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 (March 17-23*) |
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Dr. Bill Muller finds that Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine is effective for children under age six. Moderna announced March 23 they would ask the FDA to approve their small dose vaccine for young children. Dr. Muller was cited in 962 stories for a reach of 31.1 million. Top outlets include the Associated Press, CNN, Fortune, CBC News, PBS and many others.
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Dr. Phyllis Zee finds that even a moderate amount of light during sleep can increase problems including high blood sugar and risk for cardiovascular disease. Dr. Zee was cited in 223 stories for a reach of 11.2 million. Top outlets include The Washington Post, Express, Healthline and many others.
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Several scholars — most notably Ian Dew-Becker, Nancy Qian and Ian Kelly — discuss the causes and consequences of escalating tensions between Russia and Ukraine. They were cited in 48 stories for a reach of 6.9 million. Top outlets include NBC News, Marketplace and three separate stories in The Washington Post (March 22, March 23, March 23).
*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 faculty work and research. |  From Associated Press The city of Detroit has reached a $7.5 million settlement with Davontae Sanford, who entered prison as a teenager and spent eight years there before a prosecutor agreed to drop four murder convictions. Northwestern Law's Center for Wrongful Convictions helped free Sanford. |
| 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. | We're looking for experts on the following topics |
Ukraine's president has said his government is prepared to discuss adopting a neutral status as part of a peace deal with Russia. The news comes as the negotiations between the two countries are set to resume this week in Turkey.
| President Joe Biden intends to propose a minimum tax of 20% on households worth more than $100 million and cut projected budget deficits by more than $1 trillion over the next decade, according to a fact sheets released by the White House budget office. The proposal is expected Monday. | The Biden administration is expected to give adults over age 50 the option of getting a second COVID-19 vaccine booster as early as this week. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is expected to follow soon after with what’s known as a permissive recommendation, which means that the shots will not be officially recommended but may be given to people who want them. | A federal judge ruled Monday that former President Donald J. Trump and a lawyer who advised him on how to overturn the 2020 election most likely committed felonies, including obstructing the work of Congress and conspiring to defraud the United States. | An outbreak of bird flu is making its way into U.S. poultry flocks. If the virus continues to spread, it could affect poultry prices — already higher amid widespread inflation. |
| NU Voices | Read perspectives from Northwestern faculty in national media. |  From Adam Waytz, The Washington Post "Americans looking for a silver lining to Russia’s war in Ukraine have suggested that the introduction of a common enemy could unite our politically fractured country. Unfortunately, many recent examples and a growing body of research suggests that even Putin’s obvious aggressions won’t have a lasting unifying effect on our country, which is deeply divided, not just politically but in terms of our goals, values and — as my work has shown — even beliefs over who deserves empathy," Adam Waytz writes in The Washington Post. |  From Robin Walker Sterling, Bloomberg Law "Public defenders find themselves and their clients in this same position every day, facing the well-resourced, awesome power of the state. This means that public defenders must have a daily practice of courage. Being brave is the first qualification of their job description," Robin Walker Sterling writes with a co-author in Bloomberg Law. |  From Steven Lubet, The Hill "It was regrettably predictable that Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson would not get through her testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee without having to endure a McCarthyist smear from Republicans, and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) did not disappoint. He took a virtual page from the late Sen. Joe McCarthy’s (R-Wis.) playbook by blaming Jackson for the very existence of library books that he considers politically unacceptable," Steven Lubet writes in The Hill. |  From Juliet Sorensen, The Chicago Tribune "As voters and taxpayers in Chicago, we must ask ourselves what we can we do to stave off the corruption and financial fraud that have stained our city’s reputation and stymied its growth and prosperity. An analysis of aldermanic corruption cases points to one possible solution: Elect more women," Juliet Sorensen writes in The Chicago Tribune. |
| 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. | Priority Media Outlet Performance Metrics | Coverage over time: |  |
| Northwestern topic breakdown: |  | | *Topic areas are assigned based on keyword search and reflect the subject of the article, not the department or unit of the individual cited. Some articles may be counted under multiple topic areas. |
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