An old fashioned winter chore

At Penn’s DumoLab, researchers work to solve multiple problems: how to keep food waste out of landfills, make healthier building materials and tackle climate change.

The latest event in the series recounted Haiti’s fight for independence and how Haitian immigrants led to Philly’s role as capital of the catering industry.

The carts are designed for older children and even adults with special needs. A national advocacy group recently started an effort to promote them.