This year’s Perseid meteor shower, known for its bright, fast “shooting stars,” peaks August 11 to 13 and has the potential to be one of the best meteor viewing opportunities of the year. Matthew Povich, associate professor of physics…
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From enhancing passion for pursuit of higher degrees to restoring historic national landmarks to studying galaxies far, far away, the 2019-20 Provost’s Award for Excellence winners earned the highest distinction for Cal Poly Pomona faculty members in distinctly different ways.…
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Astronomy student Christina Vides wants to assure you that we have not made contact with aliens. At least not yet. “We definitely want to emphasize that we did not find aliens,” Vides quipped. “But we did come up with a…
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As the Great American Eclipse of 2017 approached in August, a group of 16 Cal Poly Pomona students and recent alumni drove to Lowman, Idaho, to be in the path of totality. The students, who are part of the university’s…
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On Monday, Aug. 21, the daytime sky will darken with the first total solar eclipse visible in North America since 1979. Four Cal Poly Pomona professors along with 33 students and recent alumni will be traveling to locations in the…
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For over three decades, Doug Johnson has been leaving his mark on Cal Poly Pomona’s Department of Physics and Astronomy through eye-popping demonstrations, a well-supplied stockroom, and clean, organized labs. His “Physics Magic Shows,” an annual tradition for more than…
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Cal Poly Pomona physics student Oddie Byers could be called a Renaissance man. His favorite classes are the ones that involve computers and electronics. He could do without quantum mechanics, but a deep passion for airplanes makes most physics courses…
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Cal Poly Pomona’s inaugural TEDxCPP event, an independently organized TED event, attracted guest speakers from fields as varied as the music industry, space exploration and tourism when it was held on campus in March. Tickets to the event quickly sold…
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