Reading in the news - Tue 31 Mar

Food and farming:

• Phys.org and Life Technology cover research led by PhD student Holly Giles (Food and Nutritional Sciences) into improving the taste of protein shakes. From our story: Your post-gym protein shake may get a taste upgrade
• Vision Australia Radio provided further quotes from Professor Ian Givens (Food and Nutritional Sciences) on the nutritional benefits of full-fat milk.

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment

• Professor Richard Allan (Meteorology) was interviewed by Caversham Bridge about the Keep Caversham Tidy initiative he takes part in.
• An article written by Dr Jamie Thompson (Ecology and Evolutionary Biology) for The Conversation on cactus species diversity was republished by Tela Botanica.
• Dr Matt Greenwell (Ecology and Evolutionary Biology) will be leading an upcoming talk about tree species in tropical rainforests, reports Henley Herald.
• Suara and Jakarta 365 mentioned research into how climate change affects air turbulence.
• Coverage of research from Dr James O’Donoghue (Meteorology) into measuring the speed at which Saturn spins was featured by StudyFinds and Northeast Connected (republished by MSN).
• Business Traveller mentioned a study by Professor Nicolas Bellouin (Meteorology) on how plane contrails affect climate change. From our story: Contrail sensors aim to cut aviation's climate impact

Business and society:

• The New Yorker and Cronkite News quoted Professor Marko Milanovic (Law) on the legality of the US-Israel conflict with Iran.
• Professor Benjamin Laker (Henley Business School) wrote for MIT Sloan (republished by Tribune Content Agency) about when you should or shouldn’t use AI.
• Professors Nada and Andrew Kakabadse (both Henley Business School) wrote for Board Agenda about reasons why business management boards can fail.

Heritage and culture:

• Research from Dr Rebecca Pitt (Archaeology) into disease during Britain’s Roman occupation was featured by The Past.

Other coverage:

• Students Amy Miller and Catarina Carr were featured by Charity Today after completing the Reading Half Marathon for Prior’s Court charity.

Alumni:

• Nergia, Biz, The Diplomat, Club Antreprenor, IT Network, Economica, and various global outlets reported that Henley Business School graduate Roxanei Gureanu is the new CEO of Parapet.