Posts by: Sheri Ledbetter

Orange County residents have the opportunity to take advantage of Chapman University’s Frances Smith Center for Individual and Family Therapy at costs much lower than traditional clinics. Chapman’s center is open to the public and treats a wide range of matters including:  family stress, couple conflict, divorce recovery, anxiety, election stress, step family issues, […]

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ORANGE, Calif. –
Chapman University will honor its Nobel Laureate in economics
Vernon Smith
, Ph.D., with a conference and gala to celebrate Dr. Smith’s 90
th
birthday. Dr. Smith was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences in 2002 for his groundbreaking […]

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Chapman University received national distinction from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) this month as a recipient of the 2016 Individual and Community Preparedness Awards. The University was named as an Honorable Mention in the category of Awareness to Action. Chapman received the award for its third annual Survey of American Fears.

The […]

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In a paper just published by researchers at Chapman University, findings showed associations between psychological well-being and physical activity in adults ages 50 and older.

“Researchers have long studied how physical activity can lead to improved mood and feelings of well-being,” says Julia Boehm, Ph.D., and lead author on the study, “however, less well […]

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The Hoag Center for Real Estate and Finance at Chapman University will host the 5th annual Home Ownership Day on its Orange campus, Saturday, January 14, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The free educational event, which features 20 targeted sessions for maximizing real estate, is open to the public.

Topics, such as: first […]

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Researchers at Chapman University have published a study looking at electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) use among Orange County adolescents. The data shows teens are more likely to vape when their school is located near vape retailers.

A key finding from the study is that the prevalence of e-cigarette use in Orange County adolescents is high—27.5 percent […]

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Chapman University has received a $2.5 million gift from the Kay Family Foundation, which will fund faculty, student and potentially alumni research, projects, and other activities in the field of “Data Analytics” (often broadly referred to as “Big Data”).

The fund will be administered by the Argyros School of Business and Economics, and will […]

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Chapman University continues its commitment to health science by opening a new Center of Excellence in Biopsychosocial Approaches to Health (CEBAH). CEBAH is the first Center of Excellence in Chapman’s two-year-old Crean College of Health and Behavioral Sciences; and embraces an interdisciplinary approach to understanding health and well-being across the lifespan.

“The unifying focus […]

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Chapman University recently completed its third annual Chapman University Survey of American Fears (2016). The survey asked respondents about 65 fears across a broad range of categories including fears about the government, crime, the environment, the future, technology, health, natural disasters, as well as fears of public speaking, spiders, heights, ghosts and many other […]

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Chapman University,
The Simon Family Foundation and Orange High School have announced the 2016 Simon STEM Scholars as part of the partnership between the three organizations created last year called the Simon STEM Scholarship Program. This unique scholarship program allows selected Orange High School students who major in a STEM (science, […]

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