Laura Thompson is a contributor at Urban Milwaukee. She is a musician, and received degrees in violin performance from Northwestern University and from the Royal College of Music in London, England. In addition to playing classical music, she loves to play fiddle music from Ireland, Scotland, Cape Breton, and Appalachia. While a student at Northwestern, she also took classes focused on international human rights issues, and helped coordinate volunteer opportunities for students with Chicago nonprofits. She later dipped her toe into the sciences by completing the pre-medical curriculum at Milwaukee School of Engineering. She is especially interested in learning the craft of investigative journalism, and writing about the little-known institutions that make the city tick.

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