LOS ANGELES, California, Sept. 1 -- The University of California posted the following news release: * * * Dark matter surprise has scientists scrambling for explanations * Key takeaways * Dark matter is the mysterious substance that accounts for the vast majority of matter in our universe. * LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) is a world-leading dark matter detector that specializes in searching for WIMPs, or weakly interacting massive particles. * A new LZ study found one particle interaction that is dif  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Sept. 2 -- Florida State University issued the following news: * * * Faculty and Staff Briefs July and August 2026 * Florida State University's distinguished faculty are central to the mission of the university. Faculty excellence in scholarship, research, and creative activity is critical to the quality of student learning and makes a difference in the lives of others. Throughout the year, honors and recognitions are awarded to individual faculty and staff members acr  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, Sept. 3 -- First National Bank of Omaha, a subsidiary of First National of Nebraska Inc., issued the following news: * * * FNBO to Acquire InBank, Expand Colorado Market Omaha, NE and Denver, CO - First National of Nebraska, with its subsidiary FNBO (First National Bank of Omaha), and Denver, Colorado-based InBankshares, Corp jointly announced today that they have entered into a definitive agreement pursuant to which First National of Nebraska will acquire InBankshares, Corp   more

PIERRE, South Dakota, Sept. 2 -- Gov. Larry Rhoden, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Gov. Rhoden Announces 618 Build Dakota Scholars * Honors T. Denny Sanford's Legacy PIERRE, S.D. - Today, Gov. Larry Rhoden announced 618 students have been awarded Build Dakota Scholarships for the 2026-27 academic year. These recipients make up Cohort 12, representing the 12th year of scholarship awards through the Build Dakota program. You can find the complete list of recipients h  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 2 -- The American Counseling Association issued the following news release: * * * History Is Made: Tennessee Allows Counselors to Practice Across State Lines As part of the historic interstate Counseling Compact agreement, Tennessee is the latest state that can now start granting privileges to licensed professional counselors to practice across state lines. Currently, other states that can grant these privileges include Arizona, Minnesota, Ohio, Louisiana, Georgia,  more

LONDON, England, Sept. 2 (TNSjou) -- Imperial College-London issued the following news: * * * Dark matter hunt takes unexpected turn after puzzling signal spotted in LZ detector By Eleanor Barrand Imperial researchers help analyse a mysterious particle interaction, the most intriguing seen to date in the search for dark matter by the LUX-ZEPLIN experiment. Although dark matter is thought to make up most of the matter in the universe, scientists still do not know what it is. Now, researche  more

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, Sept. 2 [Category: BizHospital] -- Sanford Health posted the following news release: * * * Marshfield Clinic offers treatment for hand tremor * The Exablate Neuro platform uses sound waves to accurately target specific spots deep inside the brain by removing or destroying tiny amounts of tissue with no surgical incisions or burr holes. Each treatment is performed in a single session under Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) guidance for highly detailed images of the b  more

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, Sept. 1 [Category: BizHospital] -- Sanford Health posted the following news release: * * * Sanford Bismarck expands pediatric orthopedic care access * Brian Sauer, M.D. Trenton Sprenkle, D.O. BISMARCK, N.D. - Sanford Bismarck's pediatric orthopedic surgery team is expanding access to specialized pediatric orthopedic care with the addition of outreach providers, offering coverage every week of each month. Trenton Sprenkle, D.O., pediatric orthopedic surgeon based  more

LONDON, England, Sept. 2 (TNSjou) -- The University College London posted the following news: * * * Possible hint of dark matter recorded A new analysis from the LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) experiment involving UCL researchers has recorded a single particle interaction that is the most compelling hint of dark matter to date. - The international research team has been unable to explain the interaction with known background signals from normal matter - although the result does not yet meet the statistica  more