The Bones in the Back Room
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
Cultivating Community: The Orange Home Grown Education Farm
Tucked away on a residential side street, in the shadow of a parking garage, something is growing. The Orange Home Grown Education Farm, located two blocks away from Chapman University’s main campus, aims to teach the community about agriculture. The Orange Home Grown Foundation is a local Orange Country nonprofit best known for their weekly
Biofuel, Lasers and Global Citizenship
Four Chapman students recently returned from Stockholm, Sweden after a “life-changing” ten-week summer program researching sustainable biofuel production and storage. Studying abroad is a defining part of many students’ college experiences. But for those pursuing degrees in the sciences, finding the time for a semester abroad can be challenging. The answer for many STEM students?
June Research Highlights
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
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Schmid College Awards Night Celebrates Student Excellence
The annual Schmid College Awards Night was held on May 21, 2025. Students graduating with a bachelor’s degree in Schmid College of Science and Technology will earn program honors by meeting the following criteria: Students must have a major GPA of 3.500 of higher and must have completed independent research. Completion of independent research includes the
Sophie Alter '25 Wins Ronald M. Huntington Award for Outstanding Scholarship
Sophie Alter, a senior biochemistry and molecular biology major, has been named the recipient of the Ronald M. Huntington Award for Outstanding Scholarship for 2025. The Ronald M. Huntington Award is bestowed upon the graduating senior judged to have exhibited the most distinguished record of scholarly accomplishments while a student at Chapman University. Evidence of
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Chapman University Emerges as a Leading Hub for Quantum Innovation
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
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
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