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 (December 8-14) |
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Wen-fai Fong and Jillian Rastinejad uncover evidence that some long gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) can result from neutron star mergers, which were previously believed to produce only short GRBs. They were cited in 94 stories for a reach of 13.9 million. Top outlets include CNN, BBC, CNET, The Independent and Mashable.
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Dr. Donald Lloyd-Jones explains why cardiac events such as heart attacks spike in winter, what symptoms to watch for and what to do if experiencing a heart issue. Dr. Lloyd-Jones was cited in 139 stories, primarily NPR broadcasts, for a reach of 12.3 million.
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Using artificial intelligence to analyze data from a wide variety of tissues collected from humans, mice, rats and killifish, Luis Amaral finds that the length of genes can explain most molecular-level changes that occur during aging. They were cited in 97 stories for a reach of 3.4 million. Top outlets include the Daily Mail and Crain's.
*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 National Public Radio Dr. Donald Lloyd-Jones speaks with National Public Radio about why heart attacks are frequent at this time of the year. Dr. Lloyd-Jones says there is a broad and shallow dip in heart attacks through the summer months followed by a larger spike in the last week of the year between Christmas and New Year's. The spike is due, in part, to the colder weather. |  From United Press International A new study suggests that the fluid barrier between the brain and skull that provides immune protection is drastically altered in people with cognitive impairment such as Alzheimer's disease. The study’s lead author, David Gate, speaks with UPI about the role of the immune system in patients living with cognitive impairment. |  From The Hill Hordes of mainly left-leaning tweeters are rushing for an alternative social media strategy after Elon Musk's takeover of the Twitter-verse. Kelly Cutler, Jake Teeny and Rebecca Zorach discuss what’s next for Twitter with The Hill as many look for a social media backup plan.
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| NU Voices | Read perspectives from Northwestern faculty in national media. |  From Sara Huston Katsanis and Elizabeth Barnert, The Dallas Morning News “A DNA-led identification system can be useful to reunite our dead children’s remains with their parents and relatives, but let’s develop a system that will be of greatest utility and least harms to the families it would serve,” Sara Huston Katsanis and and Elizabeth Barnert write in The Dallas Morning News. |  From Hayes Ferguson, the Chicago Tribune “Students who once vied for jobs at household-name tech companies will be fine. Industry experts do not expect Big Tech layoffs to cause a tsunami of layoffs in other sectors, which means opportunities simply will be elsewhere: at financial institutions and theaters, in climate and health care tech, and myriad other areas in desperate need of innovation,” Hayes Ferguson writes in the Chicago Tribune. |  From Nancy Qian, The Globe and Mail “The path out of the zero-COVID policies will be long and difficult — and not only from a health perspective. The recent upheaval points to broader political challenges that China will face in the years to come,” Nancy Qian writes in The Globe and Mail. |
| 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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