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U-M Campus Events

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Educational and Support Resources for Students and Scholars

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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