Ukrainian News AgencyEU To Finance Exit-Poll At Rada ElectionUkrainian News AgencyAs Ukrainian News earlier reported, the EU will send observers to the parliamentary election in Ukraine in autumn. The Democratic Initiatives fund, the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology, and the Oleksandr Razumkov Ukrainian Center for Economic ...and more »

Transitions OnlineIn Ukraine, Mixed Emotions About TymoshenkoTransitions OnlineEven though the poll isn't, of course, a true sociological survey, the results are enlightening: 716 people believed that her beating was ordered by the country's officials, a lot more than the 414 people who doubted that the beating actually happened.and more »

People First: The latest in the watch on Ukrainian democracyKyiv PostUkrainian President Viktor Yanukovych has said that the summoning of a group of scientists from the Institute of Sociology Studies for interrogation by the SBU was "unprofessional". The President's press office reported that human rights and freedom ...and more »

Lafayette College held graduation ceremonies May 19Allentown Morning CallFeeney, of Webster, NY, will receive a bachelor of arts degree with a major in philosophy; Martin, of Riverton, NJ, will receive a bachelor of arts degree with a major in psychology; Onishchenko, of Chernihiv, Ukraine, will receive a bachelor of ...

The Day Weekly Digest“Exalted aims cost an effort”The Day Weekly DigestAlso present were Hero of Ukraine Yurii Shukhevych, members of the oblast and city councils, professors of Lviv Polytechnic, the Ivan Franko University, the Arts Academy, the music and zoo-veterinary academies, and other higher educational institutions ...

The Virginian-PilotReady for doomsday? Some of our neighbors areThe Virginian-PilotA run on certain items “usually follows some event,” like when Chernobyl hit the Ukraine in 1986, said Larry Friedman of M&G Sales Co., an Army-Navy surplus store in Norfolk. The store's biggest sellers are gas masks. (Toni Guagenti | Special to The ...

The Day Weekly DigestConstruction of self through artThe Day Weekly DigestThere is an ambiguous perception of gender issue in Ukraine that is why curator Olena Chervonyk very carefully formed the zones of the exhibitions. The exhibit features 14 works of contemporary art and photographs from the Museum of Pasha Anhelina, ...

Appalachian State UniversityThomas receives State Department Critical Language ScholarshipAppalachian State UniversityThomas is a junior sociology/social inequalities major at Appalachian State University. She hopes to attend graduate school after graduating from Appalachian and earn a Master's in Public Health degree, focusing on epidemiology.and more »

FVCC grad earns prestigious awardDaily Inter LakeAlthough Raju holds a degree in accounting and Grace has a master's degree in sociology, the couple devoted their lives to serving God through teaching in schools around India and other countries. He told the group that working for a nonprofit, ...

Hires and Promotions (May 19, 2012)In-ForumHe previously worked in Washington, DC, Poland and Ukraine, where he represented venture capital and technology investors, and acquirers of banks and agribusiness concerns. Mason, a native of Iowa, graduated from the University of Iowa, Case Western ...and more »