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Remaining Spring Baker Center Events Canceled due to COVID-19 Outbreak
Due to the COVID-19 outbreak and in keeping with the CDC and University policies, all public events to be held at the Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy are canceled through May 2020. If you have any questions about our event schedule, feel free to contact us at 865-974-8681 or bakercenter@utk.edu.We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. We are looking forward to hosting a full schedule of exciting events in Fall 2020.
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Baker Center Researchers Partner with Coronavirus Response Team Researchers at the Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy are working closely with the coronavirus response team at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, to create a series of policy briefs forecasting the health and economic impacts of the virus.
The Coronavirus-19 Outbreak Response Experts (CORE-19) team at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville is a network of researchers in public health, economics, public policy, agriculture, veterinary medicine, and other disciplines who seek to provide timely information for the public and policymakers on pressing questions regarding the global pandemic.
You can read their first policy brief here, as well as a brief regarding personal protection measures here. Research questions for the CORE-19 team will be compiled, reviewed, and prioritized daily. Submit a question to the group here.
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The Benefits of Public-Impact Scholarship Public-Impact Scholarship is urgently needed in academic spaces today, according to Energy & Environment Fellow at the Center, Dr. Lisa Reyes Mason. Public-Impact Scholarship is defined as "intentional efforts to create social change through the translation and dissemination of research to nonacademic audiences." In her recent article with Inside Higher Ed, Mason advocates for a change in research culture. She also provides recommendations for academics to contribute to social good and positive policy change. You can read her full article here.
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Determining How To Optimize Conservation Spending
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Global Security Director Organizes Workshop at Emory University
Dr. Krista Wiegand, Director of the Global Security Program at the Center and President of South Regional Middle East & Islamic Studies Society, recently co-hosted a workshop on “Islam and Law.” The workshop was held at Emory University in Atlanta on March 6-8, 2020. At the workshop, specialists from Harvard, Cincinnati, Emory, Wake Forest, Indiana, and other universities presented their research, which will be published in a special journal issue next year.
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Research Publications on the Ethics of Climate Change
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Success for Recently Published Book from Global Security Fellow
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Energy & Environment Program Welcomes Two Postdoctoral Fellows
Tim Roberson is currently a Ph.D. Candidate in Economics at the University of Arizona with a focus on environmental and energy economics. Broadly, his research investigates market decision making by electricity consumers and producers under different regulatory regimes. Roberson believes that studying how electricity consumers and utilities make decisions will inform effective policies for electric utilities now and in the future.
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Ben Blachly will soon be graduating from the University of Rhode Island with a Ph.D. in environmental economics. His research interests include ecosystem services, risk and uncertainty, nonmarket valuation, environmental federalism, and integrated assessment modeling. He enjoys working with other economists to learn new things and working across disciplines in a variety of contexts.
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Joint Position Promoting Collaboration between The Baker Center and AREC
Leard is an economist who analyzes environmental policies in the United States including passenger vehicle fuel economy and greenhouse gas emissions standards; zero-emissions vehicle programs; electric vehicle subsidies; and emissions trading programs. Prior to joining the University of Tennessee, Leard was a fellow at Resources for the Future in Washington, D.C. He completed his Ph.D. in applied economics at Cornell University in 2014 and earned a B.S. in economics and mathematics from James Madison University in 2008.
In this new position, Leard will work with both the Center and AREC to promote an interdisciplinary approach to teaching and research in environmental policy and natural resource management.
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Get Involved with the Baker Center!
The Center is a home for civic engagement for students in all disciplines and at all levels. Through programs, events and lectures, and helpful faculty and staff, the Center aims to engage the community on the topics of Global Security, Leadership & Governance, and Energy & Environment. Learn more at bakercenter.utk.edu.
Here are some ways you can get involved:
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