Premio Famiglia Fiducia Fund for the Middlebury Italian School
The Premio Famiglia Fiducia Fund for the Middlebury Italian School, established in 2016, is a scholarship to support graduate students pursuing an MA in Italian at the Middlebury Italian School and the Middlebury C.V. Starr School in Italy, headquartered in Florence. The fellowship will fund the complete master's degree program for three students....
New Yorkers sound off on statue removal at de Blasio's monuments commission hearing
New Yorkers sounded off on the fates of statues from Christopher Columbus to Teddy Roosevelt Wednesday at the Manhattan hearing of Mayor de Blasio's monuments commission. Speakers were split between people pushing to get rid of statues of figures tarred with racism and colonialism, and those arguing the monuments should stay as a reminder of histor...
Celebrating Thanksgiving can be a struggle, and a blessing, for Americans in Rome
Ann Schneible says trying to assemble a Thanksgiving dinner in Italy is an adventure. Asked about her most memorable moment, she said: “For me, it was having to transport a 15-plus pound turkey across Rome on public transportation, only to discover after I’d brought it home that the head was still attached.” The Virginia-native was a student at Rom...
Rodino Society at Seton Hall Law Honors Attorneys and Trailblazers
Seton Hall School of Law’s Peter W. Rodino Jr. Society held its annual banquet to honor legal professionals and community trailblazers on Nov. 1 at the Robert Treat Hotel in Newark. This year’s event honored Dina M. Mastellone with the “Excellence in Achievement Award”; Edward B. Marable Jr. (’94) with the “Humanitarian Achievement Award”; and Bart...
In 35 mila dagli USA per studiare in Italia
Sono 34.894 gli studenti americani che, solo nel 2016, hanno scelto l'Italia per un periodo di studi; il numero, altissimo, è praticamente l'11% della loro popolazione totale. Il dato è stato diffuso dall'Ambasciata degli Stati Uniti a Roma in occasione della International Education Week, che, promossa dall'IIE o The Power of International Educatio...
A Guide to Italy's Wine Regions
We get it. With more than 350 official wine varieties and 20 different wine-producing regions, the world of Italian wine can be confusing and overwhelming. But before you make a beeline straight for Tuscany, it’s worth learning what else is out there besides Chianti and Brunello. To help, we’ve put together a guide to Italy’s essential wine regions...
F1 technical artist Giorgio Piola picks his greatest car designs
Giorgio Piola has been crafting beautifully detailed drawings of Formula One cars for almost half a century. The Italian technical journalist has charted some of the groundbreaking changes that have redefined racing cars and made F1 one of the most enduring and popular sports on the planet. "I believe nearly all the pieces of a F1 car can go to an...
Team Italy's Erika Piancastelli voted three-time McNeese State University Athlete of the Year
Team Italy softball slugger Erika Piancastelli was presented the 2016-17 Desmond Jones Athlete of the Year Award at Cowboy Stadium during halftime of a sold-out state rivalry football game between home team McNeese State University and Northwestern State in Lake Charles, Louisiana on November 11, 2017. The Desmond Jones Athlete of the Year Award is...
Fendi Partners With Galleria Borghese to Bring Caravaggio to the Getty
An iconic visual rendering of perhaps the world’s most famous underdog story comes to Los Angeles this week. David with the Head of Goliath, by famed Italian Baroque painter Caravaggio (1571-1610), will be on view at the Getty Centeralongside two of the artist’s other masterpieces. In the work, a young man with his chest half-draped in a billowing...
Italian food interprets the new global trends
Italian producers are amongst the ones better understanding the new global trends of the food and beverage industry. Let’s see why, by using some of the categories provided by Innova Market Insight, a leading international research institute: 1) Clean supreme: the new international standard is to buy food with ‘clean and clear’ labels. Producers al...
Gli italiani che hanno fatto la storia in America
Il filo che lega il Belpaese agli Stai Uniti d’America è andato via via rafforzandosi con il passare dei decenni. Durante il flusso migratorio iniziato nella seconda metà del 1800, molti italiani misero radici, più o meno stabili, per tentare la fortuna vivendo il “Sogno Americano”. Non tutti ebbero successo, molti fecero anche ritorno in Italia, m...
Maria De Luca, PhD, Recognized by Marquis Who’s Who for Excellence in Nutrition Science
Maria De Luca, PhD, has been included in Marquis Who's Who. As in all Marquis Who's Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the selection process. With great deter...