Umbra Food Studies Professors Engaged in Food
Aug | 27
The Umbra Institute's Food Studies Program (FSP), now in its fifth semester, has always had an active faculty. Two of the professors, Elisa Ascione (Sustainable Food Production in Italy) and Dario Parenti (The Business of Wine) traveled in August in... Read MoreSustainability Class Visits “World’s Most Famous Butcher” Dario Cecchini!
Apr | 30
Professor Nowak regales students with the history of the Tuscan countryside. The sun was shining this Friday on the picturesque village of Panzano-in-Chianti, as four Umbra classes, SOIT 361: Not Just a Meal, FSIT 340 Mangiamo, HLNT 321: Italy and... Read MoreUNICEF and Umbra Collaborate on “Il Progetto Pigotta”
Apr | 28
Dolls have provided comfort and companionship to generations of children the world over. And now, with the help of Il Progetto Pigotta, or “Rag Doll Project,” they can even save lives. Founded in Lombardy, Italy, in 1988 by Boston native... Read More
Direct Enrollment Students at UniPG Excel in Final Exams
Apr | 24
Umbra is proud of our DE Students! Two Umbra students, Lauren Spadine and Shannon Berenbaum, enrolled in the Direct Enrollment program at the University of Perugia, have gone above and beyond in their studies this semester, spending long hours studying... Read More
Everything from Opera to Rap Workshop- Improving your Italian Pronunciation
Apr | 22
What do famous opera composer Verdi and modern Italian singer Jovanotti have in common? They’ve both been featured in the “From Opera to Rap” choir workshop, which began this semester at Umbra! The brainchild of professor Antonella Valoroso, the workshop... Read More
Student’s Voice: Studying an Italian Master
Apr | 18
Earlier this semester, students enrolled in AHST 371: Leonardo da Vinci: Artist, Genius and Scientist traveled to Florence and Milan to see first-hand works by the Italian Renaissance Master, Leonardo da Vinci. The Uffizzi, Palazzo Vecchio, Castello Sforzesco and the... Read More