Apparel merchandising and management and civil engineering professors were awarded a four-year, $241,000 USDA grant that will provide learn-by-doing research experiences for undergraduate students with U.S. sheep farms and wool use. Sheep farmers who want to turn their wool into…
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A team of students and faculty from the Huntley College of Agriculture and the Lyle Center for Regenerative Studies was selected as one of the winners in a regional contest in how to make Los Angeles County communities more sustainable.…
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Cal Poly Pomona is the first university in the CSU system to adopt the use of a renewable-diesel formula that dramatically lowers the amount of greenhouse gases given off by campus vehicles and equipment by 80 percent. The renewable diesel,…
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A grant-funded tree-planting initiative will not only help reduce the university’s greenhouse-gas emissions, but also enhance the natural beauty of the campus landscape. In partnership with the nonprofit California Urban Forest Council, West Coast Arborists Inc. has planted 50 trees…
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The Student Services Building (SSB) has become the first campus facility to garner LEED Platinum certification, enhancing Cal Poly Pomona’s legacy in sustainability and green-building practices. The award to the new hub of campus administration and student services adds to…
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The Cal Poly Pomona Lyle Center for Regenerative Studies is commemorating its 25 years and the legacy of founding director John T. Lyle with a series of sustainability-themed public events throughout October. Located on 16 acres, the Lyle Center was…
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Faculty, staff and students from the College of Letters, Arts, and Social Sciences were among the thousands who attended a recent climate strike in Los Angeles. The Sept. 20 rally was part of the Global Climate Strike, a worldwide event…
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Diners at Cal Poly Pomona can sip their drinks with a clean conscious after a campus-wide switch to compostable straws. The CSU Chancellor’s Office passed a ban at the start of the year on single-use plastic straws across the 23-campus…
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Cal Poly Pomona’s distinctive Student Services Building took top honors in the education category at the Los Angeles Business Council’s 2019 Architectural Awards ceremony on June 21. “This year’s award winners exemplify how architecture can elicit joy, enhance social interaction,…
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The Lyle Center for Regenerative Studies at Cal Poly Pomona is celebrating Earth Day with a festival that includes presentations and hands-on activities about aquaculture, composting, medicinal backyard gardens and more. The Earth Day Festival on April 22, which is…
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