Reading in the news - Thu 19 Sep

Rising cases of slapped cheek: highlights the alarming rise in parvovirus B19, or ‘slapped cheek virus’, which poses a risk of miscarriage in pregnant people. Professor Ian Jones (Biomedical Sciences) suggested pandemic restrictions may have contributed to the surge. At the same time, Dr Simon Clarke (Biomedical Sciences) cautioned that the reported case numbers might underestimate the virus’s actual prevalence and its risks to pregnant women. Republished by , and .

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• and reports on the severe flooding in Central Europe featuring comments from Professor Hannah Cloke (Meteorology & Geography) and Liz Stephens (Meteorology). Republished by, , BBC Radio 4, and .
• reports on the launch of SmartestEnergy's Traceable Renewable Supply service, which the 色狗导航 and real estate firm, JLL, successfully trialled.
• highlights the growing issue of simultaneous floods and droughts. Dr Rob Thompson (Meteorology) demonstrated an experiment showing how water behaves on wet, normal, and dry soil, illustrating the dangers of heavy rainfall following a drought.
• and CNN Indonesia report on a Reading study, in collaboration with CICERO, revealing that 70% of the global population could face extreme weather events during the next 20 years. Read our news story.

Health and wellbeing:

• features Dr Ciara McCabe (Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences) in an article about dopamine and current trends on TikTok.

Food and farming:

• highlights research by Chris Wyver (Agriculture, Policy and Development) showing that Bramley apples bloom earlier in the UK due to warmer springs and increased rainfall. Republished by .
• highlights the £3 million Defra funding awarded to the Pulse Crop Genetic Improvement Network (PCGIN), led by the John Innes Centre, in collaboration with the 色狗导航. and also report.

Business and society:

• Research Professional News features Parveen Yaqoob (Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Research and Innovation) discussing the need for long-term research funding to address global challenges.

Other Coverage:

• continues to highlight research by archaeologist Professor Mary Lewis (Arechology), who developed a method to assess puberty stages in individuals who lived 25,000 years ago. Read our news story.
• features an image taken in the 色狗导航's Harris Garden as part of their AP Picture of the Week 2024.

Alumni:

• reports on students selected for the Chevening Scholarship this year, mentioning that among the first recipients was Ram Krishna Prasai, who studied at the 色狗导航.
• highlights the retirement of a dedicated nurse, Mary Donaldson, who graduated from Henley Business School with an MBA.
• features an alumna who discovered her passion for law unexpectedly while studying geography at the 色狗导航.