Eyes on the State Prize
Winning teams from across California will vie for top bragging rights at the MESA National Engineering Design Competition State Championship in San Jose this weekend. This competition is the culmination of a year’s worth of learning, planning, designing,…
Astronaut, MESA alumna 2022 Ray Landis Impact Awardee
Katya Echazarreta is many things: electrical engineer, MESA alumna, science communicator, citizen astronaut, Vogue Mexico cover model. She’ll add Ray Landis Impact Award winner to that list, which is given to a visionary in diversity and STEM education. Katya who…
Connecting Students with Industry to Launch STEM Careers
Highly visual event . Key times from 1 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 29, Mission Valley Marriott, San Diego Press visuals opportunities : diverse engineering undergraduate students engaging with STEM industry professionals. Interactive workshops, mock interviews,…
California to Send Two All-Female Teams to Nationals
The Bay Area and Southern California will both rep the Golden State at this month’s MESA National Engineering Design Competition (NEDC) in New Mexico. Student teams from Orchard Park Middle School in the Antioch Unified School District and Costa Mesa High School in…
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National Society of Black Engineers at UCSB Provides Black S.T.E.M. Students “Encouragement” and “Knowledge” (UCSB Daily Nexus)
Holtville High Robotics Team Gateway for Students (Holtville Tribune)
MESA program in East Bay creates future STEM professionals (Richmond Standard)
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SRJC rated top college for Hispanic students (Petaluma 360)
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