Reading in the news - Tue 17 Feb

Shaky skies: Joana Medeiros (Meteorology) was quoted by The Daily Mail on climate change and increasing air turbulence. 

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Sky News (online) (republished by Yahoo News, MSN, MKFM, Gold Radio, Heart Radio, Beritaja, Radio Exe, and various outlets) and Sky News (TV) quoted Professor Hannah Cloke (Geography/Meteorology) on groundwater flooding. 

BBC Radio Berkshire provided further coverage of record-breaking rainfall recorded at the University. From our expert comment: Rain for 31 days straight breaks records as flood risks grow

Health and wellbeing:

Professor Ian Jones (Biomedical Sciences) was quoted by The Independent(republished by Yahoo News, MSN, Inkl, and AOL) on the spread of measles. 

Food and farming:

BBC London featured Dr Rosalind Fallaizeand Professor Julie Lovegrove (both Food and Nutritional Sciences) discussing their diet-tracking research. From our story: Camera glasses show diet researchers what we really eat

Business and society:

Dr Naeema Pasha (Henley Business School) wrote an article for People Management and LBC about the workplace impact of controversial language.

Times Radio interviewedProfessor Peter Miskell (Henley Business School) on students’ university experience during lockdown.

Dr Melisa Mete (Henley Business School) wrote for Raconteur about company responses to scandals.

Alumni:

Lancaster Gurdian (republished by MSN) provided an obituary for Robert Griffin, former principal of Lancaster and Morecambe College, who studied at Reading.

Nomvula Zeldah Mabuza, who is an MBA candidate at Henley Business School Africa, wrote forPersonal Finance and IOL(republished by Africa News Agency) about changes to global border control.