A group of eight Cal Poly mechanical engineering seniors are advancing to the semifinals for a NASA competition that asks students to create technology for the future of space exploration. NASA’s Moon to Mars Ice and Prospecting Challenge is asking…
Chris Lambert releases new episode of Kristen Smart podcast “Your Own Backyard”
Chris Lambert released episode eight of his podcast “Your Own Backyard” which details the disappearance of Cal Poly student Kristen Smart in May of 1996.
New online emergency room service offered at local hospitals
Tenet Health Central Coast is offering a new phone service called Tele-ER. This service is for patients who may not be sure if they need the emergency room and provides them the ability to talk to a board-certified emergency room…
Hacking crimes continue to rise. Here’s what to look out for
Cal Poly Chief Information Officer Bill Britton estimates the last year brought about a 700 percent increase in phishing attacks on the community.
Meet EMBER: A student-designed robot to help prevent wildfires
“We can think of it like an automatic sprinkler,” mechanical engineering senior Daniel Santoro said.
Cal Poly awarded $340,000 grant to research satellite solutions
Students and faculty will work with the local California Cybersecurity Institute (CCI) and Cal Poly’s Digital Transformation Hub to develop solutions for issues regarding space satellites.
A truck designed from scratch by a Cal Poly student will air on Discovery Channel
A truck hand-designed by Cal Poly mechanical engineering senior Jack Fisher will appear on the upcoming season of the Discovery Channel show, “Twin Turbos.” Fisher co-founded the engineering consulting firm Tekk Consulting during his freshman year at Cal Poly. The…
PROVE Lab takes prototypes to Kennedy Library exhibit
Cal Poly Engineering Club, Prototype Vehicles Laboratory bring Limitless: The Process of Innovation to the second floor of Kennedy Library.
HotHouse opens new manufacturing lab addition for entrepreneurs with $500K grant
After two years of being in the works, Cal Poly’s Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) has opened a manufacturing lab in their downtown HotHouse, called the HotHouse Annex, for entrepreneurs to use.
Sacramento State is adding an on-campus, self-driving shuttle. But don’t get your hopes up, it won’t be coming to Cal Poly anytime soon
Fellow California State University (CSU) Sacramento State is welcoming a new addition to its campus this February: an autonomous shuttle named Olli.
$750,000 granted to Cal Poly professor to further work in his field
Cal Poly physics professor was given a grant that will provide students with the opportunity to work with particle colliders, at home and abroad.