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Fuga o collocamento di cervelli? Questo giornale non ha dubbi, fra i due termini, nell'interesse del Paese (e non "contro"), vince "collocamento": è auspicabile, utile e nel lungo termine è al servizio dell'Italia.   Questa riflessione, e un'altra, legata alla quasi inesistenza da noi delle associazioni ex allievi, mi si è posta come quesito...

Raised $5000 to support AP Italian Program thanks to the commitment of COMITES that, on this occasion, has opened a fundraising activity. The FAA/USA (Federazione delle Associazioni Abruzzesi) has replied positively this year, too. Gizio's, Paesani d'Italia's and Aprutium's contributions have made the AP program even stronger. An important contribu...

by Frank Mazzaglia   When Fulbright scholar Francesco Cesareo studied at the University of Rome and at the Pontifical Gregorian University he was struck by the splendor of 'The Eternal City' with its ancient medieval streets, cascading renaissance fountains, and magnificent Christian art.   As a scholar with a particular interest in l...

By Mary O'Leary   Sal Milardo broke down several times as he described the last four years following his mother's deportation to Italy after she had lived in the United States for almost 50 years.    "My mother has served as a caretaker and guardian angel for all of us," Milardo said. "She has always been there when we neede...

When: Thursday, October 20, 2016 from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PMWhere: Center for European Studies - Harvard University, 27 Kirkland Street, Cambridge, MA 02138Refreshments will be served. Please register at salvemini2016.eventbrite.com. For additional information visit ces.fas.harvard.edu You are cordially invited to: The Fifth A...

"Politica della Ricerca Biomedica: Modelli Americani e Italiani": è il tema della sesta conferenza organizzata dall'associazione Professionisti Italiani a Boston (Pib), in partnership con il Consolato Generale d'Italia, nell'ambito Del comparto biomedico. L'evento si terrà il 28 ottobre all'American Academy of Arts and Sciences a Cambridge.  ...

Lo scopo dei programmi della Fondazione Giovanni Armenise-Harvard e' quello di sostenere la ricerca di promettenti giovani scienziati, di contribuire alla creazione di nuove aree di ricerca nel settore delle scienze biologiche in Italia e di rafforzare e sviluppare i rapporti di collaborazione tra gli scienziati italiani e la Harvard...

Growing up in her native Tione, a small Alpine town in the Italian province of Trento, Francesca Gino dreamed of becoming an engineer.   The idea of building houses fascinated her, and she wanted to do it for a living. "But my then-boyfriend was already enrolled in a college engineering course and according to his mother, having two engineer...

In school, it is virtually impossible to capture his undivided attention for more than five minutes.If he isn't substituting for one of the teachers, he is preparing a musical program, updating a curriculum or offering brief answers to family members or teachers who are lined up outside the little office he carved for himself at the Pirandello Lang...

When: October 27, 2014 — 6 to 9 p.m.Where: swissnex Boston – 420 Broadway, Cambridge , MAswissnex Boston and the Consulate General of Italy are celebrating the Settimana della Lingua Italiana. As part of this special series, an expert panel will discuss the universal character of the Italian language.   The Subject Which Wasn't There: A...

Nuove prospettive di collaborazione tra il prestigioso Mit-Massachusetts Institute of Technology di Boston e il sistema accademico e di ricerca del Friuli Venezia Giulia. È quanto emerso nei giorni scorsi negli Stati Uniti, nel corso dell'ultima tappa della missione economico-istituzionale della Regione italiana. A guidare la missione negli Usa la...

by Cassandra Day   Thanks to modern technology, a group of children learning Italian language and culture "traveled" across the North Atlantic to last weekend to meet the mayor and students just like them who live in Middletown's sister city of Melilli, Sicily.   About 10 children ages 7-13 who study at the city's Italian American Com...