News & Events Archives
2018
- Cal Poly Research Measures Effects of Wildfires on Air Quality
- Cal Poly Partners with SLO NOOR Foundation to Provide Mobile Health Clinic in Northern Santa Barbara County
- Physics Professor Receives Grant to Improve Particle Collider
- New Study Aims to Give Babies Healthiest Possible Start
- Faculty and Staff are Distinguished and Outstanding
- Cal Poly Receives Almost $1M to Support STEM Educators
- Preparing Tomorrow’s Teachers to Inspire the Next Generation Today
- From Eelgrass to Mudflat: New Cal Poly Research Dives into Morro Bay Mystery
- Cal Poly Biology Student to Receive CSU Trustees’ Award and $6,000 Scholarship
- Cal Poly Celebrates Neutrino Discovery
- Physics professor Colleen Marlow receives the prestigious Marsden Award from the Royal Society of New Zealand
- Cal Poly Receives U.S. Department of Justice Campus Program Grant for Gender-Based Violence Prevention
- Physics Professor Wins Prestigious National Science Foundation CAREER Award
- Jupyter Collaboration Led by Cal Poly and UC Berkeley Receives Top Software Award
- Biology Professor and Author Publishes Guide to Iconic California Plants
- Biology Professor Helps Develop Model for Sustainable Ocean Use
- Interdisciplinary Teams Bring Power of the Sun in a Suitcase
- Cal Poly Kinesiology and Public Health Professor Wins CSU Award for Outstanding Scholarship
- Cal Poly Research Finds Strong Support for Ocean Protection Worldwide
- Collaborative Cal Poly Study Finds Noise from Oil and Gas Operations Stresses Birds and Hinders Their Reproduction
2017
- Cal Poly Mathematics Professor Named Teaching Innovator by Chronicle of Higher Education
- Cal Poly Research Team Heading to Antarctica to Study Seal Pups
- Baker Center Wins Prestigious Building Award
- Cal Poly Research Finds Resilient Algae May Help Abalone During Ocean Acidification
- Cal Poly Researchers Map Bird Deaths from Window Collisions
- Cal Poly Study Finds Mothers Distracted During Breast and Bottle Feeding
- Cal Poly-UNC Online Program Improves Weight Loss After Childbirth
- Liberal Studies Major Beats Cancer to Graduate with Her Class
- Do Cook Pines Pine for the Equator?
- Cal Poly Bio Students Awarded NSF Research Fellowships
- College of Science and Mathematics to Unveil Diversity-Themed Mural May 26
- Cal Poly Names Dean Wendt to Lead College of Science and Mathematics
- A Historic Gift
- Remote Control of a Giant Telescope? Yeah, That’s Cool
- Students Build Detector for CERN Upgrade
- Cal Poly Goes South, Way South
- NSF Grant Will Aid Search for Blazars, Dark Matter
- Faculty Updates
- Hancock College VP Named 2016 COSAM Honored Alumna
- Cal Poly Students Support the Coldest Cubic Meter — Biggest Chill — in the Universe
2016
- Biology Student Awarded $50,000 Fellowship
- Cal Poly Professor On Team That Solved Mystery Around Distant Supermassive Black Hole
- Cal Poly Named Best in the West for 24th Consecutive Year
- 2016 Fall Conference Schedule
- Biologists Take to Twitter to Advocate for Snakes
- LSAMP Volunteer Recognized for Commitment to Increasing Opportunities on Campus
- Cal Poly Students Look to Sun to Reduce Carbon Footprint, Feed Communities
- Educators Attend Statewide Summit at Cal Poly
- Cal Poly Researcher Awarded NSF Grant to Investigate Effects of Sounds on Bird Species
- Spring Commencement 2016: College of Science and Mathematics
- 5 Cal Poly Students Awarded Marine Research Grants
- Dean Bailey to Retire at End of 2016-17 School Year
- Cal Poly Receives $20 Million Pledge for Research, Technology Center
- Kinesiology Professor Receives $2.8 Million Grant for Gestational Diabetes Research
- Cal Poly Biology Student Conducts First-of-its-Kind Research on Cambria Elephant Seals
- Cal Poly Students Succeed at Statewide Research Competition
- Math, Chem Major Codes Way Into Google Summer Program
- Cal Poly Teams Take First and Second at Data Hackathon
- Cal Poly Student to Travel to Africa to Conduct Research
- Tour the Cal Poly Pier in Avila Beach
- Biochemistry Student Pursues Passion, Earns Scholarship
- Professor Writes on Monitoring El Niño Effects in Morro Bay
- Biologist Receives Pew Fellowship in Marine Conservation
- Study Sheds Light on Campus Food Environment
- Cal Poly Receives Grant to Develop Improved Desalination Technology
- Cal Poly Physics Professor Weighs in on Confirmation of Gravitational Waves
- Cal Poly Research Pier Plays Role in Deployment of Microsoft Datacenter
2015
- Cal Poly Physics Dept. No. 2 in Nation for Graduates
- Kinesiology Professor Named 2015 Simms/Mann Fellow
- Technology Developed by Cal Poly Students Could Change How We Clean Oil Spills
- Pharmaceutical Expert Recognized as 2015 Honored Alumnus
- Professor, Associate Dean Named National Kinesiology Fellow
- Physics Department Receives $225K Grant to Fund Student Research
- Cal Poly Researchers Working to Supplement Anti-Malarial Drug
- Cal Poly Program Could Help Reduce Math Anxiety, Close Gender Gap with NSF Funding
- Cal Poly Alumna Nails Audition for 'The Voice'
- New Students Participate in Week of Welcomes
- Cal Poly Grad Auditions for 'The Voice'
- Cal Poly, UCSB Awarded Grant to Study Interstellar Travel
- Cal Poly Bachelor's Degree Grads' Median Salaries Rank High, Survey Says
- Alumna Named New Elementary School Principal
- Cal Poly Students Dive into Research with STAR Program
- Noyce Scholarship Program Prepares Future Math Teachers
- Coral Restoration Efforts Focus of Biology Professor's Blog Post
- Kinesiology Alumnus Volunteering across the U.S.
- Pluto Flyby Part of ‘Golden Age Of Solar Exploration,’ Physics Professor Sayss
- Cal Poly and UC Berkeley Receive $6 Million Grant to Enhance Collaboration in Data Sciences
- Cal Poly Faculty Honored with Learn by Doing Scholar Award
- Cal Poly Students Take Top Honors at CSU Research Competition
- Cal Poly Biological Sciences Student Wins NSF Research Fellowship
- Cal Poly Leads Preparation for Next Generation Science Standards
- 15th Annual College of Science and Mathematics Research Conference May 14 and 15
- Submit to the 2015 Student Research Conference
- Cal Poly Study Finds Preschool Obesity Rates in SLO County Reflect National Trends
- Science Cafe Presents Appropriate Technology Near and Far / Host of Open Science Cafe: Nasim Delavari
- Chemistry Alumnus Wins Paso Robles High School Teacher of the Year
- Cal Poly Again Ranked High on Return on Investment by PayScale.com
- Cal Poly Students and Dean Bailey to be Honored at State Capitol on March 9
- Biology Professor Blogs for National Geographic
- Statistics Student Wins Second Place in National Undergraduate Statistics Project Competition
- Cal Poly Receives National Award for Efforts to Increase Number of Physics Teachers in U.S. High Schools
- LGBT Teens in SLO County More Likely to Experience Bullying and Depression
- Cal Poly Study on Human Noise and Bird Behavior Highlighted on NBC News
- Cal Poly and Santa Maria-Bonita School District Receive $1.8 Million Math Education Grant
- Cal Poly Liberal Studies Alumna Begins Fulbright Program in Malaysia
- Documentary 'Underwater Dreams' to be Shown Feb. 9
- Cal Poly Study Sheds Light on Mothers' Bottle-Feeding Behavior
- January 16 is Application Deadline for CSU Student Research Competition
2014
- Biology Professor Featured on TV Segment as Expert on Germs [Part 1] / [Part 2]
- Biology Professor Contributes to New York Times Article on Monarch Butterflies
- NSF Grant Will Send Cal Poly Students to International Research Collaboration
- Cal Poly Alpha Chi Sigma Fraternity Wins Best National Chapter Award
- Faculty Members Receive Distinguished Teaching Award
- Silicon Valley Entrepreneur, Investor and Engineer Named Honored Alumnus
- More than 200 Students Spend Summer Doing Research
- Kinesiology Alumnus Leads Women's Youth National Water Polo Team to Victory
- Chemistry Students Compute Ways to Stop Viruses
- Statistics Students Take Infrared Video of the Moon
- Biology Students Do Hands-On Genetic Research
- Physics Professor's Work Featured in the Journal Nature / [IPython Demo]
- Cal Poly College of Science & Mathematics Appoints New Associate Deans
- Cal Poly Shares $1 Million Grant to Fund Citizen Science Astronomy Research
- Cal Poly Pier Open House
- Explore the Oceans Day
- Guateca Program Featured in SLO Journal Plus
- California Sea Grant Extension Agent Posted at Cal Poly
- Mathematics Alumnus Stars in Animal Planet Show
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- Hoover Herbarium Invites Volunteers to Help Preserve Plants
- Kinesiology Alumnus Named to USA Water Polo Coaching Staff
- Cal Poly Kinesiology Professor Named American College of Sports Medicine Fellow
- Student Research Journal Launched
- Liberal Studies Majors Connect Kids with Books
- Event to Launch Book Addressing Transgender and Gender-Creative Youth
- $67,000 NIH Award is First of its Kind for Cal Poly
- Cal Poly Biology Student Wins National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship
- 14th Annual College of Science and Mathematics Research Conference May 15 and 16
- Discussion on Autism to Be Held May 16 (PDF)
- Nationally Known Commentator on LGBT Athletics to Speak at Cal Poly May 14
- African Drumming Workshop May 15
- Student Research Conference Registration Deadline May 4
- Cal Poly Places in Top Seven Percent Nationwide at Prestigious Math Competition
- Tour the Cal Poly Pier in Avila Beach May 10
- Cal Poly-UCSB Fishing Study Garners National Attention / [Paper in PLOS Biology]
- Cal Poly-UCSB Study Proposes Closing the High Seas to Fishing — with Surprising Results / [Article in PLOS Biology]
- Cal Poly Sweeps Coatings Awards
- Physics Professor Discovers Two New Planets
- Chemistry Student Helps Create New Solar Material
- Statistics Alumnus Creates New Disney Products
- Santa Cruz Chamber of Commerce Names Mathematics Alumnus Man of the Year
- Physics Professor Honored by American Physical Society
- Biology Student Busts Myths about Monarch Butterfly Habitat
- Student Innovation Quest Workshops to be Held March 5 and April 7
- SLO Maker Faire Accepting Applications through Feb. 28
- Self-Healing Coating Could Eliminate Paint Scratches
- Cal Poly to Help K-12 Teachers Integrate Technology in the Classroom
- Los Angeles Radio Station Features STRIDE's Access for All Program
- Kinesiology Studies Help Local Families
- Biology Alumna to Present on Biofuels at Jan. 30 Science Cafe
- NSF Video Features Cal Poly Citizen Scientist Astronomy Study
- Application Deadline for CSU Student Research Competition is Jan. 8 (PDF)
2013
- Congratulations December Grads!
- Cal Poly Again Among Top 50 on Kiplinger’s 'Top 100 Best Value in Public College List'
- Ocean Activities Day
- Cal Poly Partners with Local Teachers to Put Common Core into Practice
- Physics Alumnus Keeps World's Largest Telescope Running
- Are Black Holes the Chicken or the Egg?
- CSI Cal Poly
- Biology Professor Develops Tree Identification App
- Warren J. Baker Center for Science and Mathematics Dedicated Nov. 1
- Tour the Cal Poly Pier November 16
- Bridging the Gap between Academia and Sacramento
- Ocean Activities Day
- Kinesiology Professor Awarded $3.3 Million NIH Grant to Study Fathers' Health During Pregnancy
- Teaching Candidate Overcomes the Odds
- Desert Plants May Yield Evolutionary Clues
- Future Teachers Research Student Learning
- Number of Scientist-Educators on the Rise but Training and Funding Not Yet Aligned
- Physics Students Present at Prestigious Research Conference
- Students Challenge Laws of Physics in Italy
- 13th Annual College of Science and Mathematics Research Conference
- Cal Poly's Pink and Dude Chefs Demonstrate Healthy Cooking
- Cal Poly Physics Demonstrations Wow Middle School Students
- Cal Poly Student Organizes Earth Day Beach Cleanup April 21
- Tour the Cal Poly Pier in Avila Beach May 4
- Biology Students Lead NSF Workshop, Teach New Technique to Professors
- Biology Professor Receives Conservation Award
- Million Dollar Grant Funds Collaborative Computing
- Math Students Analyze Ancient Climate Change
- Statistics Student Wins National Awards for Biomedical Research Presentation
- Cal Poly to Host Feb. 20 Conversation with 2012 National Teacher of the Year
- Biology Study May Help Prevent Roadkills
2012
- Biology Professor Contributes to New Ocean Monitoring Website
- Cal Poly Triple Grad Named Napa County 2012 Teacher of the Year
- $200,000 NSF Grant Helps Transform Undergraduate Education
- Biological Sciences Grad Talks Health for the Obama Campaign
- $250,000 NSF Grant Funds Telescopes for Research and Community Use
- Math Major at JPL When Curiosity Landed
- Mathematics Professors Lead First-Ever Cal Poly Math Academy
- Students Create Sustainable Systems with Guatemalan Peers
- School of Education Professors Produce Video on Women in STEM
- Congratulations to the Class of 2012
- Biology Professor Kitts Honored as Distinguished Scholar
- Dean Bailey Honored for Longtime Support of African-American Students
- Cal Poly Pier Opens Up April 21 — Bring the Kids
- Students' Reptile Research Proposals Win Grant Funding
- Professor Testifies on Cal Poly Marine Science Research
- Bring the Kids to Explore the Oceans in Avila Beach This February
- Scientist, Consultant, Storyteller Giving Free K-12 Teacher Workshop on Use of Storytelling in Science, Math Teaching
- Professors Ritter, Lovaglio Talk Trees in Kennedy Library Feb. 3
- Cal Poly 'Hunger Free Communities' Research Released
- Professors, Students to Present Hunger Research to Congresswoman Jan. 13
2011
- Physics Professor Helps in Discovery of Magnetic, Sulfate-breathing Bacterium
- $3.4 Million NIH Grant Funds Professor's Research on Obese Moms
- Biology Alumnus Dies While Protecting Condors
- Professor McCauley's Dragonfly Distress Research Making Headlines
- Cal Poly Mathematics Department Helping Santa Maria Teachers Gear Up for Changes in Math Standards
- STRIDE Research Helping San Luis Obispo County Identify Hunger Zones
- Grant Will Grow Cal Poly Marine Science Fisheries Research
- Bring the Kids, Touch Some Sea Creatures at the Cal Poly Pier Nov. 5
- Professor, Student Present Research on Ancient Mountain Range and Earth's Crust
- The College of Science and Mathematics is Looking for a Few Good Ambassadors
- Cal Poly Professor Awarded $3 Million Research Grant to Aid Low-Income Mothers
- A Peak Experience For the Center for Science and Mathematics Construction Project
- Professors Moline and Clark Team with CSU Long Beach for Shark Robot Research
- SLOSEA, Professor Wendt Offer Research Aid On Imacts of New Federal Fishing Regulations
- Kinesiology Major Completes Prestigious ExxonMobil Foundation Internship
- Passings: Chemistry Professor Marshall 'Marty' Wright
- NIH Grant Brings Bridges to Baccalaureate Students to Cal Poly from Hancock
- NASA Scientist Speaking on Where the Hot Stuff Is July 19
- NASA Scientists Speaking on Global Warming July 12
- Cal Poly Professor Receives Award for Special Education Achievements
- Chemistry Alumni Receive Prestigious National Science Foundation Grad School Fellowships
- Physics Professor's Sustainability Focus Featured in Journal of American Physics Society
- Students, Professors Launching Improved SoloQuad Kayak Friday
- 62 is a Lovely Number at the Putnam Math Competition
- Center for Coastal Marine Sciences Radar Network In Spotlight
- Cal Poly Chemistry Students Win Statewide Research Competition
- Come to the 10th Annual Student Research Conference May 12, 13
- Cal Poly Marine Biology Professor Named 2011 Fulbright Arctic Chair
- Chemistry, Physics Professors Earn Patents for Research in Optics, Field Medicine
- STRIDE Center Hosting Public Discussion by National Expert on Healthy, Sustainable Communities May 18
- Instructor to Receive Presidential Award for Science Teaching Excellence
- Astronomy Club Hosting Author, Stargazing On Campus May 7
- Two June Workshops Set for Educators on Teaching and Learning with Monarch Butterflies
- Cal Poly Marine Science Research In the News
- Cal Poly Studies Tsunami Surge on Central Coast
- What's that Tree? Find Out in Biology Professor's New Book
- Ask About ALICE: Cal Poly Professor Explains
- "Big Bang" Physics Experiment in Switzerland in Web Video
- Cal Poly Conducting Research on South Pacific Currents and Islands
- Lifestyle Intervention Keeps Pregnancy Weight Gain in Check, According to Professor's Study
- Stay Dry and Explore the Oceans Feb. 26 with Cal Poly Students
- Explore Ocean Life with Cal Poly Students in Avila Beach Feb. 12 and 26
- Free Storytelling Performance, Educator's Workshop on Oral Traditions Feb. 11 & 12
2010
- Hands on Health Event: Cal Poly Digs Deep into Obesity-Related Issues
- Symposium at Cal Poly Focuses on Improving STEM Education
- Bio Sci Graduate Student Among Winners of CSU Research Competition
- STRIDE Supports Michelle Obama's Let's Move Initiative
- Cal Poly Sends 10 Student Research Projects to CSU Competition