Browsing: Notes on People

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. 

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.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The Ukrainian Research Institute at Harvard University announced on April 19 that Dr. Emily Channell-Justice will develop and lead its new program on contemporary Ukraine.

NEWARK, N.J. – Poet Yuriy Tarnawsky was among the 11 Newark College of Engineering (NCE) graduates inducted on March 12 into the NCE 100, the alumni hall of fame established this year as part of the college’s celebration of its centennial.

NEW YORK – Polsinelli, an Am Law 100 firm, announced on February 5 that Markian B. Silecky has joined the firm’s New York Office as a shareholder in the firm’s corporate and transactional practice. His primary practice focuses on international corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, data privacy and compliance.

On February 18, the Holy See announced that Pope Francis, accepting the recommendation of the Synod of Bishops of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church (UGCC), has appointed Bishop Borys Gudziak, Ph.D., as metropolitan and archbishop of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadel-phia. For the previous six years Bishop Borys was eparch of the Eparchy of St. Volodymyr in Paris, serving the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic faithful in France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Switzerland. 

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Onondaga County Family Court Judge Michael Hanuszczak was presented with the Mike Bristol Crystal Award by the Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) program in recognition of his judicial skills and temperament. 

NEW YORK – A group of both male and female professionals gathered together from across various industries came together on November 28, 2018, to discuss the issues that women face in male-dominated industries. 

JENKINTOWN, Pa. – After more than three years of ambitious transformation at Manor College, its board renewed President Jonathan Peri’s contract nearly a year early. When Dr. Peri arrived at Manor in late 2015, the college was facing financial challenges. Within seven months he led the college to a balanced budget, erased deficits, created significant excess revenues and restructured debt by fiscal year end. By fall 2017, and for the first time in about 10 years, both enrollment and revenues increased.

STAMFORD, Conn. – Lubow Wolynetz, curator and archival librarian at the Ukrainian Museum and Library of Stamford, Conn., received the Order of Princess Olha, third degree, for her “contributions to preserving and encouraging interest in Ukrainian culture and folk arts in the United States.” She was presented with the award by Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko in a ceremony at the Ukrainian Institute of America in New York City on September 25. 

PITTSBURGH – Dr. Adriana Helbig, associate professor of music and assistant dean of undergraduates at the University of Pittsburgh, is among 78 recipients who were selected nationally as the 2018-2019 fellows of the American Council of Learned Society. 

MONTREAL – Maria Logush, a well-known journalist in the Ukrainian diaspora of North America, celebrated her 100th birthday on September…...