Chapman Forward

A Research Publication of Chapman University | 2020

Dr. Tiwari in a research lab

Rise of the resistance

Chapman biology and pharmacy researchers work to add antibiotic options as they combat the threat to global health posed by drug-resistant bacteria.

By Dennis Arp

The Forgotten Pandemic

The Forgotten Pandemic

Scholars of the 1918 influenza outbreak see parallels with the current health crisis, but they caution against the presumption that nothing will ever be the same.

By Dawn Bonker

Research on the Rise


Since 2006, publications by Chapman University faculty have climbed by a factor of 10, while research expenditures have quintupled. That upward trajectory continues.

Research expenditures

federal research expenditures

patents filed

$5 Million

Amount of the gift by the Swenson Family Foundation to name the Swenson Family Hall of Engineering, opening fall 2021 in Keck Center for Science and Engineering.

“Like Jim Swenson’s legacy, this gift will inspire the next generation of researchers and innovators,” says Daniele C. Struppa, president of Chapman University.

 

girl in keck center working on an experiment

Keck center interior

Total attendance for Ask the Experts Virtual Town Halls

Doctorate degrees (DPT, JD, Ph.D., Pharm.D.) conferred in 2019-2020.

Percentage of Chapman students who work with professors on a research or creative-activity project.

Researchers standing over electronic device
Beam Time
Krista and Hesham with globe
AI and Ingenuity Help Environmental Scientist Solve the Case of the Missing Mangroves
Chris Bader smiles in front of his bookshelf
Shifting Systems of Faith Fuel a Rise in Paranormal Belief
World-renowned dancer and Chapman Presidential Fellow Ido Tadmor teaches master classes during his visits to campus. Recently he accompanied students on a travel course that explored the dance culture of his native Israel.
Aided by Presidential Fellow Ido Tadmor, Students Explore Israel’s Dance Scene

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