University Laboratory High School is a selective admission, public, laboratory school sanctioned by the State of Illinois and associated with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school serves academically talented students, residing in Illinois, from the subfreshman level (combined 7th and 8th grades) through high school.
As a catalyst for educational innovation, University Laboratory High School seeks to spark the creative fervor and high aspirations of talented young people; to inspire them to excellence; to challenge them through traditional and experimental strategies;
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Urbana
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Thursday, 25 February 2010
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Where: University Laboratory High School. 1212 W Springfield in Urbana.
What: Dinner! Jerk chicken, Carribean salad, beans, and more.
Cost: $15 per adult at the door, $13 in advance (tickets available at the school).
Purpose: To send the entire InvenTeam to Eureka Fest. Also, to enjoy good food.
Uni is one of 15 InvenTeams to be awarded the Lemelson-MIT InvenTeams Grant. Their project is working with shrimp farmers in Belize to find a sustainable way to remove high-nutrient waste water. The club is raising money so all 13 members can attend the final conference in Boston to present their research and results.
More information on Uni's InvenTeam can be found here:
http://web.mit.edu/inventeams/teams/2010/university.html (official MIT site)
