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Those who attend Cal Poly Humboldt often discover their love for the outdoors, their community, or a particular discipline—some even find the love of their lives.

Ushering in a new era for Northern California’s first polytechnic university, plans for Cal Poly Humboldt’s Engineering & Technology Building were approved by California State University Board of Trustees today.

Eastern north Pacific gray whales migrate annually from Mexico where they breed in the winter to the Arctic to feed in the summer, making one of the longest journeys of any mammal—but one small subgroup instead spends their summers along the Northern California to British Columbia coastline. Robyn Norman, a Biological Sciences graduate student, wants to know why.

A global study by scientists from throughout the world shows that the effects of extreme drought—which is expected to increase in frequency with climate change—has been greatly underestimated for grasslands and shrublands.

Cal Poly Humboldt is launching its 3D digital herbarium, a student-powered project that aims to increase access to plant science.

How does long-term exclusion of cattle grazing affect the ecological health of wetlands and rare plants?

One Cal Poly Humboldt graduate student is working with the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), California Native Plant Society (CNPS), and U.S. Forest Service (USFS) to help save an endangered plant species from possible extinction.

Cal Poly Humboldt Engineering students will showcase projects made at the University’s new Makerspaces on Thursday, Dec. 14, from 11 a.m.-noon, behind Alistair McCrone Hall.

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.