Cal Poly College of Engineering

Cal Poly Racing’s Formula SAE team has spent the year developing its electric race car. Next June, the team will take it to Michigan for Formula Electric SAE. Contribute toward its $5,000 goal and help bring that work to the track: calpoly.pulse.ly/01rcc6p00o

Cal Poly students helped link 3 Central Coast counties through a radio network that operates without commercial internet service. Their efforts could help keep critical information moving during disasters. Read how they made it happen: calpoly.pulse.ly/rohlqapucq

Cal Poly Racing’s Baja SAE team has spent the year developing its single-seat, off-road race car. Next May, the team will take it to competitions in Arizona and Pennsylvania. Help bring the team’s work to competition by supporting its $5,000 goal: calpoly.pulse.ly/i1zwsficys

Cal Poly’s new data science major is official, and applications are open for fall 2027. Students will choose from three concentrations and apply their skills through project-based coursework while learning to use data responsibly. Read more: calpoly.pulse.ly/fxx6pndpez

Cal Poly crowdfunding is underway! College of Engineering student teams are raising support for hands-on projects, equipment and competitions. Explore the projects and learn how to support their work: calpoly.pulse.ly/xmr6wpj1lj

Cal Poly engineering students Natalie Rusin and Parker Mitchell earned first place among 56 student engineering teams from across the country at the National Society of Sales Engineers competition. 🏆 Six of Cal Poly’s nine teams also finished in the top 20. 💚💛

Hundreds of miles from shore, 34 Cal Poly Maritime Academy cadets earned amateur radio licenses aboard the Golden Bear. The Cal Poly Amateur Radio Club helped administer the exams remotely, bringing FCC testing to sea. Read more: calpoly.pulse.ly/fugwkob0yv

From Cal Poly Mustang to rocket man: Victor Glover’s journey has come full circle. After his historic Artemis II lunar mission, the Cal Poly alumnus returned to campus and is now serving the university in a leadership role. Read his story: calpoly.pulse.ly/lvbwxoewhg

Hal Cota helped establish Cal Poly’s environmental engineering program in 1968. His legacy lives on in the students he mentored and the opportunities he created. Remembering the pioneering professor, who died Oct. 6 at age 90: calpoly.pulse.ly/vlfcnshhcx

Esha Joshi (Software Engineering, ’16) helped build Yoodli, an AI-powered platform that gives users a private space to practice high-stakes conversations. Her entrepreneurial journey began at Cal Poly. Read her story: calpoly.pulse.ly/ohrffxhmn6

Cal Poly students put summer research to work, from testing antennas for an industry partner to exploring ways to improve emergency response. Their projects took center stage at SURP+, which also welcomed more than 150 community college students. calpoly.pulse.ly/xh2csb4r3f

How does machine learning help autonomous vehicles? Machine Learning for Autonomous Vehicles (ME 5570/5571), offered in spring 2027, lets graduate students work with driving data and vehicle computing systems. Instructor consent required. Learn more: vayrolab.pulse.ly/7d34dl4jzo

Cal Poly has unveiled an NVIDIA-powered AI Factory, giving students and faculty access to advanced AI computing as students learn to evaluate the technology and help shape where it goes next. Read the full story: calpoly.pulse.ly/9zwzftdw2r

From childhood projects to hands-on learning at Cal Poly, general engineering student William Walz is always finding new ways to turn questions into discoveries. Meet Walz in this week’s CENG Student Spotlight: calpoly.pulse.ly/xcadouyhyv

In the latest episode of “Dean Digs Deeper,” interim Dean Lynnette Zelezny talks with WISH President Talia Vivrett about student leadership and building supportive communities in engineering. Listen here: rss.pulse.ly/ouvdjei65i

Cal Poly professor Paulo Iscold helped make Tom Cruise’s daring biplane stunt in “Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning” possible. ✈️ Read the full story: calpoly.pulse.ly/hyonccp7uz

Cal Poly AI Day is underway today. The program features faculty talks, student AI research and the AI Factory, with NVIDIA Vice President, Americas Charlie Wuischpard joining the Noyce Distinguished Speaker Series this afternoon. Follow online: calpoly.pulse.ly/axtacdwbdb

Cal Poly AI Day is tomorrow. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Oct. 22 Swanson Center of Effort Conference Hall Hear Charlie Wuischpard, NVIDIA vice president, Americas, in the Noyce Distinguished Speaker Series. Day ends with the AI Factory ribbon-cutting ceremony. calpoly.pulse.ly/wiynx5cahz

A second Emmy-winning investigation has ties to Cal Poly’s Digital Democracy. CBS reporter Julie Watts says the AI-powered tool has “completely changed” how she reports on California government, with Foaad Khosmood helping her dig deeper into the data. calpoly.pulse.ly/gfs6svtoss

Cal Poly students’ research uses global air travel data to uncover broader patterns of inequality, access and mobility. Read more: calpoly.pulse.ly/fhezecpagf