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In Memoriam – Raymond B. Landis

The MESA family has lost a pioneer in the engineering education space with the passing of Raymond B Landis. In the early 1970s while a California State University, Northridge professor, Landis began developing the framework for an academic support program targeting...

Overcoming Obstacles to Achieve STEM Success

Ask Aneita Gage how it felt to be the only black, female engineering student at San Diego State University in the mid 1980s, and she’ll declare a single word. “Lonely.” She had to prove to unsupportive professors that she was just as capable as other...

Smithsonian Field Work Boosts Passion for STEM

Summer is winding down and back to school season is upon us.  Students are wrapping up internships, doing last minute prep for the upcoming semester and finishing summer research projects. And we know how critical those research gigs are for STEM...

Math Contest Brings Out Competitive Edge

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMay 19, 2016Danielle McNamara510-987-0230 MESA student-teams across the state brushed up on their algebra while vying for bragging rights in the program’s annual Math Challenge. Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement (MESA)...