Amicus, la biotech che nasce da una ‘vita straordinaria’: quella di John Crowley
La malattia di Pompe che colpisce due figli, la battaglia per mettere in contatto i ricercatori americani ed europei, l’incontro con l’italiano Gianfranco Parenti, la ricerca sugli chaperones farmaceutici, il fallimento di tre trial clinici e la volontà di andare avanti comunque. Fino ad avere una terapia approvata, per la malattia di Fabry, e altr...
International Competition for New Italian Theater
italytime Centro Culturale Italiano di New York in collaboration with The John D. Calandra Italian American Institute announces the International Competition for New Italian Theater titled "The Kindly Narrator" Admission to the Competition is open to anyone. Rules for Entering the International Competition for New Italian Theater "The Kindly Narrat...
Alberto Milani Elected Official Representative of the Chambers of Commerce within NAFTA Region (The North American Free Trade Agreement)
Alberto Milani, President of the Italy-America Chamber of Commerce of New York, has been elected the official representative of the Chambers of Commerce within the NAFTA region (United States, Canada and Mexico). Mr. Milani plans to implement various valuable solutions to strengthen the presence of all nine Chambers operating within North America,...
Italian Chef Giuliano Hazan Debuts Giuliano’s Classic Italian Foods
Giuliano Hazan, Italian chef, cookbook author, culinary instructor and son of the late renowned Italian cookbook author Marcella Hazan, is launching a line of Italian specialty foods under the “Giuliano’s Classic” moniker. The products include tomato sauce, extra-virgin olive oil and carnaroli rice so Italian-food lovers can create authentic flavor...
Italian chef reveals the ideal cooking time for PERFECT pasta (and it’s all down to shaving a minute off the packet instructions)
Pasta is one dish we just can't get enough of - but while it may be easy enough to cook, it's surprisingly difficult to master. Now one Italian chef has revealed exactly how long we really should be cooking our pasta for - and there's a secret to getting it perfectly al dente. Mario Batali, a specialist in Italian cuisine from New York, says you ne...
NIAF expresses condolences and support to Rep. Steve Scalise and other victims of Alexandria, VA., shooting
The National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) extends its sincere thoughts and prayers for speedy recoveries to the victims of today’s senseless attack on the Republican Party’s congressional baseball practice in Alexandria, Va. Among the injured was Representative Steve Scalise, U.S. House of Representatives Majority Whip and Representative for...
40 decades later,’The Fever Still Burns’
It could be argued that there were three truly significant Italian American movies that cemented Italian culture into the zeitgeist. The Godfather, Rocky and Saturday Night Fever, the latter of which is celebrating its 40th Anniversary this year. Each of those movies was sold as ‘The American Dream’ all with anti-hero leads, all with flawed charact...
One for the Coach: The Vince Lombardi Story
Americans love sports! Though the same could be said truthfully about elsewhere, it is especially true here. The reasons for this are manifold. The fact that television, which gave spectator sports to the masses, was invented and first popularized here no doubt played a large part. Capitalism may have been a Dutch invention but crass Capitalism...
Alitalia files for US bankruptcy protection
Alitalia has filed for bankruptcy protection in a US court, temporarily safeguarding its stateside operations and assets from creditors as it is offered for sale in Italy. US bankruptcy judge Sean Lane granted the Italian flag carrier a restraining order for 10 days until 23 June, court documents show. The order will automatically be extended to 26...
Tornano gli ISSNAF Awards, per i migliori giovani tra Italia, Usa e Canada
Tornano gli ISSNAF Awards for Young Investigators, i premi istituiti dalla Fondazione che riunisce gli scienziati italiani in Nord America per sostenere i talenti emergenti in cinque campi di ricerca. È stata pubblicata la Call for Applications 2017, a cui si può partecipare compilando, entro le 23:59 del 30 giugno 2017, il form che si trova a ques...
Who Is Rep. Steve Scalise, House Majority Whip Wounded in Alexandria Shooting
House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, wounded Wednesday after a gunman opened fire on an Alexandria, Virginia baseball field, has stepped up to the plate for Republicans many times since taking office in 2008. His first year playing in the annual congressional baseball game, he wore a jersey repping his alma mater, Louisiana State University. In 2011,...
Dino Luciano makes Top 20 on ‘MasterChef’
Combining artistry with cooking, local Murrieta resident Dino Luciano has made the Top 20 in the eighth season of FOX network’s popular cooking show, “MasterChef.” According to Luciano, approximately 37,000 people applied for the show this season. Potential contestants were invited to present a plate that represented who they are – his being a vega...