The Cal Poly Pomona hosted its annual Engineering Scholars Day in April, inviting more than 500 admitted students with family members. The College of Engineering event encouraged students — especially women, underrepresented minorities and first-generation students — to pursue engineering…
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* This article was updated on 5/14/19. Cal Poly Pomona’s 63rd Commencement ceremonies will award degrees to about 6,070 students over eight ceremonies on May 17, 18 and 19. The events will feature high-profile guest speakers, including Lt. Governor Eleni…
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Two sustainability-focused mechanical engineering research projects recently earned first place awards. The project “Repurposing of Reverse Osmosis Concentrate for Thermal Energy Storage” earned first place at the 33rd Annual California State University Student Research Competition, which invites all students in…
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Last week, the Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR) promoted the first ever Celebration of Research Week, which will be held every fourth week of April. In the inaugural year, ten different events were hosted across campus that recognized and celebrated…
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A leader in hands-on aerospace education, a champion for underrepresented students in STEM, and an international expert in transportation engineering are the recipients of the 2018-19 Provost’s Awards for Academic Excellence. Donald Edberg, aerospace engineering; Steve Alas, biology; and Xudong…
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A group of engineering students are tapping into their technological expertise to try and make history. The goal? It is to best the world record for the longest flight by an electric powered unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The current record…
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A group of 65 Cal Poly Pomona students accepted the NASA eXploration Systems and Habitation (X-Hab) Academic Innovation Challenge and designed and built a functional, innovative prototype that increases functionality for human space exploration missions. The Mars habitation module (CPP-HAB),…
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To boost graduation rates of students in STEM disciplines, Cal Poly Pomona is addressing motivational and psychological impediments, improving classroom instruction and providing interventions to help students acclimate to the college environment. The university’s comprehensive approach has been boosted by…
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The College of Engineering’s Women in Engineering program (CPP WE) earned the 2018 Inspiring Programs in STEM Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity, the largest and longest-running diversity magazine and website in higher education. “We sought to build a program that…
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U.S. News & World Report has named Cal Poly Pomona among the top colleges and universities in the Western United States on its “Best Colleges 2019” list. The university ranks No. 4 among the “Top Public Schools” in the west…
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