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

AI can write code and debug problems. So what still needs to belong to the student? Cal Poly engineering faculty are rethinking Learn by Doing as AI changes how students work through challenges and show what they understand. Read more: calpoly.pulse.ly/hozlh7w3ea

Electrical engineering assistant professor Yaman Singh Sangar encourages students to look beyond technical solutions and consider the people affected by their work. His interdisciplinary research similarly draws on ideas from across fields. Read more: calpoly.pulse.ly/exalp98etv

Cal Poly engineering students have Mars in their sights. The team behind Poly1Rover is developing an affordable rover and mission control system while testing remote operation and preparing for the demands of space travel. Meet the students: calpoly.pulse.ly/kqhiykputd

10 days until Cal Poly AI Day. Join the Cal Poly community for AI in action, including the Noyce Distinguished Speaker Series with Charlie Wuischpard in the afternoon. The day concludes with the AI Factory Ribbon Cutting. Register: calpoly.pulse.ly/itplh7bdon

California has 120 lawmakers. My Legislator follows your 2. Cal Poly professor Foaad Khosmood and alumnus Andrew Chan helped build the personalized CalMatters newsletter now reaching 12,000+ subscribers. Ahead of #CalPolyAIDay, read the story: calpoly.pulse.ly/e2hjj2wleh

CENG Ambassadors give prospective students a firsthand look at Cal Poly engineering, from its labs and learning spaces to its collaborative community. Read more: calpoly.pulse.ly/bzwu7ddkbf

Save the date: Cal Poly AI Day is Oct. 22. Join us for faculty talks, student research and industry perspectives, followed by the Noyce Distinguished Speaker Series with NVIDIA’s Charlie Wuischpard. Learn more and register: calpoly.pulse.ly/venr8n9jb5

Months of collaboration, design and problem-solving led Cal Poly ITE students to a second-place finish in the Transportation Design Competition, helping Cal Poly earn first place overall. Read about their journey: calpoly.pulse.ly/btyf8etc1f

Cal Poly’s College of Engineering has received a $35,000 grant from Boeing to support clubs, labs, classes and programs across the college. The funding will provide additional resources and expand opportunities for engineering students throughout the academic year.

A Cal Poly project brought Aidan Geurts and Josiah Waltner into the NICU. What they saw changed their plans. They gave up jobs they had already accepted to pursue Osos Medical, a startup focused on premature infant respiratory care. Read more: calpoly.pulse.ly/oorexg1c5g

Each week, the College of Engineering highlights an outstanding member of our engineering community. This week, we are featuring Soph Ziemian, biomedical engineering assistant professor. Read more: calpoly.pulse.ly/fckimb13e5

Cal Poly engineering clubs PROVE, PolyUAS and Supermileage joined SJSU students for an inaugural showcase before the Sept. 12 football game. Students shared projects, exchanged technical ideas and even drove each other’s vehicles. We hope it becomes an annual event.

After months of troubleshooting, the plasma finally stayed lit. Cal Poly aerospace engineering students are testing Pocket Rocket, a hand-sized plasma device that could have future applications in air-breathing electric propulsion. Read the full story: calpoly.pulse.ly/injnehlmpu

Five Cal Poly Engineering programs rank No. 1 or No. 2 nationally in the 2027 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges rankings. See students across the college put that strength into practice through NASA projects, aerospace innovation and more: calpoly.pulse.ly/3pcikj7j4v

Each week, the College of Engineering highlights an outstanding member of our engineering community. This week, we are introducing electrical engineering lecturer Zaid Pitafi. Read more: calpoly.pulse.ly/edfqzvwafs

Cal Poly’s Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers chapter gives students space to build, test and debug hardware, from printed circuit boards to breathalyzers. See how the chapter is helping students develop technical skills and confidence: calpoly.pulse.ly/hscdhdugq2

Each week, the College of Engineering highlights an outstanding member of our engineering community. This week, we are introducing Nina Aliamus, full-time lecturer of civil and environmental engineering. Read more: calpoly.pulse.ly/cibpbutpk2

Cal Poly students explored autonomous driving through project-based work on an autonomous race car platform, testing concepts in perception, control, machine learning, sensor fusion and end-to-end driving. See highlights from their work: vayrolab.pulse.ly/i2af0dj23g