California MESA Headed East for Nationals
It’s that time again! MESA teams from seven states are headed to Maryland for the National Engineering Design Competition. Team Plant Vitals from Los Nietos Middle School snagged the No. 1 spot. Team members Andrew Lim, Angel Leon and Andrew Valdivia — all 8th…
Back in Action (And in Person)
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…
Creating Solutions for the Community
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…
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…
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MESA In The News
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)
This researcher wants to help undocumented students find their place in STEM (Crosscut.com)
SRJC rated top college for Hispanic students (Petaluma 360)
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