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UC awards $19M in grants to support groundbreaking research to benefit Californians
Originally published by the UC Office of the President, January 14, 2021 The COVID-19 pandemic has underscored how easily infections can be transmitted. Today, even a routine doctor’s visit can be risky. It’s no surprise, then, that telehealth visits — online medical appointments — have increased dramatically over the past year. However, telehealth has its…
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Two UC Santa Cruz programs win funding for public interest technology
The Human Rights Investigations Lab and Everett Program are being recognized for their socially-conscious tech leadership Originally published by the Campus Newscenter on November 16, 2020 by Allison Arteaga Soergel The University of California, Santa Cruz recently received funding through the Public Interest Technology University Network (PIT-UN) to advance two innovative social change programs that are…
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UC Santa Cruz Human Rights Lab investigates social unrest in Chile
Originally published on the Campus Newscenter on October 13, 2020 by Matthew Renda Before she began her last year as an undergrad at UC Santa Cruz, Monica Estrada Arias had been reading voluminously about human rights issues in the United States and beyond. While she says her mind was afire with the theoretical underpinnings of human…
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Student Profile: Monica Estrada Arias
Originally published on the Campus Newscenter on June 01, 2020 by Peggy Townsend Monica Estrada Arias never met the young man. An activist, he was killed during the 2019 protests in Chile. Yet, as part of a team of UC Santa Cruz students researching the demonstrations, which erupted over cost-of-living increases and economic equalities, Estrada said…
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New Human Rights Lab trains students to investigate wrongdoing
Students use high-tech sleuthing tools to help hold perpetrators accountable Originally published on the campus Newscenter on October 08, 2019 by Jennifer McNulty The new Human Rights Lab, run out of the Research Center for the Americas, will investigate alleged human rights violations. This video, produced by the BBC, presents an example of the type of…
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HRI Lab Wins Award
The Human Rights Investigations Lab is one of two campus projects being recognized for their socially-conscious tech leadership by the Public Interest Technology University Network. The PIT-UN is a partnership of 36 colleges and universities convened by New America, the Ford Foundation, and the Hewlett Foundation to build the field of public interest technology.
