The year 2020 tested the Bronco community in ways no one could have ever imagined. COVID-19 changed in-person classes to virtual, postponed signature experiences and events, and forced the campus to find creative ways to foster connection. Still, even though…
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As COVID-19 continues to rage across California, university campuses statewide are facing fiscal challenges they haven’t experienced in more than a decade. For Cal Poly Pomona (CPP), that means grappling with a $20 million reduction in State general fund allocation for fiscal year (FY) 20-21 brought on by…
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Rex O. Baker, a longtime agricultural biology professor and a Distinguished Alumni Award recipient, died Nov. 27. He taught at Cal Poly Pomona for more than 20 years before retiring in 2000. Baker was an acknowledged expert on conflicts between…
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About 18 years ago Rachel Dominguez was looking for a way to expand her understanding of the Cal Poly Pomona campus. Dominguez had been working part-time at CPP, but when her position grew to full-time, she wanted to grow her…
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Sommarani (Mayra) Chan’s focus in nutrition stems from two personal experiences: when she was seven, her mom had a stroke at age 39; when she left the army in 2014, her transition to civilian life was aided by exercising and…
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Humboldt State University (HSU) President Tom Jackson, Jr. announced on Monday that the Northern California campus would undertake a self-study assessment toward being designated the third polytechnic university in the California State University system. The self-study comes at the request…
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Michael Reibel, a dedicated and beloved professor in the Department of Geography and Anthropology, died unexpectedly on Nov. 12. Reibel began teaching at Cal Poly Pomona in 1998. He was an urban geographer and demographer who specialized in geographic trends…
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Cal Poly Pomona has earned recognition again as the highest-ranking polytechnic university in the nation on the “2020 Social Mobility Index” for propelling low-income students to financial success by graduating them into good-paying careers. In addition to leading all polytechnic institutions, Cal Poly Pomona ranked No. 6 among all colleges…
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A new study conducted by Cal Poly Pomona researchers found that conservatives tend to see both expert evidence and personal experience as more equally legitimate than liberals, who put more weight on the scientific perspective. Co-authored by Assistant Professor Randy…
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Cal Poly Pomona was featured in the Nov. 18 Money Magazine story “These are the 10 Most Transformative Colleges in the U.S.,” coming in at No. 10. Digging into research compiled for its August list of America’s best college, Money…
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