CERN Council selects next Director-General
At its 173rd Closed Session today, CERN Council selected the Italian physicist, Dr Fabiola Gianotti, as the Organization's next Director-General. The appointment will be formalised at the December session of Council, and Dr Gianotti's mandate will begin on 1 January 2016 and run for a period of five years. Council rapidly converged in favour of Dr...
9 Things You May Not Know About Ellis Island
by Evan Andrews On November 12, 1954, the once bustling immigration inspection port at Ellis Island was shut down after more than 62 years in operation. Opened in 1892, the small island in New York Harbor served as the processing center and point of entry for more than 12 million new arrivals to the United States. The island has s...
Eataly New York&ICE announce Short Food Movie Contest
Today, Eataly New York and the Italian American Committee on Education (IACE) announced the launch of "Short Food Movie: The Oscars at Eataly," a contest to create a food-themed video less than one minute long using a smartphone, tablet, or video camera. This initiative is an extension of the EXPO Milan 2015 "Short Food Movie" program them...
Mapei vince il Transatlantic Award 2014 e si rafforza in America
Lunedì 1° dicembre 2014, Mapei ha ricevuto il Transatlantic Award 2014, ritirato da Giorgio Squinzi, per l'acquisizione di GRT - General Resource Technology Inc., azienda americana attiva nel settore degli additivi per calcestruzzo, con due siti produttivi a Minneapolis e a St. Louis, che le consentirà di aumentare la propria posizione strategica s...
The NM Italian film & culture festival announces 2015 festival program: films - events - special features
The New Mexico Italian Film & Culture Festival prepares to roll out in Albuquerque on February 8 for an 8-day run celebrating Italian cinematic excellence and iconic Italian cuisine, and with some new, first-time-ever features. The big news in the films lineup will be the screening of Il Capitale Umano (Human Captal), awarded the 2014...
Webinars for K-12 Teachers
The Italian Teachers Association of New Jersey is sponsoring two Saturday morning webinars on Saturday, January 17, 2015 and Saturday, February 21, 2015. Participants will receive two Professional Development Credits for each webinar and certificates will be emailed to you after each webinar. Our featured presenter is Suzanne Brancifo...
Formento’s Will Open Wednesday in the West Loop
Say ciao: Italian-American throwback Formento's (925 W. Randolph St., West Loop, 312-690-7295) officially starts serving Wednesday evening, which means modernized twists on red-sauce classics such as rigatoni alla vodka, tuna tetrazzini, and canestri with Sunday gravy for all. The massive spot (seriously–multiple dining rooms, a bar area,...
Moschino opened its first U.S. boutique in Los Angeles today at 8933 Beverly Boulevard
The first concept store conceived by creative director Jeremy Scott, the 3,500-square-foot space, formerly Hadid Gallery, presents Scott's colorful, pop vision in a clean, white space with large plate-glass windows facing the manicured street, all the better to show off the large-form installations, oversize cola cans, atop which mannequins in grap...
Expo 2015: The basic facts
WTI Magazine #53 2015 February, 6Author : Expo 2015 Translation by: Expo 2015 is the Universal Exposition to be held in Milan from May 1 to October 31 next year. The theme of the event will be "Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life". Over 140 countries will participate, of which 53 will build their own pavilion with a total investment...
La Riunione Italiana - Italian Conversation Class
The Italian American Museum presents: LA RIUNIONE ITALIANA. Italian Conversation Class. Conducted by Frank Tamburello, NYS Certified Italian Language Teacher. Practice speaking Italian at our new Italian conversation class! Thursday, February 19th, 6:30 P.M. In order to speak Italian, you have to, well, speak...
Zuegg aims to expand its US presence beyond Walmart
Oswald Zuegg, the main stakeholder of family-owned Verona-based fruit processing business Zuegg, has purchased 28% of the company's shares from three other family members thus obtaining full control over the firm. He now aims to expand Zuegg’s presence in the United States: “It is hard to concentrate efforts on business growth and to accom...
Uno spazio nuovo per una cultura antica. Inaugura la biblioteca dell'Istituto Italiano di Cultura di New York
di Maurita Cardone Da qualche giorno, entrando nella palazzina di park Avenue che ospita l'Istituto Italiano di Cultura di New York, non si sente più quell'odore di passato che spesso avvolge le istituzioni culturali italiane. L'aria odora invece di legno lucidato di fresco, vernice e pagine. Sulla parete del corridoio d'ingresso,...