Cal Poly Humboldt Surpasses $1 Billion in Research Funding, Driving Innovation and Discovery
Since 2011, Cal Poly Humboldt secured more than $1 billion in external funding, advancing breakthroughs in gene therapy, clean energy, climate science, community health, the arts, and student success programs while providing students hands-on opportunities to shape the future.
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My Best Lecture Series: (Re)imagining (Real)ity
Cal Poly Humboldt’s College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences (CAHSS) launches its new My Best Lecture series, a showcase of compelling talks that University faculty have always wanted to give.
Cal Poly Humboldt Helps Shape Statewide Expansion of CSU Direct Admissions Program
Cal Poly Humboldt’s role in shaping a new statewide college access initiative was highlighted as Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 640 into law, formally expanding the California State University (CSU) Direct Admissions Program to school districts across the state.
Prospective Students to Visit Humboldt for Fall Preview
Cal Poly Humboldt will welcome hundreds of prospective students and their families to the annual Fall Preview on Friday, Oct. 24.
A Funkadelic Celebration of Lumberjack Weekend (Photos)
This year’s Lumberjack Weekend brought a funkadelic burst of music, pride, and community spirit to Cal Poly Humboldt from October 2–5.
Alumni & Donor Stories
Generational Giving from the Harris Family Expands Educational Opportunity
The Harris family’s philanthropy began, as Jim Harris tells it, around a dining room table.
The Violin That Went Missing and the Humboldt Alum Who Found It
When The New York Times published its story, “The Hunt for a 316-Year-Old Stradivarius Stolen in the Fog of War,” one of the central figures behind the discovery was Cal Poly Humboldt alum Carla Shapreau (‘83, Special Major).
Humboldt Alumni Helping Current Students Through Scholarship
Each year, Cal Poly Humboldt alumni come together to support the next generation of students through the Humboldt Alumni Scholarship.
A Year of Giving and Innovation
Cal Poly Humboldt alumni, faculty, staff, parents, community members, and friends came together to provide unprecedented support for students and programs.
Campus Achievements
Dr. Mary Gonzalez received a $3 million grant to help disadvantaged high school students in Humboldt and Del Norte counties prepare for and succeed in college! The Gaining Early…
Dr. Rouhollah Aghasaleh (Cal Poly Humboldt) and Zari Aghajani (Azad Islamic University, Tehran) published a new article, “Not a Virtual Education: The Entanglement of the Private and Public…
Drs. Tristan Gleason and Rouhollah Aghasaleh published a new editorial, “Constellations of Legacy and Possibility,” in the Journal of Curriculum Theorizing (Vol. 40, No. 2, 2025…
Prof. Sherrene Bogle received a travel award from the University of Missouri, Kansas City to attend the 2025 Workshop on Large Language Models for CS Undergraduate Education…
Prof. Sherrene Bogle, 2024-25 student of the year Cheyenne Ty and their collaborators in the NSF funded ACOSUS (AI Counseling System for Under-represented Transfer Students) research group had…
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Geology Professor Emeritus Lori Dengler joins host Dave Schlom from Cal Poly Humboldt for an in-depth look at the tectonic forces that have shaped California's North Coast.
Blue Dot - Oct 2025
Professor Searching Remote Wilderness For Squirrel Finds Completely New Species »
In 2018, Cal Poly Humboldt biological sciences professor Silvia Pavan was on a research expedition in the Peruvian Andes, keeping her eyes peeled for a “mysterious” squirrel species, when she stumbled on an animal she didn’t recognize.
The Dodo - Oct 2025
Why do bats hang upside down to sleep? »
Bats often hang upside down when they sleep instead of sitting right side up or lying down — why?
Live Science - Oct 2025
New species of opossum discovered by Cal Poly Humboldt professor »
Dr. Silvia Pavan was on a search for a squirrel that was missing from the genealogy tree when she and her team stumbled upon a new species of opossum in Abiseo River National Park on the eastern slopes of the Peruvian Andes, at the edge of the Amazon Basin.
The Jefferson Exchange - Oct 2025
Tiny New Marsupial With a Tail Longer Than Its Body Discovered in Peru »
Hidden in the eastern Andes, scientists stumbled on a marsupial that had never been described before.
VICE - Sep 2025
