ENGR 290 2015: Italy

06/02/2017

In protection of the quality of food and the local food industry. Are you surprised? Does this disagree with what you experienced in ENGR 290?

04/23/2017

Congratulations to Chris Serfass for completing the requirements of the Grand Challenges Scholar Program! With the ENGR 290 course in Italy, Chris satisfied the global education component of the program.

05/25/2016

Oh no! I'm pretty sure we stood almost exactly there last year.

A section of the embankment of the River Arno in central Florence collapses, sending part of the road and at least 20 cars into a newly formed ditch.

05/16/2016

On this calendar day, during a faculty lunch at Vini e Vecchi Sapori in Florence, Helena Bonham Carter photo bombed this picture of Prof. Perrone that Prof. Vigeant was shooting.

05/08/2016

One year ago today we landed in Florence, folks! Wish we were there...

01/13/2016

Prof. Maurizio Seracini, who gave an outstanding lecture to our program while we were in Florence, can be seen in this TED talk. Prof. Seracini is a champion of the necessity of an interdisciplinary approach to engineering, science, and the liberal arts, which resonates with the nature of the Bucknell engineering education.

https://www.ted.com/talks/maurizio_seracini_the_secret_lives_of_paintings?language=en

Art history is far from set in stone. Engineer Maurizio Seracini spent 30 years searching for Leonardo da Vinci’s lost fresco “The Battle of Anghiari,” and in the process discovered that many paintings have layers of history hidden underneath. Should they be part of the viewing experience too?

12/01/2015

The Daily Item (the local newspaper for Lewisburg) had an article yesterday about test driving Ferraris while in Maranello and what a ruckus it's causing for the residents. We wouldn't know anything about that, now, would we? http://www.dailyitem.com/ferrari-hometown-overwhelmed-by-roar-of-test-driving-fans/image_fa3955f2-065e-5cbd-a9e9-00b144571eba.html

In this photo taken on Friday, Nov. 6, 2015, Ferrari cars are parked at the Push-Start test-drive service, in Maranello, Italy. Just outside the gates of the Ferrari Museum in the carmaker’s birthplace of Maranello, entrepreneurial spirit is clashing with communal concerns for safety and even decoru…

07/04/2015

If you're out of the products you bought at Acetaia Leonardi, The Cheese Shop, in Williamsburg, VA, always carries a good selection.

06/27/2015

A fun moment from the last week of the trip was our primer in everyday Italian hand-gestures. Didn't catch them all? Mental floss has a review for you!
(those of a sensitive disposition may wish to stop watching before the end).

http://mentalfloss.com/article/59422/20-italian-hand-gestures-demonstrated-male-models

Italians have a large collection of gestures they use while speaking (or in many cases instead of speaking). The gestures convey subtle differences in meaning which can be hard to pick up on. There are plenty of videos out there that will teach you a few of them, but why not learn them from Dolce&Ga…

06/22/2015

We received a warm hello today from Menarini, the pharmaceutical company we visited in L'Aquila. They stated they enjoyed meeting our group, wished us all well, and sent us this beautiful photo.

06/16/2015

Missing our favorite treat from Italy? Here's the latest on why the Freez just isn't the same: https://www.facebook.com/NPR/posts/10153580807491756

Ice cream's velvety Italian cousin is becoming one of America's favorite frozen desserts. It has less fat, but somehow tastes creamier and holds flavors better. So what's gelato's secret?

06/04/2015

Now that we're back and able to upload from our cameras.... here we are, ready to visit the Bassano di Grappa anerobic biodigester!