Junjun Liu, professor of biological sciences, has received a four-year $420,000 National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant to study “How Usp16-Mediated Histone Deubiquitination Regulates Breast Cancer Cell Invasion.” “The study is expected to reveal a new mechanism of metastasis regulation and…
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Seven Cal Poly Pomona students on three research teams won first place awards at the 33rd Annual CSU systemwide Student Research Competition. Approximately 275 student researchers from 22 CSU campuses attended the event at Cal State Fullerton on April 26…
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For those who love baby animals, BioTrek recently welcomed six new additions to The Rainforest Learning Center. All of the newcomers are endangered in their native habitat, which makes their arrival more meaningful to the campus and all the students…
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Respected scholars in the STEM fields will visit the Cal Poly Pomona campus on Friday, Jan. 29 when Cal Poly Pomona hosts a special symposium focused on research and graduate school. “microMORPH 2016: Past, Present and Future of Plant Evo-Devo,”…
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Cal Poly Pomona students made yet another impressive showing by sending one of the largest contingents to the 23rd Annual Southern California Conferences for Undergraduate Research. This marks the ninth consecutive year that Cal Poly Pomona has fielded one of…
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Peter Castro, a professor emeritus of the biological sciences department, has been named general editor of the Journal of Crustacean Biology, a quarterly peer-reviewed scientific journal. Castro was a fixture of the campus from 1972 until 2003, when he retired.…
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With the drought in California reaching unprecedented levels, the state is seeking alternative ways to conserve what’s left of its water supply. Cal Poly Pomona biology student Renee Estephan led a team of students that came up with an innovative…
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Four Cal Poly Pomona students from traditionally underrepresented backgrounds have been recognized in a special publication that is presented to the United States Congress. PROUD 2015, a publication of The California State University Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (CSU…
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Malaria, one of the most common infectious diseases in the world, is estimated to have sickened over 200 million people and killed more than 600,000 in 2012, according to the World Health Organization. With those kinds of numbers, and the…
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For the eighth consecutive year, Cal Poly Pomona students were among the top presenters at the 22nd Annual Southern California Conference for Undergraduate Research, which was held at Cal State Fullerton on Nov. 22. A total of 166 students and…
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