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Students develop next-gen flight test data system
A team of Cal Poly students successfully conducted the first flight of a new, smaller and more efficient flight test instrument.
Student business sells original hand-crafted tie dye clothing
After meeting at this year’s Week of Welcome (WOW), two students realized they both had unique talents that could mesh together to create something even better. Business junior Tyler Boylan and sociology junior Emma Veach formed a business selling hand-crafted…
The a-peel of carrots: Cal Poly professor studies ways to reuse carrot waste
Imagine a world where cakes stay moist after sitting out on the counter for a week. Welcome to food science professor Samir Amin’s universe, which he lovingly calls, “carrot stuff.”
Intergroup Dialogues facilitator training seeks to make students “self-aware”
The Cross Cultural Centers is partnering up with the College of Liberal Arts (CLA) to hold facilitator training for the Intergroup Dialogues (PSY 304) class.
Student sells Quokka, a ‘jitterless’ coffee created by Berkeley students, at Cal Poly
After having some bad experiences with jitters, two UC Berkeley students created “jitter-less” coffee and it’s available at Cal Poly.
Catch “Aquatic Aspirations” at the start of the 2020 Rose Parade
Cal Poly’s underwater-themed rose float will be second out of 44 floats to roll down Colorado Boulevard at the 2020 Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena. “We’ve never been so close to the beginning of the route,” President of the…
Beyond boots & cats: How beatboxers make music
From music production and a capella groups to simply spitting beats to blow off steam, these students have brought beatboxing to Cal Poly. And they said they would like to see more of it here.
Axe-throwing & redwood-climbing: Behind the scenes of Cal Poly’s nationally ranked logging team
What if the Olympics took place in the middle of the woods instead of on a track? What if instead of using javelins, they used chainsaws? How about climbing up redwoods instead of jumping over hurdles? The answer to these…
Alumna’s convertible heels dubbed the ‘perfect’ holiday gift on Ellen
“So what you want to do is you want to take your heel off, and you have a flat,” Kym Douglas said in the episode. “I just took my heel off. Look, I got flat shoes.”
Professor by day, scambuster by night: Business professor helps scam victims
For six years, she has helped victims rebuild their lives and works with an organization to alert them that they have been scammed.