Intesa Sanpaolo takes the 12 most innovative Italian start-ups of Up2stars to Silicon Valley international drive to "Made in Italy" thanks to the collaboration with Innovit
Intesa Sanpaolo is promoting an exclusive acceleration programme in Silicon Valley for 12 innovative Italian start-ups in collaboration with INNOVIT (Italian Innovation and Culture Hub) and Intesa Sanpaolo Innovation Center. A journey of mutual acquaintance and full of meetings with potential investors, which took place over the past few days in S...
Science Day with the Italian Cultural Center of San Diego
Saturday September 14, 2:00 pm. Auditorium at St. Joseph's Cathedral, 1528 Fourth Ave, San Diego, CA. Tickets Here. In the first-ever SCIENCE DAY with ICC, six wonderfully accomplished San Diego-based Italian scientists will share stories of their educational paths and cutting edge research in a friendly atmosphere followed by Italian aperitivo. A...
LEONARDO DA VINCI: Inventor. Artist. Dreamer. At California State Center
The California Science Center (700 Exposition Park Drive, Los Angeles, CA) proudly presents the special exhibition LEONARDO DA VINCI: Inventor. Artist. Dreamer. Step into a world of wonder and innovation as you explore 30 ingenious inventions—including the Flying Bicycle, Great Organ, Mechanical Bat, and Great Kite—each built by contemporary Italia...
UCSB Italian Studies Department Hosts Italian Consulate
This Tuesday, a luncheon organized by Associate Professor of Italian Studies at UCSB Claudio Fogu to host the Italian Consulate of Los Angeles was supposed to feature one of the world’s top acrobatic air force squadrons: the Frecce Tricolori (the Tricolor Arrows). Leading up to the event, however, the show over East Beach was canceled, which we hav...
Depression is not just one, AI identifies 6 subtypes thanks to an Italian neuroscientist at Stanford
Depression is not just one: there are at least six different subtypes of it, involving distinct regions of the brain and responding differently to treatment. This was discovered by research that, with the help of artificial intelligence, examined brain MRI images of 800 patients. The study, which paves the way for increasingly personalized treatmen...
Emilia Romagna and California, historic agreement on innovation and climate change
Collaboration between Emilia Romagna and California is being strengthened, which as of today has one more tool thanks to a memorandum of understanding, signed by the presidency of the Emilia Romagna region Stefano Bonaccini and the U.S. governor, Gavin Newsom, to jointly address the challenge of climate change and identify common actions on the lev...
The Italian Legacy of the Carabini Family at Chapman University
The Italian Studies program at Chapman University is delighted to announce the creation of the Vicky and Michael Carabini Endowment. The fund will enhance the activities of the Ferrucci Institute for Italian Experience and Research and further promote the teaching and learning of Italian language and culture on campus. For over a decade, the Carabi...
Philanthropist Maria Manetti Shrem Pledges More Than $20 Million to Fund Arts Programs at UC Davis
In a testament to Maria Manetti Shrem’s continuing commitment to the arts and education internationally, the “Maria Manetti Shrem Arts Renaissance” will be created at the University of California, Davis, with a pledge of more than $20 million to further the art patron’s longstanding philanthropic partnership with the university. Funding eight endow...
Call for Sponsors For the XXIII Week Of the Italian Language In the World Contest
The Consulate General in San Francisco invites applications to sponsor the prizes for the competition, “The Italian and the Book: the World between the Lines” which will be launched in the first days of August 2024. Sponsorships may include financial contributions, technical support (through the provision of products) or a combination thereof. Inte...
“La famiglia è tutto”: what it means to be an Italian language student at PLNU
Venice, or Venezia: the elusive city of islands, canals and free-flowing water; a home to mystery, pride and honor. Venetians have told themselves stories about themselves for hundreds of years — stories of their stable government, autonomous republic and prosperous existence. This is the myth of Venice. Born out of a republic – “La Serenissima” –...
Fondazione Italia partners with Sons and Daughters of Italy in America® (OSDIA) to offer 20% discount on classes to members
Fondazione Italia, a leading Italian Language school both in the classroom and online, has announced a partnership with Order Sons And Daughters Of Italy In America® (OSDIA). All members of OSDIA are eligible for a 20% discount on any group class offered by Fondazione Italia, which include beginning to advanced as well as conversational, vocabulary...
Maria Manetti Shrem Grants For AP Italian 2023/2024 Academic Year
Grants honoring Italian American Philanthropist Ms. Maria Manetti Shrem are available through the COMITES (Committee of Italians Abroad), under the auspices of the Consulate of Italy in San Francisco, to support students taking the AP Italian Language and Culture Exam in 2024. As an effort to increase the number of AP Italian Language and Culture E...