From the Dean’s Desk: Welcome to the 2013-14 academic year and the revamped Schmid College of Science & Technology blog. We hope you will continue to find this blog a good source of information about some of the amazing accomplishments of our students, faculty and alumni, both on campus and in the community. There
Sea hares (also known as sea slugs) are quite popular subjects amongst researchers in neuroscience. The sea slugs are known for their large and relatively few brain cells. The fewer the brain cells, the easier it is for researchers like Dr. Wright to find and study neural activity. Dr. Wright conducts research on sea hares,
Is dust pollution speeding up melting of Himalayan glaciers? Professor Ramesh Singh, was recently interviewed for an article that ran in the Times of India on August 5, 2013. During his time as a professor at the Indian Institute of Technology in Kanpur, Singh participated in extensive satellite data collection and analysis for the Himalayan
ORANGE, Calif. – Chapman University is hosting an international mathematics conference the first week of August. Top mathematicians from some of the world’s best universities in Europe, the Americas, Asia and Africa will be on hand to present and to exchange ideas. The main themes of the symposium are Boolean algebras, lattices, algebraic and quantum
The following originally ran in the Orange County Register on July 11, 2013: Finally, the swallows have come home to San Juan By MEGHANN M. CUNIFF / ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER A clay nest high in the rafters at Mission San Juan Capistrano holds what’s long been missing at this historic town’s most prized attraction. Two
Congratulations to Professor El-Askary, whose work has been published in the new textbook titled Regional Climate Change in the Mediterranean. Professor El-Askary co-authored six chapters which appear in the third volume of the series. The chapters are dedicated to case studies in Agriculture, Forests and Ecosystem Services, specifically in the Mediterranean region. Topics span from
Professor Keller was recently tasked to write about his experiences during previous research at the Huntington Beach marshes. Below is his detailed and colorful blurb of that research from 2011. The blurb was featured in this year’s Spring-Summer newsletter for the Huntington Beach Wetlands Conservancy. Enjoy! Exploring “Blue Carbon” in the Marsh By Prof. Jason
Chapman University’s Center for Poetry, known as Tabula Poetica, brings together people of all backgrounds to share poetry and conversation. Although poetry and science aren’t usually associated with each other, one particular poet on our radar has narrowed that gap and has a surprising connection with some of the studies and work of Crean School
Over the course of a 20-year study, Dr. Walter Piper led a team of researchers in tracking and observing birds across the north-central United States. Throughout their research, they found that when common loons settle down to breed, they prefer familiar nest sites over better lake sites. Read the official press release below, and check
Recent findings suggest a possible link between a placental hormone and postpartum depression. Science news website, LiveScience, spoke with Associate Professor Dr. Laura M. Glynn about her research on the stress hormone Placental Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone (pCRH) and postpartum depression. Dr. Glynn’s study shows that the levels of pCRH could eventually help predict a woman’s