Faculty Research Expo Draws Inquiring Minds, Student Researchers
The ballroom of the new Student Union took on the atmosphere of a shopping bazaar crossed with a science fair and book festival recently when the Office of Undergraduate Research hosted Chapman University’s first university-wide Faculty Research Expo. Students packed the room, perusing displays about faculty members’ research, projects and latest books in a variety
Cloud Computing Experts to Convene at Chapman University
Chapman University is bringing together top cloud computing experts for a half-day symposium on Monday, Nov. 28. Experts from Ingram Micro Inc. (NYSE: IM), Appirio, KnowledgeCentrix and Chapman University will reveal the latest in cloud computing technology and how businesses are harnessing the power of cloud computing to drive new technological advancements and innovation, and
Dean Kafatos Receives an IEEE Leadership Award
Menas Kafatos, Ph.D., dean of Chapman’s Schmid College of Science and Technology, has been named the recipient of the 2011 Distinguished Leadership and Professional Service award of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Orange County Section. He received the award at IEEE-OC’s annual awards banquet, held Oct. 29 in Costa Mesa, Calif. The award
Future of Video Game Design Discussed at Chapman Confrence
The industry players in the video game business should get ready to use new strategies if they want to win the biggest game – the battle for customers. Because while most customers aren’t exactly long in the tooth, they are moving on and they can’t “sit in a room and play PS2 for 50 hours,”
Graduate Students Provide Therapy Services with Community Clinic
The scruffy donated furniture has been tossed. The one-way mirror installed decades ago is history. Even the old name was scrapped. But at Saturday’s opening celebration of the Frances Smith Center for Individual and Family Therapy at Chapman University, the founding principles of community service and hands-on teaching planted in the clinic’s beginnings 46 years
Renowned Psychologist Philip Zimbardo Speaks at Chapman
Dr. Philip Zimbardo, Stanford University Professor Emeritus and renowned social psychologist captivated an audience of over 400 students and faculty on September 15 th 2011 with his talk, “My Journey from Creating and Understanding Evil to Inspiring Heroism.” Describing his early academic experiences, including his role as Warden in the Stanford Prison Study, Dr. Zimbardo
Students, Faculty Host Stroke Survivor Boot Camp
The Stroke Survivor Boot Camp was held on Aug 15-19, 2011. The Boot Camp provided intensive, guided, targeted activity 6 hours per day for 5 consecutive days for 12 individuals with chronic stroke. The camp was an interdisciplinary, collaborative effort that involved faculty and students from the Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) Department, the Communication
42 Milliseconds: What Happens in a Video Game Between Frames
You may spend hours playing your favorite video games, but have you ever thought about how the game is created? James Parker, Ph.D., professor at the University of Calgary, breaks down the components of a video game and the mechanics used to create the game frame by frame.
A NASA Summer for Chapman University Student
Computer science major Bryson Thill ’12, just completed a 10-week program at the world’s leading Earth Sciences laboratories at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, located in Greenbelt, Maryland, near Washington, D.C. Thill was one of only 10 undergraduate students accepted into the prestigious Summer Institute in Earth Sciences (SIES) program this summer. The Summer Institute provides
Professor Pincus Discusses the "Butterfly Effect" with the OC Register
The following story ran in the Orange County Register on August 4, 2011: At Chapman University, It’s Chaos August 4th, 2011, 4:18 pm · posted by Pat Brennan, science, environment editor The “butterfly effect” flapped its way briefly into popular culture with the help of Jeff Goldblum in “Jurassic Park,” who explains it to a