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The National Science Foundation today announced an $18.5 million grant to establish an Engineering Research Center (ERC) for Sensorimotor Neural Engineering based at the University of Washington with San Diego State University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology as research partners.

About 200 middle school students competed at the Central Union High School swimming pool during the Mathematics Engineering Science Achievement program’s “Walking on Water” competition.

Twenty-seven schools throughout the Imperial Valley entered the competition that required, in addition to two months of preparation, a keen focus on how math and science mesh in engineering, said Jeanette Espino, MESA program director.

While the would-be inventors got to bask in the sun and splash in the water, Espino said the competition also serves as a useful instructional tool. More than 200 high school students will get to do the same at 5:15 p.m. today during their MESA competition at CUHS’ swimming pool.

Learn firsthand which jobs SDG&E® hires for and how to best prepare for them. This event will provide you with some key resources that may assist you when planning your educational career. Whether you’re a student or professional, this Expo will offer you an excellent opportunity to learn more about SDG&E and to network with others. There are also two dynamic breakout sessions of which you can take advantage.

California Connects offers a multi-pronged approach to increasing digital literacy and broadband access for underserved communities for whom computer and internet access is still a challenge. The project reaches these communities through two primary partner efforts:
The Mathematics, Engineering, and Science Achievement (MESA) program serves economically disadvantaged, first generation community college students who come from underrepresented populations.
The Great Valley Center (GVC) is a non-profit organization targeting services to the Central Valley; residents with the lowest computer and broadband use, and high concentrations of Latinos who also have low computer and internet usage.

The Mock Interview, and Resume and Cover Letter Critique took place on Friday, February 4, 2011 from 1:00 – 4:00 pm at San Diego State University Career Services (Student Services East Building, Room 1200)

The event had limited reserved seating for MESA/NSF/MEP/MSP students only. Northrop Grumman representatives hosted a presentation on “The Art of Interviewing” from 1:00 – 1:45 pm whilst students had the opportunity to participate in 30 minute one-on-one Mock Interviews and Resume/Cover Letter Critiques between 2:00 – 4:00 pm.

Representatives from the different student clubs, universities and the science/engineering industries will be on hand to talk to students about enrichment programs, job opportunities, research and development, summer internships and exciting careers in science/engineering. We will also have popcorn and music!

Participation is free of charge! Please contact me to reserve tables and request parking permits. Thank you for your support!

The San Diego State University’s MESA (Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement) Schools Program will host its annual MESA Day Preliminaries on Saturday, Feb. 26, throughout the SDSU campus.

Volunteer/Community Service Opportunity:
Pre-College students in the MESA Schools Program will be competing in the SDSU MESA Day Preliminaries with several projects, i.e. Windmill, Egg Drop, Popsicle Stick Bridges, Manila Folder Bridges, Mousetrap cars, and MUCH MORE, to determine who will represent the SDSU MSP at the MESA Day Regionals.

Teams of high schoolers cheered as their robots rolled forward, pushing golf balls toward a net in a miniaturized version of soccer.

Mathematic Engineering Science Achievement held its third high school robotics competition Wednesday evening at Southwest High School with 35 teams participating. The middle school competition was Tuesday with 41 teams, said local MESA director Jeanette Ramos-Espino.

Students were sent kits to build their soccer-playing robots, she said. They got to design, program and build their robots to push a golf ball into a net.

The competition is to inspire students to go into engineering careers, she said. The top three finishers will move on to a competition in April in San Diego.