Apologies for this extensive list, but the days seem to fly by and I wanted to
make sure you were aware of these programs, with a little advance notice! I
will send out reminders and there are more events in April!
Just a few notes about the following events:
- We will be a streaming site from Oak Ridge National Lab for the *Wigner
Lectures.
- We are hosting a new series - "Baker Cafe" - a time to hear from BC
faculty/fellows and others on their area of expertise and policy in an informal
setting.
- We are helping the UT Economics Club in a competition ("It's Up to Us") with
15 other colleges to inform and educate students about the Federal budget and
national debt.
- The Energy & Environmental Forum returns for 4 new sessions
Spring 2014 Calendar - Jan. - March Events
Free & Open to the Public
*1/27 10 am Eugene P. Wigner Distinguished Lecture Series in Science,
Technology, and Policy - Energy and the Industrial Revolution: Past, Present,
and Future
Dr. Arun Majumdar, Vice President for Energy, Google
Webcast from Oak Ridge National Lab
1/28 5:30 pm Showcase of UT Student Organizations Engaged in
Government, Policy and Politics – Open to all students -- Sign up and join so
you can make a difference!
1/29 10 am - Baker Café (Short Bursts of Knowledge Brewed Just for YOU!)
Baker Center Reading Room
Dr. Matt Murray on The Economy and Public Policy,
Director, Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy; Assoc. Director, Center
for Business & Economic Research; and Professor, Economics
1/30 3:30 – 5 pm Energy & Environmental Forum: Elena Bennett, McGill
University, Canada, Assistant Professor, Department of Natural Resource
Sciences, McGill School of Environment
1/31 3:00 pm Webinar: The Promise of Universities in School Reform
Dr. Bob Kronick, UT Professor and Dir. of University Assisted Community
Schools, will be joining this webinar from the Baker Center to discuss his work
and lead a follow-up discussion with others, following the webinar.
February
*2/12 10 am Eugene P. Wigner Distinguished Lecture Series in Science,
Technology, and Policy - The Energy and Climate Challenge: Necessity as the
Mother of Invention
Dr. Steven Chu, Secretary of Energy (2009-2013) and Nobel Prize for
Physics (1997). Webcast from Oak Ridge National Lab
2/12 6:30 pm Inequality for All
Help the UT Econ Club win the national It’s Up to Us competition (dealing with
the national debt) as we watch this award-winning film with former Labor
Secretary, Robert Reich, as he explores the widening economic gap in the
United States. With support from UT Libraries and UT Law College.
2/19 5:15 pm Principles & Priorities (Federal budget simulation)
Help the UT Econ Club and join us to balance the budget! A federal budget
negotiation simulation designed by the Concord Coalition will provide a better
sense of the forces which impact fiscal policy decisions. With support from UT
Law College. Register at http://tinyurl.com/Budget-register
2/25 2 pm - Baker Café (Short Bursts of Knowledge Brewed Just for YOU!)
Baker Center Reading Room
Dr. David Greene on Transportation Issues in Public Policy
Research professor, UT Department of Economics and Baker Fellow
2/27 3:30 – 5 pm - Energy & Environmental Forum: Rob McDonald, The
Nature Conservancy, Senior Scientist, Urban Sustainability
March
3/5 5:30 pm - Ashe Lecture - Beyond 2014: American Relations with Pakistan
-Ambassador Cameron Munter, United States Ambassador to Pakistan (2010-
2012)
(Amb. Munter will also appear on 1 pm Dialogue on WUOT – Panel
discussion)
3/13 3:30 – 5 pm - Energy & Environmental Forum: Christina Prell, Maryland
Population Research Center, Assistant Professor, Sociology
3/27 9:30 am - Baker Café (Short Bursts of Knowledge Brewed Just for YOU!)
Baker Center Reading Room
Dr. Charles Sims on The Environment & Policy Issues
Baker Center Research Professor and Faculty Member, UT Department of
Economics
