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Press Releases

October 26, 2009
Veton Surroi, journalist and activist, to speak about Kosovo War

September 29, 2009
U-M Professor to Erect Inflatable Monument to the Romanian Revolution in Ann Arbor and Romania

September 28, 2009
Former Polish president Aleksander Kwaśniewski to lecture in University of Michigan undergraduate course and give public talk titled "Where are Europe's Borders?"

September 9, 2009
CREES and other WCEE affiliates present the Fall 2009 series and conference "The Nines," celebrating the iconic anniversaries in 2009

August 18, 2009
WCEE/WCED 2009-2010 Directors' Council announced

May 8, 2009:
CREES announces 2009 CREES Research, Internship, and Fellowship Program grantees

April 28, 2009
CREES announces 2008-09 graduates in Russian and East European Studies

April 24, 2009
Josef Blass and Ewa Schaff-Blass Establish Endowment to Honor U-M Professor

March 5, 2009
Former candidate for presidency of Czech Republic and U-M professor to lecture on Europe’s political and economic challenges in Conversations on Europe series

January 25, 2009
Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies announces lecture on "U.S. Diplomacy, Civil Society, and Democracy in the Middle East and Europe"

In the News

November 18, 2009: arch daily
Hot Air: An inflatable, inhabitable monument (article about CREES faculty associate Anca Trandafirescu's WCEE-sponsored project)

November 18, 2009: University of Michigan News Service
Remembering the Berlin Wall (podcast with U-M professor Piotr Michalowski)

November 11, 2009: WDET Detroit Public Radio
Reflections on the Berlin Wall Anniversary (interviews with CREES faculty associates Andy Markovits and Anca Trandafirescu - begin at approx. 30 min.)

November 9, 2009: AnnArbor.com
U-M scholar's "Tchaikovsky" offers biography and musical analysis (article about CREES faculty associate Roland John Wiley's new book)

October 28, 2009: The Nation
Empire Falls: The Revolutions of 1989 (article by CREES faculty associate Ronald Grigor Suny)

October 13, 2009: AnnArbor.com
Former Polish President Aleksander Kwaśniewski comes to Huron High

October 5, 2009: The University Record
Top U-M Faculty Recognized for Teaching, Scholarship (CREES Faculty Associate John E. Jackson honored with Distinguished Faculty Achievement Award)

August 23, 2009: The Washington Post
Swine Flu Campaign Waits on Vaccine (includes comments from CREES Faculty Associate Dr. Howard Markel)

August 12, 2009: Newsweek
In Search of Great Professors (features CREES Faculty Associate Kathleen Canning)

August 8, 2009: UM-Flint News
UM-Flint partners with Romanian academy (includes comments from CREES Faculty Associate Yener Kandogan)

July 29, 2009: ABC News
Who Gets Swine Flu Vaccine Before You Do (includes comments from CREES Faculty Associate Dr. Howard Markel)

Spring 2009: LSA Wire
Could Afghanistan Become Obama's Vietnam? (alumnus David Edwards discusses the administration's strategy)

Spring 2009: LSA Wire
Campaigning for Economic Stability (U-M professor Jan Svejnar reflects on his run for the Czech presidency and the future of the world economy)

March 2, 2009: University Record
CREES Faculty Associate Andrei Markovits among faculty honored with Thurnau professorships

March 2, 2009: Politika
Mit i Nacija: Zenko telo -- javno telo (interview with CREES Faculty Associate Tatjana Aleksic)

January 26, 2009: University Record
U-M Flint School of Management partners with top Romanian University (features CREES Research Associate Yener Kandogan)