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The Chimes

Yohan Lee: AI Startup CEO and New Associate Dean of Biola’s School of Science, Technology and Health

Yohan Lee presents for EngageX on Sept. 12, 2024
Yohan Lee shares his heart and vision for the Biola community
Clarissa Jocelyn, Managing Editor October 1, 2024

The School of Science, Technology, and Health (SSTH) welcomed a new associate dean, Yohan Lee, in the middle of Fall 2023. Initially, Lee worked part-time remotely from the Bay Area while managing his company, then moved with his whole family to Los Angeles this summer to fully integrate into his role,...

Mental illnesses are not spiritual weaknesses

Mental illnesses are not spiritual weaknesses
The church must change its impact on the stigmatization of mental illness.
Lauren Vander Tuig, Staff Writer September 29, 2021

Unfortunately, the church is not a leading force when it comes to destigmatizing mental illness. According to Executive Director of the Wheaton College Billy Graham Center Ed Stetzer, 49% of pastors rarely speak about mental illness in sermons. This has an effect not only on the congregation as a whole,...

An environmental perspective on recent wildfires

An environmental perspective on recent wildfires
Professor of environmental science highlights ways to protect God’s creation.
Hannah Dilanchyan, Opinions Editor September 10, 2021

Growing up with a vast love of nature and respect for God’s creation formed Biola environmental science professor Brendon Anthony into who he is today. As a Southern California native, Anthony became passionate about the ocean at a young age. Determined to pursue a career in marine biology, Anthony...

Biden’s coronavirus plan is cause for concern

Biden’s coronavirus plan is cause for concern
The “listen to science” mantra is not as simple as it sounds.
Thomas Burgess November 13, 2020

With former Vice President Joe Biden projected to win the presidency, he will take office in the middle of a pandemic that has plagued the United States for most of this year. While hope is on the horizon with the promising trials of Pfizer’s vaccine, we still have a long way to go before COVID-19...

School of Science, Technology and Health says farewell to dean Paul Ferguson

School of Science, Technology and Health says farewell to dean Paul Ferguson
As the semester comes to a close, the school begins its search for new leadership.
Brittany Ung, Web Editor May 2, 2019

When dean of Science, Technology and Health Paul Ferguson joined Biola in 2016, the School of Science, Technology and Health was nonexistent and the Alton and Lydia Lim Center for Science, Technology and Health was just a plot of land. Under Ferguson’s direction, both projects have become a home to...

BREAKING: Science dean Paul Ferguson announced as next APU president

BREAKING: Science dean Paul Ferguson announced as next APU president
After this semester, Paul Ferguson will leave Biola to serve as Azusa Pacific University's 17th president.
Christian Leonard, Editor-in-Chief April 10, 2019

Paul Ferguson, the founding dean of the school of Science, Technology and Health, will leave Biola University to serve as Azusa Pacific University's 17th president. In a mass email sent to students Wednesday morning, Biola president Barry Corey announced Ferguson will assume his new role at APU on...

The crossroads of innovation and execution

The crossroads of innovation and execution
Business from the perspective of a STEM student.
Trixie Gomez, Freelance Writer February 16, 2019

(This story was originally published in print on Feb. 14, 2019). In Guangzhou, China, my second-grade substitute teacher taught us about the basic unit of life: the cell. I recall my amazement and wonder at such a small microscopic unit and its ability to gather in bundles to create a living organism....

$2.5 million donation funds science school’s first endowed chair

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The School of Science, Technology and Health shows growth with generous endowment.
Isabelle Thompson, Business Manager January 30, 2019

In a major victory for Biola’s STEM programs, the School of Science, Technology and Health has been granted its first fully endowed chair thanks to a $2.5 million private donation. Following the completion of the Alton and Lydia Lim Center for Science, Technology and Health, the school has gained...

Students should bridge STEM and business

Students should bridge STEM and business
STEM and business students should collaborate to become more well-rounded professionals.
Melissa Sugeng, Freelance Writer November 29, 2018

In 1999, the ABC show “Nightline” featured IDEO, a top design consultancy which invented the first Apple Mouse. In this episode, IDEO took on a challenge to redesign the shopping cart in just five days. The episode featured a group of experts from diverse disciplines—a Harvard MBA, a linguist,...

Design class installs swings

"Let the people swing" sign
Repurposing a mural, art students hope to give others rest in the midst of exams.
Jana Eller, Office Manager April 26, 2018

As many students’ stress levels increase in the wake of finals, they can now take a study break on a set of swings in south campus due to design students’ new installation, “Let the People Swing.” “It’s really joyful and it reminds you of childhood,” said Sarah Scholl, senior education...

Professors provide textbooks in new ways

Illustration by Nicole Landon
Students and faculty try to mitigate publishers’ high prices for new course materials.
Victoria Chiang, Copy Editor November 8, 2017
Students and faculty try to mitigate publishers’ high prices for new course materials.

Science center move-in delayed

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Rain cannot damper students’ and faculty’s excitement about the opening of the new center.
Christian Leonard, Editor-in-Chief September 19, 2017
Rain cannot damper students’ and faculty’s excitement about the opening of the new center.