August Research Highlights
Chapman University’s science facilities have been in the news recently, ranking number five nationally on a list of best science lab facilities provided by the Princeton Review’s Best 390 Colleges guidebook. You can take a virtual tour of the Keck Center for Science and Engineering by watching this video. Rebecca Glineburg, assistant professor of biological
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Chapman University Research Awards for July-August 2024
The Office of Research announced the following research grants awarded to Chapman University faculty in July and August 2024.
Internship Spotlight: Vanderbilt Bone Metastatic Breast Cancer Lab
Hello Schmid College! My name is Molly Niswender, and I am a junior biochemistry and molecular biology major with minors in honors and documentary film. This summer, I had the opportunity to intern in a bone metastatic breast cancer lab at Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Bone Biology department under Dr. Rachelle Johnson. Vanderbilt is located
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Can High-Altitude Balloons Help Fight Wildfires?
A Schmid College scientist is taking part in NASA-funded research aiming to mitigate deadly fires caused by climate change.
July Research Highlights
Students and faculty from the Schmid College of Science and Technology will be at the annual meeting of the Ecological Society of America in Long Beach, California in August. Among those presenting are Patricia Lopes, associate professor of biological sciences, who will chair an organized oral session on the ecology of disgust, which explores how
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Chapman’s First Physics Major, John Corpin ’69, Pays it Forward with an Endowed Scholarship
The scholarship supports undergraduate students who have financial need and are pursuing a degree in the hard sciences.
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Alex Wendling '13 (MS '15) Pledges $45,000 to Establish Food Science Fellowship
The Custom Flavors Scholars in Food Science fellowship will provide support to up to three currently enrolled students in Chapman’s food science program.
June Research Highlights
Yakir Aharanov, the James J. Farley Professor in Natural Philosophy, has been elected a fellow of the Royal Society. The elected fellows, recognized for their invaluable contributions to science, are leaders in their fields and come from all parts of the world. Other elected Royal Society fellows include Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin, Benjamin Franklin, Dorothy
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Students Help City of Orange Promote Sustainability Practices
Schmid College students prepared a sustainability plan that will help the city reduce greenhouse emissions.
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What’s Actually in Your Supplements?
Chapman researchers found that some dietary supplements may contain undeclared ingredients and companies may mislead consumers with questionable health claims and poor labeling practices.