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A student desrcibes her business idea during the Elevator Pitch competition
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Quick Pitch: Students Offer Their Startup Ideas During Annual Competition

The Elevator Pitch, put on by the Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship, features students from across campus "selling" their business ideas.
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Khushi Sharma doing a martial arts pose
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Lessons From the Dojo: How Martial Arts Helped Khushi Sharma Become a Leader

Once a shy child, the information systems student took on public roles a college ambassador, with Women in Business and her business fraternity
Portrait of Gianni Hart
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Focused on the Code: Startup Aims to Allow Developers More Time to Develop

Devscribe seeks to limit the tedious and repetitive task of creating accurate instructions for users.
The founders of One Fountain pose for a photo
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Medication Management: Startup Seeks to Simplify Patient Prescription Schedules

One Fountain Health is creating a device designed to preserve independence for people juggling multiple prescriptions.
Anais Lohier at Yale
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Pursuing Her Passions: Business Grad Anaïs Lohier Turns to Biological Data at Yale

Lohier, who studied at sea while at Cal Poly, also volunteers at a vintage French car race dedicated to her grandfather
Mayela Fernandez and Michelle Cullen of Ecoplasticity pose for a portrait during Cal Poly’s Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) Summer Accelerator photoshoot
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A Seaweed Solution: Converting Ocean Waste into Food Packaging

Ecoplasticity’s seaweed-based coating is designed to replace the plastic coating inside takeout containers.
Members of the Preserva startup pose for a portrait
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Introducing Preserva Biotech, the Startup Bringing Confidence to Insulin Users

The startup is developing a portable, handheld device that determines whether insulin is still effective.
Studio portrait of Vandra founders Alex Malone (left) and Wian Roothman (right)
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Sweet relief: How two Cal Poly students are taking on gut health one dessert at a time

Business administration student teams with ag business major to create a healthier ice cream product.
Addie Bounds and Kiara Robichaud of Elora
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CIE's Summer Accelerator Helps Startup Launched to Combat Drink Spiking

Ninety percent of drink-spiking incidents go unreported, often because victims fear they won’t be taken seriously.
Students in masks talking outside the Orfalea building safely distancing
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Resilience Amid Challenge

The last year led many people across the world to search for new sources of strength. Here, students and faculty reflect on where they found resilience and insight during challenging times.
Olympic Cyclist Christopher Blevins cycling down hill
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Business Athletes

Keep an eye on these three Cal Poly business student athletes excelling within their sports
HiView Marketing Specialist Kelly Carroll, Director of Sales Miles Hischier, and Sami Katway, 3rd-year Business Administration student at the SLO HotHouse
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Core Philosophies

Internships, immersive projects, and getting the most from my Cal Poly education, inside and outside the classroom
Business student Neta Bar participated in the Egg Drop Competition put on by the Poly Pack Club.
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I Tried My Luck at Cal Poly’s Annual Egg Drop – and Here’s How it All Went Down 

I'm no expert in packaging or physics, so when asked to compete in Cal Poly’s annual egg drop and write about it, I was as intrigued as I was apprehensive.