The Upright Ape: Bipedalism and Human Origins | Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny (CARTA)

Event Dates:

Dec 16, 2011 -

1:00pm to 5:30pm

Venue Space:

UCSD - Robinson Auditorium

Event Chairs:

Christopher Ruff, Johns Hopkins University
Steven Churchill, Duke University

Event Sessions

Media for each talk can be played by clicking on icons in the "Media" column, or by clicking on the individual talk titles below and then the attachment file at the bottom of the page.

Date	Session Title	Speakers
Fri 12/16	Welcome and Opening Remarks	Christopher Ruff, Johns Hopkins University Margaret Schoeninger, University of California, San Diego
Fri 12/16	Foot and Ankle Diversity in Australopithecus	Jeremy DeSilva, Dartmouth College
Fri 12/16	Pelvic Architecture of Australopithecus Sediba and the Genus Homo	Steven Churchill, Duke University
Fri 12/16	Insights into Hominin Bipedalism from Gorilla Anatomy	Matt Tocheri, Lakehead University
Fri 12/16	Pleistocene Footprints and the Evolution of Human Bipedalism	Brian Richmond, American Museum of National History
Fri 12/16	Early Hominin Body Form	Carol Ward, University of Missouri-Columbia
Fri 12/16	Limb Strength Proportions and Locomotion in Early Hominins	Christopher Ruff, Johns Hopkins University
Fri 12/16	The Evolution and Relevance of Human Running	Dan Lieberman, Harvard University
Fri 12/16	Bipedalism and the Evolution of the Genus Homo	Leslie Aiello, The Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research (retired)
Fri 12/16	Body Fat and Bipedality	Matt Cartmill, Boston University
Fri 12/16	Wrap-Up, Question and Answer and Closing Remarks	Steven Churchill, Duke University Christopher Ruff, Johns Hopkins University Ajit Varki, UC San Diego School of Medicine

Attachment	Size
CARTA Dec 2011 Symposium map.pdf	1.66 MB
Robinson Aud map_with Handicap Parking.pdf	1.67 MB