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unusual facts about California Polytechnic State University


Cal Poly

California Polytechnic State University or Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, a public university in San Luis Obispo, California


George Poinar, Jr.

In 1992 a team consisting of Poinar, his wife, his son Hendrik, and Dr. Raúl J. Cano of California Polytechnic State University successfully extracted insect DNA from a Lebanese weevil in amber that was 125 million years old, but more recent studies of ancient DNA cast doubt on the results.

Ramses Barden

He was also named small schools High School Athlete of the Year, while being pursued by UPenn, Stanford University, San Diego, and Cal Poly.

San Luis Obispo Mardi Gras controversy

"As a career emergency physician, I dread Mardi Gras like no other event," Dr. Steve Sainbury posted on the website, which also carried letters from the heads of Cuesta College and Cal Poly.


see also

CP6

CP-6, a satellite operated by the California Polytechnic State University