Vice President Biden Talks College Affordability in Pennsylvania On Friday, Vice President Biden spoke to a group of students at the University of Pittsburgh. Making it easier to pay for college has been a top priority of the Middle Class Task Force and our entire Administration since the President and Vice President came into office. […]

What is the It Gets Better Project? Many LGBT youth can’t picture what their lives might be like as openly gay adults. They can’t imagine a future for themselves. So let’s show them what our lives are like, let’s show them what the future may hold in store for them. About the It Gets Better […]

It Gets Better President Obama, Vice President Biden, and White House staff recorded video messages to give hope and support to young people who are being bullied or harassed because of their actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity. Watch the videos and find resources for youth below. … President Obama: It Gets Better As […]

Dr. Jill Biden Addresses the 2011 PFLAG National Convention Earlier today, Dr. Jill Biden delivered a passionate and powerful address at the Opening Ceremony of the 2011 National Convention of Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG). Dr. Jill Biden speaks at the 2011 PFLAG National Convention, Alexandria, VA, Nov. 4, 2011. (Photo […]

Progress at the G-20 When world leaders gathered this week in France, they acknowledged that the global economy was facing significant challenges that put recovery from the recession at risk. President Barack Obama answers a question at his press conference at the G20 Summit in Cannes, France, Nov. 4, 2011. (Official White House Photo by […]

Tracing biological pathways Breakthrough could simplify drug development process A new chemical process developed by a team of Harvard researchers may increase the utility of positron emission tomography (PET) in creating real-time 3-D images of chemical activity occurring inside the human body. Tobias Ritter, associate professor of chemistry and chemical biology, and his colleagues have developed a new […]

The Cannes Action Plan for Growth and Job The global economy has entered a new and difficult phase. Global growth has weakened, downside risks have heightened, and confidence has waned. Uncertainty over the sustainability of public debt levels in some advanced economies has increased, and the rebalancing in demand from the public to the private […]

Opening the Data Bank—Scientists Try to Match New Protein Structures RIT and Dowling College win NIH grant  Imagine playing Go Fish with 3,000 cards. Scientists at Rochester Institute of Technology and Dowling College are engaged in a similar game with higher stakes. Instead of cards, they are matching the protein to the job it performs […]

Press Conference by President Obama After G20 Summit … … Press Conference by President Obama After G20 Summit Press Center Claude Debussy Theater Cannes, France 3:40 P.M. CET PRESIDENT OBAMA:  Good afternoon, everybody.  I want to begin by thanking my friend, President Sarkozy, for his leadership and his hospitality.  And I want to thank the […]

Experts Offer Guidelines for Challenging Blood Clots … New guidelines set for treating clots URMC doctor R. James White, M.D., Ph.D., helps establish new guidelines for treating pulmonary hypertension and venous thromboembolism. … ### URMC pulmonologist R. James White, M.D., Ph.D., was among a panel of experts that helped the American Heart Association develop guidelines for […]