University of chicago lab school after school program

Students will learn about the ancient world while participating in an interactive activity guided by a University of Chicago student facilitator. Submit your request for a program to begin the process of booking your virtual field trip. You will receive an email confirmation within 5 business days when your program has been booked.

Requested dates and times are subject to availability. Please be advised twe will not be taking reservations for virtual tours via telephone. Virtual field trips can be run with any classroom configuration—remote, in-classroom, or a hybrid combination of both. Programs are free for University of Chicago Laboratory Schools. The Oriental Institute Museum is currently unable to offer in-person, docent-led tours. Self-guide visits with thier own tour guide can be scheduled.

Students engage their deductive reasoning skills in a one-hour workshop, examining artifacts to draw conclusions about the people who created and used them while gaining insight into the science and philosophy behind archaeology.

Recommended for 5 th th grades. Up to 30 student participants and at least one educator. The Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology studies how biomolecules operate and interact to drive the complex and diverse behaviors of living systems. Research encompasses all areas of modern biochemistry, including structural biology, biophysics, and biomolecular engineering and design.

The department is distinguished by its intellectual rigor and collaborative style. Interdisciplinary interactions are further facilitated by its presence in the Gordon Center for Integrative Sciences, which brings together a large and diverse group of biological and physical scientists to pursue common research goals. Members of the department ask broad and multifaceted questions, and as a result, trainees are well equipped for future academic and industrial careers in biochemistry and biophysics.

After joining the program, I was able to sample a variety of labs in and out of my own department through rotations and ended up choosing a lab outside of BMB. Even so, things I learned as a BMB student constantly inform and guide me throughout my project, and I enjoy and benefit from continued close relationships with the BMB professors and students.

Life outside of the lab, of course, was another very important factor. During the interview process, I immediately fell in love with how people seemed relaxed and were supportive of one another, and I loved hearing about what everyone regularly does for fun.