Sustainability of Food Class presents at Nutrition Conference
Oct | 02
Students in Umbra's Sustainability and Food Production in Italy course have presented the to-go RepEat box and project at the Nutrition Days conference in Perugia. This multi-day event highlights sustainability and nutrition issues with markets and events throughout the city.... Read MoreDr. Camilla Caporicci Publishes “The Dark Lady”
Sep | 23
Umbra Academic Assistant and Writing Center Coordinator Dr. Camilla Caporicci has published her first book, The Dark Lady, based on her doctoral thesis of the same name. Published (perhaps without the author’s permission) in 1609 by Thomas Thorpe, Shakespeare’s Sonnets,... Read MorePizzaioli in Training
Sep | 23
Last Tuesday, fifteen students gathered at Pizza e Musica, a local pizzeria, for Umbra’s famous “How to Make a Pizza” workshop. Julie Falk, Umbra’s Community Engagement Coordinator, began the workshop with this question: “How many of you think that the... Read MoreSun and Sea
Sep | 19
Last Friday, 43 students and 3 staff members boarded a coach bus and headed to the South of Italy for a weekend on the coast. First stop? Pompeii, where students listened to expert tour guides tell stories about a thriving... Read MoreOnce Upon a Time, There Was an Umbra Professor…
Sep | 04
One of Umbra's history teachers, Simon Young, will speak this weekend at the Ninth Legendary Weekend of The Folklore Society on 'The Phantom Armies of Castle-an-Dinas' in Chatham (UK). Dr. Young has published extensively on folklore in the last years. ... Read MoreOrientation at the Umbra Institute
Sep | 02
Perugia is abuzz with new students! Umbra’s Fall 2014 group arrived on Friday afternoon to sunny skies and warm temperatures – the perfect weather for exploring their new home. Umbra's comprehensive orientation consisted of the following: Day 1 – Airport... Read More