Reading in the news - Thu 16 May

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• Dr Akshay Deoras (Meteorology) responds to a statement by The Indian Meteorological Department on when the Southwest monsoon will arrive, New Indian Express reports.

Health and wellbeing:

• BBC 2 England mentions that research from the University of Reading looked into the effects houseplants have on people’s psychological wellbeing.

Food and farming:

• The Standard continues coverage on the shortage of avocados due to climate change, quoting Professor Carol Wagstaff (Food and Nutritional Sciences). Republished by Yahoo! News, Aol. and South West Farmer.

Business and society:

• Visiting Professor, Professor Niaz Asadullah, spoke at a recent event, promoting the semiconductor manufacturing industry, The Daily Star and Bangladesh Post reports. Daily Observe further reports that Professor Niaz Asadullah was a keynote speaker at North South University’s workshop; ‘Writing Economics for the Media’.
• Dr Melisa Mete (Henley Business School) writes for The Conversation about how supermarkets are changing their branding to make you think they’re cheaper.
• ScienceAlert mentions quotes Dr Annemieke Milks (Archaeology) in a report about ancient humans crafting wooden weapons 300,000 years ago. Republished by VNExplorer, NewsBeezer and MSN.

Other Coverage:

• Vali Williams mentions that they will be collaborating with the University of Reading to explore the importance of promoting lifelong learning.