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STEM

  • How to Support Women in STEM

    How to Support Women in STEM

    A discussion on the challenges women scientists often face, and what we can all do to help.

  • Facing the Challenges for Women in Science

    Facing the Challenges for Women in Science

    Women scientists in the developing world face particular challenges tied to their societies’ cultures and institutional norms. In this video, five women attending an agricultural science conference last June in Zimbabwe talk about some of these challenges.

  • Teen Scientists Team Up with Lamont to Restore an Invaded Marsh

    Teen Scientists Team Up with Lamont to Restore an Invaded Marsh

    “My experience at Lamont has been great and it’s something like no other. Here I was basically being trained to be like a scientist with exposure to lab work, fieldwork and presentation skills.”

  • Careers in Earth Science

    Careers in Earth Science

    Last year, President Obama launched Educate to Innovate, a campaign designed to improve the participation and performance of the nation’s students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).

Blue banner with kids and Earth photos. Text: "Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory Open House, Saturday, October 17, 2026, 10am-4pm.

On Saturday, October 17, 2026 from 10am to 4pm, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory Open House—our biggest, best science fun and discovery event of the year—will take place on our beautiful campus in Palisades, NY. Mark your calendar and join us for this free, family-friendly celebration of science! RSVP Today!

  • How to Support Women in STEM

    How to Support Women in STEM

    A discussion on the challenges women scientists often face, and what we can all do to help.

  • Facing the Challenges for Women in Science

    Facing the Challenges for Women in Science

    Women scientists in the developing world face particular challenges tied to their societies’ cultures and institutional norms. In this video, five women attending an agricultural science conference last June in Zimbabwe talk about some of these challenges.

  • Teen Scientists Team Up with Lamont to Restore an Invaded Marsh

    Teen Scientists Team Up with Lamont to Restore an Invaded Marsh

    “My experience at Lamont has been great and it’s something like no other. Here I was basically being trained to be like a scientist with exposure to lab work, fieldwork and presentation skills.”

  • Careers in Earth Science

    Careers in Earth Science

    Last year, President Obama launched Educate to Innovate, a campaign designed to improve the participation and performance of the nation’s students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).