Reading in the news - Mon 8 Apr

Solar eclipse: Millions of people in the United States are preparing to view a total solar eclipse today (Mon, 8 April). 

• Fox News mentions a 2016 study by the University of Reading, finding that eclipse events could pick up wind speeds and change wind direction, quoting Professor Giles Harrison (Meteorology). Republished by Ordo News, The Baltimore Post, DNYUZ, Times of India and WCCS Radio.
• Professor Christopher Scott (Meteorology) spoke to Sky News about the total solar eclipse and whether a partial eclipse may be seen in the UK.

Temperature impact on dinosaur size: BBC News reports on a new study co-authored by Dr Jacob Gardner (Biological Sciences) about the impact temperature played on the size of extinct mammals and dinosaurs. Further coverage is provided by EurekAlert!, Mirage News, Bioengineer.org, Scienmag, Yahoo! News, Wokingham Today, Aol., phys.org, The UBJ and other publications such as MSN and ScienceDaily. Dr Gardner was interviewed by BBC Radio Berkshire.

Mexican embassy: BBC World Service Radio spoke to Professor Marko Milanovic (Law) about the storming of the Mexican embassy in Quito, Ecuador. Further coverage is provided by  Connecticut Public Radio, Michigan Radio, Nashville Public Radio and WVXU.

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment 

• Professor Hannah Cloke (Geography/Meteorology) is quoted in The Guardian about using landscapes to manage rivers instead of dams. Republished by Aol. and Yahoo! News. 
• Wokingham Today mentions that the University of Reading is part of a group of universities that have received £16 million for a new maths training centre that will help researchers to tackle climate change. Professor Jennifer Scott (Mathematics and Statistics) is quoted. Read our news story. 

Health and wellbeing:

• Professor Ciara McCabe (Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences) told WebMD that hobbies can have a range of positive impacts on mental wellbeing. Republished by My Droll, Today Headline and SwiftTelecast.
• Medscape quotes Professor Ian Jones (Biomedical Sciences) about the risk of avian influenza infecting humans. 

Business and society:

• Dr Melissa Carr (Henley Business School) is quoted in People Management, on people prioritising a decent work-life balance over better pay’. Republished by GoBankingRates, MSN, Yahoo! Finance and NewsExplorer.
• Professors Nada and Andrew Kakbadse (Henley Business School) write for Board Agenda about the significance of corporate reputation.
• Professor Andrew Urquhart (Henley Business School) writes about Bitcoin reaching its highest prices for FinancialAccountant. 
• Dr Nadeem Khan (Henley Business School) discusses the PR and advertising industry's impact on climate change for Green Queen. 
• Professor Rosa Freedman (Law) appeared on BBC Arabic to talk about the United Nations’ Human Rights Council voting to halt arms sales to Israel. 

Other Coverage:

• Professor Wing Lam (Provost and Chief Executive Officer, University of Reading Malaysia), writes for The Star on whether artificial intelligence is a ‘passing fad.’
• BBC Radio 4 trails next week’s episode of Gardeners’ Question Time, which was recorded at the University of Reading.

Alumni:

• Businesswoman, Anna Kaplan Mulholland, studied at Henley Business School, The Telegraph reports. Republished by Aol. and Yahoo! Entertainment.
• Abu Sakara earned a Bachelor’s degree in Soil Science from the University, Pulse, GhanaWeb, reports.