This story originally appeared on Chapman’s Happenings blog. Read it in full here. A sophomore in the Chapman University Honors Program has won a top award for research examining the environmental and socioeconomic factors in rural India that contribute to life-threatening intestinal disease in children under five. Sohini Mukherjee ’16, a double major in English and psychology, won first place for
In the above video, Dr. Anuradha Prakash , professor and director of Chapman’s Food Science Program , explains the safety of irradiating food to the host of Health Matters. Recently, The Packer featured Dr. Prakash’s interview in its article “Irradiation may be future option for exports”. It also cited the food irradiation workshop recently co-sponsored by Chapman University
Two freshmen in the School of Computational Sciences, Sakthisundar “Sakthi” Kasthurirengan and Kathleen “Katie” Lamkin successfully presented their work at this year’s Python Conference (PyCon 2014) in Montreal, Canada. The annual PyCon conferences are the largest and most prestigious within the Python software community. The work they presented was an offshoot of their class project
Rhondi Shigemura ’90 graduated from Chapman University with a M.S. in Food Science and Nutrition. After hearing about Chapman University through her former colleagues at ConAgra, Shigemura looked into pursuing her food science studies here while still working full-time. Shigemura now works at Jenny Craig as the Director of Research and Development in Carlsbad, California. She has, “oversight
Chapman University has three student teams participating in the 2014 Autism App Jam. This Friday, April 25, 2014, the competition will wrap up with judging, a public viewing and the awards reception from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. the Beckman Center in Irvine. You’re invited to come to the event and support our Chapman teams.
Chapman University and Saddleback College have joined forces in an effort to create more graduates in the sciences. In a formal transfer admission guarantee (TAG) agreement signed by the two schools today, the partnership aligns Saddleback College’s science programs with Chapman’s Schmid College of Science and Technology majors and Crean College of Health and
Chapman University food science students competed in the regional College Bowl competition this past Saturday at Cal State LA, and won ! The schools competing were Utah State, Brigham Young University, Cal Poly Pomona, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, and Cal State LA, and Chapman University. The Chapman team will now compete against 7
Elizabeth Berrigan is one of Chapman’s shining stars. Starting this fall she’ll be aiming for a Ph.D. in theoretical physics at State University of New York at Stony Brook. She obtained her first degree from Chapman last May in biochemistry, and her second Chapman degree last December in physics. This semester, she is completing research at MIT and in January,
From the Chapman University Press Room: Chapman University and Saddleback College have joined forces in an effort to create more graduates in the sciences. In a formal agreement to be signed by the two schools on April 21, the partnership aligns Saddleback College’s science programs with Chapman’s Schmid College of Science and Technology
Chapman University’s Student Research Day (CUSRD) is a truly exciting day to learn about, explore and appreciate the efforts that students and faculty have put into a wide variety of research and creative projects across the campus. All Chapman University undergraduate and graduate students are encouraged to participate in this research day. Faculty,