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What Are the Signs of a University on the Rise?
Chapman’s ascent to national stature registered on the radar of Norma Bouchard long before she stepped into the role of provost at the university. The climb in multiple rankings, the achievement of R2...
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Chapman Professor’s New Book Shares Stories of Parental Sacrifice Behind...
Stephany Cuevas launched a research project seeking answers to a simple question: How do undocumented Latinx parents help their children get to college? Little did she know that the pursuit would put...
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New Research at Chapman School of Pharmacy Could Aid Diagnosis and Treatment...
Most human cells have antenna-like protrusions called primary cilia that sprout from cell surfaces. These microscopic structures efficiently sense mechano-biofluid flow and its contents across cell...
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Exploring Quantum Mysteries Drives Chapman Institute Toward Breakthroughs
Ever since high school, Andrew Jordan has been fascinated by the promise and possibilities of quantum mechanics. So much so that he has devoted his professional life to the study of matter and light on...
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Amazon Health Study Finds Low Rates of Dementia Among Indigenous Villagers
A globally significant research project led by Chapman University Professor Hillard Kaplan has published new findings indicating that Indigenous villagers in the Bolivian Amazon have markedly low rates...
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Getting to the Heart of Mother-Daughter Communication
When mothers and daughters talk, Michelle Miller-Day listens. Stories shared with her during two decades of research fill Miller-Day’s two books and even inspired her to write a play. Still, the...
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Chapman University Honors Two Graduate Students
Chapman University has awarded two students its highest honor for graduate students. Salena Marie Preciado and Rachel Wiegand are the recipients of the 2022 James L. Doti Outstanding Graduate Student...
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The Chapman-CHOC Connection
From the effects of toxic stress during early childhood to developmental issues related to balance and gait. From infection risk in pediatric cancer patients to the mining of big data to reduce...
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Award-Winning Plant Research Helps His Love of Science Blossom
Kevin Nguyen ’24 was planting alfalfa in a biology lab at Chapman University when he learned that he had received a prestigious Goldwater Scholarship. As his seedlings soaked up moisture from the soil,...
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Schmid College Student Researchers Receive Prestigious National Scholarships
Three undergraduates from Schmid College of Science and Technology at Chapman University have been selected for highly selective research scholarships. Benjamin Janda ’23 says that earning two...
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Chapman Researcher’s Findings Illuminate a Path to More Equity in STEM Fields
Across the landscape of STEM fields, educators and researchers broadly recognize the need to do more to bolster their ranks from underrepresented communities. Now a Chapman University scientist and her...
View ArticleAward-Winning Plant Research Helps Student’s Love of Science Blossom
Kevin Nguyen ’24 was planting alfalfa in a biology lab at Chapman University when he learned that he had received a prestigious Goldwater Scholarship. As his seedlings soaked up moisture from the soil,...
View ArticlePharmacy Professor Gets NIH Grant for Antibiotics Research
Chapman University Assistant Professor Rakesh Tiwari has been awarded a nearly $600,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health to study how peptides can combat drug-resistant bacteria. Tiwari,...
View ArticleFaculty Member Awarded NASA Grant to Study Environmental Health Impacts
Chapman University faculty member Jason Douglas was awarded a grant from NASA to study the public health impacts of higher temperatures and air pollution in southeast Los Angeles and services that...
View ArticleTwo Professors Get Diversity and Inclusion Grant
Two Chapman University professors will work across their colleges to make the campus more inclusive using a newly awarded grant. Amy Moors, assistant professor of psychology, and Jeremy Hsu, assistant...
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View ArticleCUSP Professor Gets R03 Grant For Antibiotics Research
A Chapman University assistant professor has been awarded an R03 grant from an arm of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). School of Pharmacy Assistant Professor Sherif Elshahawi received $138,000...
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Marine Science Experience on Catalina Island Is ‘Hands on’ and ‘Paddles in’...
For Richelle Tanner, it was a time of passage. She was a science student on her way to becoming a faculty researcher, and along the way she crossed the channel from Long Beach to the Wrigley Marine...
View ArticleFaculty Member Awarded Prestigious Pharmacy Grant
Chapman University School of Pharmacy Assistant Professor Amy Kang has received a grant to boost her skills as a clinical pharmacy researcher. The American College of Clinical Pharmacy named Kang,...
View ArticleScholars Represent Chapman at Prestigious Economics Conference
Seven Chapman University scholars lent their expertise at the American Economic Association’s annual meeting Jan. 6-8 in New Orleans. The conference draws national bank officials, Nobel laureates, and...
View ArticleCUSP Professor Receives Grant to Continue Search for HIV Prevention Outcomes
Gilead’s NOVA RFP has awarded Associate Professor Jerika Lam $82,871 to fund a clinical trial study on HIV prevention. The post CUSP Professor Receives Grant to Continue Search for HIV Prevention...
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In Chapman’s Dino Lab, Students Dig Beyond Childhood Dreams of Jurassic...
At some point all kids go through a dinosaur phase. Ben Rotenberg ’23 pretty much started his at birth. Family photos show him sleeping in a crib packed with dinosaur toys; in other snapshots, he’s...
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What Drives Those Who Explore at the Cutting Edge of Discovery?
From data science labs to dance studios to daily life in outer space, it takes a stratospheric level of creative energy to slip the surly bonds of conventional thinking. Even at an ambitious...
View ArticleNational Eye Institute Awards Professor $1.7 Million for Ocular Research
Dr. Ajay Sharma has been awarded a $1.71 million grant from the National Eye Institute (NEI) for a five-year research project to investigate the pathology of ocular Graft versus Host Disease (oGVHD)....
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Adding Equity to the Urban Forest Canopy
“I’m thrilled to see the application … reach communities that otherwise have been left behind,” Professor Jia says. When she gazes up at sunlight as it filters through foliage, Shenyue Jia sees cool...
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The Pandemic* Effect
Since the spread of COVID-19, many have become familiar with the 1918 flu pandemic. The virus killed 2% of the world’s population and produced high rates of mortality in healthy people, including those...
View ArticleCUSP Professor Publishes Study in JAMA
Dr. Enrique Seoane-Vazquez has published a new study in JAMA Internal Medicine that examined why some new drugs approved in the US have not been approved or recommended for reimbursement in other...
View ArticleSchmid College Dean Michael Ibba Contributes to National Research Initiative
Michael Ibba, dean of Chapman University’s Schmid College of Science and Technology, is helping to define national research priorities at the intersection of biology and engineering as a member of the...
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School of Communication Lecturer Earns Prestigious Fellowship
Chapman School of Communication lecturer and Ph.D. candidate Amy Hellem (Ph.D. ’23) has completed a yearlong process of review to become a fellow of the American Academy of Optometry (AAO). The...
View ArticleBrain Institute Researchers Publish Insights on Free Will in Scientific American
Allessandra Buccella and Tomáš Dominik, post-doctoral fellows involved in research at Chapman University’s Institute for Interdisciplinary Brain and Behavioral Sciences, recently published an article...
View ArticleSchmid College Professor Named a Cottrell Scholar
Allegra Liberman-Martin, assistant professor of chemistry and biochemistry in Chapman’s Schmid College of Science and Technology, is among 25 outstanding teacher-scholars to receive a 2023 Cottrell...
View ArticleAn Exploratory Journey That Crosses Many Disciplines Led Me to Chapman...
Anyone who has been a candidate for a position knows that research skills come in handy throughout the exploratory process. On my way to becoming the new vice president for research at Chapman, I made...
View ArticleAmy Whitmarsh ’23 Grew Passion for Neuropsychology at Chapman
Amy Whitmarsh ’23 is already making her mark in neuroscience, including on several projects at Chapman University’s Institute for Interdisciplinary Brain and Behavioral Sciences (Brain Institute). She...
View ArticlePharmacy Interim Dean Awarded $2.2 Million R01 Grant for Asthma Research
Professor and Interim Dean Dr. Ren Ostrom and his collaborators have been awarded over $2.2 million for an NIH R01 grant by the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute for critical basic science...
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Student Researchers Assist DHS Efforts to Protect Public Officials
Chapman University students and recent graduates in Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences are conducting research that will be used to help alleviate the rising numbers of threats...
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High Schoolers Learn From Chapman Pharmacy Faculty
When Chapman University’s School of Pharmacy started the Pharmacy Summer Research Program for high school students last year, Associate Professor Hamid Montazeri thought a few students would sign up....
View ArticleSURF Student Researches Canning the World’s Favorite Fish
Many people – including college students – may not give much thought to the cans of tuna in the grocery store, beyond whether they say “albacore” or the liquid they’re packed in. Chloe Castanon ’25 is...
View ArticleWhat Drives a University on the Rise?
At Chapman University, sometimes the pace of progress feels as fast as the pulsed lasers inside Swenson Hall of Engineering; the spirited leaps on par with those of students in the gleaming new Sandi...
View ArticleFaculty Member Honored for Undergraduate Mentorship
Christopher Kim, senior associate dean of academic programs and faculty development at Chapman University’s Schmid College of Science and Technology, has been honored for mentoring undergraduate...
View ArticleMore Than a Card: ID Documents Open Doors
For people in countries with advanced economies, using an ID card to open a bank account, vote, and get a loan or a job is often taken for granted. Even traveling abroad to the World Cup requires an...
View Article5 Questions: Inside a Modern Paradox
Seth Benzell’s recent work on economic productivity caught the eye of the United Kingdom’s top financial minister. Benzell and two co-authors published a research brief through MIT, “Understanding and...
View ArticleMessage from the Vice President for Research
Over a year has passed since I became vice president of research at Chapman University, and what an exhilarating journey it has been. As an R2 institution rooted in the teacher-scholar model, my...
View ArticlePrescription For Savings
When shopping for a car, a buyer doesn’t spend over $100,000 on a vehicle that hasn’t been rigorously tested. Yet, the Food and Drug Administration would have buyers spend exorbitant amounts on many...
View ArticleProfessor Investigates What’s Really in Your Frozen Shrimp Package
A shopper grabbing a bag of frozen shrimp may not think to question the label or weight before tossing it into stir fry or shrimp scampi. Yet, the weight and type of shrimp they buy may not be what the...
View ArticleChapman Professor Chris Bader Awarded $664K From Indiana University
Chris Bader, chair of the department of sociology, was awarded a $664,186 grant from Indiana University as a subaward of a $1.6 million Templeton Foundation grant to support the project, “Using the...
View ArticleChapman University Research Awards for October 2023
The Office of Research announced the following research grants awarded to Chapman University faculty in October 2023. $664,186 – Templeton Foundation Chris Bader, professor of sociology. Wilkinson...
View ArticleChapman University Research Awards for November 2023
The Office of Research announced the following research grants awarded to Chapman University faculty in November 2023. $57,203 – National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (via...
View ArticleChapman Professor Helps United Nations’ Response to Water Crisis
Decades ago, water managers and farmers didn’t have to make many difficult decisions about our most essential resource. Water was plentiful and there wasn’t a need to grow large amounts of food. But...
View ArticleChapman University Research Awards for January 2024
The Office of Research announced the following research grants awarded to Chapman University faculty in January 2024. $246,000 – National Institute of Food and Agriculture Rosalee Hellberg, associate...
View ArticleCould Your Milk be Healthier? Chapman Scientists Think So
While the processing of cow milk may help it last longer in your fridge, it can impact the nutritional value of dairy products, Chapman University researchers have found. Widely used industrial...
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