Press Releases
Recent news releases covering Cal Poly's accomplishments, special events, speakers and more can be found below. Journalists can find additional resources on our News and Media page or by contacting our media team directly.
May 2025
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Cal Poly Partners Plaza Recognized as an Outstanding Project -
Cal Poly Students and Startup Help Divert 10 Tons of Library Flooring from Landfill -
Cal Poly Pier Designated for Wave Energy Testing Site by U.S. Department of Energy-Funded Program
April 2025
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Cal Poly Rodeo Athletes Land NIL Deal with Boot Barn Through Student-Run Marketing Course, The Athlete Lab -
Cal Poly’s Experience Industry Management Department Launches Pop-Up Resilience Room at Downtown SLO Farmers Market
March 2025
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Cal Poly Names Kate Murphy as Dean of the College of Liberal Arts -
Cal Poly 5G Innovation Lab Partners with Kajeet to Expand Private Wireless Network and Enhance Neutral Host Capabilities on Campus -
Cal Poly Students Practice Physics with Phone and AI: Advanced Learning in the Palm of Your Hand
February 2025
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Cal Poly Named a Top Producer of 2024-25 Fulbright U.S. Scholars -
Cal Poly Names Marc Swackhamer as Dean of the College of Architecture and Environmental Design -
Cal Poly Seeks California-Based Artist Proposals for a Mural in Newly Transformed Robert E. Kennedy Library -
Poly Royal Rodeo to be Held April 9-12 During Cal Poly’s Open House -
Cal Poly Celebrates Achievements in Teaching, Research and Service with Inaugural Faculty Excellence Awards
January 2025
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27 Cal Poly Students to be Honored by Lawmakers at State Capitol on Feb. 3 -
Cal Poly Rose Float Seeks Design Ideas for 2026 Rose Parade Entry -
Cal Poly Names Brian Horgan as the New Dean of the College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences -
Cal Poly Student Helps Lead International ‘Under the Snakefluence’ Study to Better Understand Global Human-Snake Interactions -
Cal Poly Startup Led by Former Mustang Football Player Creating a Device to Detect Concussions -
Cal Poly Announces New Vice President for Development and Alumni Engagement -
Cal Poly Expands Research on Oil and Gas Well Emissions with Nearly $1 Million Grant -
Seven-Day Paid Parking Starts in February at Cal Poly -
Cal Poly Float Receives Leishman Public Spirit Award at 2025 Rose Parade®
December 2024
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Breakthrough Bonds: Chemistry Professor’s Innovative Adhesive Company Chosen for Japanese Startup Program -
Cal Poly Partners Announces Cooperative Agreement with USGS to Support Collaboration at New Cal Poly Technology Park Building -
Cal Poly’s Digital Transformation Hub Experiments with Generative AI Technology to Revolutionize Procurement Process -
Cal Poly Ranks First in the Nation in Study Abroad for Third Year -
Cal Poly Marketing Professor Says Don’t Overpackage That Christmas Gift -
Cal Poly to Lead Development of California’s New Urban Forestry Strategic Plan
November 2024
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Cal Poly Physics Professor, Students Explore Mysteries of the Universe in Italian Underground Lab -
Charles and Claire Jacobson Animal Health Center Groundbreaking Ceremony Commemorates Key Donors to the Project -
Cal Poly Annual Poinsettia Sale Kicks-Off This Week -
Why is the Universe So Big? Cal Poly Astronomy Research Teams Take On the Vast Questions of Cosmology through Marrujo Fellowship -
Cal Poly Team Presents Data-Driven Reconstruction of African Californios’ Legacy at Digital Humanities Conference
October 2024
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Cal Poly Achieves Important Enrollment Milestone in Effort Toward Hispanic Serving Institution Designation -
Cal Poly Receives Over $8 Million in Federal Grants to Address Education Challenges -
Inaugural San Luis Obispo Prescribed Fire Training Event Brings Cal Poly, Diverse Partners Together to Burn and Learn -
Cal Poly’s Counseling and Psychological Services Recognized for Mental Health Programs -
Now Available: 120 New Housing Units in San Luis Obispo for Cal Poly Faculty and Staff -
Cal Poly, CSU Monterey Bay Team up on $750,000 National Science Foundation Grant on Equitable Data Science Collaborations
September 2024
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Cal Poly Partners Plaza Grand Opening Celebration Set for Oct. 5 -
Cal Poly Again Named Best in the West Among Public and Private Universities in 2025 U.S. News and World Report Ratings -
Cal Poly Partners with Cuesta, Hancock Colleges to Make it Easier for Local Students to Earn Four-Year Degrees -
Cal Poly Psychology Student Receives CSU Trustees’ Award and $7,000 Scholarship -
Starship Robots Coming to Cal Poly Campus Dining -
Cal Poly Rose Float Celebrates the ‘Best Day Ever’ at the Lake with Nessie -
Cal Poly CIE to Host Annual Demo Day Entrepreneur Showcase on Sept. 6
August 2024
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Cal Poly Named One of Nation’s Top 25 Public Schools by Forbes -
Cal Poly Partners Plaza to Open for Fall Athletics -
Cal Poly Digital Transformation Hub and Snopes.com to Enhance User Experience with Generative AI with AWS
July 2024
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Cal Poly Names UCLA Business and Finance Officer as New Senior VP for Administration and Finance -
Cal Poly Political Science and History Student Selected for Panetta Institute Congressional Internship Program -
Cal Poly’s Amy S. Fleischer Elected Vice Chair of ASEE Engineering Deans Council -
Cal Poly’s Expanding Tech Park Welcomes NOAA as New Tenant -
Cal Poly Plan to Expand Student Housing Receives CSU Trustees’ Approval -
New Livestream Video of Wild Rattlesnake Den Now Available as Part of Community Service Project Led by Cal Poly -
Cal Poly Recognized for Efforts to Improve Student Success and College Completion
June 2024
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Cal Poly’s Upward Bound Program Sends 100% of High School Graduates to College -
Cal Poly Receives Top Five-Star Ranking from Money Magazine’s Latest Best Colleges List -
Cal Poly Economics Professor Says Stats Can Help Build the Next NBA Champions -
Cal Poly Invests in New Downtown Location to Boost Regional Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Economic Development -
Cal Poly Architecture Students Resurrect Yearbook Tradition -
Two Cal Poly Student Startups Split $28,000 in Awards at Sunstone CSU Startup Launch Competition -
Cal Poly Commencement 2024 Ceremonies Set for June 15-16 -
Three Cal Poly Student Entrepreneur Teams Win Thousands for Innovative Startup Ideas at the CIE’s Annual Innovation Quest Competition -
Cal Poly Great Grads Were Tested and Inspired — and Found Their Passions -
Cal Poly Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Announces 2024 Summer Accelerator Cohort -
Cal Poly Strawberry Center and U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service Receive Additional $1.25 Million in Federal Funding
May 2024
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Cal Poly Funds 18 Faculty Projects Through Research, Scholarly and Creative Activities Grant Program -
Cal Poly Welcomes NASA Astronaut and Alumnus Victor Glover for a Day of Learn by Doing -
Cal Poly Kennedy Library Transformation Team to Host Virtual Town Hall Event May 20 -
Cal Poly Students Tie for Most Total Awards at 38th Annual CSU Research Competition -
Cal Poly Chosen for Community of Practice to Improve Data Collection and Support of Parenting Students -
Cal Poly Noyce School of Applied Computing Announces Transformational $60 Million Gift from The Robert N. Noyce Trust -
Cal Poly Symphony and Choirs to Present a Concert of French and American Music on June 8 -
Cal Poly Wind Bands to Present ‘All Hail, Green and Gold!’ Concert on June 2
April 2024
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Cal Poly Arab Music Ensemble Spring Concert Set for June 1 -
Cal Poly Career Services Launches Professional Clothing Closet Drive -
Cal Poly Soundings Productions to Feature Boston-Based Transient Canvas May 30-31 -
Cal Poly Music Department to Offer Free Student Recitals in May and June -
Bassist Marcus Shelby to be Featured at Spring Jazz Concert on May 17 at Cal Poly -
Eco-Friendly Glue Designed by Cal Poly, Geisys Researchers Earns Industry ‘Innovation Award’ -
Violinist Sarah Saviet to Present Master Class and Recital on May 16 at Cal Poly -
Pianist W. Terrence Spiller to Perform Final Beethoven Sonata Cycle Recital on May 10 at Cal Poly
March 2024
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Cleared for Success: Cal Poly Announces Unprecedented Cybersecurity Workforce Development Program -
Annual Tomato Spectacular Plant Sale to Be Held April 20 at Cal Poly -
Cal Poly Music Department to Present Open House Recital on April 13 -
Cal Poly Earns STARS Gold Rating for Sustainability Achievements -
Cal Poly Student Opera Theatre to Present ‘Spring Opera Scenes’ on April 13 -
Cal Poly Announces New Lynda and Stewart Resnick Student Success Center
February 2024
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Taylor Farms pledges $2 Million to Support Cal Poly’s New Plant Sciences Complex -
Cal Poly Chemistry Professor Earns Prestigious $120,000 Grant Award for Education, Research-Based Initiatives -
Cal Poly Arab Music Ensemble to Perform Winter Concert on March 16 -
Cal Poly Choirs to Present ‘Traditions’ Concert on March 17 -
Cal Poly Marketing Class Acts as a Full-Service Creative Agency for College Athletes Seeking Endorsement Deals -
Cal Poly Astronomy Fellowship’s Second Year to Examine High-Energy Particle Jets Near Supermassive Black Holes -
Cal Poly Band and Orchestra Festival Finale Concert Set for March 15 -
Cal Poly Corporation Renamed Cal Poly Partners -
Cal Poly to Present ‘Bach, Brubeck and Beyond’ Piano Duet Recital on March 7 -
Cal Poly Symphony to Showcase Student Winners and Music from Prokofiev’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’ on March 9 Concert -
Cal Poly Cantabile to Present ACDA Send-Off Concert on March 1 in San Luis Obispo
January 2024
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Cal Poly Rose Float Seeks Design Ideas for 2025 Rose Parade® Entry -
Cal Poly Awarded $2M Grant from National Science Foundation to Transform Computer Engineering Department -
Cal Poly Students Have Volunteered More Than 27,000 Hours of Service to Local Agencies Through #CaliforniansForAll College Corps Program -
Cal Poly Jazz Ensembles to Present Winter Concert on Feb. 23 -
Cal Poly Unveils 1901 Marketplace -
Cal Poly Music Department to Present Electronic Music Concert on Feb. 8 -
Cal Poly Float Receives Crown City Innovator Award at 2024 Rose Parade®
December 2023
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Cal Poly to Present Annual Bach Week Jan. 18-21 -
Cal Poly Electrical Engineering Professor Secures $496K Grant to Tackle Power Grid Challenges with Advanced Computing -
Cal Poly Students Create Sustainability Training Program for Campus Peers
November 2023
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Cal Poly Engineering Professors Earn Recognition with Breakthrough Patent in Early Wildfire Detection -
Eco-Friendly Glue Breakthrough Designed by Cal Poly Chemistry Team Receives Patent -
Cal Poly Center for Military-Connected Students Celebrates Grand Opening of New Campus Location -
Cal Poly Again Ranks First in the Nation in Study Abroad Survey -
Cal Poly Hosts Annual Poinsettia Sale Dec. 2 and Dec. 9