Study Abroad in Italy: Where Journalism Meets Food
Mar | 22
Students from Umbra’s ANFS 370: Anthropology of Food course, in collaboration with SapereFood, a locally run magazine with a focus on Umbrian agriculture, explored the world of Food Journalism as they visited local cheese and wine producers this semester. The... Read More
Studying Archaeology in Italy: Learning the Etruscan Mystery
Mar | 12
Students visit Etruscan tombs “We know more about the dead people of the Etruscan world than about the living,” said Professor Giampiero Bevagna this past weekend as he led HIS 360: Perugia, Etruria, and the Deep History of Italy (a... Read More
Happy Women’s Day from Italy
Mar | 08
Women's Day recognizes the achievements of Women This week, Italy celebrates La Giornata Internazionale della Donna, International Women’s Day, with a special gift: free entrance to State Museums and cultural events, to women throughout the country, during the festivities of... Read More
Learn a Language by Making Memories: Teaching through Tiramisu
Mar | 02
Representatives from each team present their Tiramisu In Italian, there is a popular saying “Sapere è diverso da saper fare”, or “knowledge is different from ability”. With this idea in mind, it is important to note that an interactive teaching... Read More
Writing and Sharing: Umbra Student Organizes a Creative Works Night in Italy
Feb | 22
Sophie Panetti shares her purpose for organizing the Creative Works Open-Mic night When Sophie Panetti, a student from Gustavus Adolphus College, came to study abroad in Perugia, Italy, she decided to make her mark on the community by organizing a... Read More
Umbra Professor Publishes His Latest Book on the Power of Imagery
Feb | 10
Umbra Professor Alessandro Celani, Ph.D., recently published, Victima.Words and Forms of Murdering. Throughout his book, Celani’s research, narrations, and photography seek to unveil the deepest relations between the act of being dominated by images – producing them, sharing them, and... Read More