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
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
The university’s institute for quantum science is probing the invisible terrains of existence, unraveling the mysteries within ourselves and the world around us.
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
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
Chapman researchers found that 40% of America’s most popular seafoods are mislabeled. Why should we care?
Chapman students address sustainable agriculture and the role of artificial intelligence in elections through research.
Chapman University researchers are challenging the common beliefs behind police and military dog selection.
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
As the year draws to an end, a number of Schmid College faculty have been recognized on global lists of highly cited researchers. Dean Michael Ibba, Professors Yakir Aharanov, Daniel Alpay, Justin Dressel, Joshua Fisher, Gregory Goldsmith, John Howell, Andrew Jordan, Matt Leifer, Ramesh Singh and Gennady Verkhivker, and Presidential Fellow John (Jack) Horner are