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Cal Poly Humboldt has broadened its investigation into reports of mistreatment of players as well as other misconduct within its intercollegiate men’s basketball program.

The berries have long been hailed as a superfood—while they’re known for a plethora of health benefits, new research proves this superfruit could help burn fat during exercise. 

Cal Poly Humboldt is proud to award local advocate and health worker Jorge Matias an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters at this year’s Spring Commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 13.

While Californians face increased fire risk, air pollution, and aging energy infrastructure, Tribal and rural communities remain especially vulnerable. The SAFE project—Smoke, Air, Fire, Energy—is a collaboration between Tribes and Schatz Energy Research Center to develop solutions to these challenges.

Rick Gardner (‘65, Psychology) remembers the day he was accepted into Cal Poly Humboldt. “I opened the mailbox and saw the letter from Humboldt. When I opened it, I went running to my parents to show

When wildfire strikes a community, it can leave a path of destruction, and a chance for renewal. During the fire and in the immediate aftermath, residents and officials focus on protection and stabilization efforts. However, the availability of resources to support community recovery and promote resilience to future fires over the longer-term is less certain. Three Cal Poly Humboldt professors are studying how communities recover from wildfires over time.

The 24th International Latino Film Festival kicks off Tuesday, Feb. 28 with a series of film screenings at the Mill Creek Cinema in McKinleyville from 6-10:20 p.m.

Cal Poly Humboldt, the Yurok Tribe, and College of the Redwoods have partnered on an initiative to create a local workforce for the proposed development of floating offshore wind projects along California’s North Coast.

Congratulations to the 2022-23 recipients of the annual Staff Recognition Awards!

“More Than A Number” is an exhibition that features more than a dozen artists from Pelican Bay State Prison in Crescent City. Paintings, papercraft, crochet, beadwork, drawings, and carvings will be on display at Cal Poly Humboldt’s Reese Bullen Gallery from Feb. 16 to March 11.

Cal Poly Humboldt has expanded its residential housing to accommodate an additional 250 students starting Fall 2023 through leases of the Super 8 Motel and Motel 6 properties in Arcata.

Many people don't understand how to do their taxes, let alone how to minimize them. That’s why student volunteers from Cal Poly Humboldt’s School of Business are providing free face-to-face tax filing services — including on-the-spot e-filing — to eligible individuals throughout the campus and community.

More than 100 employers will be on campus looking for qualified Cal Poly Humboldt candidates at the Career and Volunteer Expo on Thursday, Feb. 16. Employers will be on-site at the West Gym from noon to 4 p.m. to network with students who are interested in employment, internship, and volunteer opportunities.

In honor of its commitment to more sustainable, just, and diverse futures, Cal Poly Humboldt is kicking off the 24th International Education Week (IEW) on Monday, Feb. 6.

To raise awareness and help end the stigma surrounding mental health for student athletes, the Cal Poly Humboldt athletic community joined Dam Worth It, a nonprofit committed to ending the stigma around mental health.

Underserved community members have new opportunities to explore the outdoors through a collaboration between Redwood National and State Parks and Cal Poly Humboldt's Center Activities Department.

Cal Poly Humboldt presents the “Welcome to Spring Semester” recital, an evening of wide-ranging music, with performances by faculty and alumni, on Saturday, Feb. 4 at 8 p.m. in Fulkerson Recital Hall.

Designed to foster biomedical scientists from diverse backgrounds, Cal Poly Humboldt's CIRM Bridges Program is committed to accelerating the discovery, development, and delivery of stem cell, gene therapy, and related technologies for improving human health.

A new Cal Poly Humboldt housing project has been approved by the California State University Board of Trustees, with construction slated to begin in February.

Cal Poly Humboldt will observe the annual Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties & the Constitution with a visit from  poet, multi-disciplinary artist, and community activist traci kato-kiriyama (they+she) Monday, Jan. 30.

More than 55 Cal Poly Humboldt volunteers prepared the campus food pantry, worked on outdoor garden spaces, removed invasive plants, and more on the MLK Day of Service on Jan. 10.

Cal Poly Humboldt is now better prepared to protect cultural heritage in the event of emergencies, thanks to a Smithsonian Training attended by Emergency Manager Cris Koczera.

The Rou Dalagurr Food Sovereignty Lab and Traditional Ecological Knowledges Institute at Cal Poly Humboldt received a $1 million Elevate Youth California: Youth Substance Use Disorder Prevention Program Grant which will support the Food for Indigenous Futures Program.

Cal Poly Humboldt continues to grow its Place-Based Learning Communities, which offer first-year students improved connections to local communities and each other.

Cal Poly Humboldt researchers found that redwoods have varying sensitivity to drought, and that rising temperatures may affect tree performance in unexpected ways—results that are both concerning and hopeful.