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Global centenary celebrations: Professor May Tan-Mullins, Chief Executive 麻豆传媒 Malaysia, spoke to  about the University's international centenary celebrations.

Project Hail Mary: Comments from Professor Mathew Owens (Meteorology) explaining the science behind Project Hail Mary were featured by  

Health and wellbeing:

• , , , , and  quoted Dr Simon Clarke (Biomedical Sciences) on how meningitis is spread. Dr Clarke also spoke to . From our expert comment: Meningitis outbreak 
• Dr Harvey Roweth (Biomedical Sciences) was quoted by  about the preventing the spread of cancer. 
• A study by Dr Tijana Blanusa (Agriculture, Policy and Development) found that houseplants can improve mental health, reports  and . From our story: Attractive houseplants give biggest well-being boost 

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment

• Dr Akshay Deoras (Meteorology) wrote for  about winter rainfall in India. Dr Deoras was also quoted by , , and  (republished by , , , and ) on acid rain in Iran following air strikes. 
• Following a recent UN climate report, , , and  also quoted Dr Deoras on how solar absorption is accelerating climate change, highlighting the link to El Niño events in  (republished by ). From our expert comment: State of the Global Climate report: expert comment 
•  (republished by ) quoted Professor Paul Williams (Meteorology) on how jet stream changes are affecting air turbulence.   
• , , , and  (republished by ) featured a study by Dr Matt Greenwell (Ecology and Evolutionary Biology) on colour-changing katydids. From our story: Bright pink insect stands out to blend in, scientists say 
• Professor Hannah Cloke (Geography/Meteorology) spoke to  about government flood defence investments. 
•  (republished by ) featured an episode of BBC Radio Berkshire’s Secret Berkshire, where Dr Stephen Burt (Meteorology) discusses a tornado which occurred in Reading in 1840. 
•  highlighted research from Professor Nicolas Bellouin (Meteorology) on the climate impact of plane contrails. From our story: Contrail sensors aim to cut aviation's climate impact 
• Dr Jamie Thompson (Ecology and Evolutionary Biology) was quoted by  on his research into cacti evolution, with further mentions by  and . From our story: The cactus on your desk is an evolution speed machine 
•  (republished by , , and ) quoted Professor Andrew Charlton-Perez (Meteorology) on upcoming extreme temperature variations.  
• Dr Claire Ryder (Meteorology) was quoted by  on what can cause the sky to change colour.  
• Professor Liz Stephens (Meteorology) was mentioned by  in relation to an upcoming report on climate disaster warning systems. 

Business and society:

•  quoted Professor Rosa Freedman (Law) on the US-Israel conflict with Iran.  
• Professor Anne Dibley (Henley Business School) was listed by  as a speaker at a talk about workforce AI training.  
•  quoted Dr Yoshikatsu Hayashi (Biomedical Engineering) on a neuron-powered computer chip which learned to play video games. 

Heritage and culture:

• Dr Annemieke Milks (Archaeology) was quoted by  on her research discovering wooden tools dating back 430,000 years. From our story: Earliest evidence of wooden tools used by humans 

Other coverage:

•  highlighted a workshop from Tom Woolmer, Senior Programme Delivery Manager at Henley Business School, at a recent real estate careers exhibition at Richard Huish College.  
• Professor Philip Beaman (Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences) spoke to  about why people get music stuck in their heads. 

Alumni:

• Rod Green, who studied at Reading, has been announced as the Suffragan Bishop of Stepney, reports  and  (republished by , , and ).   
•  featured an upcoming talk from Graham Woodgate, Reading graduate and entrepreneur.  
•  reported on the appointment of Andrew Rumsey, Reading graduate, as the next Bishop of St Albans. 
• Alex Finch, Henley Business School graduate and management consultant, was interviewed by  (republished by ) on how to save money.  
• Tiago Cruz, who studied International Finance, has been appointed General Manager of the Global Treasury unit for Banco do Brasil, reports .