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Welcome to Pocket Science: a glimpse at recent research from Husker scientists and engineers. For those who want to quickly learn the “What,” “So what” and “Now what” of Husker research.

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Acute respiratory disease traditionally strikes military recruits stationed in close quarters. But the disease — often spread by Adenovirus — can also afflict civilians in medical settings. One type of Adenovirus, Ad7, reportedly killed 11 children at a New Jersey hospital in 2018.

The University of Nebraska–Lincoln has awarded named professorships to Grace Bauer, Oleh Khalimonchuk, Julia McQuillan, Kristi Montooth and Jay Storz.

Nebraska's Clay Cressler and colleagues have proposed an answer for why a small percentage of people struggle to expel parasitic worms.

Recent achievements for the campus community were earned by Jonis Agee, Aakriti Agrawal, Allison Black, Brandon Bosch, Kelsy Burke, Jazmin Castillo, Joy Castro, Lory Janelle Dance,Rodger Farr, Jenna Finch, Kolby Grint, David Harwood, Rosemarie Holz, Raghay Kidambi, Eric Malina, Nurik Mkhmudzoda, Warren Pettee, Rachael Shah, Adam Striegel, Samantha Teten, Kimberly Tyler, Lizz Whitacre, Elizabeth Widder, Kelly Willemssens and Justin Zoucha. Click through to learn more.

Twenty-two undergraduate students at Nebraska earned Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarships to study or intern abroad during the 2018-19 academic year.