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 (Oct. 5-11) |
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Dr. Nabeel Yaseen finds genetics play a role in determining a person’s ability to adhere to a strict vegetarian diet long term. Yaseen was cited in 286 stories for a reach of 19.3 million. Top outlets include NPR, WebMD, Smithsonian Magazine, CTV News, Gizmodo and many others.
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Using computer simulations, Claude-André Faucher-Giguère finds an explanation for observations by the James Webb Space Telescope of ancient galaxies that appear too bright for their age. Faucher-Giguère was cited in 158 stories for a reach of 13.1 million. Top outlets include Newsweek, IFLScience, Reuters, Mashable and many others.
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The Chan Zuckerberg Biohub officially launched Thursday in Chicago. Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker spoke at the launch event, along with Northwestern professor and CZ Biohub president Shana Kelley. The event was mentioned in 58 stories, for a total of 3.7 million. Top outlets include the Chicago Tribune, CBS News and the Chicago Sun-Times.
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| In the Spotlight | Read in-depth coverage of Northwestern work and research. |  From The Washington Post A growing body of research demonstrates the role of genetics in breaking down caffeine and clearing it from the body. Feinberg’s Marilyn Cornelis tells The Washington Post that a person’s genetic variants that allow them to metabolize caffeine more quickly may also drive them to consume and tolerate more caffeine. |  From Newsweek At the Warsaw Security Forum, speakers warned that Ukraine's allies are
running out of ammunition to give to Kyiv in its war against Russia. Members of the conference discussed the need for NATO members to increase defense spending — an argument Donald Trump made years ago. Weinberg’s William Reno speaks to Newsweek about what drives many countries, including the U.S., to under-invest in production of munitions.
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| NU Voices | Read perspectives from Northwestern faculty in national media. |  From Geraldo Cadava, The New Yorker “He could have shown the undocumented agriculture and garment workers toiling to feed and clothe us, or the environmental, political and economic catastrophes that lead migrants to make the difficult decision to uproot their lives and break apart their families. These are also unfiltered truths about the border. They wouldn’t have diminished Musk’s point that there is a problem that needs to be solved, but they would have given his many millions of followers a better understanding of the gravity of the task at hand,” Weinberg’s Geraldo Cadava writes in The New Yorker. |  From Storer H. Rowley, Chicago Tribune “Democrats were correct to line up against McCarthy on the vote to oust him. They have learned he can’t be trusted to do the right thing. America needs strategic patience now to stay the course in Ukraine, not division, disarray and deceit,” Medill’s Storer H. Rowley writes in the Chicago Tribune. |  From Andrew Koppelman, The Hill “It ought to be possible to negotiate a deal in which both sides are able to live out their ideals. There’s nothing remarkable about special treatment for religion. Since colonial times, Quakers were exempted from the military draft. The Catholic Church was allowed to use communion wine during Prohibition and is still allowed to discriminate against women when it ordains priests,” Northwestern Law’s Andrew Koppelman writes in The Hill. |
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