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An artist's drawing of the 2024 Rose Float entry shows an eel playing electric guitar and other sea creatures with musical instruments.

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Shock and Aww: Rose Float Team Reveals Electric Design for 75th Entry

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A student in professor Leslie Hamachi’s CHEM 548 - Polymer Synthesis Laboratory and CHEM 448 - Polymers and Coatings Laboratory II class performs an experiment using different colors of UV light to see which will polymerize a solution in less time.

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Cal Poly Ranked Best Overall Master's-Level University in the West

A black and white photo of political science student Dani Bello.

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Political Science Student Selected for Congressional Internship in D.C.

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The Future of Fires: Cal Poly Partners with Western Fire Officials to Protect Communities

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How Does Climate Change Impact California Ocean Temperatures? Cal Poly Study Investigates

A group of four students stand next to a television screen as they present a PowerPoint presentation. A professor is sitting at the table in front of them, watching intently.

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Beating the Heat: Students Map California Tree Canopy to Cool Cities as Climate Warms

Three students work on a prototype for an autonomous rescue vehicle, which looks like a small boat, in a lab.

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Shoot for the Moon: Engineering Students Showcase Prototypes at NASA Challenge

A view of the green hills leading down to the coast in Morro Bay. Morro Rock is visible in the distance.

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Local Town Could Make California a Green Energy Leader, Professors' Report Says

Five business students participating in the Low Income Taxpayer Clinic sit in conversation around a round table with papers in front of them.

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Students Saved Low-Income Clients Nearly $400K in Hands-On Tax Clinic

Astronaut and Cal Poly alum Victor Glover wears his official blue NASA jacket and crosses his arms as he poses for a portrait.

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Alumnus Victor Glover Will Pilot NASA's Artemis II Mission Around the Moon

History student Ethan Gutterman, who was a Panetta Intern on Capitol Hill smiles for a photo in front of the U.S. Capitol Building

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Work Local, Think Global: Student Serves Home District on Capitol Hill

The Cal Poly Rose Float 'Road to Reclamation' rolls down Colorado Boulevard in Pasadena

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Cal Poly Float Wins Extraordinaire Award at 2023 Rose Parade

Nine people stand, some wearing masks, smile in front of Cal Poly's Mobile Health Unit

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Professor Receives Grant to Improve Healthcare Access for Hispanic and Indigenous Women

A pile of beets at a farmer's market stand on the Cal Poly campus.

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Ask an Expert: How Will Climate Change Shape California's Food Future?

A group of students cluster on a pier in Morro Bay to look at instruments to measure waves and tides. A boat is in the left part of the image.

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One Swell Project: Students Develop Instruments to Measure Waves, Tides

An aerial photo of the Cal Poly campus on on a sunny day with Bishop Peak

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Behind ‘Best in the West’: How Cal Poly Has Evolved in the Last Three Decades

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Cal Poly Wins First-Ever Grant on Space Cybersecurity from US National Science Foundation