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Read Chapman's updated guidance on COVID-19 vaccination.

Giving Day is an opportunity to come together to provide resources and the Chapman Experience for all our students, regardless of their ability to pay. Donations from Giving Day will go directly to the Chapman Fund and be put to use immediately, allowing us to meet the university’s greatest challenges, including immediate scholarship and financial aid for hundreds of students and families in need. Learn more at the Giving Day website below.

Chemistry major, Emma Kocik ’22, was selected as a 2021 Barry Goldwater Scholar, the most prestigious scholarship given to undergraduate students in the natural sciences, engineering and mathematics. She plans to pursue a Ph.D. in Chemical Oceanography to become a professor at a research university investigating the impacts of climate change on biogeochemical cycling in the Arctic Ocean. Congratulations Emma! ... Read more about Emma and her research experience at the link below. See more

Today is #WorldAutismAwarenessDay and we want to recognize Science on Tap guest, Professor Dr. LouAnne Boyd, from Chapman University Fowler School of Engineering for her research that assists the autism community. Along with her students, they have worked to develop assistive technology for people with autism. Through VR and computer games, they create virtual environments to enable inclusive play. Learn more about her research in the full interview below.

Attallah College's Dr. Tara Barnhart and Schmid College’s Dr. Doug Fudge are actively recruiting local K-12 science teachers to participate in a Summer 2021 teacher research experience program. Interest applications are due April 1st. Help spread the word and share with a science teacher you know! #ChapmanU #ChapmanSchmid #scienceeducation #teachereducation

Be sure to register for the State of the University this Friday!

We are honored to be among the 12 institutions selected for the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation 2021 class of Beckman Scholars Program Awardees. This prestigious program is a 15-month mentored research experience for exceptional undergraduate students in chemistry, biological sciences, and interdisciplinary combinations thereof. #BeckmanFoundation #BeckmanScholars #ChapmanU #ChapmanSchmid

Schmid College invited students, faculty, and staff to watch the documentary film, Picture a Scientist, and then participate in a community discussion about diversity, equity, and inclusion in the sciences. Picture A Scientist Film chronicles the groundswell of researchers who are writing a new chapter for women scientists and are providing a new perspectives on how to make science itself more diverse, equitable, and open to all. The discussion took place on November 11, 2020. Guest panelists included: Dr. Jane Willenbring, Associate Professor at Stanford, who was featured in the film, and Dr. Kelly Wrighton, Associate Professor at Colorado State.

Is a plant-based diet essential for health? Does healthy eating truly help with environmental sustainability? Can we eat to reduce food insecurity, improve access and affordability, protect our ecosystem, and reduce climate change? Director of Food Science Dr. Anuradha Prakash will be speaking at Town & Gown's Virtual Lunch at the Forum next Thursday. Her talk "Green Food for a Healthy Planet" will help us understand the global challenge of the diet-environment-health tr...ilemma, and provide information we can put to use in order to reduce our environmental footprint while feeding the world. This talk is open for all interested! RSVP at the link below. #ChapmanSchmid #ChapmanU #ChapmanSciences See more

In case you missed it, here is Dean Ibba's Chapman Chat from the Chapman Family Homecoming on antibiotic resistance.

We're excited to be kicking off our fall Science Forum Series this week! Science Forum is an opportunity for faculty and special guests to present their latest research to the campus community. This semester, our guests will be presenting on a wide range of research topics in the sciences! We are starting the series this Wed. October 6 at 12:00 PM PT with "The Social Context of the Educational Experience" with Dr. Bryan Dewsbury from the University of Rhode Island. Check out the link below for event zoom links and full fall schedule.

Kim Environmental Geochemistry (KEG) Lab is continuing research while practicing physical distancing. Using tripods and mounted cameras, Dr. Kim instructs his students on how to use advanced lab equipment in the Keck Center from his home.

This fall, our Grand Challenges Initiative students are learning problem-solving and teamwork by studying the COVID-19 (SARS-CoV2) pandemic. We have the opportunity to help students make sense of the world around them and empower them to play a role in contributing solutions to the COVID-19 pandemic, says Greg Goldsmith, Ph.D., an assistant professor of biology and director of the Grand Challenges Initiative. Read more at the link below