AUGUSTA, Maine, Nov. 13 -- The Maine Democratic Party issued the following statement on Nov. 12, 2024: Outgoing Maine state senator Lisa Keim recently praised conspiracy theorists including RFK Jr. as "wise" and derided Vice President Kamala Harris as a "DEI pick" despite decades of public service as District Attorney, Attorney General, U.S. Senator, and Vice President. * * * The Maine Democratic Party released the following statement: "Sen. Keim's comments are utterly laughable on their fac  more

ORONO, Maine, Nov. 13 -- The University of Maine issued the following news release: * * * The initiative intends to turn research into products, technologies and treatments. * * * The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded the University of Maine and its partner universities $15 million to create the New England Region Innovation Corps (I-Corps) Hub to accelerate the conversion of scientific discoveries into meaningful economic and societal advances. As part of an effort to expa  more

ORONO, Maine, Nov. 13 -- The University of Maine System issued the following news release: * * * Maine's public universities are experiencing their highest enrollment in three years, in part because efforts to improve student retention are bringing a greater percentage of undergraduates back this fall than ever before * * * Innovations in supporting student success have resulted in a record return rate to the University of Maine System (UMS). More than three-quarters of all degree and cert  more