Italian Consulate in Miami launches 18th Italian language week
The Office of the Italian Consulate in Miami, under the leadership of the honorable Consul General, Cristiano Musillo, who started his tour of duty last August, has announced that a week-long celebration, the 18th International Week of the Italian Language, will take place in various Florida cities from October 15 until October 22, 2018 during the...
Italian economist Gustavo Piga to give Friday lecture at MSU
Gustavo Piga, an economist from the University of Rome Tor Vergata will give a public lecture Friday [Oct. 5] at Mississippi State University. Piga’s lecture, titled “Can the European Union Aspire to Become the United States of Europe?,” will take place at 11:30 a.m. in Fowlkes Auditorium of the Colvard Student Union. The event is free and open to...
L’On. Nissoli (FI) in visita alla Mississippi State University di Starkville
Per la prima volta un deputato italiano si recherà in visita presso la Mississippi State University (MSU), a Starkville. Si tratta di Fucsia Nissoli, eletta in quota Forza Italia in nord e centro America, che sarà oggi, 30 agosto, ospite dell’ateneo per una conferenza organizzata dal Department of Classical and Modern Languages and Literatures. "I...
Graduate, 81, fulfills lifelong dream and receives degree
If you looked at Nicoletta Sorice’s bucket list, you would find “Receive my Degree” written at the very top. And now, the 81 year old will be able to scratch that off the list as she walks at 2 p.m. on Aug. 9 to receive a Bachelor of Arts degree in language and linguistics during the special commencement ceremony. Shortly after Sorice was born in I...
Smart Community: The Individual at the Center of Technological Innovation
Miami Scientific Italian Community and ALSERD (Association for Smart Learning Ecosystem and Regional Development) have signed an institutional agreement for the development of a synergistic action for the study and promotion of territories and smart communities where the individual is at the center of technological innovation (people centered smart...
Sons of Italy awards annual scholarships
Local chapter #2780 of the Sons of Italy of America presented three $1,000 scholarships May 24 at St. Anastasia Catholic Church. The first award was the Sons of Italy Statewide “Dante Award,” which was given to Ponte Vedra High School student Nick Farmularo. Farmularo will study environmental sciences at Yale University. In addition to excelling ac...
La ricerca italiana è di casa in Florida con la Miami Scientific Italian Community
La Miami Scientific Italian Community (Msic) è un'organizzazione no-profit di diritto americano che riunisce la comunità scientifica italiana in Florida (Usa) e ha come missione la promozione di una rete di collegamento tra università e industria, per il trasferimento di tecnologie innovative tra Italia e Stati Uniti. "La nostra associazione è form...
Sons and Daughters of Italy awards 2018 scholarships
Steve Melnick, president of Sons and Daughters of Italy Chapter #2780, reported to Historic City News that a dual awards ceremony was recently held at Saint Anastasia Catholic Church where three $1,000 scholarships were awarded to St Johns County graduating seniors. Mark Gregario, State Representative of Sons of Italy North East Florida was on hand...
Olympia High School, Orlando, FL - Seeking Full time Italian Instructor: starting Fall 2018
Olympia High School, one of the top performing public high schools in Florida located in beautiful Orlando, is seeking a qualified dynamic candidate to fill a full time Italian instructor position. The 13 year old, well established, Italian program at Olympia boasts 200-250 students yearly and consistently performs exceptionally well on the AP Ital...
Changing perspective
Differences make the world go round. Living in Italy for a semester, Bethany Carideo learned that firsthand. "Some aspects made me appreciate home more, but some things I really appreciate about Italy, too," said Carideo, a McMinn County High School student who recently participated in a foreign exchange student program. "They have such a good aura...
Public Montessori schools on the rise across South Carolina
South Carolina's public school system has become a national leader in Montessori education, apparently because it embraced such schools early on. The Palmetto State has more public Montessori programs than any state except California, according to a new report from the Riley Institute at Furman University. As of 2016, South Carolina had 7,402 stude...
Italian root biologist joins University's fight against citrus greening
An inventive fruit tree researcher has joined the University of Florida Indian River Research and Education Center. Lorenzo Rossi is the center’s first-ever root biology professor and will support the university’s statewide Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences’ commitment to restore Florida’s $9 billion citrus industry. “Healthy roots are es...