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Getting the pronunciation right in the West—with updated Ukrainian spellings and sounds—has become an issue of more than just geography, says Andriy Danylenko, a professor at Pace University in New York. “This is a sensitive question; it’s already politically connotated,” he says.

Dyson Professor Emeritus Daniel Bender writes about Ukraine which has been syndicated nationally.

The Republican Party’s nominees include; Kevin Hanratty, a Queens attorney; Marc Wurzel, general counsel and assistant secretary at the Grand Central Partnership; and Darrin Porcher, a retired NYPD lieutenant and professor of criminal justice at Pace University.

"The lines of 'appropriate' and 'inappropriate' grief expressions, public conversations about their lives on social media – both positive and negative – and time limits, are immediately blurred and often unacknowledged," says Melvin L. Williams, assistant professor of communication studies at Pace University.

Jennifer Holmes has been named executive director of Pace School of Performing Arts at Pace University.

Pace University Professor Sally S. Dickerson: The pandemic is characterized a great deal of uncertainty and uncontrollability – factors that we know can activate stress responses (e.g., “fight/flight” response, release of the stress hormone cortisol). Practices such as meditation, yoga, or spending time in nature can be beneficial by activating systems that can lead to restorative shifts psychologically and physiologically, therefore potentially reducing pandemic-related stress responses.

Pace University economics professor Mark Weinstock says denying Russia to the SWIFT system would be the most punishing move. "They rely on international banks for a payment mechanism, to transfer funds, to engage in large trade transactions, and they'll be denied this." he says.