E-RIHS - European Research Infrastructure for Heritage Science(www.e-rihs.eu) provides technologically advanced tools and specialized expertise to explore the secrets of the colors in an ancient painting, analyze the composition of historic textiles or identify archaeological sites. This infrastructure brings together Europe’s most prestigious rese...
READ MOREProfessor of Linguistics Donna Jo Napoli has been named to the prestigious ranks of American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Fellows. “A linguist down to [her] toes” and a steadfast advocate for the deaf, Napoli joins a venerable cadre of scientists, engineers, and innovators whom AAAS recognized for their achievements across an a...
READ MORETo be awarded to one or more outstanding Italian American students to study at a U.S. accredited college or university located in Italy for up to one year of study, commencing in the Summer/Fall 2025 academic year. The student must be a graduating high school student or college student, demonstrate financial need and have and maintain a GPA of 3.5...
READ MOREA long-time member of NIAF Board of Directors, Mr. Tosi is poised to help shape the future of the Rome City Institute and its students. With students from over 50 different countries, the Rome City Institute offers an innovative blend of international education and high-level collegiate sports, allowing students to balance collegiate athletics with...
READ MOREThe Consulate General shares information about following 2025 Edition of the BookTuberPrize, sponsored by Italian Center for Books and Reading of the Ministry of Culture in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and Merit and extended abroad by MAECI, for all Students in the Italian programs abroad. The deadline for applications is next Apri...
READ MOREWe welcome Prof. Paolo Scartoni as lecture of Italian at Washington University in St Louis. Paolo Scartoni’s research focuses on the relationship between music and language in medieval Italian literature. He earned his Ph.D. in Italian Studies from Rutgers University (2024) where he defended a dissertation entitled The Sound of Morals: Figures of G...
READ MOREThe Italian origins of Pesce d’Aprile (April Fool’s Day) Puglia's growing aerospace sector Tuscany leads Italian luxury real estate market for European buyers Italian project teaches students to identify disinformation and fake news Italian culture has now recovered from the pandemic and is growing Italy at the forefront of high-performance and qu...
READ MORE“I always say I was born here, but my heart was truly born in Italy.” Those are the words of Anna Izzo, who studied in Italy, traveled the country extensively, and now teaches Italian at Elk Grove High School in suburban Chicago. Izzo, who calls herself “a student at heart,” holds several degrees. She has undergraduate degrees in Italian, Spanish a...
READ MOREBarilla has opened a school just outside Parma. This is not a university lecture hall named after the company thanks to a donation, or a conference room in a corporate HQ, but a real academy devoted to the study of one subject: basil. It’s easy to laugh at, until you hear the numbers: +17%. That’s how much pesto sales grew between 2023 and 2024. Pe...
READ MOREOn March 7, 2025, the 92nd Street Y in New York launched an online course titled Reading Italo Calvino with Joseph Luzzi. Offered through Roundtable—92NY’s online learning platform—the program is dedicated to three of Calvino’s most celebrated works: The Baron in the Trees, Invisible Cities, and If on a Winter’s Night a Traveler. Luzzi—writer, scho...
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