Some of the most creative spaces on the Cal Poly Pomona campus, the Student Innovation Idea Labs (SIIL), are celebrating five years of existence in 2020, which also marks the tenth year that the adjoining ESTEAM program has provided students…
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Kenneth Lamb has joined Academic Innovation as the faculty director for the Student Innovation Idea Labs (iLabs). As the faculty director, Lamb will provide strategic and tactical leadership for the iLabs. Among other responsibilities, the faculty director will advance and…
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Cal Poly Pomona has earned a three-year National Science Foundation (NSF) Innovation Corps (I-Corps) grant to identify promising research and development projects on campus and help find ways to commercialize them. The university is only one of three CSUs and…
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The latest Difference Makers highlights the Student Innovation Idea Lab. Led by Professor Olukemi Sawyerr, the “iLab” fosters student creativity and innovation and serves as a training ground for entrepreneurship.…
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President Soraya M. Coley shares highlights of important campus activities and accomplishments in her mid-fall semester communication to the university community. …
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Innovation Orchard is a new open-space environment for student startup teams to discuss ideas, collaborate, and reach their entrepreneurial goals. Founded by the Cal Poly Pomona iLab and located at Ganesha High School, the space gives students the resources to implement…
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After years of planning and in partnership with a local high school, Cal Poly Pomona’s new lab, designed as an entrepreneurial incubator to turn bright ideas into market-ready realities, is getting down to business. Cal Poly Pomona and Ganesha High…
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When Olukemi Sawyerr was tapped in 2015 to get the iLab up and running, her to-do list included finding a space where students could transform their nascent business and product ideas from paper to prototype. With a lab just big…
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The Cal Poly Pomona Student Innovation Idea Lab (iLab), in conjunction with Western University of Health Sciences and the Pomona Chamber of Commerce, will host the second annual Pomona Innovation Weekend that will allow students of all disciplines to collaborate…
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Tim DenOuden felt his nerves start to fray as he waited for his turn to take center stage. The junior majoring in computer information systems was part of a trio competing in the Bronco Startup Challenge, sponsored by Poly Founders,…
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