Walking in the Footsteps of his Ancestors
Nov | 03
Fall break: a time for Umbra students to take a much needed breather from the rigors of academia. While many students set off to various corners of Europe to explore the unknown, see the sites and meet friends, Santa... Read More
Food Studies Program Alum Shines—And Eats!
Sep | 29
Brad Jones—accomplished food activist, academic and author—can trace his passion for food directly back to the History of Food and Culture in Italy course he took at Umbra Institute. Brad arrived in Perugia dead set on a career in the... Read MoreOlive Oil Workshop
Sep | 29
Study abroad in Italy means learning both inside and outside the classroom walls. Yesterday night Professors Simon Young and Zachary Nowak took students participating in the Umbra's Institute's Food Studies Program to the cleverly-named Osteria a Priori (located in Via... Read More
Sustainability Students Bring RepEAT to School
Sep | 27
On Monday, students of Sustainability and Food Production in Italy conducted a workshop about food waste, introducing the RepEAT project to 50 high school students of Liceo Classico Annibale Mariotti in Perugia. Umbra students explained the social, environmental and economic... Read More
Umbra Professor Dr. Adrian S. Hoch Publishes Article on a Past Queen of Naples
Sep | 23
Umbra Professor Dr. Adrian S. Hoch has published her article, "Beyond Spirital Maternity: An Addendum to the Iconography of Sancia of Majorca," in the book La chiesa e il convento di Santa Chiara: committenza artistica, vita religiosa, e progettualita' politica... Read More
OrtoBello Event – Come One, Come All!
Sep | 23
Stop by the Urban Center on the Sant'Ercolano steps next Tuesday, Dec. 2 at 6pm to visit and celebrate with the brainchildren behind the first initiative of its kind in Perugia - an urban garden! "OrtoBello" would both beautify the... Read More