These incidents included one student climbing onto the back of a yearling (a young horse) and getting bucked off.
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New Plant Sciences Complex and Animal Health Center set to begin construction this month
The College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences (CAFES) has two new building projects scheduled to begin construction this month: the Plant Sciences Complex on the corner of Highland Drive and Mt. Bishop Road, and the Animal Health Center off of Via Carta next to the Beef Unit (BLDG 16).
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Retiring CAFES dean leaves lasting impact on Cal Poly
“The world is run by those who show up” is a phrase readily familiar to anyone close to the College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences (CAFES) Dean Andrew “Andy” […]
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Cal Poly hosts state FFA finals, going on its eighth decade
Cal Poly hosted the California State FFA Finals completion on Saturday, April 30, marking more than eight decades of the event being hosted on the university’s campus. The event brought […]
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CAFES dean to retire after 25 years of work at Cal Poly
College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences Dean Andrew “Andy” Thulin will retire from Cal Poly at the end of the 2023 calendar year, according to a campus-wide email sent […]
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Memorial to be held for George Gowani, a professor that paved the way for CAFES
A memorial will be held for honored Cal Poly College of Agriculture Food, and Environmental Sciences alumni George Gowgani on Saturday, Feb. 18, at 11 a.m. at the Madonna Inn, […]
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Cal Poly awarded California 100 grant for agricultural research
The Cal Poly College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences (CAFES) has received a research award from California 100, the university announced in a news release. The award consists of […]
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Ecology professor uses social media to share her research virtually
During quarantine, while people have been turning to arts and crafts to entertain themselves indoors, ecology professor Yamina Pressler has been recognized by Smithsonian Magazine for her work developing “responsibly harvested” soil-based water colors with her friend and colleague, Dr. Karen Vaughn at the University of Wyoming.
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New Wine and Viticulture Center will be ready fall 2021
An undertaking that has been about fifteen years in the making, Cal Poly’s Wine and Viticulture Center is expected to be completed in the Fall of 2021, according to wine and viticulture professor Federico Casassa.
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Rare “Corpse Flower” bloomed at Cal Poly Plant Shop
For the first time in Cal Poly history, the rare and distinctive Titan Arum, or Corpse Flower, bloomed on campus July 9, 2020. The flower typically blooms once every several […]
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Four CAFES students placed top 5 in state floral competition
An all-women team of College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Science (CAFES) students flourished in an annual statewide flower-arranging contest.