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Free Student Passes at Esri User Conference in July
Consider attending the Esri UC in San Diego this summer as they pack in a fun filled week of GIS talks, galleries, and events. Students can receive a free one day pass!![](img/news-events/sso.begins.card.jpg)
Single Sign On Enabled for ArcGIS Online
Single Sign On (SSO) has been enabled for CPP ArcGIS Online organizational accounts! Things just got easier!![](img/news-events/gis-day-poster1.jpg)
GIS Day at Cal Poly Pomona
GIS Day was a great success! Read about event highlights or watch videos to see it again!![](img/faculty-staff/ai-granco11.jpg)
CPP Explores AI for Social Good
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New Study Examines How Interplay of Factors Affect COVID-19 Vaccine Rates
Carsten Lange, professor of economics and an expert in data science, was a coauthor of the project which used machine learning algorithms and Artificial Intelligence Explanations (AIX) to quantify each factor contributing to the level of vaccination hesitancy.![](img/granco-2020.jpg)
Geography Professor Awarded Grant to Research Specialty Crops
Geography Professor Gabriel Granco was awarded the Agricultural Research Institute (ARI) Grant for nearly $10,000.![](img/covid-191.jpg)
Econ Professor Creates COVID-19 Database
Watching news reports about COVID-19, Economics Professor Carsten Lange noticed that many of the state and local briefings focused on daily COVID-19 statistics such as positive test results and the number of deaths. In his experience as a data scientist, time series data provides a better understanding.![](img/faculty-staff/granco600x400.jpg)
Dr. Granco receives strategic interdisciplinary research grant 2020
The SIRG will support their project entitled "Cross-Scale Estimation of Agricultural Suitability of Specialty Crops in California using UAV and Satellite Remote Sensing Observations".![](img/lange-carsten2.jpg)