Category - Research

USDA Fellowship Helps Chapman Scientists Prepare Food Producers for an Uncertain Future How do rangeland systems respond to changes in weather? With funding from the Department of Agriculture, Schmid College researchers are eager to provide answers.

For Chapman University postdoctoral research associate and plant ecologist Andrew Felton, it’s all about timing. Felton, Ph.D., just received a two-year fellowship from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National...

August 19, 2021

Holly Secon

Chapman Health Economist Hillard Kaplan Earns Lifetime Achievement Award The prestigious international honor recognizes decades of research by Kaplan, an Argyros School professor leading a globally significant health and life history project in the Amazon.

Chapman University Professor Hillard Kaplan, who for two decades has led a research team of dozens gathering breakthrough health and history data in the rainforest of Bolivia, has been honored with a Lifetime...

July 30, 2021

Dennis Arp

Chapman’s First Beckman Scholar to Fill a Key Gap in Marine Research Chemistry major Emma Kocik ’22 earns the prestigious scholarship with a project to test nanoparticles as a tool for restoring ecosystems.

Thanks to transformational support as Chapman University’s first Beckman Scholar, chemistry major Emma Kocik ’22 will take the next step in her undergraduate marine research. Over the next 15 months she will test...

May 9, 2021

Sarah Buckley

Underground GRIT Reentry Students in Dr. Carty's sociology class

Chapman Partners with Underground GRIT to Provide Courses for the Formerly Incarcerated A sociology professor and Chapman alumnus are transforming lives and communities by offering educational opportunities for youths impacted by the U.S. criminal justice system.

A sociology professor and Chapman alumnus are transforming lives and communities by offering educational opportunities for youths impacted by the U.S. criminal justice system.

January 22, 2021

Bethanie Le

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Positive Media Psychologist Sees a Bright Side to the Connections We Make Online Chapman communication sciences professor shares findings in a new textbook.

It’s the little things that count, right? Would you believe that extends to social media? It’s true, says a Chapman University professor and psychologist who studies positive media psychology. That torrent of...

November 30, 2020

Dawn Bonker

Chapman State of Research Event Highlights Impactful Projects, Transformative Support Expenditures for research and creative activity top $20 million; four faculty members join the Million Dollar Club.

Continuing growth in research, adaptations during the COVID-19 pandemic, faculty awards and the substantial impact of sponsor support were among the areas of focus when Chapman University held its Fourth Annual State of...

November 23, 2020