Congrats to the California MESA National Engineering Design Challenge winners!  The California teams won second place overall in both middle... View Article

Solving the diversity problem in the tech world is a complicated problem.  Many tech companies have committed to improving their... View Article

Thanks to funding from Oracle, MESA recently concluded 6 JAVA summer programming camps for middle and high school students throughout California.... View Article

“Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much” – Helen Keller   Teamwork and collaboration are... View Article

The Mendota Junior High School team is national champions of the MESA Engineering Design Competition! 8th graders Yousef Ali, Isabela... View Article

The Golden State Warriors aren’t the only teams who can sweep a competition. CSU Fresno’s MESA center grabbed both middle... View Article

California’s best and brightest future engineers will compete for top bragging rights and the title of state champs for creating... View Article

If you ever wondered how to make the perfect balsawood glider, talk to Matthew Suzuki and Niravroh Laha. The Harbor... View Article

Ask Aneita Gage how it felt to be the only black, female engineering student at San Diego State University in... View Article

Lupe Segura immigrated to the U.S, when she was 13 years old. A lack of English skills quickly diminished her... View Article

Computer Science Education Week has come to an end, but this topic is much too important to embrace for just... View Article

“It’s easy to make a buck.  It’s a lot tougher to make a difference.”  ~Tom Brokaw   Recently, STEM professionals... View Article

MESA students showed Silicon Valley why they are the new and needed faces of STEM.   Last weekend’s 13th Annual... View Article

Diversity in STEM and the Silicon Valley is a hot topic these days.    Top companies released the ethnic breakdown... View Article

MESA’s commitment to bolster computer science education just got the presidential seal of approval.   The White House Office of Science... View Article

Summer is winding down and back to school season is upon us.    Students are wrapping up internships, doing last... View Article

Research shows effective teacher professional development leads to increased student achievement.   So MESA provides teachers with top-notch training opportunities... View Article

Computer science teachers from across the country will converge on San Diego next month for the CTSA annual conference.    And... View Article

Last year 8th grader Ernesto Castro wanted to be a mechanic when he grew up.   But after he attended... View Article

Two California teams rose to the top, making the best robotic prosthetic arm. Now they are headed to nationals to try... View Article

Engineering know-how can take MESA students big places — namely, this weekend’s prosthetic arm challenge state championship at UC Irvine.... View Article

A record-breaking eight African-American women earned doctorates in education simultaneously this year at Indiana University.   Dubbed, the “Great Eight” the... View Article

We’ve recently launched some important additions to our website. Check it out:    MESA now has a section dedicated to... View Article

Hartnell MESA students hosted a special guest this week to show off their transfer success.   University of California President... View Article

  Google named MESA a 2016 RISE Award recipient for providing STEM education access to underserved populations.   Each year,... View Article

While Americans across the nation are contributing to lower productivity, office bracket pools and business-hours basketball viewing, MESA has a... View Article

Each year during National Engineers Week we celebrate how engineers make a difference, but California is increasingly strapped for highly... View Article

As National Mentoring Month comes to a close, a new collaboration will connect even more industry mentors with MESA students pursuing STEM... View Article

More than 200 MESA teachers and 1,000 students across the state will boost their coding know-how through a $25,000 NVIDIA... View Article

After twenty years with MESA, the last nine as Executive Director, I am retiring. At such a time one cannot... View Article

  Last week, California lawmakers and business leaders called for computer science in high schools to be upgraded from an... View Article

We all know all about Black Friday and Cyber Monday.   The two deal-getting days are well known. But another... View Article

Mary Perry Smith lived a life of service to students and the community, and her influence was apparent in the... View Article

— By James Hale   Ryan Calloway’s affable nature belies a story of determination and persistence that has carried him... View Article

As a leader in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education in California, MESA has a strong presence in this... View Article

Mix more than 200 undergraduate MESA students  in Silicon Valley with dozens of industry professionals and the result is electric.    During... View Article

A key part to MESA’s success lies in the program’s long history of strong industry partnerships.   Recently, Cisco Systems,... View Article

MESA’s National Engineering Design Competition champions, Azucena Castro and Jennifer Barrientos, were given star treatment at the California state capital... View Article

MESA Executive Director Dr. Oscar Porter will be an expert panelist during the fourth annual U.S. News STEM Solutions conference... View Article

Years of hands-on learning paid off for Dominguez High School graduates Azucena Castro and Jennifer Barrientos when they were named... View Article

Recently some Silicon Valley corporations released their diversity numbers and there is no time like the present to address this... View Article

We’re starting off 2015 with an eye to mentoring.   January is National Mentoring Month. And for good reason –... View Article

California was recently named the top state in the country at providing top-quality afterschool programs. According to the Afterschool Alliance... View Article

Sure there’s reading, writing and arithmetic. But what about communications, leadership and networking? Not as catchy, but just as important.... View Article

Science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education is hot topic these days. Everyone from President Obama to Grammy-winner will.i.am are... View Article

Welcome to the Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement blog. Our blog is a forum to share trends in STEM education, higher... View Article