After 10 years of retaking courses at community college, late night studying and walks home after the bus had already terminated for the night, Derek J. Russell is graduating this […]
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Cal Poly’s change of major process, explained
Though Cal Poly’s change of major process has changed several times since its inception to make it easier on students, those who have not gone through the process still perceive […]
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‘Shut the Sash’ campaign raises awareness of on campus energy waste
Cal Poly Green Campus created the Shut the Sash campaign, encouraging students who work with fume hoods during chemistry labs to close the sash when not in use. The goal […]
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Cal Poly Engineering partners with Girl Scouts to build functional, life-size Lego robot
The Cal Poly Engineering Department is partnering with the Girl Scouts of California’s Central Coast to build a functional, life-sized Lego robot, according to a press release. Due to supply […]
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The endurance of a creative engineering club
On the second floor of the Bonderson Project Center is the Innovation Sandbox club. When the club’s president, Toby Darci-Maher, was a Cal Poly freshman, the small space was filled […]
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Cal Poly Society of Women Engineers and San Luis Obispo High School sponsors local robotics competition
Two teams from San Luis Obispo High School won awards at the 11th annual robotics competition for middle and high school students on Feb. 5., and one team will advance […]
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A recent study found the companies most Cal Poly graduates end up working for
A recent study conducted by GradReports revealed the companies that tend to hire graduates from California colleges. The report ranked Cal Poly seventh in GradReport’s list of top 10 colleges. […]
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Senior Project Spotlight: Perch, an app that senses wildfires
A team of Cal Poly seniors are working on a start-up business that could change how to locate wildfires. By analyzing the way power-lines sag when they are near a […]
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The 26.6%: Women in Engineering
In 2014, Mustang News explored the 19 percent of women in the engineering department at Cal Poly. Six years later, Mustang News explores what has changed during that time, if anything at all.
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EMPOWER-ing community members with disabilities: why Cal Poly’s QL+ is rebranding
Aerospace engineering junior Alex Fung is paralyzed from the shoulders down. Having a disability since 2012, he is accustomed to maneuvering a wheelchair to get where he wants to go. […]
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Students improve shark-spotting technology
Sept. 2020 marked the end to one of Cal Poly’s summer undergraduate research programs (SURP) where students and Cal Poly alumni developed a safer and cheaper tool to detect sharks […]