Cycling is the best form of exercise for leg amputees, according to an award-winning study led by mechanical engineering student Greg Orekhov. Orekhov’s work summarizing the findings won first place this month
Selynna Sun was at the Vatican last March when Pope Francis spoke about welcoming and nurturing people with learning disabilities. And that’s when Sun and her international team of fellow computer science
Even after getting rejected for a spot on Cal Poly’s running teams a second consecutive year, Swarnjit Boyal left the coach’s office thinking, “This isn’t the last you’ll hear from me.” Fueled
Joseph Cornelius was having a rough day. When he arrived at the Bonderson for the Project Expo, the 24-year-old, who has cerebral palsy, looked visibly uncomfortable. And he seemed reluctant whenever his
Middle school and high school students interested in engineering are getting a close-up look at what it would be like to study at Cal Poly through EPIC (Engineering Possibilities in College), a
High school students in the Upward Bound program sanded, sawed and painted at the Bonderson last week, creating games for Jack’s Helping Hand, a charity that assists children with disabilities. The federally-funded Upward Bound
When he gazes at the night sky from his 50-foot sailboat, Jordi Puig-Suari will see spectacular displays of moon and stars. But, he knows, there’s more up there – unseen by the
After seeing Han Solo dodge asteroids in the original “Star Wars” trilogy, a 5-year-old Lacey Davis decided she’d rather become an astronaut than a princess. Years later, the aerospace sophomore from Salinas
