Reading in the news - Tue 27 Jan

Earliest tools: Research by Dr Annemieke Milks (Archaeology), on the discovery of wooden tools dating back 430,000 years, is featured by the New York Times, HuffPost, NBC, Independent, IFL Science, Süddeutsche Zeitung, Stuttgarter Zeitung, Wissenschaft, Futurezone, Spektrum, ARY News, Greek City Times, Thema, Greatest Hits Radio and others. From our story: Earliest evidence of wooden tools used by humans

Business and society:

• Dr Derek Bolton (Politics) spoke to BBC Radio Berkshire (from 3hr 11min) and BBC Oxford about protests against ICE shootings in Minnesota.
• Professor Steve Musson (Geography and Environmental Science) was interviewed on BBC Radio Berkshire (from 1hr 39min) about Bracknell.

Heritage and culture:

• BBC News and World News Windsor & Ascot Express quote Professor Gabor Thomas (Archaeology) about £250,000 of Lottery funding for outreach work about archaeology of Cookham Abbey.
• Professor Florian Roithmayr’s Moving In, his public artwork above the Thames Tideway Tunnel, is reviewed by the architecture critic of the Observer.

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment 

• Storm Chandra has led to weather warnings for rain and floods across the UK. Reading Today quotes Dr Jess Neumann (Geography and Environmental Science). From our expert comment: ‘More flooding expected’
• Aviation Week quotes Dr Jonny Williams (Meteorology) on airport noise. From our story: Airports will get noisier as Earth gets warmer

Alumni:

• Pan-African investment company Heirs Holdings has appointed Reading graduate Obinna Ufudo to its board, reports Premium Times, OGE and News Online Nigeria.
• Food technologist Bhushan Yengade won an honour for contributions to the food processing industry, reported IndiFoodBev.