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During the afternoon on Thanksgiving, the Urban Engagement class worked up an appetite by helping the Borgo Bello Neighborhood Association clean street numbers along Corso Cavour. Alongside Italian volunteers, students took turns climbing the small ladder to scrape the numbered... Read MoreNov | 28
While their friends and family ate turkey back home, the Umbra History and Culture of Food course students celebrated Thanksgiving weekend by eating prosciutto and parmigiano reggiano in the celebrated food capital of Parma, Italy. "Going to Parma during Thanksgiving ... Read MoreNov | 23
“Look — they are really experiencing it,” said Umbra Art History Professor Adrian Hoch, surveying her “Leonardo da Vinci” students’ reaction to the Renaissance artist’s celebrated “The Last Supper.” “What do you think?” she asked as the group filed out... Read MoreNov | 21
This semester, two students in the Contemporary Italy: Culture, Society, and Trends course are participating in the Famiglia Italiana Project. Annie Bodian and Taylor Speranza meet with a local family once a week to participate in their daily life, go... Read MoreNov | 20
Everyone is familiar with the image of a connoisseur pushing wine around in his or her mouth and describing the quality and the "notes" of this and that in it. Umbra Institute students learned to do the same last week during a workshop... Read MoreNov | 14
On Tuesday, November 13th, Pizza & Musica hosted Umbra's Pizza-Making Workshop. Ten students listened intently to the history behind Italy’s famous dish before crowding around the pizzaiolo to learn the art of the perfect pizza. First, students spread the dough... Read More