Reading in the news - Tue 23 Jun

Extreme heat: 

• Dr Akshay Deoras (Meteorology, pictured) spoke to BBC News, BBC Radio Wales, ABC News Australia, and was quoted via AFP in France24, Daily Mail, The Korea Herald, Zeta Panama, African News, Europe Says, International Business Times, Daily Sabah, and various global outlets about the ongoing UK heatwave. 
• Professor Richard Allan (Meteorology) was quoted by The Independent, Daily Mail, The Reading Chronicle, and Clyde 1 (republished by Newswav and MSN). 
• Dr Jess Neumann (Geography) and Professor Andrew Charlton-Perez (Meteorology) were quoted by The Reading Chronicle about a Met Office extreme heat red warning. 
• Professor Ed Hawkins (Meteorology) spoke to Sky News (radio) and was quoted by The Guardian, BBC News, ITV News, and The Independent (republished by Newswav, Inkl, and AOL), about the 1976 heatwave. NBC, Environment Journal, Science Magazine, and Sky News also reported on ShowYourStripes day, quoting Professor Hawkins. 
• Regius Professor Hannah Cloke (Meteorology) spoke to BBC Radio Berkshire and was quoted by New York Times, I News Times of India about the significance of the heatwave. From our expert comment: UK red heat weather warning 

Health and wellbeing:

• A study by Professor Vitaliy Khutoryanskiy (Pharmacy) found that nanotechnology can help treat and prevent infected wounds, reports Koran Jakarta. 

Food and farming:

• A study by Dr Charlotte Mills (Food and Nutritional Sciences) found that chewing sugary gum and beetroot can lower blood pressure, reports GB News and Exquis (republished by MSN). 
• Express, Belfast Live, Surrey Live, Glasgow Live, Leeds Live (republished by Head Topics, MSN, and BritBrief), and others reported on research by Professor Gunter Kuhnle (Food and Nutritional Sciences) into the most beneficial foods for heart health. From our story: Not all five-a-days are equal for heart health 
• The Star (republished by Head Topics) featured research from Professor Ian Givens (Agriculture) on the healthiness of trans fats in dairy.  

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment

• Dr Alastair Culham (Ecology) spoke to BBC Radio 4 about the cause for increasing amounts of pollen in the air, with comments featured in Daily Mail, The Independent, and The Times (republished by Yahoo News, UK Times, AOL, Newswav, MSN, and Newsbreak). 
• The Thames Gazette and Greatest Hits Radio quoted Vice-Chancellor Professor Robert Van de Noort about the University’s new Learning Garden for climate change education. From our story: Learning Garden grows University’s legacy for next century 

Business and society:

• The Biomedical Scientist reported on an AI model created by Professor Shixuan Wang (Economics), Dr Rita Fontinha (Henley Business School) and PhD researcher Son-Kien Nguyen (Economics), which won the Alconics AI Enterprise Business of the Year. From our story: Tool predicting NHS staff resignations scoops top AI prize 
• Boardroom featured an article written by Professor Nada Kakabadse (Henley Business School) and the late Professor Andrew Kakabadse (Henley Business School) on challenges to board governance.

Heritage and culture:

• Brighter Side of News featured an online digital tour of Stonehenge developed by Reading researchers with the British Museum, quoting Professor Duncan Garrow (Archaeology). From our story: See the world of Stonehenge from your sofa this solstice 
• Research from Dr Jacob Gardner (Biological Sciences) into changes in body size across prehistoric humans was featured by Daily Mail, Phys.org, Newsbreak, Mirage News, Der Standard, EurekAlert (republished by MSN), and others. From our story: Bigger bodies were a late addition for humans 

Alumni:

• Trending Now reported on a new typeface design from designer and graduate María Ramos.