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From mentee to employee
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...
California Engineering Teams Place Nationally
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,...
State Champs, Solving for Society
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 culmination...
Alumni Share Experiences, Give Advice
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,...
Entrepreneurs at Work
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...
Gaining experience during extraordinary times
Although many industries, educational institutions and activities have been relegated to the virtual realm, many of our students still secured research postings and internships this summer. Every one of the students below is a first generation college student!...
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National Society of Black Engineers at UCSB Provides Black S.T.E.M. Students “Encouragement” and “Knowledge” (UCSB Daily Nexus)
UC Santa Barbara’s chapter of the National Society of Black Engineers provides a space for Black students studying science, technology, engineering and mathematics to convene and support one another. Founded in the 1970s, the National Society of Black Engineers at...
Holtville High Robotics Team Gateway for Students (Holtville Tribune)
A love of math and science is leading two Holtville High School students to pursue an extracurricular activity that could mold their career paths. Senior Isbed Garcia and junior Inez Rosales are co-captains of the FUTURE Dinos No. 3491, the Holtville chapter of...
MESA program in East Bay creates future STEM professionals (Richmond Standard)
Building a functional model glider is difficult enough. Getting one that will, after takeoff, make a right turn at just the right degree and then land a specified distance from the launch area? Aerodynamics is not for amateurs. But it is promising – and humbling all...
This researcher wants to help undocumented students find their place in STEM (Crosscut.com)
While growing up undocumented, Verónica Guajardo didn't see a place for herself in STEM. Now, she's a researcher who's helping students like herself find their own paths. ...Community college really set the foundation for how I would learn and how I would think and...
SRJC rated top college for Hispanic students (Petaluma 360)
The Hispanic Outlook on Education magazine has listed Santa Rosa Junior College one of the nation’s “Top 50 Community Colleges for Hispanics.” According to the American Association of Community Colleges, there are currently about 1,132 community colleges in the United...
MESA looks to excel in the coming year (DVC Inquirer)
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Oracle Boosts CS Education
Oracle Academy equipped MESA teachers with tools and training that will lead to thousands of students at low-performing schools getting hands-on experience in coding. Eight MESA teachers from across the state took a five day boot camp on Java programming and how to...
Google, Bourns Hosts Future Engineers
The 2019 MESA Day Finals are this weekend about a thousand students will converge at industry sites to compete and check out where engineers and scientists do their thing. They will create machines, crush bridges and code robotic arms in hopes of capturing a win. The...
Future Engineers Show Off Skills in Hands-on Competitions
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFebruary 28, 2019Danielle McNamara510.987.0230 More than 700 middle and high school students will create machines, crush bridges and code robotic arms in hopes of capturing a win during MESA’s hands-on math, engineering and science competition championships Saturday, April 13th at the Bourns Technology Center in Riverside. Students will participate in the MESA Day […]
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