Professor presents research at meeting of The Royal Society in London

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In June 2014, Dr. Laura Gruss participated in “Human Evolution: The brain, birthweight and the immune system,” a discussion meeting held by the Royal Society in London.  The Royal Society, founded in 1660, is one of the oldest scientific organizations in the world, and its membership has included such luminaries as Sir Isaac Newton and Charles Darwin.  

Dr. Gruss’s presentation, “The Evolution of the Human Pelvis,” was co-authored by Daniel Schmitt of Duke University and described how the pelvis has changed over the last four million years in response to pressures from locomotion, childbirth, and thermoregulation.  Her presentation was subsequently covered in several international papers, including the Sunday Times of London.

Jul 10, 2014
Karen Powers
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