Recent News
Cal Poly Music Faculty Recital to Feature John Astaire, Guest Vocalist Inga Swearingen
Apr 21, 2015
Cal Poly music faculty member and percussionist John Astaire will present a recital with vocalist Inga Swearingen at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 14, in Room 218 in the Davidson Music Center (Building 45) on campus.
Cal Poly Journalism Recognized with National Top Honors
Apr 10, 2015
Cal Poly Journalism’s Mustang News won a multitude of awards from the College Media Business and Advertising Managers, California Newspaper Publishers Association, and the Society of Professional Journalists.
Cal Poly History Professor Releases New Book ‘Scientists at War’
Apr 8, 2015
Cal Poly History Professor Sarah Bridger released her latest book, “Scientists at War: The Ethics of Cold War Weapons Research.” The text offers readers an authoritative inside look into the moral dilemmas scientists faced during times of conflict.
Debate Team Brings Home Championship Titles from California Cup Sweepstakes
Apr 7, 2015
The Cal Poly Debate Team brought home top honors, emerging with several strong performances at the California Cup, which took place from March 27-29.
Cal Poly Mustang Band Takes First Place in Chinese New Year Parade
Apr 3, 2015
The Cal Poly Mustang Band took first place in the marching band category of the Southwest Airlines Chinese New Year Parade on March 7 in San Francisco.
Natural History Museum Archaeologist to Discuss America’s Missions April 13 at Cal Poly
Mar 25, 2015
David Hurst Thomas, curator of anthropology at the American Museum of Natural History, will present “Reharvesting Ramona’s Garden: Romance and Reality in America’s Mythical Mission Past” at 6:30 p.m.Monday, April 13, in the Performing Arts Center Pavilion at Cal Poly.
INTEGRAL GmbH is Founding Donor of Art Diamond/Cal Poly GrCI Endowment
Mar 23, 2015
INTEGRAL GmbH, a major international producer of toner products, is the founding donor for the Art Diamond/Cal Poly GrCI Endowment fund. INTEGRAL GmBH donated $5,000 to initiate the new endowment, named after graphic communication industry titan Art Diamond.
2015 Cal Poly Landwehr Creative Writing Contest Winners Announced
Mar 19, 2015
Cal Poly English major Rhiannon Kelly and manufacturing engineering major Kory Barri won the university’s 2015 Al Landwehr Creative Writing Contest.
Graphic Communication Wins Award for Technology Leadership in Education
Mar 13, 2015
Cal Poly’s Graphic Communication Department was awarded the Flexi Award for Technology Leadership in Education during the 2015 FlexTech Alliance Conference Feb. 27 in Monterey, Calif.
Professor Awarded $152,000 NSF Grant for Research of Connections Between Slavery and Science
Mar 13, 2015
Cal Poly History Professor Kathleen Murphy received a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant for more than $152,000 for her project “Exploring the Use of British Slave Trade Ships to Gather Biological Specimens and Data.”