Recent News
Cal Poly Students Take Top Honors at CSU Research Competition
May 26, 2015
First Place: Mikaela Vournas, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, BS
Anthropology and Geography Title: Mapping Motivations: Nutrition
in Transition in Fiji and Second Place: Trevor Towner, CSU San Marcos.
Photo: Corinne McCurdy/CSUSB
Mikaela Vournas, anthropology and geography
Five Cal Poly students took top honors at the recent 2015 California State University (CSU) Research Competition held May 1-2 at CSU San Bernardino.
Cal Poly History Professor Named Cambridge Visiting Research Fellow
May 20, 2015
Cal Poly History Professor Matthew Hopper has been awarded the 2015-16 Smuts Visiting Research Fellowship in Commonwealth Studies at the University of Cambridge in England.
Cal Poly’s Annual Student Exhibition Opens at University Art Gallery May 28
May 20, 2015
Cal Poly’s University Art Gallery will kick off an exhibit of diverse works by graduating art students with an opening reception at 5 p.m. Thursday, May 28. The exhibit, appropriately titled “Exit,” runs through June 13.
Cal Poly Graphic Communication Students Win Awards in Packaging Challenge
May 20, 2015
Cal Poly graphic communication students won two awards for a pop-up mailer at the annual Phoenix Challenge Flexo Packaging Competition on May 2.
Cal Poly History Student to Attend Prestigious Southeast Asian Studies Summer Institute
May 20, 2015
Cal Poly history junior Madeleine Aitchison will attend the Southeast Asian Studies Summer Institute (SEASSI) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison for summer 2015.
Cal Poly to Celebrate Feminist and Queer Studies Journal Launch May 29
May 18, 2015
Cal Poly will host a celebration for the release of the 2015 issue of Sprinkle: An Undergraduate Journal of Feminist and Queer Studies from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, May 29, at the Steynberg Gallery in San Luis Obispo.
Cal Poly Psychology Professor Receives $100,000 STEM Research Grant
May 18, 2015
Cal Poly psychology Professor Julie Garcia received a $100,000 grant for the project “Identity Threats in Higher Education: Implications for College Outcomes of Under-Represented Students of Color.”
Cal Poly Students to Present ‘Onward & Upward’ Spring Dance Concert May 20-22
May 13, 2015
Cal Poly students will present their annual spring dance concert “Onward & Upward” at 8 p.m. May 20-22, in the Spanos Theatre on campus.
Cal Poly Creative Writers to Read at 25th Anniversary Byzantium Event May 28
May 13, 2015
Cal Poly’s English Department will hold a reading and celebration for the release of the25th edition of Byzantium, the department’s literary annual, at 6 p.m. Thursday, May 28, at Sally Loo’s Café in San Luis Obispo.
Cal Poly to Host ‘Yoga in America’ May Lecture Series
May 11, 2015
The Cal Poly Religious Studies Program will host two events exploring the history and challenges of yoga in America on Tuesday, May 19, and May 26 on campus.