Eero Barker quickly picks up his pace as he exits the architecture building, shivering as he is struck by the cold night air. An architecture junior, Barker has spent his entire Monday in the studio working on his most recent…
A Cal Poly senior project is making virtual labs a reality
OdinXR, a Cal Poly senior project group, is developing a solution to allow engineering students affected by COVID-19 to attend labs using a virtual reality headset. Electrical engineering senior, Tessa Luzuriaga, came up with the idea in July 2020, after…
Cal Poly CubeSat earns a spot in Space Technology Hall of Fame
CubeSats, a miniature satellite technology co-created at Cal Poly, will be inducted into the Space Technology Hall of Fame during the 37th Space Symposium in Colorado Springs April 4-7. Jordi Puig-Suari, a former Cal Poly aerospace engineering professor, and now-retired…
NASA Scientist to discuss journey of James Webb Space Telescope at Cal Poly
A NASA scientist will be coming to Cal Poly’s campus Thursday, March 3, to host a discussion on the James Webb Space Telescope. The James Webb Space Telescope is a large observatory that currently orbits the sun nearly a million…
Cal Poly grad student leads San Luis Obispo’s WWII Black History tour
Erik Brun, a Cal Poly history graduate and military veteran, presented a lecture, slideshow and walking tour this past Friday, discussing a Black artillery regiment that resided in San Luis Obispo during World War II. The 54th Coast Artillery Regiment…
COVID-19 surge shows signs of slowing in San Luis Obispo County
San Luis Obispo County’s COVID-19 cases are showing signs of slowing after weeks of surging, according to a County Public Health news release. County Public Health officials say COVID-19 cases in the county increased by 3,852 over the past week.…
Body remains found on Bishop’s Peak have been identified
The San Luis Obispo Police Department has identified the remains of a body found on Bishop’s Peak last December as Charles Leader, a 36-year-old man from Florida. A hiker going off-trail found Leader’s skeletal remains on Dec. 10, according to…