IM classes connect online with sister city in Italy
Two classes at Iron Mountain Schools are taking part in a unique online cultural exchange with students in a school in Italy. On Wednesday, seventh grade students in Eric Penn’s social studies class had their third meeting with their counterparts in Iron Mountain’s sister city of Sassoferrato, Italy. The students in Italy all speak English. North E...
Festa di Carnevale 2025 at Fondazione Italia!
Saturday, February 22, 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm, Emmanuel Church – Lower Auditorium – 438 E. Harvard, Burbank, CA. General – $15, Kids – $12, under two years old – Free. Must purchase tickets before the event. Space is linited. Come celebrate Carnevale with us! Join us at our family-friendly fun fundraiser to support Italian language and culture! Ticketed...
Free Mental & Emotional Health Support from Italian Women USA in Los Angeles
Thanks to the generosity of licensed professionals, Italian Women USA (IWUSA), a volunteer community of over 8,000 Italian women across the United States, is offering free mental health and emotional support to Italian-speaking individuals in Los Angeles. These professionals are donating their time and expertise to help individuals navigate stress...
Italian Trade Agency to host "Italy on the move 2025"
To promote investment opportunities in Italy in 2025, the Italian Trade Agency (ITA) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will be hosting the eighth edition of "Italy on the Move," a side event of the 43rd annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference 2025. The event will take place at INNOVIT (710 Sansome Street), San Francisco's Italian Innovation and...
Space Day: celebrating Italy’s achievements in space exploration
From Houston to Washington, DC, and Los Angeles, December 12 marked the celebration of the launch of San Marco 1, Italy’s first satellite, sent into orbit on December 15, 1964. This milestone established Italy as a key player on the global space exploration stage. To highlight the contributions of Italian science and technology to humanity’s progre...
No. 1 book of the century, ‘My Brilliant Friend’, is subject of UC Berkeley research, courses
My Brilliant Friend, by the pseudonymous Italian author Elena Ferrante, is the New York Times’ No. 1 book of the century. This recognition, and the recent adaptation of Ferrante’s four-novel Neopolitan Quartet into an HBO series, underscores this writer’s profound influence. Ferrante’s popular novels, translated into English by Ann Goldstein, are...
San Francisco, Conference Growing Together: Building Public-Private Partnerships to Boost the AI Revolution
Artificial intelligence has become increasingly central, which is the reason why we have made it a priority on the agenda of the Italian G7 Presidency and in Europe. Its impact affects not only our lives, our societies, our economies, but also international relations and security strategies themselves. Artificial intelligence confronts us with impo...
Creative Minds: Italian American Inventors and Innovators
Creative Minds: Italian American Inventors and Innovators. On view November 2024 – October 2025. Italian American Museum of Los Angeles (IAMLA) - 644 North Main Street, Los Angeles, CA. From the jacuzzi and the telephone to the nuclear reactor and the Big Mac, Italian American inventors and innovators have impacted our lives in ways great and small...
The University of Southern California dedicates Renal Research Center to Dr. Vito Campese
In 2000, when attorney Ken Kleinberg was diagnosed with a kidney condition, he turned to Dr. Vito Campese, who was then the Head of Nephrology and Hypertension at the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California (USC). Campese was unable to determine the cause of Kleinberg’s condition because research on kidney diseases was very...
Intesa Sanpaolo takes the 12 most innovative Italian start-ups of Up2stars to Silicon Valley international drive to "Made in Italy" thanks to the collaboration with Innovit
Intesa Sanpaolo is promoting an exclusive acceleration programme in Silicon Valley for 12 innovative Italian start-ups in collaboration with INNOVIT (Italian Innovation and Culture Hub) and Intesa Sanpaolo Innovation Center. A journey of mutual acquaintance and full of meetings with potential investors, which took place over the past few days in S...
Science Day with the Italian Cultural Center of San Diego
Saturday September 14, 2:00 pm. Auditorium at St. Joseph's Cathedral, 1528 Fourth Ave, San Diego, CA. Tickets Here. In the first-ever SCIENCE DAY with ICC, six wonderfully accomplished San Diego-based Italian scientists will share stories of their educational paths and cutting edge research in a friendly atmosphere followed by Italian aperitivo. A...
LEONARDO DA VINCI: Inventor. Artist. Dreamer. At California State Center
The California Science Center (700 Exposition Park Drive, Los Angeles, CA) proudly presents the special exhibition LEONARDO DA VINCI: Inventor. Artist. Dreamer. Step into a world of wonder and innovation as you explore 30 ingenious inventions—including the Flying Bicycle, Great Organ, Mechanical Bat, and Great Kite—each built by contemporary Italia...