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Robotics Challenge Finals coming to Fairplex in Pomona

The DARPA Robotics Challenge finals begin on Friday at the Pomona Fairplex, and Scott Boskovich, a professor of computer engineering and robotics, says the competition is a good way for robotics...

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In Life’s Lottery, the Odds Favored An Ha’s American Dream

An Ha’s American story is the stuff of movies. The youngest in a family of 10, he was 23 when he arrived in California with $60 in his pocket, a spotty command of English and his father’s missive: “Go...

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Cal Poly Pomona Celebrates 59th Annual Commencement

More than 5,400 students participated in the 59th annual commencement ceremonies this past weekend, earning bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees. Videos of the individual commencement ceremonies...

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Forged by Adversity, a Physics Student Shows His Mettle

Cal Poly Pomona physics student Oddie Byers could be called a Renaissance man. His favorite classes are the ones that involve computers and electronics. He could do without quantum mechanics, but a...

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2016 Rose Float Entry Dishes Up ‘Sweet Shenanigans’

Giant gummy bears sleigh down mounds of ice cream, while other critters play in a sugary wonderland in the 2016 Cal Poly Universities’ Rose Float entry “Sweet Shenanigans.” The treat-inspired float...

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Sawyerr Named Director of New Student Innovation Idea Lab

A longtime business professor with extensive experience launching innovation efforts will lead a new lab dedicated to helping Cal Poly Pomona students take their ideas from the drawing board to the...

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Program Created to Help Students RISE Gets New Start

Cal Poly Pomona is poised to restart one of its signature programs for getting underrepresented minority students on track to enter doctoral programs in biomedical research. From 2009-2014, the RISE...

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Computer Science Scholarship Honors Life of James Lebowitz

A crusade by parents to establish a scholarship in the memory of their late son has been achieved with the inaugural James Lebowitz Memorial Computer Science Scholarship. Thomas Sedlak, a sophomore...

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Cal Poly Pomona Architecture Students Notch Landmark Victory

For the first time in Cal Poly Pomona history, students earned the top honor in the prestigious Julius Shulman Emerging Talent Award Competition, named after the most prominent photographer of...

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Thirst for Drought Answers Leads to Desalination Project

For the first time in a long time, California residents are beginning to wonder what would happen if we ran out of water to drink. But for many low-income people who live in the Central Valley, it’s...

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Cal Poly Pomona Reaffirms Support of Students’ Rights to Free Speech

Cal Poly Pomona has agreed to clarify its longstanding commitment to freedom of expression rights for its students, following a misunderstanding involving a student activist earlier this year. “We want...

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New Housing will Enhance and Energize Campus Life at Cal Poly Pomona

Cal Poly Pomona is moving forward with plans for new student housing, which will improve campus life for future generations of students. The new residence halls, with the first phase proposed to open...

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First College-Based Hibachi-San Eatery Opens at Cal Poly Pomona

Sushi, boba teas and poke bowls will be on the menu at the Bronco Student Center this fall. Hibachi-San opened this week – the first of the Japanese fast food chain’s to be on a college campus....

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University Receives $1.4 Million to Continue Academic and Support Services

Cal Poly Pomona has been awarded a $1.4 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education for the TRiO student support services program ARCHES (Achievement, Retention, and Commitment to Higher...

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New Student Services Building Takes User-Friendly Approach

Cal Poly Pomona is gearing up to replace its iconic but flawed CLA Building with a facility that will be worlds apart from its predecessor. While the CLA’s obelisk-like tower is an exercise in stark,...

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University on Track to Convert to Semesters in 2018

Cal Poly Pomona has made great progress in planning for the conversion to the semester calendar in Fall 2018. During the past academic year, faculty have completed the majority of the work in...

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Inaugural Summer Research Symposium Attracts Bevy of Topics

Renee Estephan didn’t know much about academic life outside of the biology lab. Not anymore. Since leaving the lab to work on her research project involving water conservation efforts in the grip of a...

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Annual Cal Poly Pomona Pumpkin Festival Tickets on Sale Now

The annual Pumpkin Festival is returning to Cal Poly Pomona this fall with new attractions, games and entertainment. A new “Ag Discovery Lane” will feature free exhibits, displays and demonstrations...

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Pre-Vet Student Gains Hands-on Experience Working With Animals in Thailand

An animal science student spent a month in Thailand gaining hands-on experience working with veterinarians and helping animals that ranged from exotic jungle creatures to domestic cats. Nicole...

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Networking Technology Leader Makes $240,000 Hardware Gift

A global leader in networking products is betting big on Cal Poly Pomona with a major gift to the College of Business Administration. Juniper Networks is not only a leader in the software-defined...

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