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Apr 08 2022

Baker Cafe: Taking the Pulse of the U.S. Economy’s Lifeblood

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Baker Café

Taking the Pulse of the US Economy

Baker Cafe: Taking the Pulse of the U.S. Economy’s Lifeblood

APR 8, 2022 • 12–1pm
VIRTUAL EVENT

Join us for a virtual Baker Cafe with Dr. Alex Scott of UT’s Haslam College of Business. Trucks are the “lifeblood of the U.S. economy,” but the industry is plagued by driver shortages, safety problems, and little visibility into the environmental impact of the hundreds of thousands of trucking firms. In this virtual Baker Cafe, Executive Director Marianne Wanamaker will interview Dr. Scott and discuss his research examining federal safety policies and their effect on driver behavior, how voluntary environmental programs can influence investment decisions of trucking firms, why there are so few women who work as truck drivers, and some potential benefits if more women decide to become truck drivers. Join us Friday, April 8, from 12:00 to 1:00 pm through our live webcast.

Webcast: tiny.utk.edu/BakerCafeScott

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China Town Hall

China Town Hall : Local Connections, National Reflection

News and Events Global Security Co-Hosted Event China Town Hall: Local Connections, National Reflections Nov. 16, 2022 • 7:00pm TOYOTA AUDITORIUM Registration for Event The 2022 China Town Hall will be co-hosted by UT’s Center…

Read more > China Town Hall : Local Connections, National Reflection

Jude Bayham

NOV 3 // Economics and Epidemiology: Beyond Dollars and Cents

Professor Bayham will highlight several insights from interdisciplinary efforts, discussing their application during the COVID-19 pandemic and suggest a path forward for research on economic epidemiology.

NOV 3 , 2022 • 1:00pm

Toyota Auditorium

Read more > NOV 3 // Economics and Epidemiology: Beyond Dollars and Cents

NOV 2 // Analyzing and Addressing Gun Violence in Knoxville: Key People, Places and Strategies

Thomas Abt returns to the Baker Center to provide an update on the work he has been doing with Knoxville to identify local sources of gun violence and develop strategies to reduce them.

NOV 2, 2022 • 5:00pm

Toyota Auditorium

Read more > NOV 2 // Analyzing and Addressing Gun Violence in Knoxville: Key People, Places and Strategies

James Kennedy

OCT 13 // How China’s Rare Earth Monopoly is Reshaping the World

China’s early strategy of capturing a market share for production of rare earth elements now puts China in a controlling position of critical materials.

OCT 13, 2022 • 1:00pm

Toyota Auditorium

Read more > OCT 13 // How China’s Rare Earth Monopoly is Reshaping the World

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Appalachian Leadership Institute

Institute of American Civics

Modern Political Archives

Baker Briefing Newsletter

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Modern Political Archive

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About Our Student Programs

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Japan Ambassadors Program

Minor in Public Policy Analytics

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