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Yesterday night the Birraio hosted the Umbra Institute's welcome back aperitivo. Students tired from all of their Fall Break travel were able to kick back on the Birraio's comfy couch-seats and have a bite to eat while recounting their adventures in... Read MoreOct | 04
This could have been the name of last night's lecture...had it been a lecture! Instead it was the Umbra Institute's Pizza Workshop, a hot-baked mix of the history and biochemistry of pizza, followed by the main course, the pizza itself.... Read MoreSep | 30
This past Tuesday night, students in Professor Antonella Valoroso's Honors class spent a night at the Opera. The show of choice: L'Elisir d'Amore (performed at Teatro Morlacchi) written by Gaetano Donizetti in 1832. Donizetti wrote this opera in only seven days after... Read MoreSep | 30
With a needle and thread in hand, students began sewing their very own Pigotta doll for UNICEF, the United Nations Children's Fund. Every week, student volunteers will work towards creating these special handmade dolls, the very symbol of UNICEF in Italy. Each doll helps... Read MoreSep | 30
Umbra students benefit from helping others with community engagement activities. With a needle and thread in hand, students began sewing their very own Pigotta doll for UNICEF, the United Nations Children's Fund. Every week, student volunteers will work towards creating... Read MoreSep | 29
This past weekend, thirty-six Umbra students headed to the beautiful “peninsula Sorrentina” to enjoy summer’s final encore. After getting rained on a little in Pompeii on Friday, the sun came out on Saturday afternoon in Capri, accompanying the group on a... Read More