Reading in the news - Thu 6 Mar

Health and wellbeing:

• The Sun Online quotes Dr Harvey Roweth (Cancer Biologist) on the potential of aspirin to help prevent the spread of cancer. Republished by PressBee, Pledge Times and Science Media Centre
• Lokmat Times, ANI News, NewsVoir, Kalkine Media, Business Standard, Latestly and The Print report on research led by Professor Claire Williams (Psychology) on the cognitive benefits of walnuts when eaten for breakfast. From our story: Eating walnuts for breakfast may boost your brain function.
• Yours quotes Professor Glenn Gibson (Food and Nutritional) on the strong connections between gut health and brain function.
• Rollingout highlights research from the University which suggests that consuming blueberries can improve concentration for up to five hours. Republished by MSN.

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• Financial Times and The Guardian quote Professor Richard Allan (Meteorology) in articles about global sea ice hitting an ‘all time minimum’. Republished by Yahoo!News, MSN, AOL, and INKL.
• The Guardian quotes Dr Paul-Arthur Monerie (Meteorology) on improving hurricane and cyclone forecasts. Republished by AOL and MSN. From our story: Hurricanes to hit Atlantic harder and more often, study says
• Dr Louise Johnson (Ecology) is quoted in Thuner Tagblatt, Landbote, Langenthaler Tagblatt, Bazonline, Berner Zeitung, Zuonline, Berner Oberländer, Zsz, Tagesanzeiger on the genetic engineering of ‘woolly mice’.
• RMetS mentions a training course, "Come Rain or Shine: Understanding the Weather," in collaboration with the University of Reading via Future Learn.
• Professor Chris Hilson (Law) is quoted in an article by ENDS Report about the UK’s growth vs nature conflict.
• Professor Chris Hilson is quoted by The Herald Insight on the United States’ withdrawal from the Paris Agreement.

Food and farming:

• The Irish Times quotes Professor Chris Reynolds (Agriculture) on the impact of feed consumption on methane emissions from cows.

Business and society:

• Professor Rosa Freedman (Law) spoke to BBC Arabia about the tensions between Ukraine and the United States.
• Daily Maverick features an article written by Jon Foster-Pedley, Dean and Director of Henley Business School Africa, discussing the need to globalise education.
• Polity.org.za reports that Norma Mazibuko, a newly promoted partner at Bowmans, is currently pursuing an MBA at Henley Business School.

Other coverage:

• ChoiceMag highlights Dr Anne Latto's celebration of her PhD in Storytelling from the University.
• Outsourcing Today and Smark report that the University of Reading is a client of Endava, a cloud technology firm.
• ChemistryViews reports that Professor Ian Hamley (Chemistry) will be a speaker at the SupraLife Final International Conference.
• Bracknell News (in print) reports that solar panels could be installed at a park and ride service that connects central Reading and the University.

Alumni:

• Cropc.net and Advertiser-Serbia report that Marko Vučić, founder of the Teorem platform, credits his successful exam preparation for enabling him to enrol at Henley Business School.
• Costar highlights Louise Ioannou, head of workspace at HB Reavis UK, who credits her Applied English Language Studies degree from the University.