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2022, June. Brixner MESA team wins state, will compete at national level, featured on Herald & News.
2022, February. Underrepresented students showcase their technology-based inventions at MESA event on KDRV.com
2021, November. Oregon Tech helps expand MESA programming to Klamath County School District.
2021, October. MESA receives $1.1 million in grants to expand equitable STEM education statewide on PSU News.
2021, February. MESA program develops student tool kit on Tillamook Headlight Herald.
2020, June. Finding and Creating the Next Generation of Inventors, featured in The Lemelson Foundation’s Invention Notebook on Medium.
2020, May. Oregon MESA pivots to a weeklong celebration of science, featured on PSU News.
2020, March. Viewpoint: A Portland Diversity Champion Turns 35, reported by Portland Business Journal.
2019, November. PCC Gets NSF Grant to Support Under-Served Students in STEM Studies, reported by The Skanner.
2019, October. Coverage of MESA’s partnership with OMSI, reported by the Portland Tribune.
2019, September. New MHCC Program Nurtures Young Inventors, reported by The Outlook.
2017, November. The Meyer Memorial Trust grants Oregon MESA $168,000 to double the number of schools served in our after school program, reported by Portland State University.
2017, September. Four McKay High School MESA students win Portland State University CleanTech Challenge, win nearly $23,000 to fund their RECYCL3D project and go toward college tuition.
- Featured on the front page of the Statesman Journal
- Coverage of the event by Portland State University.

2017, September. Coverage of the East Metro STEAM Roadmap event by MESA, in partnership with East Metro STEAM Partnership and The Rosewood Initiative, reported by East PDX News.
2016, December. On The Oregonian's Higher Ed Blog, PSU's Oregon MESA program improves science and math grades.
2016, March. Overview of the OSU SYNERGIES project, a collaboration with MESA, in NSTA's Connected Science Learning.
2015, July. Articles featuring The Lemelson Foundation's $706,000 grant to MESA in The Oregonian and the Statesman Journal.
2015, May. Article and video about MESA Day in The Oregonian.
2014, June. Video and profile of Oregon MESA in Oregon Business.
2014, May. Video of KGW News coverage of MESA Day 2014.
2013, June. Article written by a high school senior about her five years in MESA, in The Oregonian.
2013, May. Article about prosthetic arm challenge in the Portland Business Journal.
2012, April. Article featuring The Lemelson Foundation's invention education investment in MESA in the PSU Vanguard.
2006, May. Article profiling the impact of MESA in the Daily Journal of Commerce.

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