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Postdoc Connects Past and Present with Interdisciplinary Research

Rebecca Johnston | Postdoctoral Researcher | Center for Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies / Center for Cyber-Social Dynamics...

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Raheel Wins National Russian Scholar Laureate Award

This spring, Global Scholar Armina Raheel (’23 cohort) won a prestigious Post Secondary Russian Scholar Laureate Award (PSRSLA), which recognizes outstanding juniors and seniors across the nation in the study of Russian language and culture.
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KU CREES announces 2024 Laird Essay Contest winner

A KU undergraduate student’s paper about supply chain sanctions against Russia is the winner of the 2024 Roy D. and Betty Laird Essay Contest, sponsored by the Center for Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies (CREES).
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Former NATO commander, leading experts to discuss the Russo-Ukrainian War’s global effects at KU Security Conference

Philip Breedlove, a retired U.S. Air Force general, will travel to Lawrence to deliver the keynote address for the 2024 KU Security Conference, “The Russo-Ukrainian War and Global Human Security.” The conference will take place April 10-11.
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CREES Courier

The CREES COURIER features REES-area studies at the University of Kansas, including event programming, outreach, and faculty, student, and alumni updates. The newsletter comes out twice a year, usually at the beginning of every semester.

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