Green Day, Sandwiches, and Horse
We thought you ought to know – Schmid College has some new faculty members! But rather than ask them about important things like their…
Schmid College of Science and Technology
Mosquitoes, Graphic Design, and the Scientific Process
In 2017, Beckman Foundation and Chapman University partnered on this award, which is now called the Beckman-Chapman Young Scientist Award. On August 18, Schmid College…
Alumni Focus: Dor Shoshan ’15
Alumnus Dor Shoshan and his family have much to celebrate. Dor graduated with honors in May from Chapman University’s Biological Sciences program. He received…
The Numaserver Offers Big Opportunities For Computational and Data Sciences
For Computational and Data Science faculty and students, the recent acquisition of the Numaserver is important, but the advantages it provides are only just…
A Summer with NASA's Student Airborne Research Program
I am participating in the Student Airborne Research Program (SARP), which is a program funded by NASA and is targeted toward undergraduates of junior standing (AKA entering their senior year). It’s a national program that takes place…
Dean's Diversion: Communicating Science
Science communication is something we do a great deal of here in Schmid College. Whenever we publish a blog post, help write a press…
California to South Dakota: Research Experience Across The West
I remember audibly shrieking when I received the email notifying me of my acceptance into a summer research program. At the time, I had…
#ChapmanDoesChicago
“What should our hashtag be this year?” “#ChapmanIFT2015″? “#IFT2015″? “#ChapmanDoesChicago”? This is the question students ask each other as we get prepared for the…
Dean's Diversion: The Importance of Being Self
As scientists and humans, we are all going to make errors in our work – hopefully those errors arise from honest mistakes and not…
Dean's Diversion: Avoiding Pathological Science
A particularly good read (whether you are a scientist or not) is Irving Langmuir’s classic Pathological Science lecture from 1953 (download the PDF). For…
Dean's Diversion: Summer Reading List
Towards the end of this past spring semester, I walked into my office to find the dreaded red “you have voice mail” light blazing…
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This year I participated as the student leader for Dr. Georgiana Bostean ’s Social Determinants of Health research lab. Over two semesters, we studied…