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The Case of Neera. A new book by Professor Ramsey-Portolano

Nineteenth-Century Italian Women Writers and the Woman Question focuses on the literary, journalistic and epistolary production of Italian writer Neera, pseudonym for Anna Radius Zuccari, one of the most prolific and successful women writers of late nineteenth-century Italy.

AI turns its eye to the arts

The singer, songwriter, and visual artist Grimes and tech mogul Elon Musk seemed to many a fairly unlikely pairing. What brought them together was an AI pun that Musk wanted to post on Twitter, only to find that Grimes had beaten him to it by several years. 

New article on overtourism and tourismphobia by Cultural Heritage professor and students

Rebecca George and Kristin Lochner, students of the MA in Sustainable Cultural Heritage, recently collaborated with their professor, Barbara Staniscia, for an article on sustainability in the tourist industry that was published in an Italian academic journal for geography teachers. 

Professor Valerie Higgins in 'Treasures beyond the Grand Tour' podcast

Professor Valerie Higgins was recently invited to speak on the podcast 'Cornucopia: Treasures beyond the Grand Tour', a series produced by James Hill in collaboration with loveitaly.

Professor Cecilia Sottilotta co-authors new publication

AUR congratulates International Relations & Global Politics professor, Cecilia Sottilotta, on the recent publication of E

What is agrobiodiversity, what do we know, and why should we care?

One of the challenges of our food system is the loss of biodiversity and in particular of agro-biodiversity.

Professor Daria Borghese delivers Boston McMullen Lecture

This article was first published in 'The Heights', Boston College’s student newspaper, and was written by Lauran Jasen

Professor Andrea di Robilant contributes to upcoming publication on Camilla McGrath

AUR congratulates Professor Andrea di Robilant on the upcoming publication of the new book entitled Face to Face: the Photographs of Camilla McGrath, detailing the life and work of the eponymous Italian-American photographer. Di Ro

New scholarship available for Fall 2021 Graduate study

educations.com is offering a €5000 scholarship to one ambitious Master’s student studying in Europe in the Fall of 2021. The scholarship will be awarded to an outstanding leader that is motivated to positively change the world.

AUR congratulates the World Food Programme for Nobel Prize 2020

AUR has a long history of involvement with WFP. We regularly welcome guest speakers from the Organization, our students undertake internships at its headquarters in Rome, and we are proud to have seen ten of our graduates go on to assume roles within the Organization.