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Biological Sciences

Genesis Glover, a biological sciences major, stands with her sister Maya Glover, an architecture major, on the Cal Poly campus.
Our Students

Genesis Glover Talks Cal Poly and Family Legacy

Statistics Assistant Professor Trevor Ruiz with student researchers Nathan Greenfield, Nick Patrick, Jose Garcia, Alea Seifert and Nicole Yee.
Research

Statistics Research Team Explores Biological Questions

Jeff Wilson, a biological sciences student who aspires to become a physician, and his mother, Katrina Wilson, who raised five children while achieving higher education goals.
Our Students

Pre-Med Student Inspired by Single Mom’s Educational Journey

Red-tailed hawk perched outdoors at Dixon Lake in California, showing its mottled brown feathers and characteristic reddish tail.
California Impact

Raptors Fall Prey to Microplastics

Four pronghorn antelope stand in a dry, grassy field; one lowers its head to graze while the others look alert across the open landscape.
California Impact

Thriving vs. Surviving

Elephant seal lying on a kelp-strewn beach raises its head with mouth open, vocalizing, with rocky shoreline and ocean waves in the background; another seal rests nearby.
California Impact

Students Study a Treasured Local Species

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Faculty

Building Cultural Connection

Daniel Kostalnick sits on a bench on the Cal Poly campus with trees and campus buildings in the background.
Alumni

Daniel Kostalnick: 2023 Honored Alumni

Cal Poly student in Plant Conservatory
California Impact

Urban Tree Diversity and Global Warming

Cal Poly marine science students prepare to deploy a mooring
Research

Whale Chat and Travel? Bioacoustics Data Can Provide Insight