Reading in the news - Wed 9 Apr

Wolf resurrection: Dr Louise Johnson (Biological Sciences) was interviewed by BBC World Service Radio on a gene editing project to recreate an extinct wolf. Syndicated on NPR radio stations in the US.

Business and society:

• Professor Jo Phoenix (Law) is co-signatory of a letter in The Times supporting the Office for Students fine on the University of Sussex over freedom of speech failures.  
• The Daily Asian Age features Professor Billy Wong (Education) on how extracurricular activities support academic success and employability.

Food and farming:

• Malawi Freedom Network repeats a BBC News article quoting Dr Paola Tosi (Agriculture, Policy and Development) about seasonal weather patterns impacting crop production.

Other coverage:

• Dr Manabu Sakamoto (Ecology and Evolutionary Biology) is quoted by New Scientist on dinosaur fossil records.
• Dr Akshay Deoras (Meteorology) is quoted by Financial Express on the monsoon in India.
• Retail Insight Network, Yahoo Finance and Sourcing Journal report that Reading’s Chemical Analysis Facility found high levels of of heavy metals in consumer products during tests for Channel 4’s Dispatches.
• Slough Express, Windsor Express and Maidenhead Advertiser report that the University is supporting the Screen Berkshire film and TV networking roadshow.

Alumni:

• Africa Newsroom, African News, Future Media, Africa24 TV, Radio Wave, Noveand Zawya reports that Justice Naatasha Burian has been sworn in as a judge of the Supreme Court of Seychelles, highlighting her Reading Law degree.
• MarketersMedia and Business Insider highlight Elisabetta Bartoloni’s nomination for NBC Washington’s Global Thought Leaders, noting she studied international finance and economics at Reading.
• An obituary in the Times highlights that Baroness Howarth, former Childline chief executive, took a course at Henley Business School in the 1980s.