John McNeill, Distinguished University Professor at Georgetown, will present a talk on “The Industrial Revolution as Global Environmental History” at Boston College on April 2 at 7 p.m. in Gasson Hall 100. Recognized as a pioneer in the field of environmental history, McNeill is the author/co-author of eight books, including Something New Under the Sun: An Environmental History of the Twentieth-century World, which was the co-winner of book prizes from the World History Association and the Forest History Society and runner-up for the BP Natural World Book Prize. It was listed by The Times among the best science books ever written and has been translated into nine languages. His book Mosquito Empires: Ecology and War in the Greater Caribbean, 1620–1914 won the Beveridge Prize from the American Historical Association. His most recent books are The Webs of Humankind and Sea & Land: An Environmental History of the Caribbean. McNeill’s lecture is presented by the BC Lowell Humanities Series and cosponsored by the BC History Department and the University Core Curriculum. The event is free and open to the public, but registration is required.