After a national search, Professor Iris Levine has been selected as the dean for the College of Letters, Arts & Social Sciences, effective April 1. Professor Levine has served as the interim dean of the college since August 2017. During…
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It’s hard to say which sounded sweeter to Professor Paul Nissenson, the cacophony of his students’ voices as they worked together solving engineering problems or the audience’s applause when he and six other Cal Poly Pomona faculty members received the…
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Rehana Parekh emigrated from Pakistan to the United States at the age of 20, eager to enroll in college. She took courses at Mount San Antonio College, where she quickly distinguished herself as an avid student with a hunger for…
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University Police are seeking assistance from the campus community in identifying the suspect or suspects involved in two thefts. On July 12 at about 3 p.m., a suspect walked into Building 24, classroom 1106 and stole an unattended laptop. A witness described the suspect as a…
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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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Music Professor Janine Riveire will receive the American String Teachers Association (ASTA) Kudos Award. The organization’s quarterly award recognizes members whose outstanding work and dedication in the field goes above and beyond and creates a lasting impact that can help…
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Music took Professor Jessie Vallejo from a childhood in Liverpool, N.Y. to a village in Otavalo, Ecuador to stages at Mariachi festivals in Havana, Cuba and across the Southland. Her talents brought her to Cal Poly Pomona in the fall…
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Music Professor Nadia Shpachenko is among the list of nominees for the 58th Annual Grammy Awards. The pianist’s CD “Woman At The New Piano” received a nomination in the Best Classical Compendium category. The piece Flaherty: Airdancing for Toy…
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Anthropology Professor Kun Chen, whom colleagues describe as a dedicated mentor to her students and a pioneering researcher in her field, died in October after battling cancer. She was 36. Chen began teaching at Cal Poly Pomona in 2011, after…
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When Music Professor Nadia Shpachenko plays piano, she does so with her whole body. The more melodic parts of her works send her head swaying from side to side, as her fingers race across the keys. And when she pounds…
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