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 (Feb. 6-12) |
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Dr. Lori Post condemns female genital mutilation, highlighting its severe health impacts and stressing the need for urgent global action. Post was cited in 35 stories for a reach of 50.7 million. Top outlets include BBC World News broadcasts.
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Dr. Melinda Ring and Maria Luisa Savo Sardo discover juicing disrupts gut microbes, boosting harmful bacteria linked to cognitive decline. Ring and Sardo were cited in 151 stories for a reach of 18.1 million. Top outlets include Gizmodo, WebMD, Everyday Health and Vice.
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Stephen Calabresi discusses unitary executive theory, arguing that President Donald Trump has sole control over the executive branch, including the power to fire subordinates. Calabresi was cited in 155 stories for a reach of 14 million. Top outlets include Marketplace and ABC News.
*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 HuffPost Kendrick Lamar’s historic Super Bowl LIX halftime show sparked conservative backlash as a “DEI halftime show,” fueling debates on race and inclusion. Medill’s Danielle Bell defends Lamar’s artistry, questioning why critics take issue with celebrating hip-hop and Black culture. |  From WGN-TV AI-powered gym equipment and apps are revolutionizing fitness by personalizing workouts, but experts warn that technology isn’t necessary for staying active. Feinberg’s Siobhan Phillips emphasizes that what matters most is consistent exercise that people will actually do. |  From CBS News Police and first responders are adapting to harsher winter storms as climate change intensifies and expands lake-effect snow. Weinberg’s Daniel Horton explains that warming lakes freeze later, extending and worsening lake-effect snowfall. |
| NU Voices | Read perspectives from Northwestern faculty in national media. |  From Steven Lubet, The Hill “That leaves the Supreme Court, with all its flaws, to determine whether Trump’s assault on democratic values will prevail,” Northwestern Law’s Steven Lubet writes in The Hill. “At least two conservative justices would have to defect in order to invalidate any of Trump’s directives. There is a chance, however dim, that could happen.” |  From Geraldo Cadava, The New Yorker “We may not see sweeps like the ones in the 1930s or 1950s,” Weinberg’s Geraldo Cadava writes in The New Yorker. “It could be more piecemeal — the turning away of migrants at the border and sustained internal enforcement operations from coast to coast — but at some point many immigrants may decide that it’s no longer worth living in a constant state of fear. This is almost certainly what the Trump Administration hopes for.” |
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