Your colleagues in the newsCheck out the top-reaching stories of academic impact in traditional media. Metrics draw from English-language print, broadcast and online global media outlets. | Top stories (April 4-10) |
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Dr. Ruchi Gupta discusses the exclusion of peanuts from new WIC guidelines as the Food and Nutrition Service introduces new regulations allocating more funds for fruits and vegetables for low-income families. Gupta was cited in 442 stories for a reach of 14.4 million. Top outlets include the Associated Press, PBS NewsHour, HealthDay and U.S. News & World Report.
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Ian Hurd discuss the complex history and broad impact of the Israel-Hamas war. Hurd was cited in eight stories for a reach of 3.6 million. Top outlets include Fox News.
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With Truth Social poised to become a publicly traded company, Harry Kraemer examines the potential risks and rewards for the new company’s shareholders and its founder, former President Donald Trump. Kraemer was cited in eight stories for a reach of 1.2 million. Top outlets include The Guardian.
*To allow time for data processing and validation, the reporting period for top stories and quantitative media metrics runs Thursday-Wednesday. |  |
| In the Spotlight | Read in-depth coverage of Northwestern work and research. |  From NBC Undergraduates Alexis Chan, a biomedical engineering student, and Izzy Mokotoff, a journalism student, used Northwestern’s student startup space, The Garage, to invent a pen for people with Parkinson’s disease. The SteadyScrib Pen Set — which will sell for less than $100 — is the first and only writing utensil specifically designed for Parkinson's disease. |  From Scientific American Despite crime rates decreasing to levels comparable to those of the 1960s, a widespread perception persists among Americans that crime is escalating, influencing behaviors such as avoiding public transportation and purchasing weapons for self-defense. Weinberg’s Wesley G. Skogan tells Scientific American that perceptions of crime are often built around an imaginary “elsewhere” in which, in the most extreme scenario, civil order has collapsed. |  From The Washington Post Esther Perel, a couples therapist, podcaster and author, is touring via a live stage show, complete with audience participation and breakout sessions. School of Education and Social Policy’s Alexandra Solomon tells The Washington Post Perel's work holds significant potential to spread quality relationship advice widely. |
| NU Voices | Read perspectives from Northwestern faculty in national media. |  From Nancy Qian, the Gulf Times “The U.S. and China must work through many differences, which will not happen overnight. In the meantime, it is crucial that we preserve in-person interactions. Chinese and Americans must not lose sight of their common humanity,” Kellogg’s Nancy Qian writes in the Gulf Times. |  From Kenneth Seeskin, the Chicago Tribune “Pundits on both sides of the conflict say that it is unrealistic to think that after centuries of hatred and violence, Jews and Palestinians can live side by side and retain their respective identities. Perhaps so, but what does such alleged ‘realism’ offer us other than endless brutality?” Weinberg’s Kenneth Seeskin writes in the Chicago Tribune. |
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