Every Child - Workshop on Early Childhood Education – October, 7th
Please join us for Every Child, a workshop on Early Childhood Education organized by the Italian Language and Culture Committee of Com.it.es of San Francisco, in collaboration with theItalian Society at Berkeley and Early Days Autism Center in Sacramento. Where: Ann Head Alumnae Hall, 2537 Haste St, Berkeley, CA 94720. When: Saturday October 7th, 8...
New Stanford Humanities Institute class examines parallels between ancient Rome and United States
Dressed in togas made of dormitory sheets and sporting paper laurels on their heads, two high school students participating in this year’s Stanford Summer Humanities Institute (SHI) walked to the front of a lecture room, waving hands in a regal manner. “Today, we welcome Julius Caesar and Augustus,” said another student at the front of the room, in...
Simone Mori MD, working at Conti Lab at Scripps in San Diego and ISSNAF affiliate, won the Merck Biopharma Innovation Cup
Congratulations to Simone Mori MD, working at Conti Lab at Scripps in San Diego and ISSNAF affiliate who won with his Immuno-Oncology team the Merck Biopharma Innovation Cup proposing a new molecule that direct the immune system against cancer! Bio: A native of Italy, Simone Mori graduated in medicine at the Polytechnic University of Marche, in Anc...
Stanford Libraries’ rare score of Giuseppe Verdi’s opera Aida provides clues to the past
A rare, orchestral score of Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi’s opera Aida has become a valuable source of instruction and inspiration for Stanford scholars. The handwritten manuscript, used in Aida’s Paris premiere in 1876, appears to be the earliest surviving copy of the famous opera’s full score – and the only surviving score from a performance co...
Graduates to receive scholarships
For many organizations the ability to help out a recent high school graduate with some scholarship money is a mission. The Enrico Caruso Lodge #1463 Order of Sons of Italy in America will attempt to do just that with the proceeds from their annual dinner. The dinner will be held on Saturday, July 8, beginning at 6 p.m. The cost of the event is $40...
First student delegation from Copertino, Italy, to Cupertino finds love for roller coasters and hamburgers
As it turns out, kids from Cupertino and Copertino, Italy, really aren’t so different. The first student delegation from Copertino, Italy—Cupertino’s first sister city—visited the West Valley May 24-June 1. The Cupertino-Copertino relationship began in 1963 when then Cupertino mayor John Benetti visited the Italian town. The four eighth-grade stude...
Gli studenti italiani si distinguono anche negli Stati Uniti: i protagonisti de “I giovani e le scienze”
Il neoArchimede Valerio Pagliarino, 17 anni, dell’ I.I.S. Nicola Pellati di Castelnuovo Calcea (Asti) - già vincitore dell’edizione 2016 del concorso europeo “I giovani e le scienze” – è tra i 3 migliori premiati a ISEF 2017 (International Science and Engineering Fair, svolto dal 13 al 19 maggio) di Los Angeles per il suo progetto di ricerca LaserW...
Breaking new ground: the first Italian Studies laureati at Chapman University
Melissa Marino and Marco Saglimbeni are the first students completing a B.A. in Italian Studies in the history of Chapman University. They inaugurate a new and growing path of study at the university. Their professors thank them for their sincere devotion to the study of Italian language and culture and for their hard work during the past four year...
Guglielmo Marconi & His San Francisco Bay Area Connections
There is a very good reason why, on May 11, the Leonardo da Vinci Society, in collaboration with the San Francisco Italian Cultural Institute, presented “Guglielmo Marconi-A Conference.” It was the second in a cycle of conferences celebrating Italian scientists who have made unique and stellar contributions to the world at large and have left their...
Study in Italy
When: Wed, May 31, 2017 from 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM - Where: Italy-America Chamber of Commerce WEST, 925 N La Brea Avenue, 4th floor, Los Angeles, California 90038 The Consul General of Italy, Mr. Antonio Verde, is happy to extend the invitation to “Study in Italy”, a presentation about the Italian Higher Education system and opportunities for American...
Italian Language Teachers’ Second Annual Workshop At The University Of Southern California “From Best Practices To Best Lessons”
The Department Of French And Italian Announces The Italian Language Teachers’ Second Annual Workshop At The University Of Southern California “From Best Practices To Best Lessons” In Los Angeles, CA, Saturday, October 21, 2017. Planning, identifying learning goals and objectives, time constraints, sequencing, differentiating instruction based on st...
Sons of Italy offers scholarship
The Order Sons of Italy in America Weed Lodge #1269 scholarship application is now available for high school seniors planning to graduate this spring and enroll in college or trade school in the fall of 2017. Applicants must have a minimum GPA of 3.0 for high school credit courses through seven consecutive semesters; and have a parent or grandparen...