Reading in the news - Fri 4 Apr

Jupiter’s hot region: Dr James O’Donoghue’s (Meteorology) new study on the effects of solar wind on Jupiter’s magnetosphere is covered by Space.com, IFLScience, Gizmodo, India Today, Science Daily, ABC, Yahoo, Interesting Engineering, Inkl, phys.org, Eurekalert, Mirage News, Media Indonesia. From our story: Solar wave squeezed Jupiter’s bubble to unleash heat

Business and society:

• Professor Davide Castellani (Henley Business School) spoke to Heart Berkshire about President Trump’s tariffs.
• University of Reading 4^th Year Accounting and Business Cohort has been nominated for PQ Magazine’s Student Body of the Year award.
• Hindustan Times mentions an AI that passed a Turing Test at the University of Reading in 2014.
• HuffPost republishes a quote Professor Jane Setter gave to The Guardian about how influencers impact the way young people speak.

Health and wellbeing:

• Dr Francesco Tamagnini (Pharmacy) is quoted by The Post (New Zealand) and MSN on a new study suggesting statins can reduce the risk of dementia.
• Reading Today reports on the launch of HaemAnalytica, a company set up to improve heart disease prevention. From our story: Medical spin-out to revolutionise cardiovascular testing

Food and farming:

• Dairy Global reports on a new project involving the University of Reading that investigates how the dairy industry can reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
• The University is ranked first for agriculture studies in the QS World University Rankings by Subject, The Reading Chronicle (in print) reports.

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment

• Eco-Business quotes Dr James Ryalls (Agriculture) on the effect of ozone pollution on global insect declines.
• Phys.org, Eurekalert and Mirage News share a new study from UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology and the University of Reading that calls for a new approach to protecting insects from various threats. From our story: 'Some insects are declining - what’s happening to the 99%?'
• The University is a partner in a new NERC-funded project to spray seawater to create tiny particles that brighten clouds, UKRI reports.

Other coverage:

• Vice-Chancellor Professor Robert Van der Noort spoke to BBC Radio 4’s Farming Today about plans for Loddon Garden Village.
• Nathan Norris, Activities and Opportunities officer at Reading Students’ Union, spoke to ITV Meridian about housing support available to students.
• Pressbee mentions the University of Reading and the Museum of English Rural Life in a profile of Reading.
• Wokingham Today mentions that members of punk band Masquerader met at the University of Reading.
• BBC Radio 1 mentions students Katie and Kara, who met the Irish Trampolining team.
• The Reading Chronicle mentions the Museum of English Rural Life’s introduction to the town.

Alumni:

• Victor Masuku holds an MBA from Henley Business School, Engineering News reports.
• Jamie McKean, new policy adviser at Sustianable Logistics, is a law graduate, AllAboutShipping reports.