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Fernando Arias, M.D., Ph.D., professor of obstetrics and gynecology and head of the division of maternal-fetal medicine from 1974-1982, died Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2007, in Maumee, Ohio, of complications from cancer. He was 73.

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The following incidents were reported to University Police July 17-Aug. 8. Readers with information that could assist in investigating these incidents are urged to call 935-5555. This information is provided as a public service to promote safety awareness and is available on the University Police Web site at police.wustl.edu. July 28 2:38 p.m. — A bicycle was stolen from outside of Umrath Residence Hall in the previous two weeks. The cable lock had been cut and the lock was left near the bike rack on the south side of the building. Total value is estimated at $80. Aug. 3 7:39 a.m. — A foreman for BRK Electrical Contractors reported an unknown person stole two 60-foot rolls of copper wire and a pipe bender from an unlocked room in the Jeanette Goldfarb Plant Growth Facility. The theft occurred between 9 a.m. Aug. 2 and 7:30 a.m. Aug. 3. Total loss is estimated at $870. Aug. 7 2:52 p.m. — The facilities manager at Simon Hall reported a Camcorder was stolen between 4-9:30 p.m. Aug. 6. Total loss is estimated at $400. 7:14 p.m. — A person reported his unattended laptop was stolen from Simon Hall between 4-11 p.m. Aug. 6. Total loss is estimated at $1,000. University Police also responded to four parking violations, three auto accidents, two larcenies, two reports of property damage and one report each of burglary, fraud, weapons violation and trespassing.

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It’s no laughing matter that older adults have a tougher time understanding basic jokes than do younger adults. It’s partially due to a cognitive decline associated with age, according to University researchers Wingyun Mak, a graduate student in psychology in Arts & Sciences, and Brian Carpenter, Ph.D., associate professor of psychology.

Photo by Mary ButkusCarolina Reiter, a 2007 WUSTL graduate, auditions for Celise Hicks (right), dance supervisor, and Jennifer Rudin Pearson, director of casting and talent development for Disney Theatrical Productions Ltd.

Photo by Mary ButkusThe Gateway Festival Orchestra’s July 22 concert featured music by Franz Schubert and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

D. Ashley Hill, M.D., assistant professor of pathology and immunology, has received a two-year grant from The Hope Street Kids, a program that supports and promotes research into pediatric tumors. The program will provide $70,000 over the next two years to support Hill’s search for the genetic causes of pleuropulmonary blastoma (PPB), a rare childhood lung tumor originally identified by Hill’s mentor, Louis P. “Pepper” Dehner, M.D., professor of pathology and immunology and of pathology in pediatrics. … Ralph Quatrano, Ph.D., the Spencer T. Olin Professor and chair of the Department of Biology in Arts & Sciences, received the inaugural Fellow of American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB) Award July 7. The fellowship was established to recognize individuals who have made distinguished and long-term contributions to plant biology and service to the society. Only current members of 10 years or more, who have significantly contributed research, education, mentoring, outreach and professional and public service may be considered for this award. … David Holtzman, M.D., the Andrew B. and Gretchen P. Jones Professor and head of the Department of Neurology, and Marcin Sadowski, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor of neurology and psychiatry at New York University School of Medicine, received a $400,000 grant from the American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR) and the John A. Hartford Foundation. The Hartford/AFAR Collaborative Research Award, which supports scholars who participated in the Hartford/AFAR’s Paul B. Beeson Career Development Scholars Program, provides funding for physician-scientists who have a proven track record in aging research by fostering collaborations with colleagues from the Scholars Program. The title of the grant is “Peptide Mimetic Therapeutic Agents for Blocking the Apolipoprotein E/Abeta Interaction.”