Features FeaturedEngineering a Better LifeStudents design and build adaptive tech for a combat veteran, a Parkinson’s patient, and a 10-year-old car crash survivor. In short, “Everybody’s crying.” FeaturedI'm With the BandStep to the beat with Mustang Band as it celebrates more than 100 years of spirited performances and polytechnic prowess. FeaturedAnatomy of the HustleSix entrepreneurs walk into the HotHouse and startup a conversation about the realities of bootstrapping, bankruptcy and breakthroughs. Polytechnic Powering Up Sailing the Sun Cyber Sleuthing Ask an Expert Flu Shot Economics Shaping Public Discourse The Quarterly How I Learn by DoingThe Sound of SpaceEmma Gracyk’s passions for music and architecture echo throughout her senior project on sound’s effect on an environment. Five QuestionsFive Questions with Jay BettergarciaPsychology Professor Jay Bettergarcia aims to transform mental health resources for LGBTQ+ folks locally and throughout California. About CampusA Day in the Life of InternsSpend a day in the Learn by Doing life of summer interns with members of the National Society of Black Engineers. SpacesThe Unchanging Faces of CampusHow well do you know some of Cal Poly’s most iconic faces? Take our campus quiz and find out. Mustang VoicesTelling Truth with FictionFor biology Professor Matt Ritter, storytelling is the first step in opening a dialogue on how to address the climate crisis. The Last WordA Great Time to Be a MustangPresident Armstrong reflects on Cal Poly's past, present and amazingly bright future. Ask the ArchivistThe CapstoneTrace the roots of Cal Poly’s infamous senior project, a cornerstone of Learn by Doing dating back more than 70 years. Mustang ReportTaking the ReignsMeet three new head coaches looking to lead their Mustangs toward a winning future. Course Description7 Steps to Protect Your TechLearn a thing or two about keeping your devices safe in a new computer science class. Editor's DeskA Closer Look at the Cal Poly StoryEditor Larry Peña talks about shaping the Cal Poly story through the lens of Learn by Doing. Big Picture Feel the Zen Students from the Religions of Asia course in the religious studies program visited the San Luis Obispo Zen Circle and practiced meditation with Zen priest Mark Shōgen Bloodgood. Students majoring in everything from architecture to business take this class — plus others on Islam, Christianity, Hinduism and Judaism — on their way to a religious studies minor. Photo by Joe Johnston. Alumni AlumniWild AppetitesHang out with alumna and LA Zoo Nutritionist Emily Schwartz as she feeds a few friends. AlumniClass NotesHighlights and announcements from your friends and classmates, plus a fond farewell to an alumnus and a beloved professor. AlumniThinking Outside the GlassWine Enthusiast honors two Cal Poly alumni for their vino-centric innovations. AlumniEating HealthyAlumna Kerry Bridges becomes Chipotle’s VP of food safety to protect customers from contamination. Latest News Human Powered-Speed Record Engineering students’ year-long project shatters 27-year-old mark at international competition in Nevada Best in California A new Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education list ranks Cal Poly as one of the best universities in the state ‘Aquatic Aspirations’ at the Rose Parade Check out the marine-inspired design of this year’s Cal Poly Tournament of Roses Parade float Orbital Defenders Cal Poly is the first university to work with U.S. Strategic Command to monitor objects orbiting the planet Poultry Pioneer Professor Ike Kang earned a National Chicken Council award for innovative contributions to the poultry industry Rewind Back in the SaddleTake in the sights of September through Move-In, WOW and more as another year of Learn by Doing gets underway.Fighting Fires with Social MediaWildfires spread quickly, but so do tweets. Alumnus and Cal Fire Chief Jonathan Cox explains why he uses social media to communicate in a crisis. The P Stands for PolySee the history of Cal Poly's most enduring symbol through the eyes of first-year outdoor enthusiast.Science and the SpiritFor physics professor Stamatis Vokos, a teaching experience with Buddhist monks provides a new perspective on the line between science and faithShaped by WavesMeet a few of the Cal Poly students, faculty and alumni who live their lives where the ocean meets the land
FeaturedEngineering a Better LifeStudents design and build adaptive tech for a combat veteran, a Parkinson’s patient, and a 10-year-old car crash survivor. In short, “Everybody’s crying.”
FeaturedI'm With the BandStep to the beat with Mustang Band as it celebrates more than 100 years of spirited performances and polytechnic prowess.
FeaturedAnatomy of the HustleSix entrepreneurs walk into the HotHouse and startup a conversation about the realities of bootstrapping, bankruptcy and breakthroughs.
How I Learn by DoingThe Sound of SpaceEmma Gracyk’s passions for music and architecture echo throughout her senior project on sound’s effect on an environment.
Five QuestionsFive Questions with Jay BettergarciaPsychology Professor Jay Bettergarcia aims to transform mental health resources for LGBTQ+ folks locally and throughout California.
About CampusA Day in the Life of InternsSpend a day in the Learn by Doing life of summer interns with members of the National Society of Black Engineers.
SpacesThe Unchanging Faces of CampusHow well do you know some of Cal Poly’s most iconic faces? Take our campus quiz and find out.
Mustang VoicesTelling Truth with FictionFor biology Professor Matt Ritter, storytelling is the first step in opening a dialogue on how to address the climate crisis.
The Last WordA Great Time to Be a MustangPresident Armstrong reflects on Cal Poly's past, present and amazingly bright future.
Ask the ArchivistThe CapstoneTrace the roots of Cal Poly’s infamous senior project, a cornerstone of Learn by Doing dating back more than 70 years.
Mustang ReportTaking the ReignsMeet three new head coaches looking to lead their Mustangs toward a winning future.
Course Description7 Steps to Protect Your TechLearn a thing or two about keeping your devices safe in a new computer science class.
Editor's DeskA Closer Look at the Cal Poly StoryEditor Larry Peña talks about shaping the Cal Poly story through the lens of Learn by Doing.
AlumniWild AppetitesHang out with alumna and LA Zoo Nutritionist Emily Schwartz as she feeds a few friends.
AlumniClass NotesHighlights and announcements from your friends and classmates, plus a fond farewell to an alumnus and a beloved professor.
AlumniThinking Outside the GlassWine Enthusiast honors two Cal Poly alumni for their vino-centric innovations.
AlumniEating HealthyAlumna Kerry Bridges becomes Chipotle’s VP of food safety to protect customers from contamination.
