroom to make science relevant to their students. » Read
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GREAT APE TRUST RAISES $1 MILLION IN EFFORT TO DIVERSIFY FUNDING SOURCES
Great Ape Trust of Iowa recently raised $1 million, a process that started with a $250,000 gift from the Myron and Jacqueline Blank Foundation. The effort underscores the importance for nonprofit groups like Great Ape Trust to have a diversified funding base. » Read
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