Join MESA alumni from across the country during the first ever MESA USA alumni webinars this month. Two panels -- one highlighting alumni in their early careers and one on later career professionals -- will stream during the 2022 MESA USA convening, Tuesday June 21 at...
The MESA Idea Accelerator project is an 8-week long course that will engage students in developing solutions to societal problems using a human centered design process. The course culminates with a pitch presentation that will be judged by industry members. Through...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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!...
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...