Recent News
Two Cal Poly Students Awarded Pre-Doctoral Fellowships Aimed at Preparing Future CSU Faculty Members
Aug 27, 2020
SAN LUIS OBISPO – Two Cal Poly students have been selected as pre-doctoral fellows through the California State University’s Sally Casanova Scholars Program, designed to increase the pool of potential CSU faculty.
Graduate student Ashlee Hernandez in the School of Education’s Higher Education Counseling and Student Affairs program and America Romero, a fourth-year psychology major, were admitted to the program.
Cal Poly TRIO Achievers Awarded Multiyear Department of Education Grant
Aug 18, 2020
SAN LUIS OBISPO –– Cal Poly’s TRIO Achievers, federally known as Student Support Services, recently secured a new five-year grant totaling $1.72 million from the Department of Education.
The multiyear federal grant allows the program to continue its annual mission of supporting at least 258 first-generation, low-income students, as well as students with disabilities, through the 2024-25 academic year.
Cal Poly Receives National Science Foundation Grant to Better Understand Structural Behavior During Earthquakes
Jul 31, 2020
SAN LUIS OBISPO — Cal Poly recently received a grant of $340,374 from the National Science Foundation to purchase equipment that will help students and faculty better understand how buildings respond during earthquakes.
Loss of Eelgrass in Morro Bay Estuary May Cause Widespread Erosion
Jul 31, 2020
SAN LUIS OBISPO — The large-scale loss of eelgrass in the Morro Bay estuary may be causing widespread erosion, according to a new Cal Poly study.
In recent years, Morro Bay’s iconic eelgrass beds, which provide the estuary’s primary living habitat, experienced a massive die-off, declining more than 90 percent since 2007. Efforts to restore the eelgrass have had mixed success in many parts of the bay, and this seagrass is now only found near the harbor mouth and sporadically in other regions of the estuary.
Bill and Cheryl Swanson Donate $1 million to the JUSTIN and J. LOHR Center for Wine and Viticulture at Cal Poly
Jul 27, 2020
SAN LUIS OBISPO — Bill and Cheryl Swanson, longtime supporters of Cal Poly, have donated $1 million to the College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Science’s JUSTIN and J. LOHR Center for Wine and Viticulture.
Cal Poly Study Aims to Find Best Ways to Get Away from the Screen and Get Moving
Jul 24, 2020
SAN LUIS OBISPO — With much of the country still staying at home to stop the spread of coronavirus, a new Cal Poly study on how to reduce the time spent in front of video screens is even more applicable than researchers initially thought.
Cal Poly Announces Completion of Most Successful Capital Campaign in CSU History
Jul 22, 2020
$832 million in philanthropic support will set students up for success now and into the future
SAN LUIS OBISPO — Cal Poly is officially announcing the successful completion of its comprehensive philanthropic campaign. The Power of Doing: The Campaign for Learn by Doing raised more than $832 million, the largest fundraising initiative in university and CSU history.
Nearly 75,000 alumni, parents and community members contributed to the record-breaking $832 million. Nearly half of this support is in the form of bequest commitments and will support our students far into the future.
Private donations raised in 2020 alone totaled more than $156 million, making this fundraising year the most successful on record for Cal Poly, a testament to the value that alumni and donors place on a Learn by Doing education for students.
Cal Poly Students Create Space Cybercrime Challenge for Virtual DEF CON Hacker Convention
Jul 20, 2020
Students’ Work Also Will Be Featured at California Cyber Innovation Challenge in October
SAN LUIS OBISPO — Last summer, it was determined that hackers had breached NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena a year before, stealing data that included information related to a Mars mission. While the hack was discovered before more serious damage could be done, it revealed that the effects of cybercrime could extend even beyond the planet.
Cal Poly Engineering Professor Will Review Scientific Innovations for National Institutes of Health
Jul 17, 2020
SAN LUIS OBISPO — Cal Poly Mechanical Engineering Professor Eric Espinoza-Wade, who became interested in rehabilitation engineering as a doctoral student designing technology for older adults and later working with stroke victims, will play a vital role in improving the nation’s health by reviewing scientific innovations for the National Institutes of Health.
Cal Poly Partners with Morro Bay in Bloom to Beautify Downtown Morro Bay
Jul 7, 2020
SAN LUIS OBISPO -- Planter boxes brimming with green foliage and blooming flowers now adorn downtown Morro Bay, creating an elegant touch to the classic beach town in a beautification effort done through a partnership including Cal Poly’s Horticulture and Crop Science Department and Morro Bay in Bloom.