May 1, 2023Current Position: Junior Visiting Fellow at the Institute for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies, George Washington University Research Interests: Ukraine and the Soviet Union, Gender, reproduction, and medicine, Memory politics in Ukraine Why did you decide to join the Shevchenko Scientific Society? It was an obvious decision. I am Ukrainian, ... Continue reading
March 17, 2023Василь Махно In Memoriam: Орест Попович (1933-2023) Зовсім нещодавно, на початку 2023 року, Орест Попович перетнув межу свого 90-літнього віку, а 14 березня й останню межу свого життєвого шляху. Він належав до покоління, що в підлітковому віці, під час воєнного лихоліття вимушено залишило рідні сторони. Народжений у Львові, в родині ... Continue reading
February 4, 2023Hometown: Osprey, Florida Professional interests: Astronautics, space technology Dr. Yarymovych is President of Sarasota Space Associates, an Aerospace Consultancy. In February 1998, after a 20-year industry career, retired from Boeing and its predecessor Rockwell International, where he held various positions as Vice President responsible for engineering and technology on the ... Continue reading
December 28, 2022With great sadness, we announce that on December 21, 2022, Svitlana Maria Andrushkiw (née Lutzky), beloved wife, mother, and grandmother, passed into eternal rest, at home, surrounded by her loving family. She was 79 years old. Born in 1943 in Stanislaviv, Ukraine, to Eugene and Oksana (née Lemecha) Lutzky, Svitlana ... Continue reading
October 12, 2022Hometown: State College, PA Current Position: Helena Rubinstein University Endowed Fellow in the Humanities and Assistant Professor of Slavic and Global Studies at the Pennsylvania State University Professional Interests: 19th-, 20th-, and 21st-century Ukrainian literature and intellectual history, Soviet and contemporary Ukrainian cinema, trauma and memory studies. ... Continue reading
August 12, 2022The Shevchenko Scientific Society in the U.S. (NTSh-A) is pleased to announce the first round of fellowship recipients from the Shevchenko Emergency Fund. Fellowships have been awarded to fifty Ukrainian scholars, writers, and artists affected by Russia’s war against Ukraine. The fellowships include a cash stipend of $1,000, a six-month ... Continue reading
August 8, 2022Дійсний член НТШ-А Юрій Янчишин підготував слідуючі ресурси/контакти для тих, котрі хочуть стати консерваторами або працювати в музеях/заповідниках. Ресурси подаються українською а згоді англійською. NTSh-A full member Yuri Yanchyshyn has prepared this list of resources/contacts for those interested in pursuing academic training in conservation/historic preservation. Information in Ukrainian and then ... Continue reading
July 20, 2022 On July 7, 2022, the Ukrainian American Archives and Museum and the Detroit Chapter of the Shevchenko Scientific Society hosted a talk by Yuri Yanchyshyn on “Ukrainian Culture at Risk – Again: A Conservator’s Perspective.” This presentation addressed the recent invasion of Ukraine by Russia, and is prefaced with an overview of the ... Continue reading
June 6, 2022The Shevchenko Scientific Society in the U.S. is pleased to announce a series of intimate wartime conversations between Askold Melnyczuk and an expanding roster of Ukrainian writers. These videos appear in collaboration with Agni and Arrowsmith Press, as well as the Ukrainian poet and filmmaker Oleksandr Fraze-Frazenko. Introducing “For the ... Continue reading
May 27, 2022The Shevchenko Scientific Society in the U.S. (NTSh-A) announces an open competition for fellowships supported by the Shevchenko Emergency Fund. These fellowships are meant to provide assistance to Ukrainian scholars, writers, and artists affected by the war. Approximately half of the fellowships will be non-residential and will be given to ... Continue reading