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A newly-published anthology about Perugia seen through foreigners’ eyes has submissions from a number of Umbra students and professors. With a trip to any local bookstore here in Perugia one can find quotes from famous travellers about Perugia and Umbria. Most... Read MoreMay | 17
The Umbra Institute has once again appeared in the Italian news, this time in the regional paper Giornale dell’Umbria. The article, which focuses on the open house that Umbra will be hosting on April 1st to welcome and inform the... Read MoreMay | 17
Umbra Fine Arts professor William Pettit III will be hosting a joint exhibition. As the bohemian press release states, “Serafino and Bill have known each other for a short period of time. It was a casual meeting, like those that... Read MoreMay | 17
Umbra Institute students have been, for the past several years, subjects in a study undertaken by the University of Perugia and La Sapienza University in Rome. Previous research has demonstrated that Asians tend to process information more holistically than Westerners.... Read MoreMay | 17
Colorado student Kylie Bearse wins two-hundred and fifty Euro prize for her presentation! For The Umbra Institute “community engagement” means forging meaningful bonds between students and schools, businesses and other local institutions. The ultimate goal of the initiative is to... Read MoreMay | 17
Umbra Institute History professor reexamines Perugian bread and its invented history. Umbra Institute history professor and coordinator of the new Food Studies Program Zachary Nowak has published an article in the latest issue ofDiomede: Journal of Political and Cultural Studiescalled "Il... Read More