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Gas prices are skyrocketing; there is also raging debate over data centers and the shift to a more renewable energy future is being set back. Jennifer Granholm has helped shape energy policy as the former Governor of Michigan and as the U.S. Energy Secretary in the Biden Administration. She shared her perspective in a conversation with WEMU's David Fair and Michigan League of Conservation Voters CEO and President, Lisa Wozniak.

The University of Michigan’s Department of Slavic Languages and Literature is hosting Thursday Ukrainian Poet Oksana Maksymchuk in the "Ukrainian Resilience and Reflection in Times of War" discussion. WEMU’s Ana Longoria has more.

The University of Michigan Weiser Center for Europe and Eurasia will be hosting the Atlantic Council for Tuesday’s "The Future of Ukraine" panel. WEMU’s Ana Longoria has the details.

Whether or not Ann Arbor’s Bobby Fox, the author of the book "Love & Vodka", ever thought such a dream could come true, Ypsilanti filmmaker Heidi Philipsen-Meissner made it happen. Heidi and Bobby join Deb Polich on this edition of "creative:impact" to talk about their experience at the Love & Vodka’s film premiere during the 2024 Cinetopia Film Festival.

President Biden gives an Oval Office address at 8 p.m. ET on the Hamas attacks in Israel and Ukraine’s fight against the Russian invasions. Watch the address live.

The threat of nuclear war has returned to the public consciousness with Russia’s war against Ukraine. Veterans for Peace, an anti-war group, is making a stop on its national tour in Ann Arbor to raise awareness. WEMU’s Josh Hakala reports.

The one-year anniversary of the war in Ukraine means the one-year anniversary of Ukrainian resettlement efforts in Washtenaw County. WEMU's Cathy Shafran takes a look at the year in review of some Washtenaw County women aiding the support of those seeking refugee from their war-torn country.

The need to help refugees around the world has never been higher. There are plenty of ways to help locally in Washtenaw County, but the federal government has created a new program to help resettle those in need. WEMU’s Josh Hakala reports.

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Students escaping from war-torn countries can find a home and an education at Eastern Michigan University. But as WEMU’s Josh Hakala reports, the New Future Fund scholarship needs more funding.