November Research Highlights
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
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Apgar Foundation Grant Expands Smith Institute’s Summer Scholars Program
The generous $25,000 grant opened doors for more students to participate in this unique educational opportunity.
October Research Highlights
It’s almost flu season, and one popular herbal supplement for immune support is ginseng. But what if your supplement contains undeclared ingredients? Ginseng products are vulnerable to fraud, with cheaper plant materials substituted for genuine ingredients, posing risks to consumer health and safety. However, effective methods for identifying adulteration and fraud in ginseng products have
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Dangerous Ideas: Roxane Gay Brings Signature Wit and Wisdom to Chapman
Amidst laughter and jokes, Gay highlighted the serious problems facing those who share their opinions in the public forum.
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Adam Kalawi ’14 MD: Revolutionizing Pediatric Neurology Through Gene Therapy
During his 2024 Homecoming master class, a Chapman alumnus talked about how emerging technologies are transforming the way genetic conditions are being treated.
September Research Highlights
Elena Skender ‘25 and Sophia Wallace ‘24 are featured in a Spectrum News 1 story about a research study they carried out with classmates in their plant biology laboratory class this past spring. Working in collaboration with the Irvine Ranch Conservancy, the students studied the thermal limits of common native plant species in Southern California.
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Chapman Continues Rise in the 2025 National Rankings From U.S. News & World Report
The university was hailed as one of the best colleges for veterans and as a “best value” school.
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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.
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
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