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Economics Professor Who Researched How to Build Winning Teams Discusses This Year's NBA Finals

Joseph Kuehn concluded that teams with players that complement each other fare best. Do this year's finals support that?

Protect the Egg: Students Demonstrate Packaging Challenges in Annual Contest

Poly Pack club presents Egg Drop to excited crowd at San Luis Obispo Farmer's Market

Low Income Taxpayer Clinic Director Lisa Sperow Selected to Lead Law School

Last year, the LITC recorded its highest volume of client work

Window of Opportunity: Finance Alumnus Returns to Alma Mater for High-Profile Job

Peter Van Gundy passed on a financial planning career to run a window washing business he founded

This Year's Defining Her Future Features Women Passionate About Their Work

The annual event, put on by the Cal Poly Women in Business, will raise money for LA fire victims

First Person: Eggcepting the Challenge at the Annual Poly Pack Egg Drop Event

Orfalea photographer Jahan Ramezani tries his hand at the popular SLO Farmer's Market contest. But can he engineer better than a 6-year-old?

Cal Poly Orfalea College of Business Announces Partnership with Alteryx

The company's in-kind software gift simplifies accounting tasks and provides students with tools they'll use in the workforce

Super Bowl Ads Will Contribute to Growing U.S. Obesity Problem, Says Marketing Professor

While television audiences eagerly await the funny, creative and memorable Super Bowl ad, those ads are also likely to exacerbate the worsening obesity epidemic.

Finance Professor: "It's a Wonderful Life" Offers Valuable Lesson on Investment Behavior and Risk After Cryptocurrency Implosion

For many, the very appeal of cryptos — removing intermediaries from the equation — is what makes them troublesome

Building for the Future: Here’s What We Have Planned

Orfalea credits its Student Services program for much of its student success and plans to expand and consolidate the program’s space to build on that achievement

Honored Alumnus Katherine Johnson: “I know how hard it was for me, so it’s nice to be able to offer someone a lifeline.”

One of nine children growing up, Katherine Johnson (Business Administration, ’81, Concentration in Accounting) had to support herself through college which limited her social activities

In the Moment: Improv Group Teaches New Orfalea Students Communication Skills Before Classes Begin

Hundreds of students, freshmen and transfer students new to the Orfalea College of Business, participated in a welcome session put on by improv group On Your Feet

Students Help Residents Deal with Record Number of Issues at Cal Poly Low Income Tax Clinic

At the LITC, students represent low-income clients involved in tax controversies before the IRS and Tax Court and help provide tax education to the community all free of charge

Help Me Ronda: Ronda Beaman Helps Other Achieve Dreams Through Leadership Class and Work with Terminally Ill Adults

Ronda Beaman's leadership class is a student favorite, offering career readiness preparation and mentoring

Katya Vasilaky’s Ukrainian Roots Have Influenced Her Careers as a Dancer and Economist

Both of Katya Vasilaky’s careers, first as a dancer with the San Francisco Ballet and then as an assistant professor of economics, were strongly influenced by her Ukrainian roots