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Tour of University of Delaware’s Institute for Energy Conversion

Senator Coons tours University of Delaware's Institute for Energy Conversion to learn about the past, present and future of solar energy.

Opportunity: Africa 2013 conference

Senator Coons hosted is second annual Opportunity: Africa conference on February 11, 2013 at Delaware State University in Dover

Sen. Coons, Bill Cosby talk American Dream Accounts

Sen. Coons pitched Dr. Bill Cosby on the American Dream Accounts Act while visiting with him at the Joshua Harvest Church in Wilmington. The goal of the American Dream Accounts Act is to help at-risk kids get to college.

The Horn Initiative for Entrepreneurship - October 2012

Senator Coons joined members of the University of Delaware community at the unveiling of the Horn Initiative for Entrepreneurship on October 12, 2012. The Horn Initiative is anticipated to have a transformative impact on innovation and entrepreneurship through the expansion of curricular, co-curricular and outreach programing. At the event, aspiring entrepreneurs pitched their business ideas to try to win funding as part of the launch celebration. University of Delaware alumnus Charles Horn (’75) and his wife Patricia Horn committed $3 million for the initiative, which will be housed in the Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics.

Remembering Pearl Harbor Day

Senator Coons remembered Pearl Harbor Day by visiting with WWII veterans at the Delaware Veterans Home in Milford. Pearl Harbor Survivor Thomas Morris recounts his harrowing story of survival aboard the USS California.

Law Enforcement Caucus Bulletproof Vest Program Press Event

U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and co-chair of the Senate Law Enforcement Caucus, stood with Dover police Sgt. David Spicer at an event in the Capitol on Tuesday to mark the purchase of the one-millionth bulletproof vest by a law enforcement officer under the federal Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program.

Under Secretary Kappos and Delaware students discussion- October 2012

On October 11, 2012, Senator Coons hosted David Kappos, the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, for a discussion with doctoral candidates at the University of Delaware and Delaware State University about commercializing technology developed at universities. Senator Coons is a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and was a cosponsor of the America Invents Act, the 2011 legislation that radically modernized the patent system. Under Secretary Kappos advises the President, the Secretary of Commerce and the Administration on intellectual property matters.

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Budget Conference Committee - 11/13