Student Voice: The Many Tastes of Chocolate
Dec | 11
Fair Trade Intern and Umbra student Ashley Webb recently wrote an article about some of the initiatives she and her classmates participated in this semester. Below are her words that give more insight into their activities from a student perspective:... Read More
Sustainability Students Bring RepEAT to School
Dec | 03
On Monday, students of Sustainability and Food Production in Italy conducted a workshop about food waste, introducing the RepEAT project to 50 high school students of Liceo Classico Annibale Mariotti in Perugia. Umbra students explained the social, environmental and economic... Read MoreUmbra Professor Dr. Adrian S. Hoch Publishes Article on a Past Queen of Naples
Dec | 01
Umbra Professor Dr. Adrian S. Hoch has published her article, "Beyond Spirital Maternity: An Addendum to the Iconography of Sancia of Majorca," in the book La chiesa e il convento di Santa Chiara: committenza artistica, vita religiosa, e progettualita' politica... Read MoreOrtoBello Event – Come One, Come All!
Nov | 26
Stop by the Urban Center on the Sant'Ercolano steps next Tuesday, Dec. 2 at 6pm to visit and celebrate with the brainchildren behind the first initiative of its kind in Perugia - an urban garden! "OrtoBello" would both beautify the... Read MoreThe Dark Side of Chocolate – Interns Hold Documentary Screening
Nov | 20
Interns in INIT 350: Fair Trade at the Umbra Institute traveled to the Monimbo Fair Trade Cooperative in Foligno to learn the secrets of Fair Trade chocolate. Students were led through a mouth-watering chocolate tasting that featured the use of... Read MoreFlash Mob With a Purpose: Urban Spaces Students in Borgo Bello
Nov | 14
Students in Umbra's Urban Spaces course are redefining community. This course aims to give students an understanding of, and appreciation for, the relationships between people, perceptions, identity, and public space. Since September, the class has been examining Perugia's Borgo Bello... Read More