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FAQs for COVID-19 Research Continuity updated 4/08/2020

March 13, 2020 by | Office of Research

RESEARCH WITH HUMAN SUBJECTS  What is the current status of human subjects research at Chapman? Given the directives from the Orange County Health Department, it has been determined that research activities involving in-person interactions with subjects are suspended until further notice. The only exceptions are if canceling or postponing the activities would either (A) increase the risk to the subject’s safety or well-being or (B)

New Procedures for Payments to Research Participants (Human Subjects)

March 11, 2020 by | Office of Research

The Office of Research in collaboration with Financial Services is pleased to announce an expansion of methods for payments to Research Participants (Human Subjects) that will facilitate the expanding research efforts at Chapman. A working group of representatives from the faculty, Financial Services and the Office of Research used best practices and to develop procedures

NSF Fall Grants Conference – 2020

March 3, 2020 by | Office of Research

Save the Date! Join us on May 18-19, 2020 in Minneapolis, Minnesota for the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Grants Conference! The Spring 2020 NSF Grants Conference will be held at the Minneapolis Marriott City Center. These events are designed to give new faculty, researchers and administrators key insights into a wide range of current issues at NSF.

Please Join Us for a Faculty Research and Creative Activity Forum Presented by the Office of Research

February 19, 2020 by | Office of Research

Tom Piechota, Vice President for Research and Rennolds Ostrom, Faculty Fellow in the Office of Research, will be holding two open meetings to promote dialogue on various activities that support faculty in research and creative activity. Topics include, but not limited to: Important update on Payment to Research Participants (Human Subjects) Updates on grant development

Opportunity for Chapman Students to Attend the National Academy of Inventors Annual Meeting

January 21, 2020 by | Office of Research

National Academy of Inventors Annual Meeting in Phoenix (April 8-9): The Next Generation Inventors Session that focuses on student teams who want to present their ideas of innovation through patenting, licensing or commercialization. Innovations must be relevant to the annual meeting theme: Sustainable Futures: Propelling Innovative Futures. The deadline for submission is February 14, 2020 and

Call for Interest in National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Grants for Arts Projects and Challenge America

December 17, 2019 by | Office of Research

National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Grants for Arts Projects and Challenge America Although two distinct grant programs, the university may submit only one (1) application for either the Grants for Arts Project or the Challenge America program each year. Due to these proposal limitations, Chapman will run a limited, internal competition to select which

Impacting Women’s Health

December 7, 2019 by | Office of Research

What began as a general interest in Woman’s heath resulted in a scholarship award winning research project on the Uptake of Opioid Guidelines in Reproductive Aged Women at Ambulatory Care Clinics. Salena Preciado, Chapman University’s 2019 Kay Graduate Scholar, instantly became passionate about her research while diving into literature reviews on the topic. During our

Kay Graduate Scholar Develops Bias Free Algorithm for Schools

November 13, 2019 by | Office of Research

Inspired by his child’s participation in a middle school school science competition, Lance Clifner after observing the negative influence of parental bias in team formation, recognized the significance of generating performance-based, objectively selected teams to maximize students’ potential. As a result, Lance developed a revolutionary algorithm that minimizes parental bias. The algorithm that he generated has not only been used to create Science Olympiad teams, but also has

2019 – 2020 Faculty Opportunity Fund

November 11, 2019 by | Office of Research

In collaboration with Provost Glenn Pfeiffer and Faculty Fellow Rennolds Ostrom, I would like to announce the 3rd year of the Faculty Opportunity Fund program that provides competitive merit-based support for short-term non-renewable projects as described below. These projects are intended to support Chapman University faculty in the development of new and innovative research, scholarship

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