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Education Lab As Schools Grapple with Post-Pandemic Learning Loss, University of Chicago Education Lab Leads $18 Million Project to Scale “High Dosage” Tutoring, Accelerate Student Learning

Crime Lab Police Workforce Allocation Model

Inclusive Economy Lab Community College Support Program Significantly Improves Degree Attainment

Inclusive Economy Lab Nearly One in Seven Chicago Students Experiences Homelessness, According to Study

Education Lab Data Insights from Chicago’s Options Schools: Seizing the Opportunity to Advance Education Equity

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Energy & Environment Lab 7 Technologies for Fighting Climate Change

Wall Street Journal / September 12, 2023

Energy & Environment Lab Smart Meter Monitoring Can Help Conserve Water — But Not Without a Fight, Researchers Find

The Hill / November 30, 2022

Energy & Environment Lab Real-Time Data Was Used to Regulate Water Use. It May Have Worked Too Well

Wall Street Journal / February 4, 2023

Energy & Environment Lab Smart Technology Can Help Us Conserve Water—If We Let It

EPIC News / November 30, 2022

Crime Lab Public safety inequality is growing in Chicago and across America

Chicago Tribune / March 27, 2023

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Energy & Environment Lab 7 Technologies for Fighting Climate Change

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Crime Lab Los Angeles-style policing driving down Chicago shootings, city's experts say

Chicago Sun-Times / February 9, 2018

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