Sep | 26
“When the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie, that’s Umbra Pizza Night!” — Dean Martin More than 80 Umbra students, faculty, and staff members descended on La Cambusa for the long-awaited Pizza Night on Tuesday. Because pizza... Read MoreSep | 26
Tune into the Today Show on Thursday morning to watch former Umbra Institute student Dave Engledow, fall 2001, talk about his new, almost darkly whimsical calendar featuring himself with his young daughter, Alice Bee, in comically precarious situations. “His work... Read MoreSep | 21
What do e-grocers, fried Snickers bars at state fairs, and food assembly kitchens have to do with each other? A new book, Culinary Capital, helps us “understand how and why certain foods and food-related practices connote, and by extension, confer status... Read MoreSep | 13
Two nights ago the students participating in the Food Studies Program's core course on the History and Culture of Food in Italy had their first cu-curricular food workshop. These workshops, each focused on a particular food or beverage, pr ovide... Read MoreSep | 06
On Wednesday, September 5th, students gathered at Il Birraio for a Welcome Aperitivo with Umbra staff. Refreshments were served while students lounged on plush couches and cushions. A flood of students to the pizza table signaled the beginning of an... Read MoreSep | 05
On Friday, Aug. 31, students arriving for the Fall 2012 semester at the Umbra Institute landed in Rome and continued to Perugia on a sleepy, three-hour bus ride. Orientation began at Hotel Giò, where students met future roommates and classmates,... Read More