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By Ryan Yousefi
The grand opening of a new state-of-the-art fitness center in Coral Springs is on April 8.
The new fitness center, Sweat440, located at 6206 West Sample Road, says its designed for beginners and experienced fitness enthusiasts, offering dynamic 40-minute HIIT and cross-training classes that begin every 10 minutes.
Founded by Cody Patrick and Matt Miller, two personal trainers in Miami, Sweat440 aims to provide a convenient way for individuals at all levels of experience from beginners to fitness experts to exercise practically and efficiently on their own terms.
The grand opening event will mark the studios opening of its full schedule in the week leading up to it, from April 1 to April 8.
The door-opening celebration event will include an opportunity to take advantage of limited-time offers, local vendor offerings, and the chance to come and catch a 40-minute sweat session with the new neighborhood studio.
According to Sweat440 franchise co-owner Sam Simpson, the team behind its Coral Springs location is especially experienced and ready to energize the city with its fitness programs.
We have all been in fitness our entire careers, and we were very excited about the concept of Sweat440, Simpson told Coral Springs Talk.
We love the flexible scheduling and the effective programming Sweat440 provides its members and jumped at the opportunity to expand this brand in Coral Springs. All of us live in South Florida, scattered between the Miami and Fort Lauderdale area.
Sweat440 first burst on the South Florida scene with a location in Miami Beachs Sunset Harbour neighborhood and has since expanded the franchise to other sites in Doral, Brickell, Coral Gables, Deerfield Beach, Miami Lakes, Texas, New Jersey, Canada, and now, Coral Springs.
Simpson says once Sweat440 founders had a chance to get to know the Coral Springs area, it was an instant fit for a new location.
When we had the pleasure of spending time in this beautiful city, we instantly connected with the people and the small businesses, and we thought Coral Springs would be a perfect community to serve. Were proud to be a part of the neighborhood!
SWEAT440 is known for its state-of-the-art facilities that feature top-tier equipment and amenities designed to help members feel and see results. Experienced instructors and certified trainers lead each class.
In addition to the workout classes, members can enjoy exclusive access to in-studio fitness boutiques featuring the ultimate workout gear curated for every season.
As part of the grand opening celebration, Simpson says Coral Springs locals can take advantage of discounts until April 8, and everyone is welcome to their first class for free.
Our most exciting offer leading up to the grand opening is our Founders Rate unlimited membership, Simpson told Coral Springs Talk.
On the day of our grand opening, the full price for an Unlimited Monthly membership will be $149, but before April 8, our founding members can claim a lifetime price of $99/ month + 1 week free!
Smith tells Coral Springs Talk Founders memberships can be reserved through this link before the deadline.
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Bailey County Senior Center: Where all who enter as guests leave … – Muleshoejournal
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The Bailey County Senior Citizens Center provides community services for the seniors in the area. In addition to organizing a strong retired and volunteer program, the center hosts a variety of games, exercise programs, language lessons, art classes, weekly lunches, and activities designed to keep individuals active and involved.
In addition to the many activities the Muleshoe Center has to offer, it provides free exercise equipment, pool tables, games such as dominoes, Yahtzee, etc. and Wi-Fi access. The center also supplies many low and affordable rental fees.
Other events that have been held at the center includes dances, family reunions, school reunions, 4th of July parade & activities, auctions, Veterans Appreciation Day, birthday celebrations, and yes, even a funeral was held inside the building.
In fact, my husband Royce Turner and I were the first to hold our wedding at the center. The building was decorated beautifully and packed with family and friends. At the time Royce was the Board President at the center and I was the Director there. The wedding proved to be a big success.
Things were going so well until Covid reared its ugly head. We had to close our center temporarily. We ended up losing many of our seniors to the pandemic. We are still struggling to get our center up and running again. But we havent given up. We are diligently working to get our center back to where it used to be.
Unfortunately, our numbers in attendance are way down and money is needed. New personnel and a new board has been put into place. Royce and I have agreed to work with the new board members in planning new events and fundraisers.
As part of this effort, I have agreed to visit with our present members and get ideas on what needs to be done to improve our efforts. Here are some of their responses:
Shirley White told me that there are senior citizens here in Muleshoe who are unaware of what we do at our center. She suggested we do more advertising or invitations to get those people involved. Shirley comes to our center every day to exercise. We have an exercise section with tread mills, rowing machines, weights, etc. There is no charge to use the exercise equipment. Like so many of us, Shirley wants to see our membership grow and prosper.
Marilyn Wilson Nickels is another member at our center. Marilyns health makes her unable to cook so she comes every day to get a good healthy meal. I come to enjoy the fellowship and the food, she told me.
Shug McCamish comes to our center 4 to 5 days per week. Shug lives alone so she enjoys just getting out and being with friends. She enjoys visiting with everyone at the center. She loves to play 80 and she was one of the first Presidents when the center first opened.
Our oldest member, Ruby Green tries to make it every day. Ruby is 103 years old and says she hopes to be there for many more years. Ruby said that she enjoys most of the activities and crafts held at the center. She says she will keep coming every day except those days when the West Texas wind blows.
Nina Landers is another one of our members who comes everyday she can. When asked why she comes to our center she responded, Why it beats the heck out of cooking at home. Nina told me that she hasnt found anything at our center that she doesnt like. She went on to say, Everyone here is like family. We support each other, have a great time, and come back the next day for more!
Mark and Marge Pilman moved to Muleshoe from Wisconsin. They come to our center almost every day. Mark suggested that we bring Bingo back as we did before Covid. Another idea he had was to get paper placemats on the tables and work with the businesses to place a discounted coupon on the mats. This way, the center members will use the coupons and the business will get advertising for their place of work. Mark and Marge said they come to the center just to watch, talk to people, and be a part of the games and events.
Ray and Jeanetta Precure have been coming to our center for over 20 years. Jeanetta said that she would love to see a planned exercise program done 2 or 3 days a week for anyone who is interested. Ray & Jeanetta both said they love to play dominoes every day. Ray & Jeanetta are also good at working and repairing things at the center. We had a vibrating machine to malfunction one day. I commented to them that it was my favorite work-out machine. The very next day Ray and Jeanetta tore the machine apart and then put it back together. I have used that machine every day at my 8:00 am exercise work-out. It is still working and I will forever be thankful to them for getting it done.
Doroteo Barron comes quite regularly to our center. He told me that he didnt participate in a lot of the activities but he thoroughly enjoys the meals. His friend, Tony Chacon agreed with him that the food is always good. And it must be. Tony drives all the way from Earth to visit and enjoy the meals.
Gail Gladden told me that she has invited some of the widows to come and get involved. She said that she loves the entertainment. However, sometimes its a little too loud for those who want to visit. She also said that she likes the days that Ann Johnson entertains us playing the piano.
Marcha Rasco had some good comments about the lunch meals. She also likes to participate in the activities each day. She did say that she would like to see the time changed when it comes to the activities. Rather than late afternoon, she would prefer them starting right after lunch which is 1:00 pm.
One of our newest members is Rosie Blanchard. Rosie moved here from California a year and a half ago. Her husband passed away, but before his death, he told her to go to the Bailey County Senior Center and check it out. She did just that. After her husbands death, the center became her refuge. She comes every day now that she can and enjoys it thoroughly.
These twelve people that we presented to you were chosen randomly. Some are in their 60s. Some in their 70s & 80s. A few others are in their 90s. Again, Mrs. Ruby is our oldest at 103. These individuals are all learning to put the past behind them, put the future in proper perspective and live each day at our center as it might be their last. They are keeping active, getting involved, and they all agreed that the Bailey County Senior Citizens Center is exactly where they need to be!
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Zealand Pharma Increases its Share Capital as a Consequence of Exercise of Employee Warrants – Yahoo Finance
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Company announcement No. 8 / 2023
Zealand Pharma Increases its Share Capital as a Consequence of Exercise of Employee Warrants
Copenhagen, Denmark, March 28, 2023 Zealand Pharma A/S (Zealand) (NASDAQ: ZEAL) (CVR-no. 20 04 50 78), a Copenhagen-based biotechnology company focused on the discovery and development of innovative peptide-based medicines, has increased its share capital by a nominal amount of DKK 34,594 divided into 34,594 new shares with a nominal value of DKK 1 each. The increase is a consequence of the exercise of warrants granted under several of Zealand Pharma's employee warrant programs.
Employee warrant programs are part of Zealand Pharmas incentive scheme, and each warrant gives the owner the right to subscribe for one new Zealand Pharma share at a prespecified price, the exercise price, in specific predefined time periods before expiration. For a more detailed description of Zealand Pharmas warrant programs, see the companys Articles of Association, which are available on the website: http://www.zealandpharma.com.
The exercise price was DKK 100.80 per share for 14,185 of the new shares and DKK 127.00 per share for 20,409 of the new shares. The total proceeds to Zealand from the capital increase amount to DKK 4,021,791.
The new shares give rights to dividend and other rights from the time of the warrant holder's exercise notice. Each new share carries one vote at Zealand Pharmas general meetings. Zealand Pharma has only one class of shares.
The new shares will be listed on Nasdaq Copenhagen after registration of the capital increase with the Danish Business Authority. Following registration of the new shares, the share capital of Zealand Pharma will be nominal DKK 52,003,057 divided into 52,003,057 shares with a nominal value of DKK 1 each.
A full copy of the amended Articles of Association can be found at https://www.zealandpharma.com once registered with the Danish Business Authority.
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About Zealand Pharma A/S
Zealand Pharma A/S (Nasdaq: ZEAL) ("Zealand") is a biotechnology company focused on the discovery and development of peptide-based medicines. More than 10 drug candidates invented by Zealand have advanced into clinical development, of which two have reached the market and three candidates are in late-stage development. The company has development and partnerships with a number of blue-chip pharma companies as well as commercial partnerships for its marketed products.
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Zealand was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark, with a presence in the U.S. that includes Boston. For more information about Zealands business and activities, please visitwww.zealandpharma.com.
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The above information contains forward-looking statements that provide Zealand Pharmas expectations or forecasts of future events. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and inaccurate assumptions, which may cause actual results to differ materially from expectations set forth herein and may cause any or all of such forward-looking statements to be incorrect. If any or all of such forward-looking statements prove to be incorrect, our actual results could differ materially and adversely from those anticipated or implied by such statements. All such forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this release and are based on information available to Zealand Pharma as of the date of this release. Except as required by law, the Company assumes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements publicly.
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Wellness takes many forms. It is present in exercise programs, diet and nutrition, mental health and preventative health measures. The Osher Center for Integrative Healths mission is to advance personal and professional wellness among campus and hospitals and clinics employees by providing full access to all the wellness tools they need.
WellUis the way most employees currently interface with the center. Program participants receive a discount on their health insurance premiums if they meet certain requirements by attending health screenings and various wellness activities. WellU also pays for or subsidizes various health activities on campuslike consultations with health coaches, nutrition workshops, diabetes prevention programs and mindfulness courses.
Offerings from the center go far beyond WellU though. For individuals, there are dozens of programs to help improve overall health and wellness in a variety of ways. If you want to make a change in your life you can most likely find help through the center. There are employee fitness classes, smoking cessation workshops, mental health evaluations, counseling opportunities, health testing programs and more.
The Wellness Ambassador Program aims to give employees an opportunity to improve their health while encouraging others to do the same. Ambassadors are trained on all the programs offered by the center so they can support employees in their wellness goals. They also provide feedback on current programs and how wellness offerings throughout the U could be strengthened and improved.
The center also offers programs for office groups that want to improve their overall wellness. Wellness Seed Grants awards funding to be used on a wellness-oriented improvement within a workspace, such as providing access to respite spaces, installing readily available water fountains or stocking their work areas with healthy snacks.
You can learn more about the offerings from Osher Center for Integrative Health here.
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"#LikeAGirl" Program Encourages Athletics and Empowerment for … – Hillsborough County
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Westchase Recreation Center after-school program partners with USF to teach girls self-esteem through sports
"Do not give up. Your mind will tell you it's hard, but do not give up. There's only wins and lessons. There are no losses." This was the advice that Ragan Kinard gave a group of young girls during her visit to an after-school program at the Westchase Recreation Center.
Kinard is a junior at the University of South Florida where she plays on the women's volleyball team. She was invited to speak with students about her experience as a female athlete, as well as give a volleyball demonstration. Her visit, coordinated through the "#LikeAGirl program," was a hit with the kids.
Ragan Kinard takes questions from students in the "#LikeAGirl" after-school program
"#LikeAGirl"Karlie Mintzer, Recreation Assistant Supervisor at the Westchase Park & Recreation Center, was organizing a kid's game of soccer for an after-school program when the idea came to her. After the children had picked their teams, she had found that the best player that day was chosen last.
Mintzer was told by a little boy that it was because the player was a girl. It was at that moment Mintzer realized the need for a special sports program just for young women.
"#LikeAGirl" was developed through a partnership with the Hillsborough County after-school program and the University of South Florida. Once a week, a female collegiate athlete from a different sport visits the recreation center and gives a presentation. Each session begins with the visiting athlete introducing herself and taking preplanned questions from the kids. The conversation gives the young girls a chance to practice speaking in front of a group, as well as gain insight into the world of women's sports.
Following the question-and-answer portion of the program, the visiting athlete delivers a sports demonstration. The girls learn pointers on how to play specific games, as well as practice newly learned techniques. After the physical activity, the girls participate in a team-building exercise. Topics such as how to be a better teammate and friend are taught, then discussed as a group.
Ragan Kinard, USF volleyball player, teaches volley techniques to students in the "#LikeAGirl" after-school program
Volleyballin' like a girlIt was clear that Kinard made a strong impression on the girls. Her session with the students was filled with more questions then they had time for. The kids were intensely engaged in learning about Kinard's experience on her volleyball team and how she was recruited in high school to play for USF. By the look on some of their young faces, you could tell the girls were in awe.
Before showing the group how to volley, Kinard was served a slew of questions from the curious girls. Everything from beach volleyball and her height to what career Kinard wanted was discussed.
One young student asked Kinard, "What's the worst part about being a girl in sports?"
Without missing a beat, Kinard answered with a smile. "Nothing."
The Westchase Park & Recreation Centeris located at 9791 Westchase Dr., Tampa, FL 33626. Call (813) 744-5978 or email recreation_admin@hcflgov.net for more information about Hillsborough County after school programs.
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Personalized diet intervention in Thai ageing populations – Open Access Government
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Thailand has rapidly become an ageing society, and the average age of the Thais will be 30 years older compared to 1975. As the elderly population increases, it is anticipated that there will be more incidences of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as obesity (OB), diabetes (T2D), and cardiovascular disease (CVD).
Notably, the prevalence of T2D has increased rapidly from 6.5% in 2015 to 10.7% in 2030 (estimated), with the most significant increase will be found among the elderly population (72%). In developing countries, NCD has become the most immense burden among the poor elderly whose life depends on their children. There are strong links between consuming high glycemic index foods, a sedentary lifestyle, and NCDs. So, developing lower glycemic index meals and changing lifestyles with diet intervention programmes are sensible solutions to slow down the prevalence of future NCDs.
In order to understand the impact of redesigned meals on NCDs among adults. The metabolic cohort (MBC) comprised 146 participants, including 24 % adult males aged between 37 and 60, following the screening of biomarkers, gut microbiota, fat mass, MRI-scanned visceral fat, and hepatic fat. The MBC was subdivided into obesity (OB), type-2 diabetes (T2D), cardiovascular disease (CVD), and chronic kidney diseases. To monitor the benefits of diet intervention, the MBC was served for three months of diet intervention and exercise programs compared to the no-intervention group. Tracking for the progress in biomarkers, body weight (BW), body mass index (BMI), gut microbiota, fat mass (FM), visceral fat (VF), hepatic fat (HF), and daily food records after 3 and 12 months at Siriraj Hospital, Bangkok, following the exercise and diet intervention programs compared to non-intervention (Figure 1).
Redesigned from popular local dishes, personalised diet recipes were developed to meet medical restrictions, BW, BMI, food allergies, food restrictions, gender, age, and occupation. Because rice largely contributes more than 50% of energy in daily rice-based meals among Thais, a new mixture of intermediate to low glycemic index rice varieties were invented to control total daily energy targets of personalised diet intervention plans. We developed 3G rice, a three-way mixture of two soft-cooked whole grain intermediate GI rice varieties, the famous purple Riceberry, aromatic brown Hom Maliman, and the low GI Pink+4, fragrant white rice with high amylose content. The effects of 3G rice were compared with regular white rice (Figure 2).
Twenty-nine recipes were successfully designed to meet personalised, targeted total daily energy from 1000, 1200, 1500, 1800, and 2000 kcal (Figure 3). The medical restrictions were laid out by doctors and dietitians to limit the amount of sugar, sodium, and fat, including trans-fat, saturated fatty acids, and protein. Meal plans contained carbohydrates: protein: and fat equal to 45-50:20-30:20-30, respectively. Also, Na, Ca, K, and P were controlled at <2,000 mg, <1,200 mg, <2,800-4,500 mg, and <800 mg, respectively. To avoid repetitiveness, different menus within each category of medical restriction were rotated weekly by participants. The 3G mixed rice and well-designed meals were freshly made daily for early-morning home delivery to all patients for three months. Daily food consumption and exercise practices were recorded throughout. Participants were satisfied with the taste and nutritional quality of 3G rice-based meals. Exercise therapy for ageing patients Pliability, a new exercise program, was designed for the elderly to optimise muscle strength and flexibility by walking for at least 6,000 7,000 steps `daily with aerobic exercise programs. The MBC participants were grouped based on their BMIs into three degrees of obesity OB1, OB2, and OB3 for BMI 23-24.9, BMI 25-29.90, and BMI > 30, respectively. All participants were recommended 20-30 minutes of aerobic exercise and pliable programs designed for each OB group. The exercise therapy was monitored daily via a smartwatch for 1, 3, 6, and 12 months. The outcomes varied by the OB groups. The number of days required to reduce BMI to 23, the regular scale, is monitored for each group. For OB1, 70% of participants reached the normal BMI by 45 days, while OB3 required 180 days. In the worst case, 20% of participants needed 300 days to get a BMI of 23.
Compared with a regular diet, diet intervention was associated with a more significant reduction in BW, BWI, VF, and HF among adult cohorts. Nonetheless, patients who received new exercise intervention had fewer effects on BMI, VF, and HF but no difference in BW compared with routine exercise.
Stools collected from MBC members were analysed for predominant microbial communities leading to a selection of high potency and disease- specific probiotics and providing precision diagnosis and treatment of different NCDs. Currently, 90 microbial isolates were identified from the stools collected from T2D and OB patients. Most of the microbial strains were coccus and rod-shaped, gram-positive bacteria. The identification of isolated gut microbiota will be accomplished using metagenomic sequencing. Furthermore, the hemolysis analysis of isolated gut microbiota between OB and T2D revealed exciting outcomes.
On the one hand, the gut microbiota isolated from OB contained 53:42:5 for Gamma: Beta: Alpha hemolytic bacteria. On the other hand, the isolated microbiota from T2D had 82:16:2 for Beta: Gamma: Alpha hemolytic bacteria. That is another exciting outcome from specific gut microbiota isolated from MBCs OB and T2D patients.
This on-going project has been financially supported by the National Research Council of Thailand (NRCT).
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4-H food, nutrition programs use MyPlate test to lead to healthier you – Wooster Daily Record
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Make good choices.
Its a favorite piece of advice teachers give their students. It also works well for deciding what foods we eat and how much exercise we fit into our schedule.
National Nutrition Month, celebrated in March, stresses the importance of a balanced diet and exercise. In its 50th year, the campaign created by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, helps families focus on healthy eating by encouraging them to try new fruits and vegetables and explore new ways to enhance flavors in food with herbs and spices or citrus fruit like lemon or lime.
Other recommendations by the academy include:
In the 4-H program, a variety of food and nutrition projects empower youth to be healthy mind and body with skills to make healthy decisions and lead healthy lifestyles. The projects help members develop knowledge, skills and understanding of nutrition, menu planning, safe food handling, fitness, meal & time management, and food & nutrition-related careers.
All 4-H food and nutrition projects use MyPlate, the U.S. Department of Agricultures official symbol of the five food groups. The colorful divided plate includes sections for vegetables, fruits, grains, and protein foods.
Vegetables and fruits should take up half the plate and grains and protein foods each take up a quarter of the plate. A side helping of dairy is a reminder to include milk or another dairy food like cheese or yogurt in your daily meal plan.
Choose MyPlate for A Healthier You is an opening activity in the Everyday Food and Fitness 4-H project. Members are asked to take a closer look at their food choices based on MyPlate by recording what they eat throughout the day. Are they eating a variety of foods from each food group? Do they choose foods and beverages that are low in fat, sodium, and added sugars?
The project follows MyPlate advice to start simple. The benefits of healthy eating add up over time, bite by bite. Small changes matter. A healthy eating routine is important at every stage of life. It can have positive effects that add up over time.
Also, choose options that are full of nutrients. Eating foods that are packed with nutrients instead of empty calories makes you feel full and satisfied after meals.
In the Everyday Food and Fitness project, the member becomes a grain detective to figure out which foods fall in the grain group and what the label says about the content of whole grain. The project also asks the 4-Her to:
Other projects focus on different aspects of nutrition. Snack Attack! features activities and related recipes for healthful snacks; Take a Break for Breakfast focuses on starting the day with a nutritious breakfast; Sports Nutrition: Ready, Set, Go deals with eating well and exercising; and Racing the Clock to Awesome Meals focuses on the knowledge and skills needed to prepare quick, nutritious, low-cost meals.
4-Hers have a wealth of opportunities to explore nutrition and fitness. Lets join them in creating our own healthy habits. If you are interested in joining 4-H, contact our office before the April 1 deadline at 330-264-8722.
Laurie Sidle is an OSU Extension Family & Consumer Sciences program assistant and may be reached at 330-264-8722 or sidle.31@osu.edu.
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DOE announced its largest-ever investment in decarbonizing … – Environmental Defense Fund
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This blog was co-authored by Natasha Vidangos, Senior Director, Climate Innovation and Technology.
Decarbonizing industry is a critical step to stabilize our climate. The sector can be tough to get a handle on its on track to become the largest-emitting sector within the next couple of decades, and it involves the production of a wide variety of goods, from cement, steel, and chemicals to food and beverages. Historically, heavy industry is also a significant source of local pollution, often leading to direct harm to nearby communities, which tend to be communities of color. This complex yet critical piece of our economy needs a transformation one that leverages cleaner and more efficient energy and processes while establishing mechanisms to ensure better outcomes on the ground. Identifying, developing and deploying transformative solutions is not an easy task: It requires innovative ideas, ambitious plans and investments, and coordination across a diverse set of stakeholders. Federal support is crucial for testing and validating these new technologies in a real-world setting, reducing the barriers to safe and effective adoption.
We recently discussed a new DOE program the Advanced Industrial Facilities Deployment Program (AIFDP) that seeks to do just that, and we shared a number of recommendations about the program emphasis and structure in parallel with some of our partners. Now is the moment of truth on March 8, DOEs new Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED) published the Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) for $6 billion in programming for industrial decarbonization. How did the office decide to set up the largest federal investment in the U.S. industrial sector in history? (And did they take our advice? On the whole, yes.)
To get specific, the announcement marks the launch of two key federal programs (1) a $500 million Industrial Emissions Demonstration Projects program funded in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) and (2) the $5.8 billion AIFDP. Both seek to transform emissions-intensive processes at industrial facilities across the U.S. by funding early-of-a-kind deployments of advanced industrial technology like energy efficiency improvements, industrial electrification, low-carbon fuels, feedstocks (materials that can be converted into fuel or products) and energy sources. These programs have the broadest mandate that could handle different needs across multiple sectors. If implemented well, these programs may fill a major gap in the innovation pipeline, funneling a variety of promising solutions from the laboratory bench to the market.
What do these programs do? And how do they address the key challenges we identified in our last blog? Lets take a look.
On this point, DOE is taking community benefits plans seriously. Like in their Hydrogen Hubs programs, DOE notes that 20% of the proposal rating will be determined by the quality of a projects community benefits plan requiring letters of support for the project from community members and valuing the inclusion of a binding community benefits agreement. Such concrete rating of community engagement is new territory for the Department. The program is also a part of the Justice40 initiative, which dictates that 40% of program benefits should accrue to disadvantaged communities. The Department is also seeking feedback from equity and justice experts as formal program reviewers.
This is a welcome and necessary emphasis. But there are many devils in the details to get these plans right, and much more work is needed to ensure applicants develop authentic partnerships with local communities around these projects. It means the projects need to be iterative and responsive to community needs at an early stage the one-way street of listening and engaging is not enough project developers need to be responsive partners. It also requires recognition that community impacts will go beyond the community benefits plan its not a box-checking exercise.
High-quality community engagement is a complex undertaking, and DOE will be setting the standard on what is considered good enough for these projects a role that is unusual in DOEs history and an enormous responsibility. It will require a lot of new expertise, deeper partnerships and the ability to make project development more iterative and responsive from the very beginning. All this will require more transparency than DOE has historically shown in their project awards. This is a space to watch.
We believe the greatest value of this program is in delivering transformational, big-bet leaps forward. However, there is also value in these programs demonstrating low-risk, smaller wins, too. The FOA strikes a balance, designating three Topic Areas to be funded under these programs:
The dream of innovation policy is to trigger a cascade, where breakthroughs lead to more breakthroughs and ultimately result in a wave of safe and effective deployments of critical technologies, ideally that spills over into multiple sectors. No one has perfect knowledge on which technologies will be the winning bets, but there are clues. The FOA requires applicants to provide evidence for their applications potential to reduce costs and reduce risk in their technology area. Applicants are also required to describe these projects relevance across multiple sectors; in multiple facilities; and highlight replicable projects that could be scaled rapidly. DOE also wants to see rigorous accounting for emissions reductions, setting requirements for life cycle assessments and emissions reduction targets in each of the relevant topic areas.
In the absence of an economy-wide carbon price or emissions standard, decarbonizing industry requires a complex package of policies to drive the development and deployment of effective solutions. The investments in this FOA are aligned with other federal investments in RD&D, such as the Hydrogen and Direct Air Capture Hubs programs (create technologies to produce cleaner things), tax credits and clean procurement (create markets for cleaner things), and environmental product declarations (standards to ensure things are cleaner) for emissions-intensive materials.
DOE has taken a thoughtful approach to the design of the FOA, balancing the needs of the sector and complementing existing programs. But many uncertainties lie ahead. Not everyone uses the same definition of transformational. Setting up projects for success on the ground is not a box-checking exercise, and community engagement can and needs to be much better. The FOA could result in a broad array of outcomes for specific technologies, which leaves a lot up to market dynamics. And while $6 billion is an extraordinary federal investment, when distributed among hundreds of potential uses, it cant solve every problem.
The first step is strong. The next steps will be worth watching. Concept papers will be due April 21, and full applications will be due later in August, so stay tuned for updates.
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Four researchers named recipients of University Scholarly … – KU Today
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LAWRENCE Four midcareer faculty members at the University of Kansas will receive an award in recognition of their significant research or scholarly achievements in their field.
The University Scholarly Achievement Award recognizes truly outstanding scholarly or research contributions, with one award given each year in each of four categories: arts and humanities; medicine and clinical sciences; science, technology and mathematics; and social science and professional programs.
This years winners in each category are as follows:
These four scholars have all helped to elevate our university through their work, and I look forward to helping them celebrate their successes, said Chancellor Douglas A. Girod. Taken together, these faculty members and their inspiring achievements demonstrate the breadth and depth of the contributions to society that are possible through the work of one of Americas leading research universities.
A panel chaired by Karrie Shogren, the Ross and Marianna Beach Distinguished Professor of Special Education in the KU School of Education & Human Sciences, reviewed the nominations from colleagues at KU and across the nation.
These four winners along with the winners of other annual research awards will be honored at theUniversity Research Awards ceremonyApril 25. The event will be hosted by the chancellor, and all faculty and staff areinvited to attendto help celebrate the universitys top researchers from both the Lawrence and KU Medical Center campuses.
Additional information about each of this years recipients and their work from the nomination materials is below.
Erik Scott
Erik Scott, associate professor of history, is one of the most accomplished and original historians of Russia of his generation. His first book, titled Familiar Strangers, focused on the experience of Georgians living outside their homeland. Despite its narrow focus or perhaps because of it "Familiar Strangers has become a key text for historians working to understand how people adapt to different ethno-territorial environments.
His second book, to be published by Oxford University Press in June 2023, is titled World Without Exit: Soviet Cold War Defectors and the Borders of Globalization. Telling the story of the Cold War through the personal stories of those who defected, it is both a brilliant rethinking of the Cold War and the first-ever history of defectors.
Sandra Billinger
Billinger is an internationally recognized pioneer and research leader in post-stroke clinical exercise testing and prescription.Her work has changed clinical practice paradigms at KU Medical Center and internationally, including substantial work in Singapore.
Billinger was recognized by the World Stroke Organization as one of 30 women globally as part of their Women in Stroke leadership recognition initiative. She is the only American physical therapist invited as a writing group member for the Canadian guidelines for exercise post-stroke in 2011 and updated in 2019. She was recently included in a newly formed physical activity workgroup within the International Stroke Recovery and Rehabilitation Alliance with a goal of codifying the first global, stroke-specific guidelines for physical activity and exercise after stroke, and she is working with colleagues in Singapore and their Ministry of Health to implement aerobic guidelines post-stroke nationally.
She has over 100 publications; two of these publications have over 1,000 citations each. Her letter writers describe her as one of the five most accomplished PT-PhDs in the world and a force of nature.
Timothy Jackson
Timothy Jackson is an outstanding, internationally recognized scholar who works in biomimetic transition metal chemistry. Jacksons research has made a significant impact at the interface of chemical catalysis and chemical biology, utilizing metalloenzymes (natures highly refined catalysts) as biomimics for small molecule catalysts to harness environmentally taxing industrial chemical processes in an energy efficient and atom-economical fashion. His research synergistically uses synthetic, spectroscopic and computational approaches to advance biomimetic chemistry, ultimately addressing the critical challenges of finding new-generation catalysts for the synthesis of a variety of industrially and pharmaceutically important chemicals. In addition to his strong funding track record and significant scientific contributions, his continuous dedication to teaching and mentoring excellence is noteworthy.
Jeffrey Hall
Halls research focuses on interpersonal communication and human communication and technology, including the role of communication in creating, managing and enhancing relationships and the implications of technology-mediated communication on human society. One of his nominators described his scholarship as opening an entirely new research trajectory for the field of communication. Another noted that his work is prolific, impactful and is shaping the way researchers and practitioners study interpersonal communication.
He has written or co-written over 80 articles and book chapters and written two books. His work has been cited over 1,400 times and has been referenced by multiple media outlets. His most recent book, Relating Through Technology, has been described as one of the most important books in the area. His work has been funded through internal grants at KU, and he has received multiple awards for his publications from national and international professional organizations. He is also the founding editor-in-chief of the Human Communication & Technology journal.
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Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost wrote a letter to the U.S. Department of Education sent last week asking to keep a rule from the Trump administration requiring public universities to uphold the First Amendment when it comes to religious groups on campuses.
The current rule, which the federal education department is trying to get rid of, prohibits public universities from denying religious student groups any right, benefit or privilege that is otherwise afforded to other student organizations at the public institution because of a groups beliefs, practices, policies, speech, membership standards or leadership standards, which are informed by sincerely held religious beliefs.
Currently, universities in violation would lose access to grant programs administered by the department and indirectly through the states, but not federal financial aid.
The U.S. Department of Education says the regulations are not necessary to protect the First Amendment right to free speech and free exercise of religion; have created confusion at higher education institutions; and prescribe an unduly burdensome role for the department to investigate the treatment of religious student organizations.
Yost, however, disagrees.
Day after day, we see school administrators across the country targeting student religious groups as unworthy of existence, Yost said. Our county was founded on an entirely different principle that Americans can practice their religion without fear of government reprisal.
The four and a half page letter argues student religious organizations are under attack and this would imposes irreparable harm on students for no federal benefit.
The religious practice of student groups and individuals is under immense fire at universities Instead, the proposed rule incentivizes the maltreatment of religious groups by uniquely labeling them discriminators, the letter said.
Twenty-one other state attorney generals signed Yosts letter: Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Virginia, and West Virginia.
Free inquiry rule
The current rule was created under the free inquiry rule, which was finalized in 2020 and prohibits institutions from denying faith-based student groups any of the rights, benefits, or privileges that other student groups enjoy.
The education department announced in September 2021 that it was reviewing regulations related to First Amendment freedoms, including religious freedoms.
The Departments review of these regulations focused on ensuring several key elements, including First Amendment protections, nondiscrimination requirements, and the promotion of inclusive learning environments for all students, the Department of Education said. The Department believes that protecting First Amendment freedoms, including protections for free speech and the free exercise of religion, on public university and college campuses is essential.
The department issued a notice of proposed rulemaking to rescind the regulations at the end of February and acceptedcomments up until last Friday, which was when Yost sent the letter.
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