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SPRING 2024 / ISSUE 2

Undergraduate Research

The cover story from this award-winning issue spotlights Nuestra Ciencia — a bilingual, unique and highly impactful research program addressing misconceptions in microbiology and advocating STEM to Latinx children. Other article themes include climate and sustainability, health and medicine, and education and society.

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In This Issue

Dean Wendt, dean of the Bailey College of Science and Mathematics

From the Dean

We are pleased to spotlight important research and Learn by Doing achievements from each of the university centers housed within the Philip and Christina Bailey College of Science and Mathematics.

READ THE DEAN’S MESSAGE


Professor and student doing research for the Center for Applications in Biotechnology

Our Centers

The Bailey College is home to esteemed interdisciplinary research centers tackling important problems facing government, industry and community.

Explore Our Research Centers


Hikers at Yosemite National Park

Bailey Spaces

Research happens in a variety of spaces — not only in labs — as shown in this photo gallery.

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Mathematics Professor Charles David Camp and student Rapha Coutin standing in front of donor wall Cal Poly’s Center for Science and Mathematics.

Answering Climate Questions

Math researchers use paleoclimate records for computer-based modeling to better understand unprecedented conditions and predict future trends in temperatures and weather patterns.

Read the Climate Research Story


Cal Poly ocean physics researchers examining a device used to measure ocean currents.

Marine Heatwaves and Cold Spells

Physics researchers use unique datasets to understand extreme and potentially harmful ocean events in California's coastal waters.

Explore Ocean Climate Research


Student using a Color Spectrophotometer.

Cool Walls and Green Buildings

A chemistry and biochemistry team are developing new types of eco-friendly “cool walls” for green building coatings through polymer research and industry partnerships.

Discover Sustainable Building Research


Frost Research Fellow and liberal studies student Yajaira Diaz (left) with her 10-year-old son, Isrian Lopez, and School of Education master's student José Hernandez Domitilo (center). Diaz and Domitilo were both part of the Nuestra Ciencia research group.

Our Science. Nuestra Ciencia.

An interdisciplinary team counters vaccine misinformation while promoting STEM to Spanish-speaking youth.

Read the Full Story
Leer la Historia en Español


Three researchers in lab coats and safety glasses observe a laboratory instrument inside a protective enclosure, with small tubes of colored liquid samples positioned on the device.

More with Less for Point-of-Care Testing

Cal Poly biotech researchers work to create more reliable and accessible diagnostic devices.

Learn About Diagnostic Innovation


Students presenting research findings on a screen during a discussion with a faculty member.

Addressing Health Inequities for Underserved Communities

Mi Gente, Nuestra Salud — or My People, Our Health — is an outreach program seeking to connect disenfranchised community members to better healthcare services and resources.

Explore Community Health Research


Sustainable land initiative chart

Research Briefs

Quick Looks at Research in the Bailey College of Science and Mathematics.

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Science education professor Tina Cheuk

Pub and Rec

Notes on publications by and recognitions of researchers in the college.

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Sal Deguara in a lab

Funded and Focused

Bailey College undergraduates are making excellent use of research funding. Learn more about some of these student researchers and their meaningful work.

Meet Student Researchers


Student pose for photo with Rattlesnake cam

Cool Tool: High-Tech Spying on Rattlesnakes

Spotlighting equipment, instruments and technology impacting research in the Bailey College.

Explore the Research Technology


UGR Magazine Cover 2025

Dive deeper into Bailey College research. Explore past issues showcasing curiosity, discovery and hands-on learning in action.

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