Reading in the news - Wed 1 May

Renaming Ridge SANG: Reading Today and Wokingham Today report that Shinfield residents are being invited to help name an area of green space owned by the University of Reading. Molli Cleaver (Community Engagement Manager) is quoted. Read our news story.

Health and wellbeing:

• Professor Bhismadev Chakrabarti (Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences) defines emotional contagion for The CEO Magazine.

Food and farming:

• The Telegraph quotes Professor Gunter Kuhnle (Food and Nutritional Science) about the health benefits of flavanols. Republished by Yahoo! News and Aol.

Business and society:

• Times Radio mentions a study, authored by Professor Jo Phoenix (Law), on incidents of sexual assault and rape in UK hospitals. Read our news story.

Other Coverage:

• Society for Endocrinology reports on a new graduate teaching assistant vacancy for the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Reading.