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 (August 26 - September 1*) |
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Weinberg's Thomas McDade finds that two months after the second Pfizer or Moderna vaccination, antibody response decreases 20% in adults with prior cases of COVID-19. The study also tests how well current vaccines resist emerging variants. McDade’s research was cited in 97 stories for a reach of 6.5 million. Top outlets include Business Insider, U.S. News and UPI.
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Feinberg's Tina Tan discusses the safety of hosting major events, such as concerts, outdoors during the COVID-19 pandemic. Tan was cited in 37 stories for a reach of 4.2 million. Top outlets include CNN, Quartz and Salon.
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Northwestern Law's Laura Nirider discusses the growing interest in revisiting harsh prison sentences for crimes committed by juveniles. Nirider was cited in 54 stories – primarily NPR radio broadcasts – for a reach of 3.8 million.
*To allow time for data processing and validation, the reporting period for top stories and quantitative media metrics runs Thursday-Wednesday. |  |
| Trending News | These are the trending topics in the news and on social media that we’re keeping our eyes on this week. If you have a viewpoint or expertise on any of the topics below and you’re willing to talk to reporters about them, email us at media@northwestern.edu. | From NPR The warming climate is a bigger threat to global health than COVID-19, according to an unprecedented joint statement from more than 200 medical journals. The editorial says the world can't wait for the pandemic to end before tackling climate change. | From NYT The Taliban used force to break up a peaceful protest in support of women’s rights in Kabul, Afghanistan’s capital. | From CNN Law enforcement officials in Washington are steeling themselves against possible unrest at the "Justice for J6" rally — planned for Sept. 18 — which aims to support the insurrectionists charged in the riot. | From NPR Firefighters are finally gaining on the Caldor Fire, near Lake Tahoe, but a new crop of suspicious fires that erupted over Labor Day weekend added to an already busy wildfire season in California, including more than a dozen fires in Sonoma County. | From NYT Federal pandemic unemployment benefits in the U.S. expired Monday. More than seven million people will lose the aid payments. | From ABC News Saturday marks the 20th anniversary of the most lethal attack in history on American soil, a commemoration of the 2,977 people killed when 19 terrorists hijacked four commercial aircraft. |
| In the Spotlight | Read perspectives from and major news about Northwestern faculty in national media. |  From Space.com Researchers led by Claude-André Faucher-Giguère produce a first-of-its-kind simulation showing how galaxies feed their supermassive black holes. |
| Media metrics | The following metrics reflect Northwestern's performance in 75 priority media outlets, chosen based on their reach and influence with key academic audiences. | Traditional Media Performance Metrics | Coverage over time: |  | | *Summary of Northwestern's performance in priority outlets over time |
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