Recent News
Cal Poly Research Team Heading to Antarctica to Study Seal Pups
Sep 28, 2017
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. — A team of Cal Poly students and professors is heading to Antarctica in October on a 10-week research expedition to study Weddell seal pups.
Cal Poly to Host Oct. 25 Talk on Prehistoric Contact Between South America and Polynesia
Sep 27, 2017
SAN LUIS OBISPO — Lisa Matisoo-Smith, a professor of biological anthropology at University of Otago in New Zealand, will assess the evidence for Polynesian contact with the Americas during a talk Oct. 25 at Cal Poly.
Former U.S. Poet Laureate, Pulitzer Prize Winner Robert Hass to Speak Oct. 27 at Cal Poly
Sep 27, 2017
SAN LUIS OBISPO — National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize winning poet Robert Hass will give a poetry reading Oct. 27 at Cal Poly. After the reading, he will discuss his life and his successful career in poetry and environmental activism.
Cal Poly Choirs’ 2017-18 Season Kicks Off on Oct. 28 with ‘Reflections on Life and Love’
Sep 27, 2017
Scott Glysson Begins Tenure as New Director of Choral Activities
SAN LUIS OBISPO — Cal Poly’s 2017-18 choral ensembles will be introduced in a concert featuring various styles — from Renaissance polyphony to 21st century works — at 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 28, in the historic Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa.
Cal Poly Dairy Judging Team Takes First Place at National Competition
Sep 22, 2017
SAN LUIS OBISPO —The Cal Poly Dairy Judging Team won first place in oral reasons and fourth place overall in the All-American Dairy Show in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
Fourteen teams representing the top dairy and animal science college programs throughout the nation, including universities in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Virginia and Indiana, competed in the All-American Dairy Show Youth Judging Contest on Sept. 18.
Cal Poly’s Baker Center Wins Prestigious 2017 Livable Buildings Award
Sep 22, 2017
SAN LUIS OBISPO — Cal Poly’s Warren J. Baker Center for Science and Mathematics received the 2017 Livable Buildings Award from UC Berkeley’s Center for the Built Environment (CBE) for a sustainable design featuring high-quality work and study spaces.
The award — the only building industry honor that includes feedback from occupants in its selection criteria — recognizes buildings that demonstrate exceptional performance in occupant satisfaction, resource efficiency and overall design.
“Receiving CBE’s Livable Building Award is a tremendous honor,” said Dean Wendt, dean of the College of Science and Mathematics. “So many faculty, staff, students and administrators contributed to making the Baker Center a welcoming space for the entire university community, and this award is a wonderful testament to their hard work and dedication.”
Cal Poly to Celebrate 20 Years of CultureFest on Oct. 14
Sep 18, 2017
Cal Poly’s MultiCultural Center will celebrate 20 years of CultureFest from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 14, in the University Union Plaza on campus.
The public is invited to the free, family-friendly event designed to promote cultural awareness and inclusivity to the communities of Cal Poly and San Luis Obispo.
Cal Poly College of Liberal Arts Dean to Retire
Sep 14, 2017
SAN LUIS OBISPO — Cal Poly today announced that Doug Epperson, dean of the College of Liberal Arts, will retire in August 2018.
“Under Dean Epperson's leadership, the College of Liberal Arts has achieved a new level of excellence,” said Kathleen Enz Finken, Cal Poly’s provost and executive vice president for academic affairs. “He has been instrumental in understanding and promoting the critical role of the arts, humanities and social sciences in our polytechnic environment.”
NASA Scientist to Speak at Cal Poly Following End of Cassini Mission
Sep 13, 2017
SAN LUIS OBISPO — A planetary scientist who has worked with NASA on the Cassini mission to Saturn — one of the most successful planetary missions ever — will speak at Cal Poly’s second annual Ross and Sue Benitez Space Exploration Forum from 7-8:30 p.m., on Saturday, Sept. 16, at Spanos Theatre. The event is free and open to the public.
Cal Poly Professors Awarded $140,000 USDA Grant to Teach Environmental Science Communication
Sep 13, 2017
SAN LUIS OBISPO — Yi-Wen Chiu, an assistant professor in Cal Poly’s Natural Resources Management and Environmental Sciences Department, and Cal Poly English Professor Jason Peters have been awarded a grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA).