by danielle | Sep 21, 2021 | Blog Posts
From access to healthcare for low income residents to rapid exchange of info for isolated rural communities, MESA undergraduate students identified and attempted to solve problems with a combination of tech know how and empathy. These were the winning submissions of...
by danielle | Jul 30, 2021 | Blog Posts, Uncategorized
For Monica Noori-Saghar MESA means progress. As a first generation college student, she began her STEM journey at Diablo Valley College. She was active in MESA and the program led her to transfer to San Jose State University which also has a MESA center. Monica was...
by danielle | Jun 29, 2021 | Blog Posts
Both California MESA National Engineering Design Competition teams took home second place in creating a solution to help their communities. Costa Mesa High School and Costa Mesa Middle School — both from the UC Irvine MESA center — teams bested other teams locally,...
by danielle | May 18, 2021 | Blog Posts
Two all-female teams from the UC Irvine MESA center were named state champs for engineering solutions to benefit society. MESA’s National Engineering Design Competition Designing for Equity State Championship was held virtually this May. The contest is a...
by danielle | Apr 19, 2021 | Blog Posts
MESA launch Company Convos in January to give students an opportunity to connect with industry in a virtual setting. COVID has made in-person recruitment impossible so this programming is essential for students interested in internship and employment information,...
by danielle | Sep 29, 2020 | Blog Posts
Congrats to the Summer 2020 cohort of the MESA Idea Accelerator! Student teams spent a semester developing a solution to a societal problem (everything from recycling to mental health) using a human-centered design process. Teams gained insight and feedback from...
