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Biological Sciences

Cal Poly Honored Alumni Awardee Roger Duncan
Alumni

Roger Duncan: Honored Alumni

Biological sciences student Haley Edwards looks closely at a small vial of green algae culture while working at a lab bench in the Keeling Lab.
Research

Algae Research and Capturing CO2

Cal Poly botany Professor Nishanta “Nishi” Rajakaruna
Awards

Biological Sciences Professor Receives Second Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award, Distinguished Faculty Honors

Top View of the CSM Conference
Campus and Community

CSM Ambassadors Help Teens Experience Marine Science Through Outreach

A portrait of Manuela Cruz
College Highlights

Postdoc Program Offers Rare Opportunity for Participants

A portrait of Manuela Cruz
College Highlights

Learn by Doing Lab Uses Body Donations to Teach High School Students

This 2017 photo was taken during a National Geographic Society funded expedition to explore lichen species found on serpentine rocks in South Africa. Other collaborators are from Duke University, University of Texas, University of Pretoria, and Michigan State University.
Awards

Biological Sciences Professor Receives Prestigious Honorary Appointment

A student with a VR headset makes their way through a virtual school of fish.
Innovation

Under the Sea

Mary and Cole
Our Students

Biology Students Featured at ACS Conference for Pharmaceutical Research

Parrotfish
Research

Size of Parrotfish Predation Scars Affects Coral Healing Rate