Jun | 30
Kylie Bearse, a Spring 2011 Umbra Institute Alumna, just began working for the Local News 8 team in Boulder, Colorado. During her time in Perugia, Kylie took advantage of Umbra's internship program to work closely with the International Journalism Festival,... Read MoreJun | 29
[gallery columns="2"] It’s hard to say what the best part of the art show was: the freshly-painted frescos; the pastel exposition; the photo gallery; or the dance movie, put together by Springfield College’s Cynthia Nazzaro and her Renaissance Dance class.... Read MoreJun | 24
In the 1300s an association of doctors set up a dorm in Perugia for orphans. 700 years later the dorm is still there, and the residents decided they wanted a rematch. Two months ago an Umbra Institute soccer team defeated... Read MoreJun | 24
It was finally time for Professor Zach Nowak’s now-legendary pizza workshop. He accompanied students to Pizza e musica, where he gave them a quick history of pizza in Italy, beginning with Queen Margherita. Felice, a true neopolitan pizzaiolo, then showed... Read MoreJun | 23
What do the ancient Egyptians, eighteenth-century Italians, and students at the Umbra Institute have in common? They all think that "Appetite comes while eating" (L'appetito viene mangiando). Yesterday Umbra food history professor Zachary Nowak took a group of students to... Read MoreJun | 20
History/Food Studies professor Zachary Nowak and Professor Elgin Eckert delivered papers. (more…) Read More