In episode 4 of our Energy Renewed podcast series — host Katie Janik, asset management advisor at ICF, speaks to Paul McGuire who was part of the team that created a short circuit program that eventually became Computer Aided Protection Engineering (CAPE) software.

Katie is also joined by Baldwin Yeung, VP of CMY Solutions, who discusses the impact of CAPE software as a foundation for the power industry for grid protection and reliability. The conversation covers the background of this important software and what it contributes to the reliability of the grid.

In this episode, host Caitlin Howley, director of child welfare and education at ICF, examines the issue of racial equity in Appalachian education. The conversation with Director of the Regional Comprehensive Center, Kandace Jones, and First2 Network Program Coordinator, Jade Irving, covers such topics as:

• Why racial equity in education matters so much for the future of Appalachia.
• Current trends and shifting attitudes toward social justice in Appalachia.
• The importance of student exposure and staff training in reaching racial equity.
• The achievement and opportunity gaps in learning—and what to do about them.
• The systemic nature of racial inequality in education, and the systemic solutions required to combat the issue.

NOTE: Jade Irving appears on this podcast in a personal capacity. She does not represent the views of her employer.

In this episode, hosts David Speiser, Ph.D., executive vice president at ICF, and Nicola Dawkins-Lyn, Ph.D., vice president of research science at ICF, explore how public health in the United States links up—and doesn’t—with the larger global health landscape.

The conversation with Director of Emory University’s Global Health Institute Dr. Jeff Koplan covers topics such as:

• The relationship between U.S. healthcare and the nation’s larger patterns of government.
• The ways global health issues affect the United States and highlight the world’s interconnectivity.
• The skills the U.S. public health workforce needs to operate in a global environment.
• The increasingly apparent role of climate change as an influence on public health issues.
• The importance of creative public health messaging in motivating U.S. citizens to stay healthy over time.