# @columbia on Instagram - **Type:** Image - **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DUn2uwHjKkP - **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/58302331-columbia-instagram - **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/f5f9caab04.jpg - **Posted:** 2026-02-11T15:31:17.000+00:00 - **Account Owner:** Columbia University (@columbia) β€” https://gondola.cc/columbia ## Caption πŸ‘©β€πŸ”¬ It’s International Day of Women and Girls in Science! To celebrate, take a look at some of the many scientists and programs at Columbia that have inspired the next generation of #WomenInSTEM. πŸ”Ή The Columbia Lioness Quantitative Club (Columbia.CLQ) at ColumbiaEngineering is building a community and industry pipeline for women breaking into quantitative finance πŸ”Ή Each summer, stem cell researchers at ColumbiaMed open their labs for middle and high school girls to explore, hoping to spark curiosity for scientific research πŸ”Ή Led by Professor Jasmine McDonald, the YES in THE HEIGHTS Program at ColumbiaCancerHICCC has developed a pipeline for high school and undergraduate students to enter STEM fields through summer courses and hands-on experience πŸ”Ή Mentors at every stage of her education gave ZuckermanBrain researcher Anastasia Zavitsanou confidence to pursue a career in oncology, and then again to take a leap of faith and switch to studying the brain πŸ”Ή ColumbiaLamontEarth volcanologist Terry Plank and the AVERT team are working to sharpen real-time forecasting of volcanic eruptions around the world, helping make nearby communities safer πŸ”Ή The Teacher-Scholar Program at the Zuckerman Institute is training NYC educators on how to introduce neuroscience topics into their curriculum πŸ”Ή Driven by the belief that science should serve people, Das Dores Ngueussie Ngamini of ColumbiaClimate's National Center for Disaster Preparedness applies her expertise in climate systems to support communities facing the greatest risks πŸ”Ή The GATE Program brings students at ColumbiaPublicHealth together with adolescents to learn about important public health interventions and research related to menstrual health #ColumbiaUniversity #ColumbiaMed #WomenInScience #GirlsInScience ## Stats - **Views:** 0 - **Likes:** 1,835 - **Shares:** 0 - **Comments:** 8 ## Tags columbiamed, girlsinscience, womeninstem, womeninscience, columbiauniversity --- Copyright (c) Gondola