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President Obama Visits Pittsburgh For Frontiers Conference « CBS Pittsburgh
President Obama Visits Pittsburgh For Frontiers Conference « CBS Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH (KDKA/AP) – President Barack Obama visited Pittsburgh for the White House Frontiers Conference on Thursday.It's a showcase for future innovation, being co-hosted by the University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University.Obama landed at Pittsburgh International Airport around 1:30 p.m. and headed to Pitt's campus for a tour.The conference is already reaping benefits for Pittsburgh.
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Obama Pushes Science and Innovation at White House Frontiers Conference
Obama Pushes Science and Innovation at White House Frontiers Conference
There are two kinds of people in Washington, DC, says entrepreneur Dean Kamen.There are the policy experts, whom he calls cynics.And there are the scientists, whom he deems optimists.Kamen, speaking at the White House Frontiers Conference at the University of Pittsburgh, places himself in the latter camp.
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Obama Praises Pittsburgh's Tech Boom During Frontiers Conference Visit
Obama Praises Pittsburgh's Tech Boom During Frontiers Conference Visit
The National Department of Transportation announced Thursday that Pittsburgh had received an $11 million grant for advanced technology transportation projects.The announcement was made shortly before Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx joined Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto in a panel discussion during the White House Frontiers Conference at Carnegie Mellon University.Foxx said it's important that Pittsburgh uses technology to solve transportation issues."You here in Pittsburgh, you've got some highly congested roads," he said.
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Obama holds a baby wearing NASA t-shirt at White House Frontiers Conference
Obama holds a baby wearing NASA t-shirt at White House Frontiers Conference
And he said America must embrace scientific developmentBut he also took the time to warn against denying climate changeAnd he piloted a virtual spaceship into the International Space StationThe Pittsburgh event gave him the chance to geek out with technologyBarack Obama might be the most powerful man in the world, but at heart he's just a science nerd - as he proved while touring the White House Frontiers Conference Thursday.The commander-in-geek was clearly in his element as he stepped off Air Force One in Pittburgh and headed to the event, which showcases thrilling innovations in tech.There, a clearly delighted President fist-bumped a paralyzed man who uses a mind-controlled robotic hand, goofed around with a baby in a Nasa T-shirt and got a taste of astronaut life.Geek power: Self-confessed science geek Barack Obama hangs out with his ten-month-old counterpart Rowan Wright at the White House Frontiers Conference in Pittsburgh ThursdaySpace commander: Obama managed to successfully dock into the ISS using this official flight simulator, joking that it was like driving an UberThe President beamed as he took docked a virtual shuttle into the International Space Station on a Boeing Starliner Flight Simulator that had been installed at the event, held in Carnegie Mellon University.
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