Research - Here’s What to Know About this Fall’s Grand Challenges Initiative Projects Archive

GCI-Fowler Joint Showcase Explores ‘Smart’ Dog Collars, Diabetes Risk Screening and More Here’s What to Know About this Fall’s Grand Challenges Initiative Projects

February 9, 2026 by Mariel Sheets | Events

In December, Chapman students presented their Grand Challenges Initiative projects, each tackling pressing problems in science and engineering. The Grand Challenges Initiative (GCI) is a two year program that invites students from Schmid and Fowler Colleges to research pressing problems in science and technology. Four to six students work together under a research mentor to

The Bones in the Back Room Summer discoveries unearth ancient history in Jack Horner's Dino Lab

November 14, 2025 by Mariel Sheets | Research

Amid ancient bones and the sounds of picks scraping stone, Professor Jack Horner and his team are hard at work in Chapman’s Dino Lab. In the back of Hashinger Science Center, students are preparing dinosaur bones for display. The Dino Lab, founded and run by Professor Jack Horner, is full of fossils of all shapes

June Research Highlights New research describes “whiplash” environmental shifts in the western U.S.

July 2, 2025 by Katy Gilbertson | Research

Schmid College of Science and Technology continues to produce world-class research on the environment. A new publication in the journal Earth’s Future from senior research associate Wenzhao Li, including faculty members Thomas Piechota, Joshua Fisher and Hesham El-Askary, considers the significant changes in the weather conditions of the western U.S., marked by increased variability and

Chapman University Emerges as a Leading Hub for Quantum Innovation

April 28, 2025 by Ben Brazil | Research

The university’s institute for quantum science is probing the invisible terrains of existence, unraveling the mysteries within ourselves and the world around us.

April Research Highlights Chapman researchers studying effects of Eaton Fire

April 22, 2025 by Katy Gilbertson | Research

Schmid College of Science and Technology’s doctoral program in Computational and Data Science (CADS) has landed once again on TechGuide’s list of best data science Ph.D. programs. Christine O’Connell, assistant professor of biological sciences, has won a National Science Foundation RAPID grant to study heavy metals in urban soils following the recent fires in Los

Tiny Sea Slug Could Have a Big Impact on Coastal Conservation Efforts New Research from the lab of Environmental Science and Policy Professor Richelle Tanner

April 11, 2025 by Gregory Goldsmith | Research

As climate change accelerates, finding effective solutions that deliver outsized impact becomes increasingly crucial. New research led by Richelle Tanner, assistant professor of environmental science and policy, shows that a tiny marine mollusk native to the U.S. West Coast may hold the key to more effective coastal restoration. The study, “Variation in thermal tolerance plasticity

Does Your Seafood Label Look Fishy? You May Be On To Something

March 21, 2025 by Joy Juedes | Research

Chapman researchers found that 40% of America’s most popular seafoods are mislabeled. Why should we care?

From the Lab to the Ballot Box, Chapman Students’ Research Shapes a Better Future

March 20, 2025 by Brian Belardi | Research

Chapman students address sustainable agriculture and the role of artificial intelligence in elections through research.

Could Your Lap Dog Make a Great Police Dog?

February 27, 2025 by Amanda Sapio | Research

Chapman University researchers are challenging the common beliefs behind police and military dog selection.

January Research Highlights New research on dog noses, hagfish slime, seafood labeling and the water cycle

January 28, 2025 by Katy Gilbertson | Research

Since their domestication millennia ago, dogs have been man’s best friend, and aside from friendship, centuries of selective breeding have tailored them for tasks like herding, hunting and guarding — or so we thought. A new study led by Schmid College of Science and Technology’s Nicholas Hebdon and Lindsay Waldrop, published in the journal Science