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Professor Cecilia Canziani joins judging panel for We the People, We the Arts 2018

An international jury announced winners of an art competition on UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at the residence of the Swiss Ambassador Thomas Kolly on Thursday May 10. Each of the four winners and 25 finalists were given cash prizes, certificates and other gifts.

Professor Roberto Nardi wins Europa Nostra Prize for Cultural Heritage

The jury highly commended “the European cooperation between the Italian conservation experts and the Greek Orthodox Monastery which was undertaken in close consultation with the Egyptian authorities and has resulted in high-quality conservation work on an element of such an outstanding World Heritage Site as the Monastery of Saint Catherine in Sinai. The documentation and quality of the work are exceptional”.

Fontana di Papa hosts AUR travel and tourism and marketing students.

Unforgettable Day in Ariccia

By Amanda Wotring
Business major

'Della Composizione del Mondo: Vasari and the masters vasai' by Claudia La Malfa

The Renaissance of Origins: Beginnings, Genesis and Creation in the Art of the 15th and 16th Centuries

International Symposium
Tel Aviv University – Art History Department
Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne – Centre d’Histoire de l’Art de la Renaissance

Problem-solving and improvisation put to the test for ancient Roman technology

Problem-solving and improvisation were put to the test as students tried to use household materials (apart from Duck Tape) to create working models of their favorite Roman inventions for their final projects in Roman Technology, part of AUR’s Archaeology and Classics program.   

Fine Arts professors Marina Buening and Kristien De Neve in exhibition

The project was conceived and constructed by four artists of different nationalities, inspired by the challenges and fears that can emerge when sharing a common living space. Their work expresses their desire and need for a harmonious cohabitation. 
 

AUR at Seeds&Chips: The Global Food Innovation Summit in Milan

On May 7 and 8, a delegation from the American University of Rome visited Seeds&Chips: The Global Food Innovation Summit in Milan. Seeds&Chips is dedicated to showcasing national and international talent and cutting-edge solutions from around the world to the problems of the Food System.

Grit and Heart take the AUR Men’s soccer team to glory

Highlights from the championship final can be watched on YouTube via Pianeta Sport

Students' Creativity on Show at End of Year Art Exhibition

See photos below for a demonstration of the students’ creative talent in painting, print-making, ceramics and photography.

For the students, it was not only a chance to experience Fine Arts for the first time, but also Rome.

"The Rise (and Fall) of Demagogues" by Professor Matt Qvortrup

There were always tyrants and autocrats like Ivan the Terrible and Louis the XIV. But in the past 100 years – roughly since the Russian Revolution – we have seen a different kind of ruler; the populist who bases his tyranny on the support of the people.