Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. POLK COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) – Inside the iconic Florida Polytechnic University, visible from I-4, students are getting paid to help ...

A Florida Polytechnic University researcher received a $300,000 state grant to test biochar technology aimed at reducing ...

Florida Polytechnic University will add sports this summer, making it the last public university in the state to add athletics. Florida Poly, the newest state university, will launch men’s and women’s ...

Florida Polytechnic University has hired veteran Lakeland coach Stephanie Bylander as the inaugural leader of its new men’s ...

A research team is developing a biochar-based product meant to remove nutrients from water to restore ecological balance.

Florida Polytechnic University received state funding to expand campus infrastructure and boost student enrollment. The university secured $12 million for a Student Achievement Center and $10 million ...

Fri, February 20, 2026 at 12:04 AM UTC It's hard to find colleges and universities without an esports team. It's a major market that makes more than a billion dollars annually. What they're saying ...

Florida Polytechnic University in Lakeland unveiled a new esports arena on Feb. 13, giving its 14 teams a place to practice, compete and host competitions. The arena features 20 gaming PCs fully ...

Florida Polytechnic names athletic director as it adds varsity programs. Derick Lower has been with the university since 2017.

Performing maintenance work outside the International Space Station can be dangerous and complex while astronauts are wearing bulky space suits. A team of students and mechanical engineers from ...

Florida Polytechnic University introduced the option of food deliveries carried out by autonomous robots on campus for the spring semester.

LAKELAND, Fla., April 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Harmful algae blooms in Florida's rivers, lakes and springs pose a serious ...