Luca Parmitano: from Sicily to Space via Mission Viejo
Major in the Italian Air Force, test pilot, and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut, Luca Parmitano was born in the province of Catania in 1976. Thanks to an intercultural exchange program, he had the chance to get to know the United States and its culture, an experience that deeply influenced his personal life and future career. Today,...
Orange (Fiber) is the New Green
Il Made in Italy deve significare innovazione, creatività e tecnologia per poter essere credibile ed esportabile non solo come idea ma anche come prodotto. Due giovani donne siciliane, di Catania nello specifico, Adriana Santanocito di 36 anni ed Enrica Arena di 28, hanno vinto una grande sfida. Sono loro l'anima di Orange Fiber un nuovo t...
Rossi returns in March
Giuseppe Rossi will return to the Fiorentina side at the beginning of March, the club has announced. The Italian international has been on the sidelines all season with a knee injury, and has undergone surgery in the USA to correct the problem. Now the club's team doctor has set a return date for the former Manchester United man, with...
Italian agriculture ‘greenest’ in Europe
Italian agriculture is one of the 'greenest', most sustainable and safest in Europe, according to data released on Monday by farmers' union Coldiretti at a meeting on multifunctionality in agriculture in light of Milan Expo 2015. Italy produces 35% less greenhouse gas compared the EU average, and has the lowest number of agricultural produ...
Slow Turism: traveling with attention to details
by Jane Huson You spend every waking hour at the office stressing about your clients, and when you're not at the office you are rushing to pick up Johnny and Jane from school or dashing to the grocery store to pick up Stouffer's frozen lasagna because you have no time to cook. Sound familiar? Many of us have grown so accustom...
The most beautiful works of art you can admire in Sicily
As the Italian region with the highest number of UNESCO World Heritage Sites, Sicily is definitely one of the must visit places in Italy, at least once in a lifetime. As a mix of both natural and architectural heritage including Mount Etna, the Aeolian Islands, the Valley of Temples and the wonderful Cathedrals of Palermo, Cefalù and Monreale, thes...
AUR supports LoveItaly! The international organization dedicated to sustaining Italy’s unique cultural heritage
Dr. Richard Hodges, President of The American University of Rome, has taken on the Presidency of LoveItaly!, a non-profit, crowdfunding initiative that takes a revolutionary approach to the conservation and promotion of masterful Italian works of art – allowing the participation of all in the preservation and curatorship of the wonders of Italian h...
WATCH: The Unheard Story of the Sistine Chapel
by Zoe Romanowsky You may have had the good fortune of gazing at the Sistine Chapel, but there's probably a lot you still don't know about it. Look no further than art historian Elizabeth Liv's "tour-de-force talk" given at TEDGlobal in Geneva. Lev is a dynamic guide, revealing what Michelangelo was up to when he set out to work w...
The Mille Miglia Museum, telling the history of the most beautiful race in the world
Brescia's Mille Miglia Museum tells the story of the most beautiful race in the world, which was first held in May 1927 over a 1,628-kilometer itinerary from Brescia to Rome and back. Only 54 of the 77 participants reached the finish line in the inaugural edition. One of them was 35-year-old Tazio Nuvolari, who would go on to win the competiti...
Napoli, ecco l'Archivio sonoro della Campania: s'inaugura la teca digitale del patrimonio in musica
Dopo anni di lavoro sotto traccia, sabato 12 marzo prossimo, alle 10, sarà inaugurato, nell'Archivio di Stato di Napoli, l'Archivio sonoro Campania, l'attesa teca digitale che raccoglie il ricco patrimonio musicale popolare di Napoli e della sua regione. Lo promuove l'associazione culturale Altrosud, d'intesa con la direzione generale per...
L’ambasciatore Usa John Phillips in visita in regione
E' un vero piacere visitare questa splendida regione. Spero di tornare ancora». Queste le parole trascritte sul libro d'Onore della Regione dall'ambasciatore degli Stati Uniti d'America John Phillips, in visita per due giorni nelle Marche. Il diplomatico è stato scelto nel 2013 dal Presidente Barack Obama per servire come Ambasciatore degl...
Bellunesi negli USA: On line una nuova mini mostra del MIM Belluno
"Bellunesi negli Stati Uniti. Famiglie, lavoratori, amici... persone che hanno lasciato la propria terra per cercare fortuna nel Mondo nuovo" è il titolo della mini mostra pubblicata nel sito del MiM Belluno - Museo interattivo delle Migrazioni. In questa mostra sono presenti una quindicina di fotografie, di inizio Novecento, che toccano diversi S...