May 2018

Archives for May 2018.

Engineers work on Opportunity (in its cruise configuration) in a cleanroom at Kennedy Space Center. A very important part of planetary protection is keeping contaminants from humans from riding aboard spacecraft. The pictured engineers are donning "bunny suits" that only allow their eyes to be exposed.

Research Team Discovers How Microbes Survive Clean Rooms

Posted May 31, 2018 / Cynthia Peters

Spacecraft assembly facilities harbor a low but persistent amount of biological contamination despite the use of clean rooms. Rakesh Mogul, a Cal Poly Pomona professor of biological chemistry, was the lead author of an article in the journal Astrobiology that…

Calista Ho (center) and Melissa Provancha (right) are two of a three-member student team that will tap into a President’s Discovery Fellowship to conduct research focused on improving access to healthier food in Pomona. Also pictured is Winny Dong, director of the Office of Undergraduate Research.

Fellowship Winners to Combat Food Insecurity in Pomona

Posted May 31, 2018 / Ashley Jones

Three liberal studies students, Calista Ho, Camryn Hamm and Melissa Provancha, will conduct a research project focused on improving access to healthier foods in Pomona as recipients of the President’s Discovery Fellowship. The Learn Through Discovery program supports student success…

Why Does Pop Culture Asexualize and Hypersexualize Gay Asian Men?

Posted May 31, 2018 / Katie Clinton

Anthony C. Ocampo, a sociology professor at Cal Poly Pomona, weighs in on why so many gay Asian men are also asexualized. This story appeared in Style Caster on May 31.…

Big Man On Campus: Professor Kevin Lyman Joins USC

Posted May 31, 2018 / Katie Clinton

Kevin Lyman (‘84, recreation administration), best known for helming the Warped Tour for the past 24 years, will soon be teaching at USC. This story appeared in Pollstar on May 31.…

New General Manager, Public Hearing Planned

Posted May 31, 2018 / Katie Clinton

The board of directors of the Crescenta Valley Water District appoints Nem Ochoa (‘00, civil engineering) as the District’s general manager. He also has a master’s degree in business administration from Cal Poly Pomona. This story appeared in Crescenta Valley Weekly…

New General Manager, Public Hearing Planned

Posted May 31, 2018 / Katie Clinton

Prospective Student Tour

Posted May 31, 2018 / PolyCentric Editor

All day event – CLA Building #98 – Breezeway: Reserve Now!Tours are available Monday through Friday, with limited evening times available. Please click on the Reservation Link to view and register for current tour openings. What to ExpectLast year over…

Cal Poly Pomona’s 62nd Commencement takes place June 8 to 10.

Cal Poly Pomona Commencement Features High-Profile Guest Speakers

Posted May 30, 2018 / Esther Chou Tanaka

Two top Disney executives, Chipotle’s chief of HR and the president of Harvey Mudd College are the featured guest speakers at Cal Poly Pomona’s 62nd Commencement ceremonies, from June 8 to 10. About 6,600 students are graduating with bachelor’s, master’s…

Kimberly Gottula, a second-year industrial engineering student, submitted So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed in a campus-wide call for the 2018-19 Common Read selection.

CPP Common Read Announced for 2018-19

Posted May 30, 2018 / Zoe Lance

Cal Poly Pomona has its newest pick for the CPP Common Read. Students in FYE courses in 2018-19 will read Jon Ronson’s So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed, a nonfiction book that delves into the phenomenon of public humiliation on the…

Prospective Student Tour

Posted May 30, 2018 / PolyCentric Editor