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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