The Urban Matters Lab is looking for interested undergraduate students to work on various service-learning research projects over winter break and Spring 2026 semester. DEADLINE TO APPLY: Friday December 12, 2025 Students do not need to have prior archival research background. All Purdue undergraduate students are eligible to apply— open to WL and Indianapolis students.…

On September 20 and 21 the Urban Matters Lab team comprising Dr. Ashima Krishna, Stuti Varma, Nah’Shon Williams, and Johnny Dong travelled to Muncie, IN for the Preserving Historic Places statewide conference organized by Indiana Landmarks.

Dr.Krishna received Purdue University’s Office of Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging‘s 2023 Seed Grant for Innovative Approaches to Enhancing Inclusive Excellence and Sense of Belonging. This grant will fund the the work of three Honors students in Urban Matter Lab’s inaugural research project in the John Martinson Honors College to create a repository of documentation on Black heritage…

************APPLICATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED**************** The Urban Matters Lab is looking for Purdue Honors/non-Honors students to fill two Research Assistant (RA) positions for this summer and potentially in winter 2023. You also have to opportunity to continue to work on the research project in the Fall and Spring semesters and can use this project as your…

************APPLICATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED**************** The Urban Matters Lab has organized a fieldtrip for an upcoming day-long workshop at Indiana Landmarks on documenting Black heritage sites. The workshop is at Indiana Landmarks office in Indy on Feb 7, 9am-3pm. Registration is free and lunch is included. Detailed Schedule and Program Registration Link This can be a…

************APPLICATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED**************** The Urban Matters Lab is excited to share 3 volunteer opportunities with the City of West Lafayette’s Public Library and Archives collections. Honors College students will be working with city archivist and historian Devon Roddel under the mentorship of Dr. Krishna. Students also have the option of taking this for HONR…

Dr.Krishna received Purdue University’s Susan Bulkeley Butler Center for Leadership Excellence‘s 2022-2023 Research Project Grant. This grant will fund the Urban Matter Lab’s inaugural research project in the John Martinson Honors College, working with students to create a repository of documentation on Black heritage sites in the Greater Lafayette area. This research project grant for…