Feb | 01
Last Thursday, during a wine tasting in a local Perugian enoteca, Umbra students transformed into knowledgeable wine connoisseurs. The art of vino came alive thanks to the expert, Sylvia, and the helpful enoteca owner and staff. They explained everything from... Read MoreJan | 26
Umbra Institute students last night enjoyed more than a hot cup of Joe. Umbra staff member Mauro Renna and history prof Zachary Nowak entertained students who participated in the Coffee Workshop, offered as part of Umbra's extra-curricular series of food... Read MoreJan | 26
Umbra Institute professors Simon Young and Zachary Nowak have been working on an exciting new initiative, a blog about Italian food history.The Umbra Institute has a long history of food studies as a part of its academic program. Professor Simon... Read MoreJan | 17
Perugia has about a 3 to 1 ratio of nooks to crannies, Umbra Institute students found out yesterday. Sunday afternoon saw two editions of the "almost internationally-renowned" (as history professor Zachary Nowak describes it) tour of Perugia. Nowak took the... Read MoreJan | 17
Professor William Pettit III was asked to participate in a special on the art of fresco and the Sistine Chapel. According to its website, in every episode of the History Channel’s program “Museum Secrets,” its troupe “travels to one... Read MoreJan | 09
Though the first fifteen Full Immersion students arrived last Wednesday, and the rest of the over-hundred strong student body members got to Rome's Fiumicino airport on Friday, yesterday was the real beginning of their Umbra experience. The day began with... Read More