The Chapman University MESA Program has been asked to host the southern regional preliminary competitions for the JPL Invention Challenge. The JPL Invention Challenge is a NASA-sponsored event hosted by the Jet Propulsion Lab (JPL). The competition is open to local middle and high school students. In the past, Challenges have ranged from designing a Rube
The Graduate Program Fair will be held Tuesday, September 18 from 10am to 2pm. Learn more about the graduate programs offered by the Schmid College of Science and Technology: • MS Food Science • 4+1 Integrated MS Food Science • MBA/MS Food Science • MS Health & Strategic Communication • 4+1 Integrated MS Health &
The Science Forum Series kicks off the fall semester Wednesday, Aug. 29, at noon, in Argyros Forum 119A with a talk by Satish C. Singh, professor, at the Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris, France, and the University of Cambridge, England. Singh’s talk is titled “Birth and Death of Oceanic Crust: Ocean Spreading Centers
Chapman University welcomes Nobel Laureate Dr. David Gross as he explains the theory that unifies all the forces of nature and helps scientists understand the origin and history of the universe. He also discusses what it might mean to have a final theory of fundamental physics and whether science is capable of discovering it. Gross
Michael Shermer, Ph.D., publisher of Skeptic magazine, speaker at the Reason Rally, Washington, D.C., lectures about skepticism and conspiracy theory. This lecture comes from Shermer’s class, “How to Think Like a Scientist Without Being a Geek.” Shermer is a professor at Chapman University and at Claremont Graduate University. Video produced by Panther Productions.
In a partnership with the My Clean Water Act organization, Chapman University is participating in its year-long, nationwide celebration of water conservation and sustainability with a World Water Day Thursday, March 22. The day-long occasion will feature a variety of events—both educational and entertaining—to celebrate the 40thanniversary of the water-sustaining legislation. “We are thrilled to be a part
Dr. David Gross, a Nobel Prize-winning scientist whose groundbreaking work led the way to new thinking in the world of physics, will give a public talk at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 28, at Chapman University. “We are thrilled that Professor Gross can join us at Chapman,” said Jeff Tollaksen, Ph.D., director of the Center for
The ballroom of the new Student Union took on the atmosphere of a shopping bazaar crossed with a science fair and book festival recently when the Office of Undergraduate Research hosted Chapman University’s first university-wide Faculty Research Expo. Students packed the room, perusing displays about faculty members’ research, projects and latest books in a variety
Chapman University is bringing together top cloud computing experts for a half-day symposium on Monday, Nov. 28. Experts from Ingram Micro Inc. (NYSE: IM), Appirio, KnowledgeCentrix and Chapman University will reveal the latest in cloud computing technology and how businesses are harnessing the power of cloud computing to drive new technological advancements and innovation, and
The industry players in the video game business should get ready to use new strategies if they want to win the biggest game – the battle for customers. Because while most customers aren’t exactly long in the tooth, they are moving on and they can’t “sit in a room and play PS2 for 50 hours,”