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Professor Hesham El-Askary Publishes in New Climate Change Textbook

July 11, 2013 by | News

Congratulations to Professor El-Askary, whose work has been published in the new textbook titled Regional Climate Change in the Mediterranean. Professor El-Askary co-authored six chapters which appear in the third volume of the series. The chapters are dedicated to case studies in Agriculture, Forests and Ecosystem Services, specifically in the Mediterranean region.  Topics span from

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Dr. Keller's research blurb featured in The Pickleweed

July 8, 2013 by | News

Professor Keller was recently tasked to write about his experiences during previous research at the Huntington Beach marshes.  Below is his detailed and colorful blurb of that research from 2011.  The blurb was featured in this year’s Spring-Summer newsletter for the Huntington Beach Wetlands Conservancy. Enjoy! Exploring “Blue Carbon” in the Marsh By Prof. Jason

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Corwin: Practicing Clinical Therapist by Day, Poet by Night

June 27, 2013 by | Events

Chapman University’s Center for Poetry, known as Tabula Poetica, brings together people of all backgrounds to share poetry and conversation.  Although poetry and science aren’t usually associated with each other, one particular poet on our radar has narrowed that gap and has a surprising connection with some of the studies and work of Crean School

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Dr. Piper's Research on Animal Habitat Selection featured in Nature

June 26, 2013 by | News

Over the course of a 20-year study, Dr. Walter Piper led a team of researchers in tracking and observing birds across the north-central United States.  Throughout their research, they found that when common loons settle down to breed, they prefer familiar nest sites over better lake sites.  Read the official press release below, and check

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Dr. Glynn Shares Findings on Pregnancy Hormone and Postpartum-Depression

May 28, 2013 by | Research

Recent findings suggest a possible link between a placental hormone and postpartum depression. Science news website, LiveScience, spoke with Associate Professor Dr. Laura M. Glynn about her research on the stress hormone Placental Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone (pCRH) and postpartum depression.  Dr. Glynn’s study shows that the levels of pCRH could eventually help predict a woman’s

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First ever campus environmental audit of Chapman University

May 2, 2013 by | News

You are invited to attend the launch event of the first ever campus environmental audit of Chapman University. Please join the members of Chapman University’s first graduating class of Environmental Science and Policy majors as they present their senior capstone research: The Chapman University 2013 Environmental Audit Date: Tuesday, May 14th 2013 Time: 5:00-6:45 pm

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Inaugural Computational Sciences Graduate Conference

April 16, 2013 by | News

Please join us this Friday afternoon for the Inaugural Computational Sciences Graduate Conference. This conference, organized by our graduate students, will highlight some of their work and research.  It will take place Friday, April 19, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. in Von Neumann Hall (545 W Palm Avenue).  Throughout the conference, students will present on a

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Dr. Matt Pritchard to speak on new methods in geodetic imaging

April 11, 2013 by | Events

It is our pleasure to invite you to a seminar on new methods in geodetic imaging and some of their impacts on measuring the size and shape of the Earth.  Next Wednesday, come listen in as Dr. Matt Pritchard, Associate Professor at Cornell University, will be discussing the limitations of GPS technology and the benefits

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Climate change and rising sea levels addressed in The Island President

April 11, 2013 by | Events

Chapman University will be screening The Island President documentary addressing climate change and rising sea levels. The Island President is the story of President Mohamed Nasheed of the Maldives, and his efforts to confront climate change and rising sea levels.  A rise of three feet in sea level would submerge the 1,200 islands of the

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