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TORONTO – HREC Education, of the Holodomor Research and Education Consortium (HREC), a project of the Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies, University of Alberta, announced on October 1 that its national panel of three education adjudicators has selected the 2019 winner of the HREC Educator Prize for Holodomor Lesson Plan Development.
This year, the judges have awarded one prize of $1,000 (Canadian) to Dr. Thomas R. Mueller of the California University of Pennsylvania in California, Pa.

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EDMONTON, Alberta – From June to September, the Ukrainian Language Education Center of the Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies hosted Nadiia Shapovalova, a student of the Oles Honchar National University in the city of Dnipro, as an intern sponsored by the Globalink Research Internship program run by the Canadian NGO Mitacs.
For 20 years, this organization has been implementing educational and scientific research programs in Canada, in close cooperation with 70 universities, 6,000 companies, and the federal and provincial governments. The main objective of Mitacs Globalink is to build constructive partnerships that support industrial and social innovation both in Canada and abroad.

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WASHINGTON – Yaro T. Kulchyckyj of the U.S. Department of State was among the 18 U.S. civil servants selected for the White House Leadership Development Program (WHLDP) for 2018-2019.
The WHLD Program helps build the next generation of leaders in the executive branch. Its aim is to strengthen enterprise leadership across the government by providing senior level federal employees with expanded perspective and skillsets to address challenges facing the country. It is sponsored by the Executive Office of the President (EOP), the President’s Manage­ment Council (PMC), and supported by the Performance Improvement Council (PIC).

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NEW YORK – The Executive Committee of the Ukrainian Congress Committee of America (UCCA), the largest representation of Americans of Ukrainian descent, has appointed Ihor Dlaboha to be the editor-in- chief of The Ukrainian Quarterly.
Mr. Dlaboha is a lifelong journalist having worked at The Ukrainian Weekly, Svoboda and The National Tribune. He also was an editor at American trade and business publications. In the course of his career, Mr. Dlaboha was also general manager at the Ukrainian Broadcasting Network.

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KERHONKSON, N.Y. – Miss Soyuzivka 2020 Anastasia Hanafin (center) is seen above with first runner-up Sofia Pitula (left) and second runner-up Karolina Polivantseva. Ms. Hanafin, who hails from New York, is a student at Trinity College in Hartford, Conn. The annual Miss Soyuzivka pageant took place on August 10 during a sold-out weekend at Soyuzivka Heritage Center. The judges were: Sandra Lemekha, Dr. Borys Mychalczak and Roman Hirniak. The new Miss Soyuzivka was crowned during the dance featuring the band Udych. Maya Lew, Soyuzivka’s front office and events manager, organized and oversaw the Miss Soyuzivka contest this year.

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WASHINGTON – Anastazia (Ana) Kohout, an Illinois native with spina bifida whose competitive swimming career has cast her in the spotlight, wants people to see her individuality before her disability.
Ms. Kohout recently completed a summer fellowship with Respectability, a nonprofit that fights stigmas and advances opportunities for people with disabilities. With the skills and confidence she gained this summer, Ms. Kohout will lead empowerment training for women with disabilities when she returns to Beloit College this fall.

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Much has been written about Ukrainians who played a major role in setting a new course for the Ukrainian provinces of the former Russian Empire during the period of 1917-1921. However, very little of the published history has focused on the significant accomplishments of the Ukrainian Jewish lawyer, diplomat and public official Arnold Margolin.
He actively participated in parties that helped shape the direction of political thought in the Ukrainian national movement. As a member of the delegation representing the Ukrainian National Republic (Ukrainska Narodnia Respublika, abbreviated UNR, and sometimes the Ukrainian People’s Republic) at the Paris Peace Conference of 1919, he tried to enlist the direct support and military aid of the Entente Powers for the nascent Ukrainian state and to seek protection for the Jewish minority from anti-Semitic pogroms.

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VIENNA – Vienna Technical University (Technische Universität - Wien) presented an exhibition of Ukrainian churches designed by Ukrainian Canadian architect Radoslav Zuk. Titled “New Interpretation of a Thousand-Year-Old Tradition – Ukrainian Churches in Canada, U.S.A. and Ukraine,” the exhibit was on view May 21-25.

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SOUTH BOUND BROOK, N.J. – Deacon Adrian Mazur, a 2014 master’s of divinity graduate of St. Sophia Ukrainian Orthodox Theological Seminary of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the U.S.A., won a Northwell Health President’s Award in the category of Exceptional Patient/Customer Experience.

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SOUTH WINDSOR, Conn. – South Windsor High School’s softball “dual threat,” Maria Hanchuk, enjoyed arguably the best day of her young life on May 30. The outstanding left-handed pitcher/superior hitter underwent a pair of joyous experiences that particular Thursday.

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WARREN, Mich. – Mykola (Mick) Duzyj has produced and directed a semi-animated documentary series titled “Losers” that premiered on Netflix on March 1. The eight-episode series was released in 190 countries and 20 languages. 

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HAIFA, Israel – Valentyna Klymiuk, a young scholar from Ukraine, received her Ph.D. from the University of Haifa in March 2019. Her research is at the junction of biology and genetics, touching on methods of combating a disease of wheat known as “brown rust.” This research has tremendous potential for increasing wheat yields worldwide and reducing hunger in developing countries.

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