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In the first study to fully examine why humans began walking upright, a team of researchers led by a WUSTL anthropologist has found that human walking is around 75 percent less costly, in terms of energy and caloric expenditure, than quadrupedal and bipedal walking in chimpanzees.

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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.

School of Medicine surgeons have developed the first mouse model of lung transplantation, which may explain why the procedure in humans has a high rate of rejection.

Shirley Huntley, Dana Klar, Estelle Rochman and Cynthia Williams have all been appointed to director-level positions in the Brown School. More…

The Saint Louis Art Museum and the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts have announced the selection of artists Sarah Oppenheimer and Claudia Schmacke as Henry L. and Natalie E. Freund Teaching Fellows for academic years 2007-08 and 2008-09 respectively.

The Olin School of Business has overhauled its MBA program to better reflect the school’s core principles of creating knowledge, inspiring individuals and transforming business.

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.”