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03.14.2017 | Press

Joe Biden Said He Had One Regret About Not Running for President

Vice President Joe Biden has sworn to work with the Trump administration—and eagerly so—in the nonpartisan fight against cancer. At SXSW Sunday, Biden and Dr. Jill Biden spoke optimistically about their Cancer Initiative, and Biden stressed the importance of federal funding for cancer research.

03.14.2017 | Press

Joe Biden at SXSW Vows to Work With the Trump Administration on Cancer

At the annual digital, music and entertainment festival in Austin, Tex., former Vice President Joe Biden described how his role in heading up the White House Moonshot on Cancer came about — from a comment he made to former President Obama that his only regret in not running for the presidency was that he would not be able to preside over the cure for cancer.

03.14.2017 | Press

Joe Biden Regrets Missing Chance to be the ‘President Who Presides Over the End of Cancer as We Know It’

Former Vice President Joe Biden on Sunday delivered a keynote address at South by Southwest, the renowned ideas conference currently taking place in Austin, Texas. Biden’s focus was cancer.

03.14.2017 | Press

Joe Biden Calls for SXSW Tech Innovators to Join ‘The Only Bipartisan Thing Left in America’

“You’re the future,” Joe Biden told a rapt audience Sunday afternoon at the South by Southwest Conference here, appealing to the brightest minds in tech and media to join him in his commitment to fighting cancer. “You could make a gigantic impact. We need your ingenuity. You could have a profound impact on cancer.”

03.14.2017 | Press

Joe Biden Delivers Tearful SXSW Speech About Curing Cancer

AUSTIN, TEXAS — In his first major appearance since leaving the White House, former Vice President Joe Biden spoke to a packed auditorium at SXSW on Sunday afternoon about a world in which cancer isn’t fatal.

02.22.2017 | Press

Jill Biden Named Board Chair of Aid Group Save the Children

Dr. Jill Biden, educator and wife of former Vice President Joe Biden, has been named board chair of Save the Children. Biden, who still teaches English to college students, said she was honored to be asked to chair the international aid organization’s board and thought its emphasis on education was a perfect fit for her.

02.17.2017 | Press

Joe Biden to Join UPenn Silfen Forum Discussion on Cancer Research and Care

This year’s David & Lyn Silfen University Forum, at Irvine Auditorium, 3401 Spruce St., will discuss the past, present, and future of cancer research and treatment.

02.17.2017 | Press

Joe Biden, 47th Vice President of the United States, to be Honored for his Leadership in Advancing Cancer Research at Advocacy Awards Dinner

Joe Biden, 47th Vice President of the United States, will receive Research!America’s Gordon and Llura Gund Leadership Award for his commitment to accelerating cancer research as the driving force behind the White House Cancer Moonshot.

02.15.2017 | Press

Biden Named Chair of the National Constitution Center

Former Vice President Joe Biden was named chair of the National Constitution Center late Tuesday, adding to the list of lustrous names that have headed its board over the years. NCC president and CEO Jeffrey Rosen said that the NCC board of trustees voted unanimously to select Biden, and that his term would begin immediately. He succeeds former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush.

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02.10.2017 | Press

See full video of Vice President Joe Biden’s ‘It’s on Us’ speech at Syracuse University

Vice President Joe Biden L’68 returns to his alma mater to discuss an issue of vital importance: ending sexual violence […]

02.10.2017 | Press

Vice President Joe Biden Op-Ed: It’s On Us to Stop Campus Sexual Assault

Twenty-one years ago, I wrote the Violence Against Women Act to end the scourge of violence against women and hold perpetrators accountable. It’s been a great success, but even one attack is one too many.

02.10.2017 | Press

Op-Ed by Vice President Biden on the 20th Anniversary of the Violence Against Women Act

Even just 20 years ago, violence against women in America was an epidemic few people wanted to talk about, let alone do something about. No one denied punching a wife in the face or pushing her down the stairs was reprehensible. But most people refused to intervene. They called domestic violence a “family affair.” Critics of proposed laws protecting women from this violence claimed they would lead to the “disintegration” of the family.

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02.10.2017 | Press

President Obama Speaks at the Launch of the “It’s On Us” Campaign

On September 19, 2014 in the East Room of the White House, President Obama delivered remarks to help launch “It’s […]

02.10.2017 | Press

Violence Against Women Act 20th Anniversary Commemoration

Vice President Biden delivered remarks at the National Archives to mark the 20th anniversary of the Violence Against Women Act. As a senator, he was the chief sponsor of the original legislation. Vice President Biden talked about some of the challenges in passing the legislation and the continuing need to expose the truth about domestic violence. He was introduced by Ruth Glenn, who shared her own story as a victim of abuse.

View the video on C-SPAN.

02.09.2017 | Press

Biden to Lead Two Centers, at Penn and the University of Delaware

Former vice president Joe Biden will lead two new academic centers in his first role after leaving office, the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Delaware announced Tuesday, spanning both foreign and domestic policy.