Reading in the news - Mon 6 Mar

Fishy origins: Dr Chris Organ's (Biological Sciences) article in The Conversation on how humans evolved from fish is republished by Yuba Net, IFL Science, The Week, andRaw Story. 

#PlanetPartners:working with global partners to protect the environment

• Professor Paul Williams (Meteorology) is quoted by The Washington Post, New Delhi Times, SF Gate, KEDM Public Radio, Hawai'i Public Radio, GPB News, WKMS, NPR, Wisconsin Public Radio, WAMU, Delaware Public Media, and others on how extreme flight turbulence may increase due to climate change, after a flight from the US to Germany had to make an emergency landing due to turbulence. PhD Student, MarkProsser (Meteorology) was interviewed by Boston 25 News on the link.
• Professor Ed Hawkins' (Meteorology) climate stripes, which were implemented in Reading FC's football kit, are mentioned by Euro News Green and Yahoo!.
• Dr Stephen Burt (Meteorology) is quoted by The Week on possible hosepipe bans this summer due to dry weather in December and January. LBC Radio mentions the driest February on record for almost 90 years. Read our expert comment.
• Professor MatthewOwens (Meteorology) is quoted by The Mary Sue on the power of solar storms to cause power cuts.
• Professor Chukwumerije Okereke (Geography and Environmental Science) is quoted by Alpha Galileo on his concerns about normalising research on solar geoengineering. 
• Euro Weekly News mention the University's research on the psychological impact of the sight of neglected plants in the home.

Society and business:

Food and farming:

• Dr Daniel Lamport's (Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences) research on the benefits of orange juice and berry-based drinks is mentioned byThe Times (and in print).
• Farms.commention research from the University that suggests farming donkeys for their hides is not a viable business model.
• BBC Radio Berkshire reports that Mondelez, which has its research labs on the University campus at Whiteknights, is recruitingchocolatetasters.

Other Coverage:

• Henley Standard (in print) reports that University student, Jodie Harrison, will be climbing Mount Kilimanjaro in aid of the Meningitis Research Foundation.
• Wokingham Today reports that Professor Vitaliy Khutoryanskiy (Pharmacy) has received a fellowship to fund his research on adhesive substances in pharmaceutical preparations. 
• Heart Radio Berkshire reports on the research that PhD candidate, SummerCourts and Professor Amy Smith (Classics), are conducting on Anglo-Saxon remains discovered in Lowbury Hill. 
• BBC Radio Berkshire reports on the Chaplaincy's annual lecture, on forgiveness. 
• i News reports on upcoming industrial strike action at institutions including the University.
• The Pie News and Buila mention the University's partnership with the China Scholarship Council to deliver PhD scholarships.
• BBC Radio Berkshire interviewed The MEZZ, a band that played at the University.