DALLAS, Texas, Sept. 3 -- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center posted the following news release: * * * Brain signaling mechanism may explain clozapine weight gain * DALLAS - Sept. 03, 2026 - Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have identified a key brain signaling pathway that appears to drive the substantial weight gain often associated with clozapine, a widely used antipsychotic medication. The preclinical findings, published in Nature Communications, point to a p  more

DANVILLE, Pennsylvania, Sept. 5 -- Geisinger Health posted the following news release: * * * Geisinger hospitals receive Gift of Life Donor Program recognitions Campaign honors hospitals for promoting organ donation awareness and education - Seven Geisinger hospitals were recently awarded Titanium and Platinum Gift of Life Donor Program (GLDP) designations for their efforts to raise awareness and educate employees, patients and communities about the importance of organ donation through the   more

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 3 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Gov. Whitmer Announces Appointments to Every Child Reads Champions Council * New council will bring together leaders from education, business, philanthropy and communities to accelerate Michigan's literacy efforts and help every child become a strong reader LANSING, Mich. -Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced appointments to the Every Child Reads Champions Council, a new advisory   more

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 3 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Whitmer Makes Appointments to Boards and Commissions * September 3, 2026 Contact: press@michigan.gov LANSING, Mich. -Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced appointments to the following boards and commissions: Michigan Arts and Culture Council; Michigan Developmental Disability Council; State of Michigan Retirement Board; Early Childhood Investment Corporation Executive C  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Sept. 5 -- The University of Wyoming posted the following news: * * * Governor, Long Headline 2026 Wyoming Blockchain Stampede at UW Caitlin Long, founder and CEO of Custodia Bank of Cheyenne, and Gov. Mark Gordon are among those scheduled to speak at the ninth annual Wyoming Blockchain Stampede Wednesday, Sept. 30, at the University of Wyoming. Presented by the UW Center for Blockchain and Digital Innovation (CBDI), the Wyoming Blockchain Stampede features public sessions   more

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 5 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on Sept. 4, 2026: * * * While James Dines With Trump, Benson & Brinks Call Out James' Tariffs and Self-Enrichment While John James dined with Donald Trump at the White House this week, Democratic nominee for Governor Jocelyn Benson and Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor Winnie Brinks met with voters across the state to call out Trump's tariffs--aptly named the "John James Tax"--which are rais  more

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 5 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on Sept. 4, 2026: * * * Winnie Brinks Slams John James for Lining His Pockets in Congress Yesterday, Senate Majority Leader and Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor Winnie Brinks exposed John James' skyrocketing wealth and corrupt stock trading while in office. At a time when Michiganders are facing higher costs thanks to James' votes to gut the Affordable Care Act and the Trump-James tariffs,   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 [Category: Political] (TNSletter) -- The NAACP issued the following letter to the U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division Freedom of Information Act Branch Acting Chief: * * * Here is the text of the letter: September 1, 2026 FOIA Branch Acting Chief 4CON, Room 6.153 Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20530 Email: CRT.FOIArequests@usdoj.gov Acting Chief/1: This is a request under the Freedom of Informati  more

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, Sept. 4 [Category: BizHospital] -- Sanford Health posted the following news release: * * * Sanford TRF re-designated as Level 4 Trauma Hospital * THIEF RIVER FALLS, Minn. - The Minnesota Department of Health recently re-designated Sanford Thief River Falls as a Level 4 Trauma Hospital. Sanford Thief River Falls was first designated as a Level 4 Trauma Hospital in 2009. Sanford Thief River Falls staff voluntarily participated in the intense designation process to b  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Sept. 5 -- The University of Wyoming posted the following news: * * * UW Chemistry Professor Receives Prestigious George C. Pimentel Prize David T. Anderson, a University of Wyoming chemistry professor, was awarded the prestigious George C. Pimentel Prize for Advances in Matrix Isolation at the Chemistry and Physics at Low Temperatures conference Aug. 2-6 at Ruhr University in Bochum, Germany. The biennial international award recognizes outstanding, career-defining contribu  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Sept. 5 -- The University of Wyoming posted the following news: * * * UW Instructional Professor Provides Disaster Mapping Assistance After Nepal Flood Following the recent flood in Nepal, Ramesh Sivanpillai has taken up a familiar task -- sorting through satellite imagery and creating maps to help catalog damage and aid first responders. As with past natural disasters, Sivanpillai, a University of Wyoming instructional professor in the School of Computing and Wyoming Geogr  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Sept. 5 -- The University of Wyoming posted the following news: * * * UW School of Energy Resources and Wold Foundation to Host Wyoming's Energy Future Symposium Oct. 22 The University of Wyoming School of Energy Resources (SER) and the Wold Foundation will host a joint symposium Thursday, Oct. 22, that focuses on the state's energy future, with a specific focus on critical minerals in critical energy industries. The "Wyoming's Energy Future" symposium will begin at 10 a.m.  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Sept. 5 -- The University of Wyoming posted the following news: * * * UW's Dejam Helps Advance Understanding of Solute Transport in Microfluidic Systems Research recently published by the University of Wyoming's Morteza Dejam provides insight into the role fluid properties and flow mechanisms play in solute transport, offering a mathematical framework to analyze complex transport processes in microfluidic systems and the potential to support the future design and optimizatio  more