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Dr. Elisa Ascione, recently named the Coordinator of the Umbra Institute’s Food Studies Program, will be a speaker at an upcoming conference on Perugia’s traditional Easter bread. The conference, which will take place on Thursday, March 21, in the nearby... Read MoreSep | 17
From the ancient, mysterious Etruscans to the less-ancient and mysterious Romans, Umbra Professor Giampiero Bevagna and his Archaeology class discovered centuries of these civilizations' ruins in Rome last weekend. The (pre-papal conclave) Vatican Museums were the first stop Friday morning.... Read MoreSep | 17
Early Friday morning, Umbra students enrolled in Leonardo da Vinci piled into a private bus, ready to travel to Florence and Milan to see the master's works come to life. The class met Professor Adrian Hoch in Florence, where students... Read MoreSep | 17
Monday night, Umbra Fairtrade interns Susanne Khatib, Susanna Kroll, Jessica Guerrero screened "The Dark Side of Chocolate" at ONAOSI, a foundation for Italian students, for an international audience. Produced in 2010, the documentary film treats of the exploitation and slave trading... Read MoreSep | 17
“Luna, trova il tartufo (Luna, find the the truffle)!” called Matteo Bartolini after his dog as she scrambled down the muddy bank. Picking their way carefully over the uneven ground, Umbra Institute Food Studies Program students followed Bartolini – and the truffle-hunting... Read MoreSep | 17
Word of Perugia's charm has spread: Umbra Institute alumna Stephanie Cavagnaro recently published a travel article about Perugia in Going Global, the blog for a television series for savvy world travelers. Full of descriptions designed to deliver nostalgic pangs to her fellow alumni and... Read More