Students honored at Western Psychological Association Convention
Two psychology students were recognized at the recent Ninety-Fourth Annual Convention of the Western Psychological Association (WPA) hosted by Western Oregon University April 24-27, 2014 in Portland, Oregon. Psychology major Netasha Pizano received a WPA Scholarship award, which was awarded at the awards ceremony and presidential address on the Friday evening of the event. Additionally, Christin Walder (center
Schmid College faculty celebrated at annual award reception
Congratulations to the Schmid College faculty members honored last Thursday at the annual Faculty Research Recognition Reception! Of course, we at Schmid College are beaming with Panther Pride. Below is an excerpt from the Happenings article detailing the event and the recognition of Schmid College faculty: The awards were presented by Chancellor Daniele Struppa, who
Marco Bisoffi: Thinking Outside the Tumor on The Academic Minute
Dr. Marco Bisoffi ‘s research into “field cancerization” was featured on WAMC’s The Academic Minute. His research widens the view of cancer treatment to include the tissues in areas surrounding tumors. Bisoffi is associate professor of biological sciences at Chapman University with joint appointments at Schmid College, Crean College of Health and Behavioral
Alumna Profile: Rachael Gordon '12
We caught up with alumna Rachael Gordon recently on what she has been up to since graduating from Chapman University in 2012 with a BS in Biological Sciences. She has certainly been busy! On May 14th, she will graduate from University of Southern California with her Masters of Public Health (MPH), emphasis in Epidemiology and
May 7th Science Forum with Marco Bisoffi, PhD: "Using Analogs of the Natural Product Curcumin to Combat Prostate Cancer Cells"
Join us Wednesday, May 7th at noon in Arygros Forum, room 119A . Marco Bisoffi, PhD , will present “Using Analogs of the Natural Product Curcumin to Combat Prostate Cancer Cells”. Prostate cancer cells rely on several molecular pathways for their growth and survival. These pathways have been identified as points of “oncogenic addiction.” One
Student wins top honor for analysis of health data research in India
This story originally appeared on Chapman’s Happenings blog. Read it in full here. A sophomore in the Chapman University Honors Program has won a top award for research examining the environmental and socioeconomic factors in rural India that contribute to life-threatening intestinal disease in children under five. Sohini Mukherjee ’16, a double major in English and psychology, won first place for
Food Irradiation: Is it safe? Dr. Prakash Explains
In the above video, Dr. Anuradha Prakash , professor and director of Chapman’s Food Science Program , explains the safety of irradiating food to the host of Health Matters. Recently, The Packer featured Dr. Prakash’s interview in its article “Irradiation may be future option for exports”. It also cited the food irradiation workshop recently co-sponsored by Chapman University
The PyCon Experience: Chapman Freshmen Present at International Conference
Two freshmen in the School of Computational Sciences, Sakthisundar “Sakthi” Kasthurirengan and Kathleen “Katie” Lamkin successfully presented their work at this year’s Python Conference (PyCon 2014) in Montreal, Canada. The annual PyCon conferences are the largest and most prestigious within the Python software community. The work they presented was an offshoot of their class project
Apr. 24: Computer Science Seminar on GrandPAD - the technology ages 75+
The School of Computational Sciences would like to invite you to the following seminar tomorrow, held by our very own students! Come and learn about the technology they have used to build GrandPAD — technology so simple that it can be used by people ages 75 to 105 — and see the product in action. When: Thursday April
Food Science Alumna Profile: Rhondi Shigemura '90
Rhondi Shigemura ’90 graduated from Chapman University with a M.S. in Food Science and Nutrition. After hearing about Chapman University through her former colleagues at ConAgra, Shigemura looked into pursuing her food science studies here while still working full-time. Shigemura now works at Jenny Craig as the Director of Research and Development in Carlsbad, California. She has, “oversight