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WCEE Ukrainian Scholars at Risk Discuss their Research
Monday, April 17, 12 pm
Oksana Chabanyuk, associate professor, Department of Architectural Environment Design, Kharkiv National University of Civil Engineering and Architecture; Yurii Kaparulin, associate professor, Department of National, International Law and Law Enforcement, Kherson State University; Katerina Sirinyok-Dolgaryova, associate professor of Journalism Department, Vice Dean in International Affairs, Zaporizhzhia National University; Anna Taranenko, senior lecturer International Relations Department, National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy; Kseniya Yurtayeva, associate professor, Department of Criminal Law and Criminology, Kharkiv National University of Internal Affairs
Organizer: Weiser Center for Europe & Eurasia

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Survivors Saving Survivors
Wednesday, March 22, 5 pm
Jonathan Ornstein, cheif executive officer, JCC Krakow and Chuck Fishman, photographer
Organizer: Copernicus Center for Polish Studies

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Ideologies of Sovereignty after Russia's Invasion of Ukraine: The Baltic Case
Wednesday, March 8, 12 pm
Neringa Klumbyte, associate professor of anthropology and Russian and post-Soviet studies, Miami University
Organizer: Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies

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Russian Gas and European Supply Chains: Examining the Consequences of the War in Ukraine for Europe's Energy Policies
Monday, March 6, 4 pm
Yoo-Duk Kang, CES Visiting Scholar
Organizer: Center for European Studies

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Survivors Saving Survivors: Photographing the Ukrainian Refugee Experience in Poland
March 6-April 28
Photographs by Chuck Fishman
Organizer: Copernicus Center for Polish Studies

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The War in Ukraine, One Year In
Monday, February 20, 5 pm
Lt. Col. (ret.) Alexander Vindman, former Director for European Affairs for the United States National Security Council; and members of the Ukrainian Bandurist Chorus of North America. Followed by a candlelight vigil.
Organizer: Weiser Center for Europe & Eurasia
Video

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“I Have a Crisis for You:" Women Artists of Ukraine Respond to War
January 3-February 23
An exhibit curated by Grace Mahoney and Jessica Zychowicz
Organizer: Institute for Research on Women and Gender

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From Bad to Worse: US-Russian Relations against the Backdrop of the Ukraine Crisis
Wednesday, December 7, 12 pm
Stepan Goncharov, head of applied research, Levada Center; Dina Smeltz (MA REES ’92), senior fellow for public opinion and US foreign policy, The Chicago Council on Global Affairs; Denis Volkov, director, Levada Center
Organizer: Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies

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Scholars Seeking Refuge and the Future of Ukrainian Academia
Wednesday, November 30, 12 pm
Oksana Chabanyuk, associate professor, Department of Architectural Environment Design, Kharkiv National University of Civil Engineering and Architecture; Yurii Kaparulin, associate professor, Department of National, International Law and Law Enforcement, Kherson State University; Serhiy Kvit, Rector (President), National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy; Katerina Sirinyok-Dolgaryova, associate professor of Journalism Department, Vice Dean in International Affairs, Zaporizhzhia National University; Anna Taranenko, senior lecturer International Relations Department, National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy; Kseniya Yurtayeva, associate professor, Department of Criminal Law and Criminology, Kharkiv National University of Internal Affairs
Organizer: Weiser Center for Europe & Eurasia

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Civic Action Before and After Russia’s War in Ukraine
Wednesday, November 2, 12 pm
Regina Smyth, professor of political science, Indiana University
Organizer: Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies

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The Global Implications of the War in Ukraine
Thursday, October 13, 4 pm
Ambassadors Susan Elliott, Richard Boucher, Robert Cekuta, and Ronald Neumann
Organizer: Weiser Diplomacy Center

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Investigative Journalists and the Documentation of War Crimes
Wednesday, September 21, 5 pm
Janine di Giovanni, founder and director, The Reckoning Project: Ukraine Testifies
Organizer: Weiser Center for Europe & Eurasia

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Artists' Roundtable: “I Have a Crisis for You:" Women Artists of Ukraine Respond to War
Friday, September 16, 3:30 pm
Curators Grace Mahoney and Jessica Zychowicz moderate a discussion among several of the featured artists
Organizer: Institute for Research on Women and Gender

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WCEE Distinguished Lecture: Russia’s War on Ukraine and Its Global Impact
Tuesday, September 13, 4 pm
Lech Wałęsa, President of Poland (1990-95)
Organizers: Weiser Center for Europe & Eurasia, Copernicus Center for Polish Studies, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, Democracy & Debate, Weiser Diplomacy Center

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“I Have a Crisis for You:" Women Artists of Ukraine Respond to War
August 25-December 16
An exhibit curated by Grace Mahoney and Jessica Zychowicz
Organizer: Institute for Research on Women and Gender

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Ukraine: Implications for Democracy in the U.S. and Globally
Tuesday, June 21, 4:45 pm
Senators Ben Cardin (D-MD) and Rob Portman (R-OH)
Organizer: Big Ten Collaboration

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Invisible Women: Portraits of Aging in Ukraine
April 28-August 18
Photographs by Ashley Bigham and Watercolors by Grace Mahoney
Organizer: Institute for Research on Women and Gender

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Eisendrath Symposium: Devastation in Ukraine and the Consequences of Engagement
Monday, April 18, 12pm
Elena Milashina, Novaya Gazeta; Simon Ostrovsky, PBS NewsHour and New York Times; Ronald Suny, U-M
Organizer: Wallace House

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Vandenberg Lecture: War in Ukraine
Thursday, April 14, 12pm
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Senator Chris Coons (D-Del)
Organizer: Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy

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UKRAINIAN SISTERS
April 1-30
An exhibition of drawings by Ukrainian artists Lesia Kulchynska and Kateryna Lysovenko
Art & Architecture Building, 1st Floor, 2000 Bonisteel Blvd
Organizer: Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design

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Russian Invasion of Ukraine Teach-Out Town Hall
Tuesday, March 23, 1-2pm
Organizer: Michigan Online

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The Russian Invasion: Assessing Military Options in Ukraine
Thursday, March 17, 6pm
John D. Ciorciari, U-M; Eliot Cohen, Johns Hopkins University
Organizer: Alexander Hamilton Society at the University of Michigan

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Defending Ukrainian Territorial Integrity
Wednesday, March 16, 6pm
Jeffrey Gedmin, Atlantic Council; Greta Uehling, U-M
Organizer: Alexander Hamilton Society at the University of Michigan

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II Roundtable. The Global Implications of the Russian Invasion of Ukraine
Tuesday, March 15, 4-5:30pm
John D. Ciorciari, U-M; Mary Gallagher, U-M; Pauline Jones, U-M; Maria Popova, McGill University; Daniel Russel, Asia Society
Organizer: International Institute
Video

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WCEE Teach-In on Ukraine
Friday, March 11, 9:30am-1pm
Yevgenia Albats, The New Times; Ambassador Daniel Fried, Atlantic Council; Mikhail Krutikov, U-M; Benjamin Paloff, U-M; Brian Porter-Szűcs, U-M; Svitlana Rogovyk, U-M; Ronald G. Suny, U-M; Yuri Zhukov, U-M; Geneviève Zubrzycki, U-M; Jessica Zychowicz, Fulbright Program in Ukraine/Institute of International Education
Organizer: Weiser Center for Europe & Eurasia

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Ukraine & IL: The Situation in Ukraine
Tuesday, March 8, 12-1pm
John Ciorciari, U-M; Timothy Dickinson, U-M; Susan Page, U-M; Steven Ratner, U-M
Organizer: International Law Society and International Policy Students Association

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Campus Discussion of Russia's War on Ukraine
Tuesday, March 8, 2-3:30pm
Anna Muller, U-M Dearborn; Sylwia K. Mazur, U-M Dearborn
Organizer: U-M Dearborn Honors Program

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CPRD Panel on Ukraine
Monday, March 7, 12-1:30pm
Jesse Driscoll, UC San Diego; Nadiya Kostyuk, Georgia Institute of Technology and U-M alumna; Ronald Suny, U-M; Yuri Zhukov, U-M
Organizer: Conflict & Peace, Research & Development (CPRD) group

U-M Faculty and Experts in the News

Irina Bondarenko, Public Health

"When your family lives in Ukraine"
Michigan Radio Stateside Podcast, 3/10/22

David Brown, Medicine

"Michigan Medicine surgeon collects medical supplies for Ukrainian hospitals"
All about Ann Arbor, 4/14/22

"Surgeon organizes medical supply drive for Ukrainian hospitals"
Michigan Health, 4/22/22

Adam Casey, Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies

"The Bully in the Bubble: Putin and the Perils of Information Isolation"
Foreign Affairs, 2/4/22

"Russia: The Siloviki and Putin" PART 1 / PART 2
The John Batchelor Show, 2/10/22

"Denazification and Genocide: The Story Behind Putin's Justification for Invading Ukraine"
BBC Brazil, 2/25/22

"Chances of Putin being ousted in coup rising, but 'Musketeers' and a culture of fear will protect him, expert says"
Insider, 3/12/22

"Could Putin actually fall?"
Vox, 3/13/22

"Putin Has Coup-Proofed His Regime"
Foreign Policy, 3/23/22

"‘The myth of the chessmaster has been shattered.’ Putin is reeling as key aides and military commanders desert him"
BOL News, 3/26/22

"Coup To Overthrow Putin Already Under Way: Ukraine Military Head"
International Business Times, 5/16/22

"Russia issues travel ban on Michigan officials"
Michigan Radio, 6/3/22

John Ciorciari, Public Policy

"China signals shift on Ukraine as Russia accused of atrocities"
Nikkei Asia, 3/9/22

"As Ukraine war deepens great-power divisions, a revitalized non-aligned movement could emerge"
The Conversation, 4/22/22

"Is Critical Western Aid to Ukraine in War With Russia in Jeopardy?"
Newsweek, 11/10/22

"Ukraine Needs 'Another Solution' to Win Bakhmut 'Meat Grinder': Politician"
Newsweek, 12/19/22

Daniel Cooper, Engineering

"The EU has sworn off Russian steel. That could be bad news for the environment"
Marketplace, 3/21/22

Sasha de Vogel, PhD Political Science '21

"How Putin’s regime stifled anti-war protests in Russia"
The Guardian, 3/10/22

Denia Djokić, Engineering

"Russia’s role in world’s nuclear energy industry prompts calls to up U.S. uranium production"
Marketplace, 3/30/22

"A ban on Russian uranium could impact tribal communities in the Southwest"
Marketplace, 4/6/22

Oksana Fedorak, Public Health (MPH student)

"Graduate student Oksana Fedorak works to prevent human trafficking in Ukraine"
Findings Magazine, 11/21/22

Erik Gordon, Business

"Western companies cutting ties to Russia has limited effect, experts say"
ABC News, 3/6/22

Kathryn E. Graber, PhD Anthropology '12

"It’s ‘Ukraine,’ not ‘the Ukraine’ – here’s why"
The Conversation, 3/9/22

Michele Heisler, Medicine/Public Health

"Russia's strike on Ukraine maternity hospital is part of a terrible wartime tradition"
NPR Goats and Soda, 3/16/22

Pauline Jones, Political Science

"Is there a nuclear risk due to the conflict between Russia and Ukraine?"
Voice of America (Spanish), 3/1/22

Pauline Jones, Political Science
Anil Menon, Political Science (PhD student)

"Your past is my present – how Volodymyr Zelenskyy uses history"
The Conversation, 6/16/22

"Why are Germans losing enthusiasm for helping Ukraine?"
Washington Post, 11/25/22

Vika Kalesnikava, Public Health
Mikhail Krutikov, Slavic Languages & Literatures/Judaic Studies
Svitlana Rogovyk, Slavic Languages & Literatures
Yuri Zhukov, Political Science

"‘Stop this global catastrophe!’ Russian invasion sparks Ukrainian reaction at University of Michigan"
MLive, 2/24/22

Aaron Kall, Debate Program

"The Memo: Zelensky battles to hold world’s attention as chances of long war rise"
The Hill, 4/12/22

Elizabeth Langen, Medicine

"As pregnant flee Ukraine, war imposes long-term health effects: Experts"
ABC News, 3/30/22

Melvyn Levitsky, Public Policy

"Examining the ramifications of Russia's attack on Ukraine"
WXYZ-TV, 2/24/22

"Stateside"
Michigan Radio, 2/24/22

"Former U.S. Ambassador: Opposition in Russia makes war more difficult for Putin"
NBC-25 News, 2/24/22

"Ukrainian-Americans in Michigan are helping their countrymen fight back however they can"
WWJ-AM, 3/1/22

"Why does Russia feel threatened by NATO’s eastward expansion?"
TRT World, 3/2/22

"Two Americans captured by Russian forces could face the death penalty. Can the US save them?"
USA Today, 6/26/22

"What Happens If Putin Uses Nuclear Weapons? What The Experts Told Us"
1945, 9/29/22

"Cracks in US support for Ukraine risk helping Putin"
The Hill, 10/28/22

Andrei Markovits, Sociology/German/Political Science

"New cold war: Are sanctions against Russian hockey players fair?"
Christian Science Monitor, 3/10/22

Aneil Mishra, Management, U-M Flint

"SOM partners with Ukrainian B-school, offers virtual workshops"
U-M Flint News, 4/27/22

Hanna Onyshchenko, Economics (PhD student)

"Ukrainian students in the U.S. face emotional, financial hardships"
Marketplace, 3/7/22

"Their country is at war but they're supposed to be learning: How Ukrainian students in US are coping"
USA Today, 4/1/22

Jonathan Overpeck, Environment & Sustainability

"A shift to clean energy would halt Russia's petro-thuggery and more"
The Hill, 2/28/22

Benjamin Paloff, Slavic Languages & Literatures/Comparative Literature

"We Are All In Terrible Danger: Reflections Six Weeks into Russia’s Assault on Ukraine"
Michigan Quarterly Review, 4/8/22

Paolo Pasquariello, Business

"Here's how Russia's invasion of Ukraine could impact Michigan's economy"
WXYZ-TV, 3/1/22

"When risk and uncertainty abound, investors move to government bonds in a 'flight to safety'"
Marketplace, 3/3/22

"What exactly is the SWIFT banking system?"
Marketplace, 3/3/22

"Russia-Ukraine war: What to know about sanctions—their effects and effectiveness"
Michigan News, 5/3/22

Brian Porter-Szűcs, History

"Poland’s welcome of Ukrainian refugees comes with challenges"
Michigan News, 3/14/22

Amiyatosh Purnanandam, Business

"Financial sanctions against Russia will create wide-ranging impact"
University Record, 3/7/22

Florian Schmitzberger, Medicine

"U-M doctor and former army medic offers care in Ukraine"
University Record, 9/12/22

Dan Slater, Political Science

"Putting Putin in his place: A dictator at war"
Michigan News, 3/6/22

"The Guy Gordon Show"
WJR, 3/11/22

Ronald Suny, History/Political Science

"A historian corrects misunderstandings about Ukrainian and Russian history"
The Conversation, 2/24/22

"Ukraine war follows decades of warnings that NATO expansion into Eastern Europe could provoke Russia"
The Conversation, 2/28/22

"From Lenin to Putin: Key turning points in Russian-Ukrainian history 1922-2022"
Michigan Radio, 3/4/22

"US military support to Ukraine proves its worry about future decline"
CCTV.com, 6/9/22

"Ukrainian people are resisting the centuries-old force of Russian imperialism – Ukraine war at 6 months"
The Conversation, 8/18/22

"The Ukraine conflict is a war of narratives – and Putin’s is crumbling"
The Conversation, 10/27/22

"Russia Military Losses Could Be Double U.S. In Vietnam in Tenth of Time"
Newsweek, 12/5/22

"Ukraine war has exposed the folly – and unintended consequences – of ‘armed missionaries’"
The Conversation, 2/17/23

Maxim Sytch, Business

"Can phone calls change Russian views about the war?"
GZERO Media, 3/24/22

"Michigan Ross Prof Brings Lessons From Ukraine War Into The MBA Classroom"
Poets & Quants, 4/18/22

Stefan Szymanski, Kinesiology

"FIFA’s suspension of Russia is a rarity – but one that strips bare the idea that sport can be apolitical"
The Conversation, 3/3/22

Kira Thurman, History/German Studies

"As performing artists denounce or stay allied with Putin, history offers some lessons"
NPR All Things Considered, 3/3/22

David Turnley, Art + Design

"David Turnley documents Ukrainians’ plight"
Michigan Today, 4/22/22

Greta Uehling, International & Comparative Studies

"The State of the Union and Ukraine"
Marist Poll Poll Hub, 3/4/22

"Ukraine at war: Continuity and displacement"
Michigan News, 3/9/22

"Ukraine’s war has shattered some friendships and family ties – but ‘care ethics’ have strengthened other relationships"
The Conversation, 8/22/22

"When there are no words: Talking about wartime trauma in Ukraine"
The Conversation, 2/23/23

Jeffrey Veidlinger, History/Judaic Studies

"Putin’s claim to rid Ukraine of Nazis is especially absurd given its history"
The Conversation, 2/26/22

"A brief history of Babi Yar, where Nazis massacred Jews, Soviets kept silence and now Ukraine says Russia fired a missile"
The Conversation, 3/7/22

"What Zelensky Gets Wrong About the Holocaust in Ukraine"
The Detroit Jewish News, 3/30/22

"How the Russian Media Spread False Claims About Ukrainian Nazis"
The New York Times, 7/2/22

James Wells, Physics

"Why scientists still can't figure out how to intercept nuclear missiles"
Salon, 3/3/2022

Sharon Wering Rivera, PhD Political Science '98

“Can Putin keep the oligarchs and Russian elites on his side?”
Washington Post, 3/1/22

Yuri Zhukov, Political Science

"Russia Taking Over Ukraine Could Be a Headache for Putin"
Newsweek, 3/9/22

"Data on the Russian invasion of Ukraine available in near-real time"
Michigan News, 3/10/22

"Zelensky's Vote to End Russia War Near 'Impossible' Without Putin Approval"
Newsweek, 3/22/22

"Risk of Putin Using Nuclear Weapons Rises as Ukraine Succeeds: Menendez"
Newsweek, 5/1/22

"NATO Has Already Crossed Vladimir Putin's 'Red Line'"
Newsweek, 5/3/22

"Putin Could Tighten Grip on Russia if He Declares War on Ukraine"
Newsweek, 5/5/22

"Putin Resorting to Drafted Soldiers in Ukraine Could Come at a High Price"
Newsweek, 6/9/22

"Visa Ban Could Push Russians Into Putin's Arms, Bolstering Support at Home"
Newsweek, 8/30/22

"Is Russia's Defense Ministry Becoming the Kremlin Scapegoat for War Losses?"
Newsweek, 9/15/22

"U.S. Ramps Up Involvement in Ukraine as Putin Declares Annexations Official"
Newsweek, 9/30/22

"What's the Worst Thing Putin Could Do Short of Nuclear War?"
Newsweek, 10/6/22

"Putin Could Force Ukrainians to Fight for Him Under Martial Law"
Newsweek, 10/19/22

"What Putin's 'Dirty Bomb' Accusations Reveals About His War Strategy"
Newsweek, 10/27/22

"Russian Soldiers Issued WWII-Era Metal Helmets, Obsolete Weapons: Ukraine"
Newsweek, 11/9/22

"What the Ukraine War Has Truly Cost Us"
The New York Times, 2/23/23

Geneviève Zubrzycki, Sociology

"Holding Russia to Account for War Crimes in Ukraine"
Vanity Fair, 8/24/22

University of Michigan (general)

Russia-Ukraine: U-M experts can discuss (Experts Advisory)
Michigan News, 2/24/22

"An Invasion Felt in Academe"
Inside Higher Ed, 2/25/22

"Rally on University of Michigan diag offers support for Ukrainian community"
MLive, 2/27/22

"U-M community reacts to invasion of Ukraine, experts weigh in"
Michigan Daily, 3/9/22

"U-M professors and students discuss economic impacts of Russia invading Ukraine"
Michigan Daily, 3/10/22

"U-M to exit Russian investment, light bell tower with Ukrainian colors"
University Record, 3/15/22

"U-M joins project investigating war crimes in Ukraine"
University Record, 9/21/22

Opinion: "What the West should do about Russia and Ukraine"
Michigan Daily, 11/14/22

"Spotlight on the News: Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman on Russia-Ukraine War"
WXYZ-TV, 3/3/23

Educational and Support Resources for Students and Scholars

The Reckoning Project at WCEE

Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Teach-Out (Coursera curriculum)

University of Michigan: Support for Ukraine

President Coleman: Support for Ukraine (March 7, 2022)

WCEE, CREES, CES, CCPS: Statement in Support of Ukraine (February 24, 2022)

University of Michigan Library: Research Guide on the Russian Federation's Invasion of Ukraine

University of Michigan Library: Research Guide on Refugees and Displaced Persons: Information Resources for a Global Crisis (Spotlight on Ukraine)

Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies (ASEEES) Resources for Helping Displaced Scholars from Ukraine

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