May 17 – Baker Center Luncheon honoring Charlie Daniel – SOLD OUT!

Cartoonist, Charlie Daniel, will be honored at a Baker Center luncheon that will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Baker Center on May 17.  The cost is $15, but the event is SOLD OUT! The event is being sponsored by Senator Baker and his wife, Senator Nancy Kassebaum.  It will be [...]

KNS articles, PodCast from WUOT featuring interview with Gov. Christine Todd Whitman

http://wuot.org/mt/archives/2012/04/000755-christine_todd_whitmans_view_from_the_middle.html  Interview with Gov. Whitman by Brandon Hollingsworth http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2012/apr/26/christine-todd-whitman-women-leaders-share-at/  Women, Power & Leadership program  4.26.12 http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2012/apr/28/georgiana-vines-whitman-praises-non-partisan/    The Need for Climate Change…. 4.25.12

April 26 – Baker Center Luncheon, Amb. Thomas Graham – “Unending Crisis”

Join us for lunch and hear from Ambassador Thomas Graham about his new book, Unending Crisis.  The book discusses foreign policy following the events of 9/11.  A book signing will follow lunch.  The cost is $15/person.  Call 974-0931 to register or bakercenter@utk.edu   Deadline to register is April 24, 2012. A webcast of the event [...]

April 25 @ 7 pm – The Need for Climate Change in Washington: How Hyper-Partisanship Has Paralyzed Policymaking

Gov. Christine Todd Whitman, former govenor of New Jersey and Director of the Environmental Protection Agency will present a talk in the Toyota Auditorium at the Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy at 7 pm in the Toyota Auditorium.   The program is free and open to the public.  It will be webcast [...]

Feb. 2, 2012 – Shale Gas and Its Environmental Footprint

Rob Jackson, Professor, Biology Department at  Duke University will provide the talk at the Howard Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy Interdisciplinary Discussion Forum for Energy and the Environment event on Feb. 2, 3:30 – 5 p.m. in the Toyota Auditorium.  The program will be webcast here:  http://160.36.161.128/UTK/Viewer/?peid=841158bae4c446a1b5dfbcb8e4a5b5c8

Feb. 23, 2012 – In Search of Refuge: Climate Justice, Climate-Induced Migration, and the Law (Skype)

Maxine Burkett, Associate Professor of Law, University of Hawaii & Director, Center for Island Climate Adaptation and Policy will provide the talk at this Howard Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy Interdisciplinary Discussion Forum for Energy and the Environment event on Feb. 23, 3:30 – 5 p.m. in the Toyota Auditorium.  The talk will be via Skype [...]

April 12 – Climate-driven infectious diseases in a changing human landscape: two case studies on cholera and malaria

Dr. Mercedes Pasquale presents a talk on April 12, 3:30 – 5 p.m. at the Toyota Auditorium at the Baker Center.  Dr. Pasquale is Professor, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Michigan. Her talk is part of the series presented by the Howard Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy Interdisciplinary Discussion Forum for Energy and [...]

March 29 – Using Social Comparisons to Influence ‘Green’ Behavior: Evidence from a Large Scale Field Experiment

Michael Price, Associate Professor of Economics, University of Tennessee, will provide a talk, followed by discussion on March 29, 3:30 – 5 pm in the Toyota Auditorium.  Part of the Baker Center Interdisciplinary Discussion  Forum for Energy and the Environment, Dr. Price’s talk will review a study he participated in on consumer behavior.  The program will [...]

April 26 @ 9 am – Women, Power & Leadership – FULL

This EVENT is FULL — watch online here: http://160.36.161.128/UTK/Viewer/?peid=939e28e8ca63491aa1cab96fe198eeaa Women, Power & Leadership:  A Dialogue with Christine Todd Whitman and Knoxville Women Leaders Thursday, April 26, 9 –10:30 am Toyota Auditorium—RSVP to 974-0931 or bakercenter.utk.edu Join Governor Christine Todd Whitman and the following women leaders for a discussion for women only! ¨ Sarah Gardial, PhD – [...]

4.4.12 @ 5 pm – Amb. Graham to Share Experiences with Students

All Students Welcome! A Conversation with Ambassador Thomas Graham Diplomat, Treaty Negotiator & Nuclear Arms Expert Wednesday April 4, 2012, 5:00 pm Toyota Auditorium Howard Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy   Ambassador Thomas Graham will discuss his career and his work in nuclear nonproliferation and treaty negotiations in a special event for students.  Ambassador [...]

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