Dr. Matt Pritchard to speak on new methods in geodetic imaging
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
Climate change and rising sea levels addressed in The Island President
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
Upcoming Science Forum Series: Effects of Climate Change on Food Safety
Schmid College of Science and Technology continues its Science Forum Series next Wednesday with Dr. Rosalee Hellberg, Assistant Professor, Microbial Food Ecology. This talk will provide an overview of the potential effects of climate change and variability on food safety and food-borne illness. Numerous environmental factors, including temperature, acidity, oxygen availability and rainfall can impact
73rd Annual William Lowell Putnam Mathematics Competition
Chapman Senior, Nathan Lawless, achieves high score at the annual Putnam Mathematics Competition. The William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition is an annual contest that tests some of the brightest mathematics students from colleges across the nation. The competition takes place each year on the first Saturday in December, where over 2000 college students spend 6
Film Screening of "A Place at the Table"
A Place at the Table is a film that explores how we have the means to end hunger and malnutrition in America, yet many of our national policies and food industry resources make it almost impossible to do so. The film covers an important discussion that is taking place in the Chapman University Food Science
School of Computational Sciences to host upcoming talk on matrices
The School of Computational Sciences is pleased to invite you to a mathematics seminar on “Almost Commuting Matrices”. In this seminar, Mustafa Said (University of California, Irvine) will investigate a variant of an old problem in linear algebra and operator theory that was popularized by Paul Halmos “Must almost commuting matrices be nearly commuting?” He
Guest Lecture: New Massive Gravity, from the Outside In
Dr. Colin Cunliff of the Quantum Gravity Group at University of California, Davis to speak on campus about Massive Gravity. Recent years have seen a surge of interest in theories of massive gravity. These models extend Einstein’s theory of General Relativity by giving mass to the graviton, the particle which carries the gravitational force, and
Celebrate World Water Day 2013 at Chapman University
Chapman University will be participating in World Water Day, the nationwide celebration of water conservation and sustainability. Please join us this year to celebrate World Water Day on Friday, March 22, 2013. “Toilet to Tap Revisited” is the theme, which will cover the science, policy, and increasing need to reuse treated waste water as drinking
Food Science students defeat defending champions in regional competition
Chapman Food Science students win the regional Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) College Bowl competition and advance. This past weekend, Chapman University hosted the 28th Annual IFT Mountain West Food Science area meeting and College Bowl Competition. Six schools attended and five of them competed for a spot in the national competition. After a
Rising Stars program recognizes Dr. David Frederick
The Association for Psychological Science (APS) has selected its first group of “Rising Stars” for a new section of its publication, The Observer. The Rising Stars program is APS’s spotlight for recent PhD’s and junior faculty who are the movers and shakers of psychological science. Schmid College faculty, Dr. David Frederick, was recently chosen to