National Lab Day

It's more than just a day.
We're building a community.

National Lab Day is a nationwide initiative to build local communities of support that will foster ongoing collaborations among volunteers, students and educators. Learn more.

NLD Video Contest - Extended!

National Lab Day is hosting an online video contest. We want to see your projects!

The new deadline is October 1^st.

The first place winner will receive a $1,500 DonorsChoose.org Gift Card and a Flip Video Camcorder.

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“FIRST supports National Lab Day as a way to get the word out that our nation needs more yo...

Paul Gudonis
President, FIRST
We wouldn’t teach football from a textbook. It is even more important that America’s ...

John P. Holdren
Science adviser to President Obama
“Technological innovation has been key to our country’s success. To maintain our abi...

Aileen Lee
Partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
“Students really need to ‘do science.’ I enthusiastically endorse National Lab...

James B. Hunt
Former Governor of North Carolina
I am honored to join with National Lab Day to highlight the important work and the fantastic volu...

Bonnie Reiss
California Secretary of Education
“What a great idea to have a National Lab Day, where we can get our students involved with ...

Charles B. Reed
Chancellor, The California State University
As the only science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM)-focused comprehensive univers...

Dr. Mel Schiavelli
President, Harrisburg University of Science and Technology
“Our commitment to STEM education is one of the most important investments we can make, not...

Ted Strickland
Governor of Ohio
“This may be one of the most important times in history to invest in our students and their...

Nancy L. Snyderman, MD
NBC News Chief Medical Editor
“National Lab Day is exactly the type of initiative our country needs. I run a program, cal...

Dr. Sally Ride
Astronaut
“Biomedical science is on the cusp of tremendous advances that have emerged from the genomi...

Susan Desmond-Hellmann, MD, MPH
Chancellor of the University of California, San Francisco
Exposure to the wonders of science, engineering, and mathematics opens up whole new vistas for ou...

Timothy P. White
Chancellor, UC Riverside
We all have a vested interest in advancing our country’s proficiency in the disciplines of ...

Steve Ballmer
CEO of Microsoft
Science, technology, engineering and math education are critical to our goal to prepare every stu...

Beverley Eaves Perdue
Governor of North Carolina
The future innovation and competitiveness of our state and nation are critically dependent upon i...

Linda P.B. Katehi
Chancellor, UC Davis
National Lab Day has the potential to build communities of support that increase access for bette...

Charles Bolden
NASA Administrator
“STEM education is extremely important for preparing people and training people to get the ...

Michael V. Drake
Chancellor, UC Irvine
President Obama’s announcement underscores the importance of science and math education in ...

John J. Castellani
President of the Business Roundtable
An innovative program like National Lab Day that encourages STEM education in youth is crucial fo...

Patricia Cooper
Executive Director, California Biotechnology Foundation
“Practical, hands-on experiences in the science and technology fields help prepare students...

Richard Riley
Secretary of Education under President Clinton
As a former Math and Science teacher, I am excited about National Lab Day. This encourages our st...

Tom Torlakson
California State Assembly
11th District
National Lab Day is an on-going opportunity for scientists and community members to inspire our s...

Mayor Kevin Johnson
Sacramento
Now more than ever we need to support STEM education,” said Assemblymember Jerry Hill. “As globa...

California Assembly member Jerry Hill, Chair, Assembly Select Committee on Biotechnology
19th District
“As we prepare to meet the greatest challenges we face in this increasingly connected and i...

Martin O'Malley
Governor of Maryland
“I completely support National Lab Day and STEM Education. This is a terrific movement that...

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger
“Supporting our next generation of leaders and innovators will strengthen the national econ...

Governor of Illinois, Pat Quinn
“Here in Silicon Valley, we have an opportunity and responsibility to shape the next genera...

Chuck Reed
San Jose Mayor
By educating and inspiring tomorrows leaders in science, technology, engineering and math, we rea...

Marye Anne Fox
Chancellor, UC San Diego
I have consistently advocated for Colorado to offer science, technology, engineering and math (ST...

Bill Ritter
Governor of Colorado
“Kids learn by doing. We all remember the first time we added baking soda to a beaker of vi...

Edward G. Rendell
Pennsylvania Governor
I am pleased to express UC Berkeley’s support for National Lab Day. Exposing children to di...

Robert J. Birgeneau
Chancellor, UC Berkeley
National Lab Day is paving the way for our county’s future leaders. This significant initi...

Jennifer M. Granholm
Governor of Michigan
Science and technology have long been cornerstones of America’s economy and spirit of innov...

Carol A. Bartz
President and CEO - Yahoo!
I enthusiastically support National Lab Day as an important way to underscore the importance of s...

Christiane Northrup, M.D
OB/GYN physician, and visionary pioneer in women's health
Wisdom is the practical application of knowledge, and insight is the ability to look into a situa...

Terrance Howard
Actor
“Tomorrow’s innovators are today’s young people,” said Rey Ramsey, Presid...

Rey Ramsey
CEO, Tech Net
“America has such a proud history of exploration, discovery and research that has changed t...

Delaine Eastin
Former California Superintendent of Public Instruction
As an astronaut and engineer, I am very excited about National Lab Day! Inspiring the next genera...

Leroy Chiao, Ph.D.
Astronaut
San Francisco and California as a whole have been at the fore of innovation for generations. Part...

Gavin Newsom
Mayor of San Francisco
We must continue to strengthen our commitment to education in the fields of science, technology, ...

Peter C. Davis
President
McGraw-Hill Education
As our nation looks to implement goals related to energy use and climate change we will need to a...

Gordon V.R. Holness
President
American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE)
“The future is in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. We have a long ways to ...

Mark G. Yudof
President, University of California
“Inspiring our future scientists and engineers will help encourage them to study science an...

Margaret Spellings
Secretary of Education under President George W. Bush
National Lab Day is an opportunity for us to impress upon our students the importance of STEM edu...

George Blumenthal
Chancellor, UC Santa Cruz
When young people have the chance to put math and science theory into practice, you can literally...

Jodi Grant
Executive Director, Afterschool Alliance