The intestinal microbiota – known by all as intestinal microflora – plays a fundamental role in the development and maintenance of the function of the immune system and in the regulation of body weight. New studies suggest that the microbiota could also be involved in the communication pathway between the...
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Miami Dade College and Miami Hack Week partner to launch Hack@Campus Jan 23 – 30
Miami Dade College (MDC) is partnering with Miami Hack Week (MHW) to host Hack@Campus, a student-only track event taking place daily Jan. 23-30, from 6-9 p.m. Designed to help students explore the tech industry and learn first-hand how to get involved in tech, Hack@Campus will be held at MDC’s Business...
Cubesat Design to Test Passive Thermal Coatings in Space
Riccardo Bevilacqua, a distinguished member of Miami Scientific Italian Community, is the principal investigator of the PATCOOL (Passive Thermal Coating Observatory Operating in Low-Earth Orbit) The PATCOOL is a NASA sponsored, University of Florida developed 3U Cu-beSat meant to investigate the feasibility of using a cryogenic selective surface coating...
3rd IAA Conference on Space Situational Awareness
April 4-6, 2022 GMV, Madrid, Spain Due to the generous sponsorship from the International Academy of Astronautics (IAA), Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) invites you to attend the third International Academy of Astronautics (IAA) Conference on Space Situational Awareness (ICSSA). The ICSSA will be hosted at GMV, Madrid, Spain, from April...
Dr. Anthony Fauci received Honorary Doctorate from Sapienza University of Rome
The award was given for Fauci’s fundamental role in the study of infectious and immune-mediated diseases, with particular regard to the first pioneering studies on HIV infections and the development of measures to contain transmission and effective therapies against AIDS On January 13, 2022, Sapienza University awarded an honorary...
Maurizio Biasini is the new Science Attaché in Washington.
Maurizio Biasini is Professor of Experimental Physics at the University of Perugia and his research activity has always been carried out in the field of elementary particle physics, in particular in the experimental study of fundamental interactions with accelerator experiments, in constant collaboration with the Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare...
Massimiliano Galeazzi is the new Chair of the Department of Physics at the University of Miami.
Massimiliano Galeazzi, a distinguished member and Vice President of the Miami Scientific Italian Community, has been appointed new Chair of the Department of Physics at the University of Miami. Prof. Galeazzi received a “Laurea” in Physics in 1995 and a PhD in Physics in 1999 from the University of Genova,...
L’innovazione che parla italiano
Startup Tecnologiche italiane che operano all’estero Invito alla presentazione delle domande 1. Premesse Il Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale, Direzione Generale per la Promozione del Sistema Paese, e PNICube, Associazione Italiana degli Incubatori Universitari e delle Business Plan Competition accademiche locali, indicono la seconda edizione del...
Italian Bilateral Scientific Cooperation Award
Purpose The Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI) instituted the “Italian Bilateral Scientific Cooperation Award” to recognize an Italian experienced scientist who has remarkably contributed to the advancement of science and technology, while performing his/her research abroad, thus improving Italy’s S&T relations with foreign countries and International...
NASA January Launch Studying Sources of Space X-rays
X-rays from space bombard Earth on a daily basis. The sources and characteristics of these X-rays are not clearly understood. A January 2022 NASA sounding rocket mission called the Diffuse X-rays from the Local galaxy, or DXL, hopes to shed light on the sources of soft X-rays that hurtle towards...