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MESA Fuels Tech Talent
Solving the diversity problem in the tech world is a complicated problem. Many tech companies have committed to improving their hiring practices but there’s still much progress to be made. In fact, most companies have yet to move the needle by any meaningful degree. Next month, more than 200 diverse and driven undergrads descend […]
Oracle Summer Programming Camps Were A Hit
Thanks to funding from Oracle, MESA recently concluded 6 JAVA summer programming camps for middle and high school students throughout California. Over 250 MESA students participated in the summer camps where they received hands-on experience about the various ways computer science can be applied, from building websites, to coding applications, to creating video games, to writing code […]
Linking MESA from 6th grade through bachelor’s
“Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much” - Helen Keller Teamwork and collaboration are critical in all facets of life. In MESA, a connection between segments strengthens the continuum for students. Building a strong link between regional...
Fresno National Champs
The Mendota Junior High School team is national champions of the MESA Engineering Design Competition! 8th graders Yousef Ali, Isabela Hamasaki, Sergio Mejia and Samed Obaid made the best robotic prosthetic arm in the nation. They claimed those top bragging rights (and a huge trophy) yesterday at competition held at Temple University in Philly. The […]
California Engineering Champions
The Golden State Warriors aren’t the only teams who can sweep a competition. CSU Fresno’s MESA center grabbed both middle and high school titles and are headed to the National Engineering Design Competition in Philadelphia next month. The teams rose to the top, making the best robotic prosthetic arms in the state. Now they hope […]
And the Winner Is…
California’s best and brightest future engineers will compete for top bragging rights and the title of state champs for creating the best code-powered prosthetic arm this weekend. The top four middle school and top four high school teams have already beaten thousands of other MESA students out during preliminary and regional competitions. This competition bridges […]
Students Drop Serious Aero-Design Knowledge
If you ever wondered how to make the perfect balsawood glider, talk to Matthew Suzuki and Niravroh Laha. The Harbor Teacher Preparation Academy seniors had a hands down win at the CSU Long Beach MESA Day recently. Those engineering chops will come in handy this fall. Niravroh will be attending UCLA to study Mechanical Aerospace. […]
MESA Days Season in Full Swing
Hands-on learning and project-based learning have become buzz terms in the STEM education world. But MESA students have been using the math and science concepts they learn in the classroom to create engineering projects for decades. MESA Days — yearly hands-on engineering competitions — are a core piece of MESA’s 47 years of success. […]
Overcoming Obstacles to Achieve STEM Success
Ask Aneita Gage how it felt to be the only black, female engineering student at San Diego State University in the mid 1980s, and she’ll declare a single word. “Lonely.” She had to prove to unsupportive professors that she was just as capable as other students and stayed positive through a network of other black […]