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Kudos to our students!
Each year MESA middle and high school student teams spend the better part of the school year designing, developing and building electronic devices that solve real-world problems. Competing in these hands-on contests help MESA students connect the math and science...
Put your entrepreneurial mind to work
Applications for this cohort closed on 6/9. Stay tuned for announcements on future classes!
People-First Problem Solving
From middle school settings to university study centers, MESA encourages the importance of honing real-world, problem-solving skills. Nothing exemplifies a problem-solving mind more than someone who sees and a need and creates a product or service. MESA’s...
Giving Back the MESA Way
With the Covid-19 pandemic forcing students to learn from home and live through a new reality, one MESA student took the MESA Way to heart. Zuriel Joven started 3-D printing face shields for medical workers from his home because he saw a shortage of the personal...
Mentorship Leads to Results
Research shows having a mentor increases confidence, retention and job placement rates particularly among historically underrepresented ethnic groups. MESA's mentorship program works to pair MESA students from universities and community colleges with a professionals...
MESA Has a New Look!
MESA's looking fab at 50! We got a makeover for our next 50 years of STEM success! Guided by input from both internal and external partners, we developed a fresh, powerful and relatable new brand. Explore the new look and feel on our website, which features a new...
Newsclips
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)
Press Releases
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
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