<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><b class="" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><span class="">Stanley P. Stone Distinguished Lecture Series featuring Rosalind Williams</span></b><br class=""><div><b class="" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><span class="">Approaching the End of the World: Geological Age or Historical Epoch?</span></b><br class=""><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;" class="">October 19, 4pm</span><br class=""><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;" class="">College of General Studies – Jacob Sleeper Auditorium</span><br class=""><a href="http://www.bu.edu/cgs/stoneseries/" class="" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(149, 79, 114);">http://www.bu.edu/cgs/stoneseries/</a><br class=""><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;" class="">In the last century, humankind has reached a decisive turning point as human needs, desires, works, and actions dominate the planet as never before. Rosalind Williams, Bern Dibner professor of the history of science and technology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, advocates an interdisciplinary approach to understanding the origins and implications of the human-dominated world.</span><br class=""><br class=""></div><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" class=""><span style="font-size: 15px;" class="">For further information, please contact:</span></font></div><div><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><b class="">Alisa Harris<o:p class=""></o:p></b></div></div><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;" class="">Marketing and Communications Manager</span><br class=""><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;" class="">Boston University College of General Studies</span><br class=""><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;" class="">617-358-0308</span><br class=""><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;" class=""> </span><br class=""><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div></div></body></html>