Chapman University will be screening The Island President documentary addressing climate change and rising sea levels. The Island President is the story of President Mohamed Nasheed of the Maldives, and his efforts to confront climate change and rising sea levels. A rise of three feet in sea level would submerge the 1,200 islands of the
Schmid College of Science and Technology continues its Science Forum Series next Wednesday with Dr. Rosalee Hellberg, Assistant Professor, Microbial Food Ecology. This talk will provide an overview of the potential effects of climate change and variability on food safety and food-borne illness. Numerous environmental factors, including temperature, acidity, oxygen availability and rainfall can impact
A Place at the Table is a film that explores how we have the means to end hunger and malnutrition in America, yet many of our national policies and food industry resources make it almost impossible to do so. The film covers an important discussion that is taking place in the Chapman University Food Science
The School of Computational Sciences is pleased to invite you to a mathematics seminar on “Almost Commuting Matrices”. In this seminar, Mustafa Said (University of California, Irvine) will investigate a variant of an old problem in linear algebra and operator theory that was popularized by Paul Halmos “Must almost commuting matrices be nearly commuting?” He
Dr. Colin Cunliff of the Quantum Gravity Group at University of California, Davis to speak on campus about Massive Gravity. Recent years have seen a surge of interest in theories of massive gravity. These models extend Einstein’s theory of General Relativity by giving mass to the graviton, the particle which carries the gravitational force, and
Chapman University will be participating in World Water Day, the nationwide celebration of water conservation and sustainability. Please join us this year to celebrate World Water Day on Friday, March 22, 2013. “Toilet to Tap Revisited” is the theme, which will cover the science, policy, and increasing need to reuse treated waste water as drinking
As part of the Science Forum Series, Dr. Frederick will cover the impact of body image and body type preferences across cultures, age groups, and sexual orientations. People who are dissatisfied with their bodies report disturbances to their psychological well-being and experience negative health outcomes. Dr. Frederick’s work examines the epidemiology of body
New research facility, formerly known as the Cypress Street Schoolhouse, set to open next month Chapman University, Schmid College of Science and Technology, and The Orange Barrio Historical Society are hosting the grand opening of The Early Human and Lifespan Development Research Facility. The new facility will be housed in the renovated and restored Cypress
Annual BLAST mathematics conference to be held at Chapman University. The BLAST conference, supported by the National Science Foundation, Chapman University, and the Center of Excellence in Computation, Algebra, and Topology (CECAT) will bring together researchers in: B = Boolean algebra L = Lattice theory, algebraic and quantum Logic A = universal Algebra S =
Chapman University’s Food Science Student Association welcomes the schools of the Mountain West region for the 28th Annual Area Meeting and College Bowl Competition. The College Bowl Competition will take place March 8 & 9, 2013 at Chapman University. In addition to the competition, the Annual Area Meeting will allow students to network with each