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Students in Cal Poly College Prep Programs Advance to Higher Education at Higher Rates

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Cal Poly is California’s Top Public-Masters University, According to Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education Rankings

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Cal Poly Earns 27th Consecutive Best in the West Ranking from U.S. News

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Reimagine Paradise: Cal Poly Architecture Students Design Future of Devastated Northern California Town

Standing near an image projected by NASA’s lander, named InSight, Cal Poly alumnus Tim Weise gives a thumbs up at mission control 15 minutes after InSight’s dramatic Mars touchdown.

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Engineering Grads Are Key Figures in the U.S. Space Exploration Comeback

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Historic Mars Photo Taken by CubeSat With Cal Poly Connection

A snapshot from a cosmic road trip has made history.

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Students in Quality of Life Plus Lab Take On Challenges Posed by Wounded Veterans

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Professor Works to Protect Koalas in Australia

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Keep Clam and Carry On: Researchers Work to Bring Back a Pismo Tradition

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COVID-19 Raised Big Questions About How Industries Function. New Lab Will Help Provide Answers

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New Research Institute Funded by Cal Poly Aims to Put a Stop to Destructive Wildfires

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What Does a Congressional Internship Look Like Without Trip to D.C.? Panetta Intern Shares What He Learned

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Device That Could Save Thousands of Mothers' Lives Just Got FDA Approval — And It Started as a Senior Project

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Should Police Be Able to Predict Crime? Professor Releases Roadmap for AI and Policing Ethics Research

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How to Fix Climate Crisis on the Central Coast? Cal Poly Researchers Look for Solutions in Ocean, Wind

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Cal Poly Study Shows Promise of Central Coast Offshore Wind Energy

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Political Science Student Will Head to D.C. This Fall for Congressional Internship