# @columbia on Instagram

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- **Posted:** 2025-11-08T13:00:50.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Columbia University (@columbia) — https://gondola.cc/columbia

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Happy #NationalSTEMDay!👩‍🔬🧪

Today, we celebrate programs and events across Columbia that encourage children and adolescents to explore careers in science, engineering, medicine, and more. Take a look at a few STEM-tastic highlights from our outreach.

🥼 ColumbiaMed’s Curious Minds Science Zone invites elementary school students to Haven Plaza each fall to explore science and medicine through hands-on experiments. 📷 Steve Myaskovsky

🛠️ ColumbiaEngineering's SHAPE program allows high school students to take college-level, project-based classes taught by Columbia Engineering faculty. Applications for SHAPE 2026 open Nov 25. 📷 Barbara Alper

🧠 For over ten years, ZuckermanBrain’s BRAINYAC program has offered high school students summer research internships with Columbia neuroscientists. 
📷 Eileen Barroso

🌏 ColumbiaClimate's Climate LIVE K-12 offers live, interactive sessions taught by Columbia experts to students of all ages, covering topics like sustainability, biodiversity, and youth-focused climate solutions. 
📷 Columbia Climate

💡 The ColumbiaSPS Youth in STEM Initiative offers exposure to college-level STEM courses and mentorship from senior executives to high-achieving NYC high school students. 📷 David Dini

📊 NEBigDataHub's NSDC program at DataSciColumbia empowers middle and high school students to use data for social good through more than 20 data science projects, alongside a supportive 18,000-member community. 📷 Northeast Big Data Innovation Hub

#ColumbiaUniversity ColumbiaEngineeringOutreach

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