Jane goodall

Jane Goodall, British ethologist known for her exceptionally detailed and long-term research on the chimpanzees of Tanzania’s Gombe Stream National Park. In 1977 she cofounded the Jane Goodall Institute. Goodall authored numerous books. She was created Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in 2003.

Read Dr. Jane Goodall's essay on how being a woman helped her succeed in a male-dominated industry, ahead of the premiere of JANE.

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The world-renowned scientist and conservationist has spent the pandemic living at her childhood home in England, watching “mindless television” with her sister at suppertime and working around the clock

As a girl in England, Jane Goodall dreamed of traveling to Africa to study animals in the wild. In the summer of 1960, her dream brought her to the shores of Lake Tanganyika, to observe the wild chimpanzees at Gombe Stream. Other scientists did not believe that a 26-year-old woman could survive alone in the bush, but Jane Goodall did more than survive. Her work revolutionized the field of primatology. Over the years, she found chimpanzees engaging in activities that were once thought…

As part of the Tisch College Distinguished Speaker Series, renowned conservationist and ethologist Jane Goodall spoke virtually about the 60-year history of chi

When I started working for Trinity University Press as a summer intern, the first thing I saw on the events calendar was that Dr. Jane Goodall, the renowned primatologist, was coming to town on Sept. 24 as part of the 2015-2016 DeCoursey Lecture Series. The event is free but ticketed. Tickets will be available online at […]

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Jane Goodall found that wild chimpanzees experience emotions much like those of human beings. (Photo by Hugo van Lawick, National Geographic Society)