Reading in the news - Thu 27 Aug

Nepal/China floods: Within hours of news of the tragic floods in Nepal and China, Reading scientists were providing expert comment on the unfolding situation, and briefing journalists, broadcasters, aid agencies and others. Read our expert comment: Nepal's complex chain of flood hazards and comment via the Science Media Centre.

• Professor Liz Stephens (Meteorology) spoke to LBC and was quoted by, Ratopati, Daily Mail, Legit, La Derecha, The Times and over 50 other media outlets.
• PhD researcher Dorothy Heinrich (Meteorology) was quoted by France24, NDTV, Zeta, Le Pays de France, Daily Mail and more than 100 others via AFP (Agence France Presse) about the cause of the Nepalese floods.
• Comment by Dr Fatima Pillosu (Meteorology) were featured by ChosunBiz.

Food, farming, and health:

• Professor Ian Jones (Biomedical Sciences) was quoted by Daily Mail, Medpage, The Telegraph, Streamline, commenting on the a study on shingles vaccines.
• Professor Gunter Kuhnle (Food and Nutritional Sciences) was quoted by The Sun on matcha.
• Vitamin Rush and BBC Radio Berkshire highlighted a study by Dr David Field (Psychology) on Vitamin B6. From our story: Vitamin B6 shows promise as depression treatment
• Channel 4 replayed an episode of Jamie: Eat yourself Healthy, featuring Dr Daniel Lamport (Psychology) about the cognitive benefits of blueberries.
• Darlington and Stockton Times , Northern Farmer and Yahoo News mentioned a study on calf weaning.

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• Ahead of the release of the new D-Day film Pressure, Professor Ed Hawkins (Meteorology) created satellite images of the weather on D-Day, reports Daily Mail, Head Topics and MSN. From our story: D-Day satellite image shows the storm brave troops dodged
• BBC Radio Berkshire featured comments from Regius Professor Hannah Cloke (Meteorology) on UK flood risks.
• Professor Andrew Charlton-Perez (Meteorology) was quoted by Sumter Item, Manilla Bulletin and Japan Today on how weather events are named.
• Financial Express quoted Dr Akshay Deoras (Meteorology) on India’s monsoon season.
• New Scientist quoted Professor John Methven (Meteorology) on the effects of Greenland’s meltwater.

Business and society:

• Jon Foster-Pedley, Dean of Henley Business School Africa, was quoted by Financial Mail on AI use in MBA programmes. Financial Mail also quoted Jon Foster-Pedley on differences between DBAs and PhDs, and additional comments on learning from failure.
• Dr Anna Jackman’s (Geography) Conversation article on drone use was republished by Europe Says.
• Raconteur quoted Dr Narendra Laljani (Henley Business School) about leadership pressure.
• Comments from Professor Keiichi Nakata (Henley Business School) on AI concerns were highlighted by Raconteur.

Other coverage:

• Il Giornale featured an upcoming talk on architecture by Emeritus Professor Paul Davies (History).
• Bernews highlighted A-level students who will be joining Reading in September.

Alumni:

• Chemistry graduate Jonathan Pratt has been appointed CEO of QIAGEN, reports GoodSciencing, MPO and The Daily Haze.
• Hivileo reported on the resignation of Michael Lusiola, former Non-Executive Director of The Standard Group and Reading graduate.
• Agricultural Botany graduate Athanasios Saropoulos was listed by Agroefrasi as a signatory for a letter on Greece’s agriculture sector.
• Somerset County Gazette and Yahoo News interviewed Agriculture graduate Bob Falkingham.