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2023

Cal Poly Awarded $475,000 Grant for Inclusive Teaching in STEM Fields

The Learn by Doing campus is among 104 public and private colleges and universities to further develop new more-inclusive teaching methods to attract a greater number of underrepresented students to science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

2022

With New Year’s Around The Corner, CSM Student Leading the Rose Float Team

Cal Poly’s Rose Float has existed for more than seven decades. The CSM student president of this year’s project has participated on the team for four straight years.

Cal Poly Pier to Host First In-Person Open House in Two Years on Oct. 29

Cal Poly is hosting a public event on Oct. 29, 2022, showcasing marine science at its pier in Avila Beach. The Pier Open House will take place from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Technology and infant development focus of $2.7 million public health study

Cal Poly Kinesiology and Public Health Professor Alison Ventura aims to better understand how mothers’ use of mobile devices may impact development during an infant’s first year.

Public Health Research Grant Assesses Cardiovascular Health

A research team led by Suzanne Phelan, director of the Center for Health Research and a Cal Poly professor of kinesiology and public health, received a $5.6 million award from the National Institutes of Health for a study related to pregnant women and infants.

Chemistry Lab Creates Novel Eco-Friendly Glue

A new type of glue created by a Cal Poly chemistry lab, in collaboration with an East Coast company, is designed to break down more easily to help recycle consumer materials.

Read about the innovative glue here

School of Education to begin grant study on dyslexia teaching guidelines

The School of Education (SOE) was awarded a $21,000 grant by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing to help incorporate required dyslexia guidelines into its training for aspiring K-12 teachers.

Learn by Doing Lab Uses Body Donations to Teach High School Students

Through a rare opportunity to observe the human body in a form they likely will never forget, Central Coast high school students visited Cal Poly’s first Learn by Doing Lab Body Donation program site this spring to study actual, dissected cadavers.

Polymers and Coatings Students Win Research Presentations

Students and faculty in Cal Poly’s Polymers and Coatings Program took top honors at the biannual Western Coatings Symposium and Show, the premier event for the paint and coatings industry in the Western U.S.

New Drone Program Gets Seal of Approval

A group of student researchers is using a drone to count elephant seals on the Central Coast.

Student Research Conference Celebrates Two Decades

The college's year-end event returned in person after a multiyear hiatus and featured more than 80 poster displays and 40 presentations at the Baker Center with new alumni mentoring sessions.

Biology professor receives second career Fulbright Award

Botanist Nishi Rajakaruna had a big year! He earned multiple career honors and an opportunity to return to South Africa to research and teach.

Marine science expands horizons

College Ambassadors welcome Lindsay High learners from Tulare County to Cal Poly and the pier to inspire teens to learn about aquatic life and earning a university degree.

Read about the Ambassadors and outreach >

Postdoc program offers rare opportunity

A unique CSM program offers future college educators and industry professionals a combination of research, teaching and mentorship in all aspects of their postdoc work.

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