Reading in the news - Wed 20 Sep

Food and farming:

• Professor Gunter Kuhnle (Food and Nutritional Sciences) is quoted in Chemistry World on the health risks associated with sweeteners. Professor Kuhnle is also quoted in the Science Media Centre’s roundup of expert responses to a study on mouse gut immune cells and dietary emulsifiers.
• The University of Reading has collaborated with BENEO to publish a study on prebiotic chicory root fibres, Nutraceutical Business Review and Prepared Foods reports.

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• Continued coverage of new research about the recovery of weather data from ships bombed at Pearl Harbour in Environmental News Network and Interesting Engineering. Read our news story. 
• Tribune International republishes an article by The Street, which mentions a University of Reading study about the safety risks associated with clear-air turbulence.  
• Business Insider reports on a giant eruption from the sun, known as a coronal mass ejection, that reached Earth 12 hours earlier than forecasted. Professor Mathew Owens (Meteorology) is quoted. Republished by Yahoo! News and Business Insider India.

Health and wellbeing:

• Nature quotes Professor Darius Widera (Pharmacy) on direct-to-consumer companies selling unproven EV (extracellular vesicles)-based therapies.
• Dr Tijana Blanusa (Crop Science) was featured on the latest episode of the Hort-Talk podcast, discussing houseplants.

Business and society:

• Nada Kakabadse and Asma Alawadi write for Perspectives (in print) on Decentralised Autonomous Organisations. 
• Visiting Fellow at the Henley Business School, Steve Babaeko writes for Neusroom on the impact of African pop culture on the world.  

Other Coverage:

• Dr Richard Blakemore (History) spoke to BBC Cornwall on teaching the history of piracy at the University of Reading.  
• The Reading Chronicle writes about a consultation on proposals for a new storage facility for the Natural History Museum at Thames Valley Science Park. A second article, outlining residents’ views on the proposals, was later published by the Chronicle.
• BBC Sheffield mentions that the first direct electrotonic communication experiment between the nervous systems of two humans was carried out by Professor Kevin Warwick at the University of Reading in 2002. 

Alumni: 

• Sales Leader for Commercial and Industrial for Epson, Nathan Nayagar, holds a Master of Business Administration from Henley Business School, IT-Online reports.