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May 8: Computational Sciences Research Seminar with Dr. Hendrik De Bie

May 6, 2014 by | Events

The School of Computational Sciences invites you to its research seminar this week: When: Thursday May 8th 2014 at 4pm (tea and cookies at 3:30pm) Where: Von Neumann Hall Speaker: Dr. Hendrik De Bie, Assistant-professor, Clifford Research Group, Ghent University Title: Convolutions for the quaternion Fourier transform with applications in image processing. Dr. De Bie’s Abstract: “In this

Students honored at Western Psychological Association Convention

May 5, 2014 by | News

Two psychology students were recognized at the recent Ninety-Fourth Annual Convention of the Western Psychological Association (WPA) hosted by Western Oregon University April 24-27, 2014 in Portland, Oregon. Psychology major Netasha Pizano received a WPA Scholarship award, which was awarded at the awards ceremony and presidential address on the Friday evening of the event. Additionally, Christin Walder (center

Schmid College faculty celebrated at annual award reception

May 2, 2014 by | News

Congratulations to the Schmid College faculty members honored last Thursday at the annual Faculty Research Recognition Reception! Of course, we at Schmid College are beaming with Panther Pride. Below is an excerpt from the Happenings article detailing the event and the recognition of Schmid College faculty: The awards were presented by Chancellor Daniele Struppa, who

Marco Bisoffi: Thinking Outside the Tumor on The Academic Minute

April 29, 2014 by | Research

Dr. Marco Bisoffi ‘s research into “field cancerization” was featured on WAMC’s The Academic Minute.  His research widens the view of cancer treatment to include the tissues in areas  surrounding  tumors. Bisoffi is associate professor of biological sciences at Chapman University with joint appointments at Schmid College, Crean College of Health and Behavioral

May 7th Science Forum with Marco Bisoffi, PhD: “Using Analogs of the Natural Product Curcumin to Combat Prostate Cancer Cells”

April 28, 2014 by | Events

Join us Wednesday, May 7th at noon in Arygros Forum, room 119A . Marco Bisoffi, PhD , will present “Using Analogs of the Natural Product Curcumin to Combat Prostate Cancer Cells”. Prostate cancer cells rely on several molecular pathways for their growth and survival. These pathways have been identified as points of “oncogenic addiction.” One

Student wins top honor for analysis of health data research in India

April 28, 2014 by | News

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

The PyCon Experience: Chapman Freshmen Present at International Conference

April 25, 2014 by Kathleen Lamkin and Sakthisundar Kasthurirengan | News

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

Apr. 18: Annual Computational Sciences Graduate Conference

April 16, 2014 by | Events

The Annual Computational Sciences Graduate Conference will be held on April 18, 2014 in Von Neumann Hall at 2:00 p.m. The conference will present the various research interests of students in the School of Computational Sciences and related disciplines, such as the School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Food Sciences, and Physical Therapy that make

2014 Chapman University Student Research Day – May 14th

April 7, 2014 by | News

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,

April 9th Science Forum with Julia Boehm, PhD: Positive Psychological Well-Being and Cardiovascular Health

April 2, 2014 by | Events

Join us Wednesday, April 9th at noon in Arygros Forum, room 119A . Julia Boehm, PhD , will present “The Heart’s Content: Positive Psychological Well-Being and Cardiovascular Health”. Associations between psychological health and physical health have long been recognized. However, most research to date has investigated the association between poor psychological functioning (e.g., depression, anxiety,