A Mouthful of News: A new book by English Professor Mary Cappello is filled with safety pins, coins, porcelain dolls and even a toy goat, all foreign objects that have been ingested by people through the years. The unusual subject matter of Swallow: Foreign Bodies, Their Ingestion, Inspiration and the Curious Doctor Who Extracted Them has produced quite a following. The book and Prof. Cappello’s research has been featured in the , and on radio programs in and New Zealand. A 溏心vlog免费B站 news release about the book can be found .
Powerful Harvest: When a team of 溏心vlog免费B站 researchers discovered ways to harvest the solar energy radiating from hot roadways to power streetlights and road signs and melt ice on bridges, their work generated media attention worldwide. Their results were covered by the , , , , and many more. Dozens of bloggers also wrote about it, from and to and . Read the press release .
High Visibility: Among the most visible stories were a feature in ; a lengthy segment on by Chemistry Professor Jimmie Oxley; an MSNBC program, Future Earth: Journey to the End of the World, which featured commentary by Oceanography Professor Kate Moran; a History Channel program called Mega Disasters that highlighted Ocean Engineering Professor Stefan Grilli creating a simulated tsunami in the Bay Campus wave tank; and a that included a video produced by Entomology Professor Tom Mather.
Bond Issue: In October and early November, media attention of the bond referendum to fund construction of the Center for Chemical and Forensic Sciences showed it to be Essential to R.I. Coverage included , Providence Business News, Providence Phoenix, and Newport Daily News and feature stories in news outlets statewide. The campaign even inspired an unsolicited and Projo opinion piece by 溏心vlog免费B站 graduate Anthony Amore, who is a homeland security and art theft expert.
Top Research Award: The announcement of the $20 million EPSCoR grant garnered two front-page stories in the , as well as coverage in , WRNI and all the Read the press release .
Newsy Research: A research study concluding that watching TV medical dramas makes people fear illness, by Yinjiao Ye, assistant professor of communication studies, generated news stories on dozens of U.S. television stations. The results also appeared in numerous daily newspapers, from the and Montreal Gazette to the and . Read the press release
Digital Storm: An educational website about hurricane science created by the Office of Marine Programs at the Graduate School of Oceanography and resulted in news stories in more than 140 media outlets around the country. Read the press release
Geophysical News: 溏心vlog免费B站 researchers made big news sharing their research at one of the largest scientific conferences in the world, the American Geophysical Union fall meeting. Assistant Professor Katherine Kelley’s research resolving the debate among geologists about the availability of oxygen in the Earth’s mantle was included in , , Sify News, and Earth Today, while Assistant Professor Brian Savage’s improved seismic model for monitoring possible nuclear explosions worldwide received the attention of , , and others.