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    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.
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    The Rebirth of Juan Pèrez

    A tragic event sent Juan Pèrez on a mission. From podcasts to startups, he's making the most of his second chance.
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    A Surge in Scholarship

    How faculty and student research continues to survive — and thrive — amidst the pandemic.

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Astronaut Victor Glover waves on screen while chatting with Cal Poly engineers via Zoom

The Quarterly

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    Cream of the Crop

    Drive thru ice cream sales bring student-made dairy delights to the Central Coast community amidst the pandemic.
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    Thought Leaders

    Meet members of Cal Poly's faculty who are examining their fields through a lens of diversity, equity and inclusion.
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    Mustang Report

    Leaving It on the Court

    Athletes reflect on their last games before the shut down – and how they’re tackling their chance to compete during the pandemic.
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    Online Exclusives

    Determined Discovery

    Hungry for more research? Get to know a few projects and announcements that made headlines in 2020.
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    How I Learn by Doing

    Keeping It Local

    Agricultural business student Walter Lafky combines modern technology and old-fashioned ideas in his new startups to bring consumers closer to their food.
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    About Campus

    Snapshots of Fall

    Scenes from a quarter unlike any other as the campus community adapts to life in a pandemic.
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Cultivating Holiday Cheer
While much about the holidays looked different in 2020, student-made products continued to share the Learn by Doing spirit with shoppers looking for the perfect gift. In the Cal Poly Plant Shop, roughly 3,000 poinsettia plants representing a dozen varieties showed off a spectrum of colors and textures after seven months of preparation from a crew of students and staff.

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Rewind

  • Taking Flight
    Through tragedy, triumph and everything in between, trace the roots of Cal Poly’s reputation for excellence in aeronautics and aerospace.
  • Five Questions with Camille O’Bryant
    Diversity, inclusion and equity drive the conversation with Professor and Associate Dean Camille O’Bryant.
  • Cows in the Cloud
    Researchers in the Digital Transformation Hub develop wearable tech sharing data on the evasive "loner" cattle.
  • Home Cooking
    Food science student and aspiring chef Jimmy Wong is bringing a whole new meaning to the concept of a home-cooked meal
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