It IS Rocket Science
Fortunately, heartburn didn’t inspire a Cal Poly team to build a rocket that would be launched with “fast acting” Alka-Seltzers. But there was plenty of relief when a panel of judges invited
January 31, 2019
CSC Student Enjoys Open-Sourced Culture at Microsoft
As one of more than 400 interns from around the world, Cal Poly computer science student Rutu Samai didn’t expect her Microsoft Explore Internship in Software Engineering and Program Management last summer
January 15, 2019
Not Just Pond Scum
A few years ago, the prospect of transforming algae into an alternative biofuel had numerous American companies seeing green – and not because of chlorophyll. But while investors have spent hundreds of
January 9, 2019
PolySats Launch Down Under
Before it ever lifted off the planet, Cal Poly’s latest CubeSat had already traveled close to 7,000 miles. The PolySat team’s mini satellite – called ISX, or Ionospheric Scintillation explorer — was one of
January 7, 2019
An Extraordinary E.T.
An extraterrestrial float created by Cal Poly students was also an extraordinary float, judges concluded Tuesday, two hours before millions of earthlings observed it during the much-anticipated Rose Parade. “The judges even
January 3, 2019
Fighting Student Hunger
Near the end of spring quarter, almost every Cal Poly freshman faces an important financial question: How do you spend your leftover meal plan dollars? A new Cal Poly club, Swipe Out
December 5, 2018
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