Cal Poly Pomona is ranked No. 2 Top Public School in the West and No. 3 among Best Regional Universities West in the U.S. News & World Report’s 2024 U.S. Best Colleges ranking. Nearly 1,500 four-year bachelor’s degree-granting institutions were evaluated. The university also tied for No. 4  among Top Performers on Social Mobility – West, which examined colleges that enroll and graduate large proportions of students receiving Pell Grants, the size of their students’ debt and the percentage of graduates earning more than high school graduates. The list’s western region covers 15 states, and 115 schools were ranked. For this year’s analysis, “U.S. News & World Report made …

Cal Poly Pomona has been awarded $1.2 million in combined grants from NASA to support three space-related research projects that will provide students with first-hand experience developing technology that will further national space exploration research and exploration goals.CubeSat Technology Exploration Program (CubeSTEP) Aerospace Engineering Associate Professor Navid Nakhjiri and Assistant Professor Marco Maggia received a Minority University Research and Education (MUREP) Space Technology Artemis Research (M-STAR) grant totaling $898,872 to support three years of operations for the CubeSat Technology Exploration Program (CubeSTEP), a collaboration between the university and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Its main objective: build a 3U CubeSat bus to accommodate payloads from NASA and other industry partners.…

Cal Poly Pomona welcomes Latinx Heritage Month on campus with celebrations of the rich tapestry of Latinx history and cultures. Latinx Heritage Month is celebrated annually across the United States from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15. The purpose of this celebration is to honor the Latinx community for their contributions in our communities, as well as acknowledge the history and culture of more than 20 Latin American countries. All students, faculty and staff are invited to participate in workshops and events hosted by different resource centers and organizations across campus. These events and more are available on MyBar and a Cal Poly Pomona Latinx Heritage Month zoom background can be …

In a significant boost for STEM education and research, the CPP INVESTS program has been awarded a grant of $581,511 in supplemental funding. The CPP INVESTS (Innovative Ventures and Emerging Sciences Through Students) program has been making strides in promoting innovation, research and learning within the field of STEM. This five-year grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) will enhance the program’s ability to provide hands-on learning opportunities for students while also supporting faculty to incorporate practical experiences into their curricula. The project, which recently launched in Spring 2023, emerged as a collaborative endeavor involving Professor Olukemi Sawyerr, assistant vice president of Academic Innovation, and Professor Winny Dong, faculty …