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UGA Lands $10M to Fund GenAI Education Center
The University of Georgia (UGA) has received a five-year, $10 million grant from the Institute of Education Sciences that will be used to establish a research and development center with the goal of providing national leadership on best practices for using generative AI (GenAI) in schools.
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Northern New Mexico College to Open Center for IT, Cybersecurity
Northern New Mexico College (NNMC) has established a new center for IT and cybersecurity that will offer cybersecurity training and provide students with the skills needed to enter the cybersecurity field.
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Kentucky Dept. of Ed Modernizes Internet Connectivity
The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) is modernizing and upgrading internet connectivity within Kentucky’s 171 school districts, the Kentucky School for the Deaf, the Kentucky School for the Blind, Kentucky’s 50 area technology centers, and the KDE office in Frankfort.
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VR in Classrooms May Help Multilingual Students Retain More Information
Researchers at the University of Georgia (UGA) have found that virtual reality (VR) technology may help multilingual students better retain information.
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Montana Online Tool to Track Grizzly Bear Deaths
The Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks (FWP) has unveiled a new online tool that provides the general public with up-to-date information on known grizzly bear mortalities across the state.
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Maryland Bug Bounty Program Finds 40-Plus Vulnerabilities
The Maryland Department of Information Technology (DoIT) announced that “white hat” hackers found more than 40 exploitable vulnerabilities in the state’s first-ever bug bounty program.
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Washington State Researchers Will Use Drones to Survey Seals, Sea Lions
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) has finalized a drone use plan that authorizes staff to conduct pinniped (also known as seals) research and management surveys in the state’s coastal and inland waters.
Join state CIOs and industry experts for discussions on the pressing issues facing state and local government IT teams during the next installment of MeriTalk’s State Tech Vision series.
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California’s New Dashboards Maps Wildfire Resilience Progress
California has unveiled new dashboards that help Californians track the state’s wildfire prevention work.
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Arkansas Department of Labor and Licensing Works to Standardize Inspection Process
The Arkansas Department of Labor and Licensing (ADLL) has selected a new solutions provider to help the department standardize inspection processes across 11 state agencies.
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Maryland Pilots Drones to Deliver Health Care Resources
The state of Maryland has secured $1.7 million in Federal funding to pilot the use of drone aircraft systems to expand access to healthcare resources.
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Login.gov Officially Launches Facial Recognition Tech
The General Services Administration’s (GSA) Technology Transformation Services (TTS) group announced that Login.gov will now offer facial recognition technology to all of its partners as an identity verification offering.
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OSU Showcasing Campus Artworks With Website, App
Ohio State University (OSU) is showcasing its campus art collection with a new website and mobile app.
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Michigan State University Recommends Rich Czarnecki as new CIO
Michigan State University (MSU) Interim Executive Vice President for Administration Thomas Glasmacher announced that he will recommend Rich Czarnecki to the MSU Board of Trustees for the position of chief information officer at the board’s meeting later this month.
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California to Teach AI Literacy in Every Grade
A new law in California will integrate artificial intelligence (AI) literacy into the core curriculum for all K-12 students in the state.
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Illinois Police to Improve Road Safety With new Early Alert System
The Illinois State Police (ISP) is looking to improve road safety for drivers and law enforcement with a new emergency alert system that would provide more crash notifications via popular traffic apps.
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Washington State Launches Digital Hub for Clean Energy Funding
The state of Washington has launched a new online funding portal, FundHubWA, intended to raise awareness of existing funding for projects relating to energy efficiency, clean energy, and climate resiliency.
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NASCIO Sets new Leadership Ranks
Following its annual conference, the National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO) has announced its new executive leadership team for the next year.
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Michigan Rolls Out New Voter Tools, Boosts Election Security Ahead of Presidential Election
Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson has announced several nonpartisan voter information tools and election security updates ahead of the upcoming General Election in November.
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California Revamps State Website to Improve Usability
The state of California has launched its redesigned CA.gov website as part of the state’s ongoing digital strategy to improve user experience, accessibility, and service delivery for state residents.
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Illinois Power Agency Launches Clean Energy Dashboard Website
The Illinois Power Agency (IPA) has announced the Phase I launch of its Illinois Clean Energy Dashboard website.
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CISA’s Bean: Early Cyber Education can Help Ease Workforce Shortage
The cybersecurity field is facing a persistent workforce shortage, and educating young people about the importance of cybersecurity and its career opportunities is one way that Bridget Bean, the executive director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), is aiming to help solve it.