Chris Bilder, professor of statistics, co-authored a study that was named the best 2017 paper to be published in Biometrics, a journal from the International Biometric Society. The study, "Hierarchical Group Testing for Multiple Infections," details a statistical approach that allows clinicians to simultaneously screen multiple patients for multiple infections. Read more about Bilder's research.
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David Sellmyer, professor of physics and astronomy, and director of the Nebraska Center for Materials and Nanoscience, was honored during the Materials Research Society's spring meeting, April 2-6 in Phoenix, Arizona. The five-day symposium, "Nanoscale Magnetic Structures and Materials," was organized by Sellmyer's friends and colleagues to celebrate his many achievements and contributions to the field. The meeting included more than 30 research talks and a banquet.
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Arts and Sciences biochemistry students Shannyn Bird, Sonoor Majidand, and Sydney Townsend were inducted into the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Chi Omega Lambda Honor Society. Students must exhibit excellence in scholarly achievement, research accomplishments and outreach activities. The society is a national nonprofit scientific and educational organization with more than 12,000 members.
