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    Featured

    The Campus Comeback

    Scenes from a wave of welcome events that kicked off fall quarter, helping Mustangs make unforgettable friends and memories.
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    Sleepwalking Into Our Future

    Cal Poly’s philosophy experts shape the global discussion on ethical technology in artificial intelligence, warfare and more.
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    Featured

    Summer of Research

    Everything from income inequality to renewable energy tech is on the agenda thanks to new summer programs.

Polytechnic

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The Quarterly

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    Departments

    What is Critical Race Theory?

    Ethnic studies Professor José Navarro separates fact from fiction in a debate that has engulfed the education world.
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    About Campus

    Keeping Campus Well

    Caregivers from Campus Health and Wellbeing talk about the COVID years, and remind us that joy can be contagious, too.
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    Course Description

    Ag from the Air

    A first-of-its-kind drone surveying class introduces students to a new way to map land.
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    Mustang Voices

    Pandemic Bingo

    We asked creative writing students to distill their feelings about returning to campus. Here’s what one had to say.
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    Editor's Desk

    Coming Back Together

    Editor Larry Peña shares how it feels to be back in print and back on campus.
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    Online Exclusives

    Who is Musty?

    Student performers have serious fun bringing Cal Poly’s beloved mascot to life at campus events.
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Reading Between the Vines
It’s an early morning in Trestle Vineyard for students and faculty gathering data on pinot noir grapes just as fall quarter begins.

Alumni

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    Alumni

    From SLO to Tokyo

    Despite a yearlong delay, four former Mustangs headed to Tokyo for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to compete.
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    Alumni

    Right at Home

    Donors chip in to support former foster youth as they furnish their new living spaces.
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    Alumni

    Meet the Mayor

    Get to know Erica A. Stewart, the Mustang who has been tapped to lead San Luis Obispo.
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    Alumni

    You're Invited

    From COVID-19 to climate change, this speaker series explores the issues of today.

Latest News

Rewind

  • Predicting a Post-Pandemic Future
    Not everything can return to the way it was before the pandemic. We asked faculty members what aspects of everyday life in their areas of study may have changed forever — for better or for worse. 
  • Catching More Students with Honey
    See what all the buzz is about in Cal Poly's legendary beekeeping class.
  • Out of the Ashes
    Six months after a wildfire decimated Swanton Pacific Ranch, the staff and faculty who live and work there reflect on its past and plan for its future.
  • Thought Leaders
    Cal Poly’s new class of faculty examine their fields of study through a lens of diversity, inclusion and equity.
  • My First Patient
    Biology graduate Justin Chan reflects on a life-changing opportunity to work with Cal Poly’s cadaver lab on his way toward a career in health care.
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