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Conference: Sustainable Food Systems < > Sustainable Diets

There is now ample evidence that food provisioning is a major determinant of the unprecedented and possibly irreversible changes in ecosystems.

AUR Trustee Dr. Antonio Giordano appointed Chair of Italian Cancer Association

Sbarro Health Research Organization founder and Director, Antonio Giordano, M.D., Ph.D., has been recognized with a career award "for the great contributions he has made and which he will co

On the unveiling of a memorial to Peter Tompkins - journalist, author, spy.

On the evening of September 25, 2019, a memorial to Peter Tompkins, an American-born, European-educated spy, was unveiled on the main campus of The American University of Rome.

M.A. Food Studies students visit the Centro Agroalimentare Roma (CAR)

Located just outside of Rome, the CAR acts as the largest distribution point for food in Italy and the fourth in Europe. The center is a hub for retailers to come and purchase fresh produce and fish that has been checked for quality, labeled and packaged accordingly.

Professor Paul Gwynne on the Villa Farnese at Caprarola and its gardens

On Wednesday 9 October 2019 at 18.00  Professor Paul Gwynne will give a lecture entitled 'The Villa Farnese at Caprarola and its gardens' on behalf of the British Institute of Florence.

M.A. Cultural Heritage Students visit the town of Amelia in Umbria

The M.A. Cultural Heritage Students took their first fieldtrip of the semester to the historic Umbrian hilltop town of Amelia on Monday September 16, 2019.

'Trespass' a new film by Professor Victor Rambaldi

TRESPASS is a short film that deals with a dystopian future where machines (robots) have completely taken over human life, establishing a cruel dictatorship where the only thing that matters is Productivity. 

Caravaggio and the Art of Subversion comes to Kentucky

On August 22nd, 2019, Professor Timothy Allen (B.A. Art History & B.A. Fine Art) had the privilege to present to the Rotary Club of Louisville his lecture on Caravaggio.

Professor Sottilotta discusses the potential for a general election in Italy.

Alumnus rafting business featured on RAI-TV

Congratulations to Camillo Dall'oglio (BUS'16), for this feature on RAI-TV about his family's fabulous rafting business in Umbria. Anyone who has graduated in Business over the last three years knows the thrill of Rafting Marmore's great team-building activities!