Wow - it is almost April --- but it sure is beautiful outside! Here is a listing of the last of
our spring semester programs! We will have TWO Ashe Lectures which will highlight
ambassadors from and to North Africa and the Middle East; plus E&E Forum AND
Distinguished Lecture; healthcare system in Cuba; and our Baker Learning Community
celebrates Earth Day! Don't miss them-- all are free and open to the public and held in
the Toyota Auditorium. Public parking in Vol Hall Garage - directions here:
http://bakercenter.utk.edu/about/directions-parking/
APRIL
Tues., April 7, 5:30 pm – Ashe Distinguished Lecture – Oman-US Relations with
Ambassador Al-Mughairy
Thurs. April 16, 1 – 2:30 pm - Energy & Environment Forum with Steve Newbold,
Economist, Environmental Protection Agency
Mon. April 20, 12:15 pm – The Curious Case of Cuba: A healthcare system based on
rights, equity, and justice. Dr. Bill Keck, Professor Emeritus, Dept. of Family &
Community Medicine, Northeast Ohio Medical University, Editor-in-chief for Medical
Education Cooperation with Cuba Review, former President, American Public Health
Association and former Peace Corps physician. Co-hosted with College Education, Health
and Human Sciences, Dept. of Public Health.
Tues., April 21, 5:30 pm - Ashe Distinguished Lecture – US – Libyan Relations – Amb.
Deborah Jones
Wed., April 22 – 12:45 – 1:45 Baker Café Celebrates Earth Day with Dr. John Nolt. The
Baker Center Living and Learning Community will host this discussion on Climate Ethics
with Professor Nolt, UT Philosophy and Sustainability Committee.
Tues., April 28, 3 pm Distinguished Lecture on Energy and the Environment – Phil Sharp
Dr. Phil Sharp, President, Resources for the Future. RFF is the oldest Washington think
tank devoted exclusively to policy analysis on energy, environmental, and natural
resource issues. Dr. Sharp was a 10 term US congressman from Indiana, Harvard IOP
lecturer and policy advisor to several agencies.
Thurs., April 30, Wiegner Lecture from Oak Ridge National Laboratory Webcast - Doomed
to Cooperate: How American and Russian Nuclear Scientists Joined Forces to Mitigate
Some of the Greatest Post-Cold War Dangers – Seigfried Hecker
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