I'm going to be moving to B***sky for at least a month starting September 1 (and hopefully for longer!). Until then, I'll be sharing awesome things about it here. #1: there's probably a lot more activity than there was before.

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Ukraine. Our land. Given by God. Kissed by the sun. Rocked by the winds. Tempered by fire. Defended by its sons and daughters. It cannot be mistaken for anything else. It can never be given away to anyone. Happy Independence Day of Ukraine!

Yet another reason to leave this place.

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First day in #Kyiv and already hard at work! Making camouflage nets with a group of women who have been doing it nonstop since February 2022, in the basement of their apartment building. Slava Ukraine, Glory to the heroes!🇺🇦

Today we met & signed a Memorandum of Understanding w/ deputy head of Mejlis of Crimean Tatars, Nariman Dzhelyal. He was a political prisoner for 3yrs released only 2mo ago Crimean Tatars, indigenous inhabitants of Crimea, are so inspiring. The world must free their native land!

I can only agree, ArianaGic/Аріянॳць.

Eternal memory and honor to every one of our warriors who gave their lives defending Ukraine! 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦

Today is Day of Rememberance of Ukraine's Defenders. We had a very productive meeting with Ministry of Veterans' Affairs, starting a multifaceted collaboration. And in the evening I had a chance to pay my respects to fallen heroes on Maidan Sq and just cry. 💔 Heroyam Slava!!

❗️Our next workshop will be on September 5th, 6 pm CEST on data visualization with Flourish by Jon Schwabish! Register or sponsor a student by donating to support 🇺🇦! Details: bit.ly/3wBeY4S Please share! #AcademicTwitter #EconTwitter Flourish

Want to understand what sanctions have and have not been imposed on Russia? Check out Economists for Ukraine's quick guide here: econ4ua.org/sanctions-on-r…

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