4-12-2011 Umbra Professor Has A New Exhibition

May | 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 More
4-19-2011 Umbra students participate in an important psychological study.

May | 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 More
4-21-2011 Community Engagement and Academic Initiative Presentations

May | 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 More
4-26-2011 Umbra Professor Publishes on Food History

May | 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
Umbra Food Studies Profs Launch A New Blog

May | 10

Umbra Institute professors Simon Young and Zachary Nowak have been working on an exciting new initiative, a blog about Italian food history. Read More
Umbra Professor in the News

Apr | 26

Umbra Institute is in the news again! This time, Umbra Institute receives attention in the regional newspaper La Nazione because of an interesting article published by its very own professor of history and coordinator of its new food studies program... Read More

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