At the top of Cal Poly’s campus at the poultry center lives a colony of leopard tortoises. These seventeen tortoises are taken care of and studied by students in ASCI […]
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Cal Poly ICLR to host third annual ‘Climate Solutions Now’ Conference
The Cal Poly Initiative for Climate Leadership and Resilience (ICLR) will hold its third annual Climate Solutions Now Conference from Oct. 25 – 27. ICLR is an organization on Cal […]
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Green Campus starts off the school year with ‘Sustainability Festival’
Cal Poly Green Campus aims to showcase its sustainability missions to the local community at the upcoming Sustainability Festival on Oct. 12 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Dexter Lawn.
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Northern Chumash tribe makes strides toward a Central Coast Marine Sanctuary
In 2013, the Northern Chumash Tribal Council began a campaign to create the Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary. Ten years later, the proposal is entering its final public comment period, […]
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Cal Poly embraces electric vans to drive green goals on campus
Cal Poly has added nine fully electric vans to its campus fleet this month — one step toward the university’s goal of carbon neutrality. Manager of Energy, Utilities and Sustainability […]
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WATCH: Cal Poly’s Reservoir Gains Multiple Years of Water from Winter Storms
Cal Poly receives its water from the Whale Rock Reservoir in Cayucos. The recent rains over winter filled the reservoir to its max and it spilled for the first time […]
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City of SLO wins national award for Climate Action Plan
The City of San Luis Obispo won the 2023 national Environmental, Climate, and Energy Award for the newest volume of its Climate Action Plan for Community Recovery, according to a […]
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Cal Poly’s new plant conservatory supports hands-on learning and California conservation efforts
Cal Poly’s new plant conservatory is now open to the public, a space dedicated to visitors to learn about plant conservation and appreciate the diverse plant life from around the […]
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Flood watch, wind advisory issued for SLO County
The Spring Equinox this year has been welcomed with various severe weather alerts in San Luis Obispo County and throughout the coast of California. The National Weather Service reported both […]
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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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CSU committed to divesting from fossil fuels. Here’s why Cal Poly hasn’t done the same
More than a year after the California State University Board of Trustees voted to divest from fossil fuels, Cal Poly’s endowment has maintained its investments in the fossil fuel industry […]