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☆ Eptesicus serotinus: Unusual mating behavior discovered in mammals for the first time
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-21 | by ( Katie Hunt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Also known by the scientific name Eptesicus serotinus, serotine bats mate by touching their genitals together. The behavior is similar to a “cloacal kiss,” a way of mating used by many birds. The information on bat mating behavior could help with efforts to come up with a way to artificially inseminate endangered bat species. “It’s a bit of an open question how their semen really gets into the female reproductive tract. “There are more than 1,000 species of bats, and many of them are also endangered, she said.

Persons: Nicolas Fasel, ”, ” Fasel, Olivier, Fasel, Teri Orr, ” Orr, “, Alan Dixson, hadn’t, Susanne Holtze, Holtze, ’ ” Orr Organizations: CNN —, University of Lausanne, New Mexico State University, Victoria University of Wellington, Leibniz Institute for Zoo, Wildlife Research Locations: Switzerland, “, Dutch, Netherlands, Ukraine, New, New Zealand, Berlin

☆ New Mexico State basketball: 3 former players charged with sex crimes in case of alleged hazing
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( Jason Hanna | Joe Sutton | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Three former New Mexico State University basketball players have been charged with felony sex crimes and other offenses over allegations they were hazing teammates and student staff members – accusations that helped prematurely end the team’s 2022-23 season – the state attorney general said Thursday. The offenses are alleged to have happened from August to November 2022, grand jury indictments released by Torrez’s office say. Washington, a junior guard last season, and Bradley, then a sophomore forward, each face five counts of false imprisonment and criminal sexual contact. CNN has sought comment from the attorney general’s office and New Mexico State University. The Aggies resumed their men’s basketball program under a new coach, and the team played its first two games of the 2023-24 regular season this week.

Persons: Deshawndre, Doctor Bradley, Kim Aiken Jr, “, General Raúl Torrez, ” Torrez, Bradley, Aiken, ”, Dan E, Arvizu, KOAT Organizations: CNN, New Mexico State University, New, KOAT, New Mexico State University Police Department, KVIA, The Aggies Locations: Deshawndre Washington, New Mexico, Washington, Las Cruces

Summer Science Program, a nonprofit with an annual budget of about $2 million, sent about 200 high school juniors to six-week intensive research courses at universities this year. Summer Science Program learned last year that one of its alumni, Franklin Antonio, a co-founder of chipmaker Qualcomm, had granted the organization 20% of his estate, said CEO Frank Steslow. The program intends to double the number of students enrolled next summer to more than 400 and increased its annual budget to over $7 million. Summer Science Program has already received a first payment of $65 million, and the funds are unrestricted. But he added, “it seems unusual at first until you realize that the organization itself is almost like a gift restriction, because they’re very specific in what they do,” referring to Summer Science Program.

Persons: Franklin Antonio, Frank Steslow, ” Steslow, Antonio, Steslow, MacKenzie Scott, Jeff Bezos, Scott, Gabrielle Fitzgerald, Fitzgerald, Russell James, ” James, James, Joan B Organizations: Science, Science Program, Qualcomm, Indiana University ,, Indiana University , Bloomington , New Mexico State University, Las, University of Colorado, Panorama, Global's, Texas Tech University, Salvation Army, National Public, Lilly Endowment Inc, AP Locations: Indiana University , Bloomington , New, Las Cruces, University of Colorado Boulder

☆ San Diego temporarily solved its water crisis by turning ocean water into fresh water. But desalination won't work everywhere.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-28 | by ( Maiya Focht | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

The largest desalination plant in the US is in San Diego. AdvertisementAdvertisementIn the early 1990s, San Diego was dying on the vine, starved of water in a series of yearslong droughts. At the last minute, a miracle saved San Diego — rain and snow in the desert replenished aquifers, saving the city from intense cutbacks. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe desalination plant produces potable water for San Diego county. With these easier options on the table, it's even more staggering that cities such as San Diego have pushed desalination efforts through.

Persons: —, Diegans, Jeremy Crutchfield, Claude, Bud, Lewis, It's, Crutchfield, Diego, Reed Kaestner, Robert Glennon, Frank Ward, Ward, Michelle Peters, Michael Hanemann, Glennon, Peters, Reed Kaestner, Hanemann, Allen J, Schaben Organizations: Service, Water Authority, Western, Getty, University of Arizona, Street Journal, New Mexico State University, Arizona State University, Water Locations: San Diego, Lewis Carlsbad, United States, Colorado, seeping, Mississippi, San Diego County , CA, Encina, San Diego County, Orange County , California, Carlsbad, Orange, California, Diego, San Diego county, Los Angeles, Columbia

The U.S. State Department considers Tamaulipas, where the two cities are located, to be the most dangerous state along the U.S.-Mexico border. Tens of thousands of people a day are competing for 1,450 slots, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). U.S. authorities temporarily suspended CBP One appointments in June in another Tamaulipas border city, Nuevo Laredo, due to "extortion and kidnapping concerns," the official said. Juan Rodriguez, head of the Tamaulipas migrant services agency, said the agency was "attentive" to the issue. Additional reporting by Jackie Botts in Mexico City, Daniel Becerril in Reynosa and Matamoros, and Kristina Cooke in San Francisco.

Persons: Wong, Luis Miranda, Joe Biden's, Biden, Bertha Bermúdez Tapia, Miranda, Olivia Lemus, Lemus, Juan Rodriguez, Laura Gottesdiener, Ted Hesson, Mica Rosenberg, Beth Solomon, Jackie Botts, Daniel Becerril, Kristina Cooke, Mary Milliken, Suzanne Goldenberg Organizations: REUTERS, Reuters, U.S . Department of Homeland Security, U.S . State Department, New Mexico State University, Gulf Cartel, Northeast, U.S . Customs, Border Protection, CBP, DHS, Biden, The U.S . State Department, Carolina, Thomson Locations: U.S, Mexico, New Jersey, REYNOSA, Mexican, Reynosa, Venezuela, Carolina, Matamoros, Tamaulipas, United States, Washington, Nuevo Laredo, Central, Northern Mexico, Chicago, The, Honduran, Venezuelan, New York City, Mexico City, San Francisco

☆ What is hazing and how is it affecting student athletes in the US?
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-29 | by ( George Ramsay | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Athletic programs at Boston College, New Mexico State University and Northwestern University are just three US institutions that have been dealing with hazing allegations in 2023. That was the highest incidence of hazing among a student group or team, ahead of fraternities and sororities, in which 38.3% of respondents reported having experienced hazing. Recent examplesThere has been considerable fallout following allegations of hazing among college sports teams this year. The following week, attorneys representing at least 15 former Northwestern University student athletes announced plans to sue the university over allegations that its athletics department fostered a “toxic culture” which facilitated harassment and sexual abuse. Former Northwestern University football player Ramon Diaz is suing the school over hazing and racism allegations.

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☆ Huy Fong Foods' sriracha shortage has been ongoing for three years. Here's why it could have been prevented
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-19 | by ( Ryan Baker | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Huy Fong Foods' sriracha hot sauce, in the green-capped bottle with the rooster label, has been hard to find for the past few years. Strained supplier relations coupled with adverse agricultural conditions have left Huy Fong Foods' sriracha out of stock at many grocers nationwide. Underwood Ranches, a farm owned by Craig Underwood based in Ventura County, California, supplied Huy Fong Foods' peppers for 28 years. Huy Fong Foods claimed it overpaid Underwood Ranches for its crops from the 2016 season. Huy Fong Foods declined CNBC's request for an interview.

Persons: Huy Fong, Underwood, Craig Underwood, David Tran, Jane Wells, Fong, Stephanie Walker Organizations: Huy Fong Foods, Huy Fong, CNBC, New Mexico State University Locations: Ventura County , California, Huy, Ventura County, California, California , New Mexico, Mexico, North America

☆ Nike CEO John Donahoe on how he manages sleep health in a hectic life
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-30 | by ( Emily Grill | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Donahoe can't get seven hours of sleep every night, but he said that he tries to hit 70 hours of sleep every 10 days. Hitting this target, rather than exactly how much sleep he gets per night, is a sleep science workaround that the Nike CEO says has been working for him. Sleep science research has consistently shown that the average adult should aim for seven hours of a sleep each night. It's not necessarily always going to be the recommended seven hours of sleep that will ensure a good night's rest, according to sleep experts. In the long term, if you don't get enough sleep, there's health outcomes that can occur."

Persons: I've, Elon Musk, CNBC's David Faber, Bill Gates, John Donahoe, Donahoe, It's, Mark Wu, Wu, Gates, Jagdish Khubchandani, Khubchandani Organizations: Nike, CNBC, Summit, Apple Watch, Google, Johns Hopkins University, National Institute for Occupational Safety, Health, United, Blood Institute, Ball State University, New Mexico State University, Ball Locations: America, U.S, China, Santa Barbara , California, United States

☆ Muscle memory: How does it work?
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-21 | by ( Melanie Radzicki Mcmanus | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

But while muscle memory is real, that’s not what is actually going on in your body. Understanding how both kinds of muscle memory work can help you get off to a strong start if you’re establishing a new fitness routine or rebooting one after a break. Physiological muscle memoryThe physiological side of muscle memory has to do with the ability to quickly regain lost muscle. This form of muscle memory occurs because when you first build muscle, your body adds new cells to those muscles. Science says another type of muscle memory is related to the regrowth of actual muscle tissue.

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☆ Flight attendants reveal the nasty passenger habit that makes them cringe
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-01 | by ( Hannah Towey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Four flight attendants told Insider they recommend passengers keep their shoes on while flying. "It's probably bodily fluids that you're walking in," one flight attendant warns. "It's not water that you're seeing on the bathroom floor sometimes," Leysha Perez, a regional flight attendant, told Insider. One Delta flight attendant went a step further to advise passengers against wearing open-toed shoes like slippers while flying. Rich Henderson, a flight attendant and co-creator of the blog "Two Guys on a Plane" also suggests passengers wear "practical close-toed shoes."

CNN —Two former New Mexico State University (NMSU) men’s basketball players filed a lawsuit on Wednesday against former head coach Greg Heiar, three former NMSU players, assistant head coach Dominique Taylor and the NMSU Board of Regents, citing alleged hazing and sexual assault incidents within the team. Benjamin and Odunewu say they reported the alleged incidents to the NMSU coaching staff but that no action was taken, according to the lawsuit. “This action is clearly needed, especially after receiving additional facts and reviewing investigation reports related to the hazing allegations involving student-athletes on the team,” New Mexico State University Chancellor Dan E. Arvizu said in a statement to CNN in February. At the time, New Mexico State University said it was hiring “another law firm to conduct another internal investigation” according to the lawsuit. According to the lawsuit, Benjamin and Odunewu will not be a part of the team next season.

☆ Flight attendants reveal the gross reason you shouldn't take your shoes off on an airplane
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-28 | by ( Hannah Towey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

☆ College students are drowning in textbook costs. There's a push in Congress to make them free.
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-01 | by ( Madison Hall | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Some members of Congress have joined the movement to provide free textbooks to university students. The college textbook landscape, however, isn't a free market, as students must buy whichever course materials their professor selects for their class. As states across the country create their own grants for open textbooks, members of Congress have also begun to take notice. "We are helping cut the cost of attending college by supporting the creation and expansion of open college textbooks," Durbin told Insider in a statement. And while there's no timeline for the Affordable College Textbook Act to make it through Congress, federal legislators have granted $47 million in funds for open textbooks since 2018 as part of the Open Textbook Pilot Program.

☆ New Mexico State University Fires Men’s Basketball Coach
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-15 | by ( Talal Ansari | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Greg Heiar was in his first season of being New Mexico State’s head basketball coach before his termination. New Mexico State University said it fired its men’s basketball coach, days after a player reported to campus police that three of his teammates had been hazing him in locker rooms for months. Chancellor Dan Arvizu said he made the decision Tuesday to terminate coach Greg Heiar, following the hazing allegations. He said the university’s director of athletics informed Mr. Heiar, who was in his first season as head coach, of the decision Tuesday afternoon.

☆ New Mexico State University Fires Men’s Basketball Coach Amid Hazing Investigations
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-15 | by ( Talal Ansari | Alyssa Lukpat | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Greg Heiar was in his first season as New Mexico State’s head basketball coach before his termination. New Mexico State University said it fired its men’s basketball coach, days after a player reported to campus police that three of his teammates had been hazing him in locker rooms for months. Chancellor Dan Arvizu said he made the decision Tuesday to terminate coach Greg Heiar , following the hazing allegations. He said the university’s director of athletics informed Mr. Heiar of the decision Tuesday afternoon.

☆ New Mexico State University Cancels Men’s Basketball Season After Player Said He Was Hazed
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-13 | by ( Alyssa Lukpat | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

New Mexico State University Chancellor Dan Arvizu said it was time for the men’s basketball program to reset. New Mexico State University canceled the rest of its men’s basketball season after a player reported to campus police that three of his teammates had been hazing him in locker rooms for months, according to the university and a campus police report. University officials on Sunday called off the season with five games left after reviewing the hazing accusations. The school’s Division I men’s basketball team has a 9-15 record this season after making it to the second round of the NCAA March Madness tournament last year.

☆ A Google engineer said a 'beautiful day' was overshadowed after she found out she'd been laid off hours before giving birth to her second child
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-28 | by ( Stephanie Stacey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

On January 20, Nesiba lost her job at Google and went into labor with her second child. "What was supposed to be a beautiful and exciting day of labor was really overshadowed by all of this shock and terrible news," Natasha Nesiba told Insider. His position was unaffected but he checked his wife's email and saw she'd lost her job. Nesiba told Insider she's going through "a very difficult postpartum experience." Nevertheless, although she's "very hurt" right now, Nesiba told Insider she's still grateful for her time at Google.

☆ Ex-academic forges a new career denying Trump's 2020 election loss
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +27 min

“The war is just getting started,” Clements told his 100,000 Telegram followers on Nov. 16. His rise in the movement began in January 2021, when a dispute with his employer, New Mexico State University, over the U.S. Capitol riot went public. ‘I will not take the jab’Clements’ swift rise in election-denier circles caused a stir at New Mexico State, where he continued to teach. Flynn co-founded the America Project, a well-capitalized right-wing group that has financed lawsuits and campaigns challenging the 2020 election results and the integrity of U.S. voting systems. One of their roles is to certify election results, which until the Trump era was typically a rubber-stamp formality.

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