A group of local school districts, community colleges and Cal Poly Pomona are the recipients of a $2.5 million grant to prepare more underrepresented students to complete college degrees and find careers in engineering and computer science. The grant comes…
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Cal Poly Pomona is part of a coalition developing a national transportation research hub that will examine evolving transportation behavior as work patterns continue to shift and technology advances. The insights gained will enable the coalition to offer data-driven solutions,…
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Cal Poly Pomona’s artificial intelligence text-messaging robot, Billy Chat, will be part of a study that explores student engagement with chatbots. The Office of Student Success, Equity and Innovation (OSSEI) is partnering on the research project titled Student Engagement with…
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The philanthropic Stupski Foundation has awarded Cal Poly Pomona a grant to support advisor wellness. With the $17,000 grant, the Office of Student Success, Equity & Innovation’s University Advising team will promote wellbeing programming to over 70 staff academic advisors…
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A $300,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture will feed a three-year project at Cal Poly Pomona that will help California farmers growing grapes, strawberries and citrus fruits prepare for climate change. This trinity of specialty…
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Cal Poly Pomona Associate Professor Jeremy Claisse has been awarded $345,255 for a study “Assessing Current Biological and Physical Status of California’s Artificial Reefs with Comparisons to Natural Reefs to Improve Compensatory Mitigation Outcomes,” from the California State University Council…
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A pilot study to help close the equity gap and improve the graduation rates of underrepresented minority students in the apparel merchandising and management (AMM) program will receive a $48,000 grant from the CSU. The project, titled “Developing Culturally Relevant…
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The Cal Poly Pomona Philanthropic Foundation will use a recently awarded $40,000 grant to support student research. The foundation was one of 10 nonprofit organizations awarded funding as part of the 2021 SoCalGas Climate Champions Initiative. The initiative is an…
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The Center for Excellence in Math and Science Teaching (CEMaST), in partnership with the College of Education and Integrative Studies (CEIS), has received a $105,000, multi-year grant from SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union to establish the SchoolsFirst FCU Computer Science Authorization…
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Cal Poly Pomona’s Lyle Center for Regenerative Studies will research nanotechnology-based thermochromic materials that coat buildings in order to help them perform better under the stresses of climate change. The research will be funded by a $26,000 grant shared with…
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