Dinner with Students Helps Fuel President Doti's Boston Marathon Run
We’re not sure if it was the pleasure of dining with a dynamic group of Chapman alumni and students, or the pasta served in braised rabbit sauce at a great Italian restaurant. But President Jim Doti reports that despite a cold and bad cough he finished this year’s April 18 Boston Marathon with a time
Chapman Student Wins Prestigious Truman Scholarship
Hawaiian-born Chelsea Takahashi ’12 says growing up healthy and happy in one of the most beautiful places in the world made her think about others who don’t have such good fortune. So she chose a double major in environmental science policy and political science and started thinking about a career in agricultural development. Now the
'Greening the Food Industry' Conference to be Hosted at Chapman
Chapman University’s Food Science Program and the Southern California Section of the Institute of Food Technologists will host a conference titled “Greening the Food Industry: Evaluating Challenges and Instituting Practices” Wednesday, April 20, at the Sandhu Conference Center. Among the topics will be sustainable food production, sales and marketing, green packaging, and green urban manufacturing.
Schmid College to Present Energy Conference April 21st in Irvine
Schmid College of Science will celebrate Earth Week by presenting a major conference, “Energy, Economy and the Environment,” on Thursday, April 21, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Beckman Center, 100 Academy in Irvine. The conference will feature keynote and panel discussions on alternative energy options and the economics of energy for business and
'Lonely George' Documentary and Galapagos Expert Featured at Schmid College
The scientist Time Magazine recognized as a “Hero of the Planet” and who has three species of turtles named for him will be the guest speaker at a free film screening and informal “Galapagos reunion” Friday at Chapman University’s Schmid College of Science. Peter C.H. Pritchard, Ph.D., director of the Chelonian Research Institute, will talk about conservation issues
Chapman University audience gets dose of humor with search for reality
Is there room for humor in a panel discussion about whether human consciousness is just neural fireworks or part of a transcendent and evolving universe? Turns out there is, at least when that panel includes a group of scholars serious about their work but willing to consider differing ideas about the nature of the universe
Dr. Kafatos Calls for Vigilance in Wake of Japan's Reactor Crisis
Menas Kafatos, Ph.D., dean of the Schmid College of Science, was interviewed by the Orange County Register and KCAL9 regarding whether the United States should worry about radiation from Japan’s damaged nuclear reactors reaching the Pacific coast. Dr. Kafatos agreed with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s statement that no present danger existed, but advised vigilance by
Science Competition to be Hosted at Chapman
Chapman University will be abuzz with engineering activity the next couple of Saturdays, as hundreds of middle and high school students descend on the campus to compete in the annual science competition days sponsored by the Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement (MESA) Program. One of the country’s most innovative and successful programs, MESA works with thousands
String Theory, Strings and Einstein Celebrated in "Einstein's Universe" Series
One day, the story goes, Albert Einstein was playing a string duet with his friend Fritz Kreisler, the famous Viennese violinist. Einstein went off the melody at one point. “You know, Albert,” said Kreisler, “your trouble is that you can’t count.” It’s a funny story that brings up a little-known fact: Einstein (1879-1955), the great physicist who
Dr. Piper Finds Uncommon Knowledge in Life of Common Loons
The opening scene of a feature story in the current issue of Natural History magazine reads like a dispatch from the sidelines of a gladiator battle, with two males lunging, grasping, pummeling, pounding and thwacking one another in a battle to the death. But Walter Piper, Ph.D., professor, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Schmid