Based on the belief that the field of engineering currently lacks collaboration and can be oppressive, Breaking the Binary aims to reject “binaries or dualisms commonly used to create hierarchies in engineering thought and practice” and to dismantle “the binaries by identifying and breaking down oppressive norms,” according to the project’s website.
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Cal Poly receives grant to assist underprivileged engineering students
Cal Poly received a grant of an estimated $618,815 on April 17 from the National Science Foundation, according to the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) grants management system.
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Research funding does well despite U.S. budget cuts
Mustang Daily Staff Report news@mustangdaily.net Budget cuts threaten to reduce the National Science Foundation’s budget, but Cal Poly professors are not too worried about grants for their research projects getting […]
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Cal Poly students create kayak for disabled users
Bryan Gingg, who suffers from quadriplegia, was able to kayak through Morro Bay Friday due to a new and improved SoloQuad kayak — a motorized kayak that responds to a sip and puff system or joystick as a control mechanism.
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Professor blinds students with science
Anne Marie Bergen, a Cal Poly biology teacher in residence, received recognition for her work in teaching K-12 science this month by winning the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching.