William Hughes, an agribusiness professor emeritus who was also director of the W.K. Kellogg Arabian Horse Center for a dozen years, died Sept. 24. He was 80. Hughes had suffered from cancer and had spent the past several months in…
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Oktoberfest beer. Pumpkin curry. Flautas, pupusas and more! Enjoy tasty food, and award-winning wine and beer among the pumpkins on Sept. 29, at the Second Annual Cal Poly Pomona Pumpkin Fest Preview Night. The university’s very own award-winning Innovation Brew Works and Horsehill…
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Three Huntley College of Agriculture faculty were selected for a prestigious national agricultural leadership program. Professor Eileen Cullen, Associate Professor Hyungchul Han, and Professor Olive Li were chosen to participate in Leadership for the 21st Century (LEAD21). They are among 90…
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Huntley College of Agriculture students will have starring roles when the LA County Fair returns May 5-29. Students will make presentations about the college’s livestock animals in the fair’s Big Red Barn, sharing everything about their characteristics, what they eat,…
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A team of Cal Poly Pomona food science and technology students won the Pacific Southwest Regional College Bowl for the first time. the Cal Poly Pomona team celebrates their victory on a balcony with Lecturer Karoline Harrison on the left.…
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Cal Poly Pomona’s eagerly awaited Tomatozania plant sale features hundreds of tomato varieties for purchase starting March 18 at the Farm Store while supplies last. The Farm Store is open daily from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Selections range from…
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Sharon Roth, a former longtime administrative support coordinator in the dean’s office, died Nov. 12. She was 73. Roth joined the College of Agriculture in 2000. During her tenure, she was responsible for planning the college’s 70th anniversary celebration; was…
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Edison Cabacungan, a professor emeritus and former longtime chair of the then-Department of Food Marketing and Agribusiness Management/Agricultural Education, died Oct. 17. He was 85. Born in the Philippines on Dec. 15, 1936, Professor Cabacungan earned his bachelor’s degree from…
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Cal Poly Pomona-bred Arabian horses won a string of honors last month at the 56th Annual U.S. Arabian & Half Arabian National Championships. Horses that were bred at the W.K. Kellogg Arabian Horse Center took home two national championships, three reserve national championships…
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Allen Christensen, who served as dean of the College of Agriculture from 1980 to 1994 and helped develop the California Agricultural Leadership Program, died Sept. 8. He was 87. Christensen was hired as an assistant professor to teach animal science…
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