Always pushing their research forward, Richmond professors constantly keep us on our toes with their work. For example, look no further than statistics professor Taylor Arnold and digital humanities professor Lauren Tilton.

Through a University of Nevada Las Vegas initiative supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the Spiders are applying their research, which uses computational techniques to analyze visual culture, to the curation of digital archives. The UR duo is teaming up with Harvard colleagues to make a collection of materials on social protests and political unrest more accessible to the public.

“This imagery provides unique perspective of the culture of protest in Europe in the context of rising nationalism, anti-immigration movements, globalism, and international migration,” Tilton said. “These are important collections. We want to enable easier access to both scholars and the general public.”

Congratulations, Drs. Arnold and Tilton!