This article, written by Joe Yogerst, originally appeared on the Los Angeles Times website. With job prospects in food science expected to grow 10% over the next six years according to the U.S. Department of Labor, Chapman University is helping to meet this demand by offering a master of science in food science. At Chapman’s Schmid College of
This article, written by David Ogul, originally appeared on the Los Angeles Times website. As researchers at Chapman University break new ground in mining big data, an app developed by a group of its students is poised to take that knowledge to the next level — a practical, Internet-based tool that could help parents and caregivers make the
This article, written by David Ogul, originally appeared on the Los Angeles Times website. There’s a lot of information out there about healthcare – an estimated 500 petabytes’ worth of data that could hold the key to better diagnoses and even better treatment of everything from Alzheimer’s disease and cancer to diabetes. The question is,
Schmid College professor, Dr. Christopher Kim, was awarded Chapman University’s elite Senior Wang-Fradkin Professorship at the 19th Annual Chapman University Faculty Honors Convocation, held Friday, May 16, 2014, in the George H.W. Bush Conference Center. Chancellor Daniele Struppa, Ph.D., presented the Senior Wang-Fradkin Professorship to Christopher Kim, Ph.D., associate professor in the School of Earth
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
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
Interstices: An Exploration in Creativity will be held on Wednesday, April 23, 2014 from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. in the Bush Conference Center, Beckman Hall 404. The event’s five exciting panelists include: Chancellor Daniele C. Struppa, mathematician Keir Pearson, Academy-award-winning writer Pico Iyer, renowned journalist Michelle Miller-Day, health communications researcher and
The School of Computational Sciences would like to invite you to its research seminar! When: Thursday April 17th 2014 at 4pm (tea and cookies at 3:30pm) Where: Von Neumann Hall Speaker: Our very own Professor Andrew Moshier Title: STRING DIAGRAMS FOR CATEGORIES OF POSETS Abstract: TString diagrams, e.g., for braiding and symmetric monoidal categories, have
Interested in the MS Food Science Program? Attend an Information Session on April 17 at 7:00pm! The Office of Graduate Admission and Dr. Anuradha Prakash, Program Director, are pleased to host an information session for the MS degree in Food Science and MS degree in Food Science/MBA. Those interested in applying to the program are
Join us Wednesday, April 9th at noon in Arygros Forum, room 119A . Julia Boehm, PhD , will present “The Heart’s Content: Positive Psychological Well-Being and Cardiovascular Health”. Associations between psychological health and physical health have long been recognized. However, most research to date has investigated the association between poor psychological functioning (e.g., depression, anxiety,