Research News Roundup - October 2025 

The Office of Research and Graduate Education would like to take a moment to warmly welcome Chapman's 14th President, Matthew Parlow. We look forward to continued collaboration and growth. Welcome, President Parlow!

This newsletter is packed with updates, new funding opportunities, professional development opportunities and more! Make sure to read until the end to take part in our "Suggestion Box"! We would love to hear from you!

News from National Institutes of Heath (NIH)

Updates to NIH Inclusion Policy. When you prepare inclusion plans, review the updated NIH Policy and Guidelines on the Inclusion of Women and Minorities as Subjects in Clinical Research, effective August 16, 2025, for both new and ongoing clinical research projects.

Introducing Highlighted Topics: A Centralized and Simple Resource to Learn about Research Areas of Interest to NIH. This is a new centralized and simplified web resource that informs the research community about particular areas of science of interest to NIH. It will help ensure you are aware of some of NIH’s latest scientific interests and funding priorities.

Visiting Scholar Opportunity!

We are pleased to announce the opening of the spring 2027 competition of the Scholar Exchange Program between Chapman University and France’s Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS). Link to the call. This exchange program offers Chapman faculty a unique opportunity to collaborate with French researchers from CNRS, fostering international partnerships that can lead to joint publications, grant proposals, and enhanced research and scholarly outcomes. Application deadline for CNRS colleagues: March 6, 2026, 12 PM PT.

Nature Masterclasses

Need some new ideas of communicating your research and scholarship? Sign up for Nature Masterclasses here. Several courses focus on broader, transferable skills that are applicable across disciplines such as:  Advancing Your Scientific Presentations, Creating Successful Research Posters, Persuasive Grant Writing, and Effective Science Communication.

NCFDD

• Try out an NCFDD writing program, join for the winter 14-Day Writing Challenge – November 3 to 16, 2025. The NCFDD writing program offers a chance to practice daily writing with online community support and accountability. Simply commit to writing for at least 30 minutes each day, log your progress, and encourage fellow writers in your group. Register. 
• Join NCFDD for one of their upcoming workshops: "The AIs Go Marching On: Finding Our Way with AI in Education" on October 24, and "Building Strong Peer Communities: A Resource for Leadership and Advancement" on October 30. "Planning for Rest and Recovery: An Agile End-of-Year Reflection" on November 5, and "How to Manage Stress, Rejection & the Haters in Your Midst" on November 13.

New Series of Workshops: Break Down Silos, Build Collaborations

Join us for our inaugural event on “Health Across Disciplines”. Whether your research and scholarly work touches on physical health, mental wellness, environmental health, social determinants, technology, policy, or any other domain – your perspective is valuable and wanted!

What's in it for you?

• Research Speed Dating: Engage in dynamic 5-minute conversations with colleagues from diverse disciplines
• Discover unexpected synergies between your work and research, scholarly and creative activities in other fields
• Build new collaborations that could lead to grants, publications, performances, exhibits, and innovations
• Expand your network beyond your college/school in a fun, fast-paced format

November 7th, 1:00 - 2:30 PM,  Beckman Hall 107, Orange Campus

RSVP by Oct 31st to be included in the participants introduction brochure, though you are always welcome when seats are available. RSVP here.

Effort Reporting

The FY24/25 Effort Reporting https://ers.maximus.com/Chapman/templates/framework.jsp period will open on 10/31/2025, with certifications due by 12/23/25.

Funding Opportunities

National Endowment for the Humanities

Collaborative Research

Proposal deadline: November 19, 2025

This program supports groups of two or more scholars seeking to increase humanistic knowledge through manuscript preparation for collaborative print publications, or the planning of an international collaboration. Projects must pursue significant research questions and lead toward a tangible interpretive product. The work can be rooted in a single field or cross disciplines. 

National Science Foundation

Translation to Practice (NSF TTP)

Proposal deadline: January 20, 2026, for NSF TTP-T and TTP-P Tracks

The NSF Translation to Practice (NSF TTP) program supports real-world applications of STEM research by enabling proposers to tailor their innovations to solve specific problems faced by consumers, industries, and governments. Successful projects can lead to various outcomes including accelerated product development, patents, open-source projects, standards setting, commercial products and services, and the formation of startups or small businesses.

Kudos to Chapman Faculty Award Recipients

Please join us in congratulating the following faculty who have received a new award in 2025. Keep up the amazing work!

Amy Moors for "Organization for Polyamory and Ethical Non-monogamy (OPEN) 2025 Annual Survey on People who Practice Non-monogamy: Researcher Small Grant" for $7,500 from the Organization for Polyamory and Ethical Non-Monogamy. 

Brittany Lee, for "Advancing Academic-Research Careers" for $5,000 from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.

Miao Zhang for "Molecular mechanism for pharmacological activation of KCa2 channels" for $2,756,069 from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. 

Cintia Citterio for "Thyroid Hormone Signaling in a Triiodothyronine-Only Hormonal Environment" for $1,731,250 from the National Institute for Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. 

Enrique Seoane-Vazquez for "Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products: Clinical and Patient‐Centered Outcomes" for $195,499 from a private foundation providing grants in health and other areas (via sub-award from an R1 university in California).

John Miklavcic PhD for "Extracellular Vesicles from Enterocytes are Mediators of Inflammation in IBD" for $458,047 from the National Institutes of Health. 

Increase Your Research Productivity by asking yourself a few questions (gently): How is my writing progressing? Did I develop a daily writing routine? How does it feel to even ask myself these questions? NCFDD suggest to write 30 minutes a day, to develop strategic plan, instead of waiting for the ‘perfect’ long stretch of time to write. Block out 30 minutes each day on your calendar for writing and show up.

We are here for you! Join us in our office hours to get answers to your questions; discuss trends and news from funding agencies and federal guidelines; get tips about proposal development for grants, IRB and IACUC protocols; or to find out what’s all the talk about inventions, patents, and industry partnerships.

SPS Pre Award & Non-Financial Post Award: The first Thursday of every month from 11:00-12:00pm. Zoom Link.

SPS Post Award: The last Tuesday of every month from 9:30-10:30am. Zoom Link

IRB: The first Tuesday of every month from 9:00-10:00am. Zoom Link.

IACUC/COI/Export/Import: The fourth Tuesday of every month from 9:00-10:00pm. Zoom Link.

Industry Alliance and Commercialization: The third Thursday of every month from 3:00-4:00pm. Zoom Link.

Graduate Education: The last Thursday of every month from 10:00-11:00am. Zoom Link. 

For a full schedule including quarterly and semester specific dates for additional departments and for Zoom information visit our events page.

Leatherby Libraries Celebrates 2025 Open Access Week from October 20 - 26

The Leatherby Libraries is excited to announce that we will be participating in Open Access Week 2025, a celebration dedicated to promoting open access in research. From October 20 to October 24, the Leatherby Libraries will celebrate with a series of open access-themed workshops and online resources designed to help you explore and utilize open access resources to enhance your academic and research endeavors.

MAGIC at the Leatherby Libraries

Explore the fascinating world of Maps and Geographic Information Systems (GIS), where researchers utilize spatial data to deepen our understanding of physical regions. To learn how to use spatial data to enhance your research, check out the MAGIC LibGuide to view an extensive collection of maps, datasets, research tools, and educational materials, or attend our two-part Geographic Information Systems (GIS) workshop series, where you will be introduced to the basics of GIS and spatial data analysis.

Submitting Your Thesis or Dissertation to the Library

The Leatherby Libraries is excited to announce the return of our popular workshop, “Submitting Your Thesis or Dissertation to the Library.” This workshop is designed to assist graduate students in navigating the submission process with ease and confidence. We will be hosting an in-person session at the Leatherby Libraries on Tuesday, November 4, and a virtual session on Wednesday, November 5.

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