Reading in the news - Tue 5 Mar

Haiti crisis: BBC Radio Scotland and ABC Australia spoke to Professor Rosa Freedman (Law) about Haiti declaring a state of emergency. Read our news story.

Health and wellbeing:

• NutraIngredients republishes a story by Science Media Centre, which features Professor Glenn Gibson’s (Food and Nutritional Science) response to a study on cognitive function in the over 60s.

Food and farming: 

• A two-day event hosted by AAB Horticultural Quality and Food Loss Specialist Group will include a tour of facilities at the University of Reading, Horti Daily reports. Republished by Vertical Farm.

Other Coverage:

• A gate between Foxhill Road and Upper Redlands Road which is used by students has been vandalised, The Reading Chronicle reports. Community engagement manager Molli Cleaver is quoted. Republished by BNN.
• The University of Reading is partnered with ACT-IHE, enabling Filipino scholars to pursue studies abroad, Philstar reports. 

Alumni:

• Grunge cites an article written by Victoria Burns-Price, a former Medieval History PhD student at the University of Reading, about Medieval Catholicism connecting demons with ‘fallen angels’ mentioned in the Bible.
• News Letter reports that whisky master blender, Helen Mulholland, studied at the University.
• Conservative MP Paul Scully studied at the University of Reading, GH Gossip reports.  
• EMEA’s Regional Managing Director, Michal Ćwikliński, completed his degree at the University of Reading, Property Magazine mentions.