California State Universities are facing millions in funding losses due to NIH cuts, which has led California Democrats to propose a plan to allocate $23 billion in funding for medical and scientific research to create a state equivalent of the NSF and NIH.
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Computer engineering department receives $2 million grant to support their Breaking the Binary project
Based on the belief that the field of engineering currently lacks collaboration and can be oppressive, Breaking the Binary aims to reject “binaries or dualisms commonly used to create hierarchies in engineering thought and practice” and to dismantle “the binaries by identifying and breaking down oppressive norms,” according to the project’s website.
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Cal Poly receives grant to assist underprivileged engineering students
Cal Poly received a grant of an estimated $618,815 on April 17 from the National Science Foundation, according to the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) grants management system.
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Research funding does well despite U.S. budget cuts
Mustang Daily Staff Report news@mustangdaily.net Budget cuts threaten to reduce the National Science Foundation’s budget, but Cal Poly professors are not too worried about grants for their research projects getting denied, they said. They’ve made progress and positive strides in their existing projects. Research funding at Cal Poly is important because research projects make for […]
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Cal Poly students create kayak for disabled users
Bryan Gingg, who suffers from quadriplegia, was able to kayak through Morro Bay Friday due to a new and improved SoloQuad kayak — a motorized kayak that responds to a sip and puff system or joystick as a control mechanism.
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Professor blinds students with science
Anne Marie Bergen, a Cal Poly biology teacher in residence, received recognition for her work in teaching K-12 science this month by winning the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching.