Coloring Your Perception of Food
Today, it’s common to see articles that read “A Dangerous Rainbow” or “What are we feeding our children”. The conversation around safety of colors is being led by popular food activists like the “Food Babe”, and artificial food colors have come under fire. Push back from consumers has led top food manufacturers like Kraft and
Food Safety Testing with Bacterial Vigilantes: Bacteriocins
Food safety is a topic that concerns everyone. We all eat, thus we all should take into account the current state of the food that goes on our forks and into our bodies. If you’re eating right now, grab a forkful and take a look at your food. A real close look. Could there be
New Chocolate Quality and Flavor in the Works
Contrary to popular belief, chocolate bars are not made from a flowing, brown river. I’m looking at you for blame, Willy Wonka. You won’t even find a chocolate tree, as they are just as rare as money trees. And the Easter bunny does not actually lay chocolate eggs. I know, this sounds terrible, but please
Chapman University Unveils "Semester Under the Sea" Program
For the first time in the history of the University, college-level academia, and elite snorkeling schools worldwide, Chapman University is offering students the pioneering opportunity to take part in Semester Under the Sea, a comprehensive semester long adventure course that touches four different oceans, 13 majors seas, one underwater lost empire, three Red Lobster restaurants, and over 20
Interdisciplianry Breakthroughs: 3D Printing of Functioning Bone and Tissue
Throughout the year, we will be publishing essays from Professor Andrew Lyon‘s Honors 389 course “The Science Blender” . The first paper of the term asked students to: Research and summarize an example of our evolving scientific knowledge. That is, how has society’s scientifically-driven “conventional wisdom” on a topic evolved as new scientific knowledge has come to light?” Below
Science vs. Conventional Wisdom: Stretching Before Exercise
Throughout the year, we publish essays from Professor Andrew Lyon‘s Honors 389 course “The Science Blender” . The first paper of this term asked students to: research and summarize an example of our evolving scientific knowledge. That is, how has society’s scientifically-driven “conventional wisdom” on a topic evolved as new scientific knowledge has come to light?” Below is one student’s essay on
Conventional Wisdom v. Science: Knuckle Cracking
Throughout the year, we will be publishing essays from Professor Andrew Lyon‘s Honors 389 course “The Science Blender” . The first paper of the term asked students to: Research and summarize an example of our evolving scientific knowledge. That is, how has society’s scientifically-driven “conventional wisdom” on a topic evolved as new scientific knowledge has come to light?” Below
Conventional Wisdom v. Science: It Does Not Take Seven Years to Digest Chewing Gum
Throughout the year, we will be publishing essays from Professor Andrew Lyon‘s Honors 389 course “The Science Blender” . The first paper of the term asked students to: Research and summarize an example of our evolving scientific knowledge. That is, how has society’s scientifically-driven “conventional wisdom” on a topic evolved as new scientific knowledge has come to light?” Below
Faculty Notes- February 2016
Paper Acceptances & Publications Justin Dressel, PhD Journal: Physical Review A Title: Qubit measurement error from coupling with a detuned neighbor in circuit QED Authors: M. Khezri, J. Dressel, A. N. Korotkov Collaborations: UC Riverside, Chapman U Published: 11/5/2015 Abstract: In modern circuit QED architectures, superconducting transmon qubits are measurement via the state-dependent phase and
What Tutoring is and What Tutoring is not.
Tutoring is probably one of the oldest teaching methods. In ancient Greece, in the time of Plato and Socrates, the children of the wealthy were educated individually or in small groups by masters or tutors. During the Middle Ages the children of nobles and the wealthy continued receiving their education from tutors. When more formalized