APU Center for Research in Science

Want to better understand the work behind this year's Nobel Prize in Physiology/Medicine? See Compound Interest's concise description here:

Congratulations to 2021 Nobel laureates in Chemistry, Benjamin List (Max Planck Institute) and David W.C. MacMillan (Princeton University), for their work in the development of asymmetric organocatalysis as ingenious tool for building molecules. Read more here: https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/chemistry/2021/summary/

Congratulations to 2021 Nobel laureates in Physics: Syukuro Manabe (Princeton University), Klaus Hasselman (Max Planck Institute) and Giorgio Parisi (Sapienza University), who have been awarded for groundbreaking contributions to our understanding of complex systems, for the physical modelling of Earth's climate, quantifying variability and reliably predicting global warming, and for the discovery of the interplay of disorder and fluctuations in physical systems from atomic to planetary scales. Learn more about their work here: https://www.nobelprize.org/priz/physics/2021/press-release/

Congratulations to 2021 Nobel Laureates in Physiology or Medicine, David Julius (UCSF) and Ardem Patapoutian (Scripps Research), for their discoveries of receptors for temperature and touch. Read more about their work here: https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/medicine/2021/summary/

Azusa Pacific University is looking for the next President. See the Opportunity Profile and video for more information: https://jobfitmatters.com/APU/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2p5qGOdoCF4

Join United Nations and the rest of the world in celebrating this International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer: https://ozone.unep.org//montreal-protocol-keeping-us-our-f #ozoneday2021 #protectozone #Sept16

Here's an informative article regarding breakthrough COVID infections: https://directorsblog.nih.gov//breakthrough-infections-in/

Join BioLogos in the virtual Creation Care Summit on Oct.9-10: https://summit.biologos.org/

Another great event to share with you: BioLogos is co-hosting with the Trinity Forum on "Understanding Transhumanism" with Richard Mouw & Rosalind Picard on September 10, 1:30pm ET. RSVP here: https://us06web.zoom.us//181628/WN_K-sPVDfFQFKYi-VYs0GpRg

Yale Center for Climate Connections is hosting a webinar on extreme weathers with meteorologist, Dr. Jeff Masters as the speaker on October 1, 12-1pm ET: https://yaleclimateconnections.org/webinar-another-year-of/

For those who are not tired of hearing or learning about it, here is an informative article on COVID-19 and the Delta variant:

It's not too late to sign up for "Being Human" tomorrow, July 15, 8pm ET, with Templeton laureates, Drs. Jane Goodall and Francis Collins.

2021 Brilliant STEM Day at APU is for the books. Thank you Boundless Brilliance and other student club leaders and volunteers in making this groundbreaking, virtual science outreach event possible. It is amazing how the little kids make all of us smile and laugh so much. Perhaps they are the secret to doing well during a pandemic. #youarebrilliant #sciencerocks #spendtimewithkids

Continuing with the series, "How Does Science Impact Racial (In)Equity?" we are pleased to announce a webinar with live Q&A entitled, "Practices, Disparities, and Policies in Healthcare" on March 18, 4:00-5:30pm PDT. This event features three outstanding female panelists in honour of Women History Month. Register for free here: https://apu.zoom.us/webi/register/WN_bauGdbxKQWGWk8nT2p6Xdg Hope to see you on March 18!... APU College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Have you ever wondered how to determine what science news is reliable or not? Read this BioLogos article by Christy Hemphill for some pointers: https://biologos.org/articles/how-to-spot-fake-science/

Today, we join our greater APU community to celebrate the life of our 16th President, Dr. Jon Wallace, who exemplified servant leadership and passed onto us the deep love for students and nature. His legacy of over four decades have left indelible marks on our campus and in our hearts. Rest in peace as you have "put a bow on top", "landed the plane" and found the ultimate shalom, @presjonwallace #GoWithGod

2020 was a record year in many regards, among which, money spent on global disaster relief. Now the question is, does the trend indicate that 2020 might be topped? Read this article for more: https://yaleclimateconnections.org//world-hammered-by-re/