The Lab trains student researchers to use the internet as a critical tool for fact-finding and evidence gathering for human rights violations and to promote social justice. We accept students in any major, in all divisions. We also accept graduate students.
Student researchers reflect a wide range of fields and disciplines including, but not limited to, Latin American and Latino Studies, Environmental Studies, Film and Digital Media, Politics, Philosophy, Feminist Studies, Critical Race and Ethnic Studies, Psychology, Biology, Mathematics, Spanish Studies, and Legal Studies.
When funding permits, we also sponsor Graduate Student Researchers. Our graduate students have been from Anthropology, Latin American and Latino Studies, Feminist Studies, and Film & Digital Media.
Students are primarily accepted into the Lab one time per year (Spring quarter) or during the summer recruitment effort for transfer and incoming students. Students receive most of their research training in September before the official start of Fall quarter. Students must be available to participate in our September training sessions in order to be eligible for consideration.
Priority is for students who can commit their entire academic year to the Lab. Students are required to participate in weekly seminars (LALS 187 L/F) and weekly research lab meetings, with occasional Saturday meetings if needed.
We are pleased to announce we are recruiting new members for the 2024-2025 academic year to join our research team. Deadline to apply: April 5, 2024, 5 p.m. PT
“As an undocumented student I feel empowered to be able to digitally transcend borders and to learn open source skills in order to further the work for human rights in the Americas.”
– Former student