Udine, the historical capital and second largest city in the region of Friuli Venezia Giulia, is an overlooked gem. With its Renaissance squares, Venetian villas and Tiepolo frescos, the city has an impressive artistic heritage, along with a vibrant contemporary edge thanks to its large student population and world class modern art museum.  Its dis...

The annual U.S.-Italy Sustainable Training Area Management workshop was held in Udine June 5-6, the fourth in a series that explores ways to find a balance between meeting military training and maintaining environment stewardship.  Program workshops are sponsored by U.S. Armed Forces Europe, and are designed to focus on best practices by bringing t...

London, Paris, Berlin and Udine. Yes, Udine. And let’s not forget about Grado, Salice and Trieste, most definitely Trieste. This is the Friuli Venezia Giulia region of Italy, spread across the far northeastern corner of the nation. I first read about this stunning region of diverse landscapes, languages and cultures over 15 years ago and swore that...

Semplice, morbida, senza decorazioni e ispirata al romanticismo delle onde, uno dei trend forti di questo autunno/inverno in fatto di capelli assieme al ritorno del frisé. L’acconciatura da sera più bella del mondo l’ha realizzata una parrucchiera 23enne di Collalto di Tarcento, in provincia di Udine. Si chiama Arianna Petrocchi, lavora nel negozio...

Google has charged the University of Udine to carry out a scientific study on the consumption reduction in its data centers worldwide. The goal is to raise the efficiency from 5 to 6% and to save around 3 million euro per server. The Google Data Centers all over the world perform Internet researches on the Mountain View search engine. The study tha...

Si terrà il 24 maggio prossimo, alle 16.30, presso l'Auditorium comunale di Precenicco (Ud), un incontro aperto al pubblico con il prof. Mauro Ferrari, che interverrà sul tema "Orizzonti in Nanomedicina – Oncologia specializzata".   L'evento, presentato da Ivana Battaglia, responsabile Sistema bibliotecario Bassa friulana centrale, si aprirà...

L'Università di Udine diventa partner della Commissione Fulbright, il più importante programma di scambi culturali tra gli Stati Uniti e 155 Paesi di tutto il mondo.   Un accordo biennale (anni accademici 2014-2015 e 2015-2016) rinnovabile, prevede che l'Ateneo ospiti per 5 mesi l'anno un docente proveniente da università o enti di ricerca s...

VivaBioCell SpA, a spin-off of the University of Udine and leading biotechnology company, has been acquired by LA-based privately-held NantCell, which focuses on discovery and development of innovative cell-based therapies for disease.   This deal – an amount unknown although speculated upon by online newspapers – comes on the heels of a $30...

Two 20 years old Italian scientists, Massimo Cappelletto and Davide Zilli who just one year ago got their diploma at the ISIS "Arturo Malignani" Institute of Udine, reached the second award in the category Energy and Transportation at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, the most famous scientific award for high school students fro...

Pesariis, in the province of Udine, is known for its clocks. "Time machines" have been manufactured here since the 18th century – officially since 1725, when the Solari company was founded: wall-mounted clocks, bell tower clocks, water and striking clocks, but also sun dials, pendulum clocks, clocks that register and stamp cards, clocks with writin...