Jobs: Italian teacher in Orlando, FL
Renaissance Evolution (RE) is an Educational-Cultural think tank based in Florida and Washington, D.C. In collaboration with MAECI and the Consulate General of Miami, RENEVO aims to promote Italian Culture and Language in the Southeast of the United States and the Caribbean. This is a contract role for an Insegnante d'Italiano (Italian Teacher) in...
Dr. Laura Bianchi, PhD, and Dr. Roberta Brambilla, PhD, are the new Directors of the graduate programs in Cellular Physiology and Molecular Biophysics, and Neuroscience at the University of Miami
We are proud to celebrate Italian excellence in science with the accomplishments of our Miami Scientific Italian Community members Dr. Laura Bianchi, PhD, and Dr. Roberta Brambilla, PhD, who have been elected Directors of the graduate programs in Cellular Physiology and Molecular Biophysics, and Neuroscience, respectively, at the University of Miam...
Alessia Fornoni, elected to the Academy of Science, Engineering and Medicine of Florida
Established in 2018, the ASEMFL has focused on uplifting leaders in STEM as the organization works to address problems, recognize success and further excellence in Florida. Alessia Fornoni, M.D., Ph.D., FASN, Katz Professor of Medicine and Chief of the Katz Family Division of Nephrology and Hypertension at University of Miami, is also one of the Fo...
Sons of Italy Una Famiglia Lodge awards scholarship
Last month, the Sons of Italy Una Famiglia Lodge held a scholarship banquet at Southern Hills Plantation, where they awarded a $1000 scholarship. The recipient was Hanna Maglio, a Wider Horizons School student with a GPA of 4.46. She will be attending the University of Florida, and she plans to study journalism and later go on to law school. Annema...
Renaissance Evolution receives a grant to provide American schools with Italian language and history teachers
Renaissance Evolution has received a grant from the Italian government allowing the foundation to provide Italian language and Italian history teachers to selected American schools within five states: Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, Alabama, and Mississippi. "We are thrilled that the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has chosen Renaissance Evol...
UNF is offering a tour of central Italy’s food and culture available for everyone
The University of North Florida’s Division of Continuing Education and the Brooks College of Health will offer “In the Footsteps of St. Francis,” a six-week educational and experiential tourism trip open to the public and adults of any age that will embark this October. Participants will journey to the Italian regions of Umbria and Tuscany for the...
FSU celebrates 50 years of archaeological excavations at Cetamura del Chianti with inauguration of new museum
Florida State University is celebrating 50 years of discoveries at the archaeological treasure of Cetamura del Chianti with the inauguration of a new museum in the Tuscany region of Italy. Perched on a hilltop in the Chianti Mountains, the Cetamura del Chianti site was once settled by the Etruscans, Romans, and Italians of the Middle Ages. Fifty...
From New York to Italy, his research will change minds
The story is probably familiar to those who’ve taken an American or world history course. After the fall of Rome, a dark age descended on Europe until the Italian Renaissance reignited European minds. Those same Italians passed their inspiration to English protestants, who in turn brought ideas to the original 13 colonies in what would become the U...
Italian American Club of Hilton Head Awards Five Local High School Graduates with 2023 Scholarships
The Italian American Club of Hilton Head (IACHH) has been awarding scholarships to local graduating high school students for more than twenty-five years. Each recipient receives $2,000 towards their college expenses for the following year at college. The checks are awarded at a special luncheon hosted by the IACHH, where Club members get to meet a...
You Could Win $1 Million by Deciphering These Ancient Roman Scrolls
Want to take home up to $1 million? All you need to do is read four ancient passages, each one only about the length of a tweet—without opening the scrolls they’re written on. This is the challenge posed by a group of classicists, papyrologists and technical experts: the Vesuvius Challenge, to be precise. Led by Brent Seales, a computer scientist a...
Florida school principal fired for showing students Michelangelo's David
A school principal in Florida has been fired following parental complaints that children were exposed to pornography after being shown Michelangelo’s iconic statue of David. The incident occurred at Tallahassee Classical School following a Renaissance art lesson which included images of the David statue as well as Michelangelo's Birth of Adam and B...
Federica Santini, Ph.D., Named Chair of the Department of World Languages and Cultures
Dean Katie Kaukinen announced Dr. Federica Santini as chair of the Department of World Languages and Cultures (WLC). Dr. Santini has been serving as interim department chair and will assume the permanent position effective July 1st. Prior to her role as interim department chair, she was the Coordinator of Gender and Women's Studies and Professor of...