AUGUSTA, Maine, Jan. 12 -- The Maine Department of Education issued the following news release: The Maine Department of Education (DOE) awarded $300,000 in climate education professional development grants to support partnerships between 14 school administrative units (SAUs), schools, and community organizations to strengthen climate education opportunities for students across Maine. Grant funding will allow educators to learn from experts and organizations that have created, sustained, and gr more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, Jan. 12 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following news release on Jan. 11, 2024: Governor Janet Mills today praised the Maine Senate's overwhelming confirmation of retired U.S. Army Brigadier General Diane Dunn to lead the Maine National Guard and serve as Commissioner of the Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management. The Senate approved her nomination by a vote of 33-1. "I thank the Maine Senate for their overwhelming and bipartisan vote to confirm Gene more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, Jan. 12 -- The Maine House Democrats issued the following news release on Jan. 11, 2024: Rep. Kristen Cloutier, D-Lewiston, introduced legislation Tuesday that would add Maine to the Compact for Licensing Physician Assistants (PAs), which would allow licensed PAs to practice in member states without having to obtain a new license for each state. "By joining the compact, we are welcoming qualified PAs to move to Maine and more easily practice here," said Cloutier. "Our state's h more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, Jan. 12 -- The Maine House Democrats issued the following news release on Jan. 11, 2024: Rep. Lydia Crafts, D-Newcastle, introduced legislation Tuesday before the Innovation, Development, Economic Advancement and Businesses Committee that would better protect Maine consumers by requiring electronics manufacturers to provide information about how fixable their products are through a repairability score. LD 1716 would require manufacturers to display a repair score from zero to 1 more PR

WATERVILLE, Maine, Jan. 11 -- Thomas College issued the following news release: Thomas College professors do many incredible things - beyond classroom teaching, they are community advocates, committed volunteers, business owners, and more. The activities they're involved in both make their lives richer, and bring richness and depth to the industries they teach about at Thomas. One professor, Steve Dyer, spends his time outside of Thomas as the Director of Not Here. Not Here is a human traffic more PR

ORONO, Maine, Jan. 12 -- The University of Maine issued the following news release: As the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning grows, so too do the questions about the best and most ethical way to deploy these technologies in various fields. In K-12 schools, for example, students, teachers, parents and other stakeholders face significant decisions about how to balance the potential benefits of generative AI and other tools with the risks, such as cheating, plagiarism and bias.  more PR

FARMINGTON, Maine, Jan. 12 -- The University of Maine Farmington campus issued the following news: The University of Maine at Farmington is inviting the public to a series of UMF Public Forum events on the UMF campus during the spring 2024 semester. These thematic panel discussions explore creative and academic topics while engaging perspectives from UMF faculty, students and members of the Farmington community. The first UMF Public Forum event will be "An Evening of Poetry," featuring poets a more PR