On a chilly November day in Kyiv, Ukraine, Inna Semenenko takes cover in a bomb shelter as sirens warn of Russia’s latest attack. Media agencies report that the strike is different: a new ballistic missile with greater range.
For Ukrainians, it’s part of a grim survival routine – hearing blaring tones, seeking safety, emerging to continue the day.
Semenenko, a professor, is one of several Ukrainian citizens and refugees who are earning professional certificates from Cornell through a social impact collaboration between eCornell and Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv (KNU).

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