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A Cal Poly Humboldt professor is partnering to research whether biochar can help tackle climate change by improving forest soils.

A groundbreaking project by Cal Poly Humboldt Biological Sciences Professor Pedro Peloso aims to resurrect the silent tales of frogs, salamanders and caecilians that have already vanished to raise awareness about the nearly 200 amphibian species at risk of disappearing forever.

While Bald Eagles are one of the best conservation success stories in the United States, Golden Eagle populations continue to struggle in the West.

For hundreds of years, scientific illustrations have taken viewers to the unobservable—from the contents of cells and the universe to extinct species.

To better understand how climate change might affect the marine ecosystem off the coast of California over the next century, Cal Poly Humboldt researchers are studying one of the ocean’s smaller inhabitants.

Eighteen Cal Poly Humboldt students will compete in a soil judging contest on Friday, Nov. 10 against students from universities throughout the West including UC Davis, New Mexico State, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, and Fresno State.

A Cal Poly Humboldt professor is leading an effort to increase resilience to climate change by developing a working group of Tribal, University, and government researchers that will help local Tribes increase their capacity for fisheries research and monitoring.

A new degree program is helping its students address the world's greatest challenges from deforestation to homelessness to emergency preparedness.

Cal Poly Humboldt students and faculty across various disciplines are embarking on an ambitious project to map out vegetation in the Klamath Mountains.

Edray Goins, professor of Mathematics at Pomona College, will present "Distance Makes the Math Grow Deeper: Rational Distance Sets, Nate Dean, and Me," on Friday, Oct. 27 at 7 p.m. in Room 135 of the Science B Building.

Marine Biology is one of 10 new programs the University launched this fall. Programs such as these align with the state and University’s goals to address climate resilience, and prepare students in STEM fields.

Through a historic partnership between the University of California and the state of California, research by two Cal Poly Humboldt professors is among dozens of projects awarded a total of $80 million in climate action grants.

In an effort to reduce the risk of wildfire, Cal Poly Humboldt faculty and students have embarked on a three-year study to investigate tree health. Photo courtesy of Lucy Kerhoulas.

A Cal Poly Humboldt study underway will help determine whether electronic detection of elk along North Coast highways will help protect elk, as well as human drivers.

The news has been inescapable: wildfires in California and across the West have become larger, more severe, more destructive, and more deadly. Historical fire suppression and forest practices, coupled with climate change, have created an unavoidable problem.

To inspire local youth to pursue science careers and to diversify STEM fields, a group of Cal Poly Humboldt students is publishing "Ciencia Para Todos," a Spanish language children’s science book this month.

California has a severe shortage of healthcare workers, according to the California Future Workforce Commission.

Cal Poly Humboldt is partnering with several institutions including lead university, the  University of Oregon, on a new multi-institution earthquake research center, which will receive $15 million from the National Science Foundation over five years to study the Cascadia subduction zone and bolster earthquake preparedness in the Pacific Northwest and beyond.

Cal Poly Humboldt is one of the 79 best colleges in the West according to The Princeton Review. The education services company lists Humboldt in the Best in the West section of its “2024 Best Colleges: Region by Region.”

In exchange for a comfortable home, these birds pay the rent—in rodents and insects.

Nearly 50 Native high school and college students spent a part of their summer studying the rivers and surrounding ecosystems throughout the Klamath River Basin, gaining college credit and hands-on experience through Cal Poly Humboldt’s Environmental Science & Management 105 course.

Cal Poly Humboldt students and faculty are reaping the results of their groundbreaking work on California’s first commercial, open-water seaweed farm.

As tick-borne illnesses continue to rise, Cal Poly Humboldt faculty and students are at the forefront of studying potential arachnid-transferred diseases.

Since 1964, Cal Poly Humboldt has honored outstanding faculty and in 1986, the University added the Scholar of the Year Award. Nominations are reviewed by the Faculty Awards Committee.

The Executive Committee of the Cal Poly Humboldt Emeritus and Retired Faculty and Staff Association (Humboldt ERFSA)  is pleased to announce the winners of this year’s awards.