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From the Midway—Hands-on experience with paleontology through the University of Chicago’s Fossil Lab
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Go behind the scenes of Lab’s ambitious accreditation journey—a community-wide effort to reflect, collaborate, and shape the future of our Schools.
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When Tonika Lewis Johnson spoke to Lab faculty this fall, she shared how art can illuminate the social landscape—and soon after, the world recognized her vision, naming her a 2024 MacArthur Genius.
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Celebrating Lab’s place among the best private schools in Illinois.
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Lab karate athletes earned world titles and national medals this summer, highlighting their skill, dedication, and leadership.
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This fall, the Laboratory Schools welcomes Dr. Sue Groesbeck as interim director—a leader whose nearly five-decade career includes service in public and independent schools throughout the United States and abroad.
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