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UNLV golf invitational attracts strong field

March 8, 2015

Dwaine Knight was willing to take a bold step and move off the traditional dates of UNLV’s annual men’s home golf tournament from the weekend to the beginning of the week.

First human? The jawbone that has made us question where we’re from

March 7, 2015

The discovery of the oldest remains of human ancestors could prove that we evolved from different species

Featured Expert: Brian Villmoare - Associate Professor, Anthropology

Ancient Human Jaw Bone Evidence of Earlier Evolution - The Science Times

March 6, 2015

African jaw fossil reveals Homo genus 400,000 years older than thought - Global Times

March 6, 2015

Scientists Unearth 2.8-Million-Year-Old Jawbone Suggesting Humans Evolved Earlier Than We Thought - Yahoo Travel

March 6, 2015

UNLV JAZZ CELEBRATES THE MUSIC OF JOE WILLIAMS AT A SCHOLARSHIP BENEFIT CONCERT - Las Vegas Weekly

March 6, 2015

Oldest Human Species Discovered - CBC Radio

March 6, 2015

Jaw bone fossil discovered in Ethiopia is oldest known human lineage remains

March 5, 2015

Around 400,000 years older than previous discovery of homo lineage, 2.8m-year-old jaw and five teeth was found on rocky slope in Afar region

Featured Expert: Brian Villmoare - Associate Professor, Anthropology

Jaw sheds light on human progress

The Weekend Australian

March 5, 2015

A PIECE of jawbone with teeth attached, uncovered in Ethiopia, is the earliest known fossil of the genus Homo, to which humans belong, researchers said yesterday.

Featured Expert: Brian Villmoare - Associate Professor, Anthropology