Italian Innovators at South by Southwest in Austin: Twelve Startups Among Creative Giants
Italian creativity in the arts meets and stimulates technological innovation at South by Southwest (SXSW) in Austin, Texas. Organized by the Italian Trade Agency (ITA), the Italian pavilion at the SXSW Creative Industries Expo will feature twelve innovative startups, demonstrating the country's commitment to pushing the boundaries of creativity and...
Scholarship Opportunities 2024 at the ICCC in Houston, TX
Exciting news! The Italian Cultural & Community Center is now accepting applications for our Merit Based Scholarship! Graduating high school seniors of Italian descent may be eligible to apply for this $1,000 renewable scholarship. Applicants must have a family history of ICCC membership. If you don't have a family history with the Italian Cultural...
D'Eugenio Wins AATI's First Book Award
Daniela D'Eugenio, assistant professor of Italian in the Department of World Languages, Literatures and Cultures, was awarded the 2022 First Book Award Prize. D'Eugenio's book, titled Paroimia: Brusantino, Florio, Sarnelli, and Italian Proverbs from the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries, was published with Purdue UP in 2021. Boasting 572 pages an...
Tulane archaeologist brings Pompeii to life with groundbreaking technologies
Allison Emmerson, associate professor of classical studies at Tulane University, is the director of the Pompeii I.14 Project, Tulane’s very own archaeological site at Pompeii in Italy’s Campania region. In the field of archaeology, the project is a part of a movement pioneering new research technologies, and Emmerson herself is one of the few femal...
Event on Space Exploration – Quo vadimus?
This year, once again, we commemorate a significant occasion established by MAECI in honor of the launch of Italy’s first satellite, the “San Marco 1”, on December 15th, 1964. This date marked Italy’s ascent as the third country globally to venture beyond Earth’s atmosphere. On December 15th, the Consulate General of Italy in Houston and the Space...
Ancient Roman Concrete Meets Modern 3D Printing to Save Coral Reefs
The underwater coral reefs of the world are some of our Earth’s most diverse and fascinating, living, breathing ecosystems. Unfortunately due to pollution, climate change and other negative factors, coral reefs are in extreme danger of extinction, with 90% of Earth’s coral projected to die out by 2050. However, efforts have been underway around the...
Austin enters ‘historic’ agreement with Florence, Italy
The City of Austin and Florence, Italy entered into a “historic agreement” to facilitate educational, cultural and business collaborations between the two cities, according to a city release Wednesday. The City of Austin’s Economic Development Department announced the signing of the Protocol of Cooperation Agreement. Officials noted international c...
Houston to host 6 Italian aerospace companies with new program
It's an Italian invasion in Houston — and it's happening in the name of accelerating innovation within aerospace. For the first time, Italy has announced an international aerospace-focused program in the United States. The Italian Trade Agency and Italian Space Agency will partner with Space Foundation to launch Space It Up, an initiative that will...
Faculty Present 'Gaming the Mediterranean' at Centennial Convention of Italian Teachers
As part of the 100th Anniversary Convention of the American Association of Teachers of Italian, held July 5-8 in Catania, Sicily, faculty from the Department of World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures combined to present a panel on "Gaming the Mediterranean: Teaching and Researching through Virtual Reality." Assistant professor Rhodora Vennaruc...
Alfonso Ferrantino Scholarship Italian Studies Concentrating in Italian History and/or Culture
The Italian Cultural & Community Center of Houston will award one (1) one-time non-renewable $5,000 scholarships to college students who are currently enrolled in an undergraduate, graduate, or Ph.D. program, majoring or minoring in Italian Studies Concentrating in Italian History and/or Culture. Completed applications must be submitted by the dead...
Italian Mediterranean Food and Culture Experience Available Through New Study Abroad Trip
U of A students will soon have the chance to study and experience the culture of food and life in Italy through a new study abroad trip combining hospitality management and human nutrition and dietetics. Designed by faculty in the Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Science's School of Human Environmental Sciences, the Food & Cultur...
Italian degree OK’d at main UA campus
The Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board on Friday approved a Bachelor of Arts degree in Italian for the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. The state panel's decision, which the Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas system had approved earlier this year, comes after a recent decision by a separate campus -- the University of Ar...