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Schmid Seniors Win Big at Campus Leadership Awards
On Friday, May 3, Dean of Students Jerry Price announced Chapman’s annual Campus Leadership Awards. Schmid College is proud to announce that Schmid seniors Mohamad Hijazi, Lorena Munoz, and Kevin Nguyen won university-wide awards. These standout seniors represent the academic breadth and excellence of Schmid College, and we look forward to following along in their
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Chapman Students Advocate for Higher Education at State Capitol
Participants in a six-month internship program met with Assemblymember Avelino Valencia and others to win support for increased Cal-Grant funding for students enrolled at private universities.
April Research Highlights
Lorena Munoz ’24, Noelle Clark ’24 and Emma Kocik ’22 were among a select group of students nationwide recognized with honorable mentions for their applications for Graduate Research Fellowships from the National Science Foundation. Oliver Lopez, instructional associate professor of mathematics, has been appointed as a primary member of Kaiser Permanente’s Institutional Review Board for
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Spotlight on Chapman Voices: Jessie Tsai, Pharm.D ’26
Growing up in Chula Vista as a second-generation Taiwanese American, there were not many people in my environment that looked like me. I sometimes found it difficult to fit in with my peers, especially with English being my second language. My Asian heritage was something I wanted to suppress when I was a child since
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Chapman University Research Awards for February-March 2024
The Office of Research announced research grants awarded to Chapman University faculty, including grant from NSF, NASA, and NIH for Schmid College professors.
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Common Loons Threatened by Declining Water Clarity
The Common Loon, an icon of the northern wilderness, is under threat from climate change due to reduced water clarity, according to a new study authored by Chapman University professor, Walter Piper. The study, published April 1 in Ecology, followed up an earlier paper that showed substantial reproductive decline in the author’s study area in
March Research Highlights
Recent publications by faculty, alumni, and undergraduate students in the Schmid College of Science and Technology demonstrate the breadth of research activity across the college. Richelle Tanner, assistant professor of environmental science and policy, has been awarded a new grant from the Division of Biological Infrastructure at the National Science Foundation. The two-year award, which
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Chapman Students’ Research Sheds Light on Dangers of Extreme Heat in Orange County
What begins in Earth orbit is now spurring grassroots response where environmental impact is most acute. In a Chapman University cross-disciplinary course called “Observing Earth From Above: Using NASA Satellite Data for Real-Time Environmental Monitoring,” professors Gregory Goldsmith and Joshua Fisher help students translate remote-sensing information into community-based change.
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Could Your Milk be Healthier? Chapman Scientists Think So
Widely used processing methods may affect a nutritional component of dairy products that could be critical for development, healing and bone health.