Lincoln (Neb.) - Oct. 26, 2000 - The incomplete story of human evolution will be addressed at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Nov. 15 in the final installment of a four-part lecture series, "Teaching Evolution: Aspects of the Controversy."
Raymond B. Hames, professor of anthropology at UNL, will deliver "Human Evolution . . . so Far," beginning at 4:30 p.m. in 117 Bessey Hall, 12th and U streets on City Campus. The lecture is free and open to the public.
Hames will describe how new discoveries are continually being made that modify our understanding of the significant events and trends that have shaped the human mind and body. He will address the current understanding of human evolution, issues that need to be resolved, and interesting problems in the interpretation of the fossil record.
A member of the UNL faculty since 1980, Hames' main interests are in human and behavioral ecology, economics, time allocation, and behavioral interaction from an evolutionary biological perspective. Hames has conducted several field expeditions to Venezuela to work among the Yekwana and Yanomamo people. This work has included National Science Foundation-funded field research focusing on parental investment, the exchange of goods and services, and social interaction in relation to kinship.
The "Teaching Evolution" series is sponsored at UNL by the Center for
Science, Mathematics and Computer Education, the Center for the Teaching
and Study of Applied Ethics, the College of Arts and Sciences, the
Humanities Center, and the Math/Science Education Initiative.
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