Maria Carmela Basile, Head of the CNR Tecnology Transfer Office, and MSIC President Fabio De Furia during a recent meeting at CNR headquarters. The National Research Council of Italy (CNR) is among the founding partners of the Miami Scientific Italian Community (MSIC), a bridge between Italy’s and the United States’...
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ENEA and CNR Advance Smart Materials for Industrial Applications
Smart materials are materials that respond to external stimuli such as temperature, light, pressure, and electric or magnetic fields. By reacting to these environmental changes, they can modify their size, stiffness, shape, or other physical properties, enabling the development of innovative and dynamic products. In the medical field, for example,...
ICoN Scholarships 2026-2027: An Opportunity to Study Italian Language and Culture Online
ICoN Consortium Opens Applications for the 2026–2027 Academic Year The ICoN Consortium (Italian Culture on the Net) has officially opened applications for the 2026–2027 academic year, offering 3 semester-based scholarships providing partial coverage of tuition fees for the Bachelor’s Degree in Italian Language and Culture. The degree program is delivered...
Teodoro Valente Space Day
The Teodoro Valente Space Day is the annual Italian Space Day celebration organized in the United States by the Miami Scientific Italian Community (MSIC) and the California Scientific Italian Community (CSIC) in recognition of Italy’s National Space Day. Beginning in 2026, the two organizations have dedicated all future editions of the event to Professor Teodoro Valente, honoring his extraordinary contribution...
The Miami Scientific Italian Community and the California Scientific Italian Community establish the “Teodoro Valente Space Day” in the United States
A tribute to Professor Teodoro Valente’s vision of space as a driver of innovation, cooperation, and human progress Miami, July 16 – The Miami Scientific Italian Community and the California Scientific Italian Community, announces that, from this day forward, their Italian Space Day events in the United States will be...
The Miami Scientific Italian Community mourns the passing of Professor Teodoro Valente
The Miami Scientific Italian Community, together with its President De Furia, the Board of Directors, the International Advisory Board, and all its members and collaborators, expresses its deepest sorrow over the untimely passing of Professor Teodoro Valente, President of the Italian Space Agency (ASI). A Full Professor of Materials Science...
New Milestones for Italian: Language Education Expands Across Miami-Dade Public Schools
The expansion of Italian language education in American schools has reached a historic milestone. Thanks to the long standing collaboration with Miami-Dade County Public Schools (MDCPS), led by Superintendent Dr. Jose L. Dotres, Italian education in South Florida is entering a new phase of growth. This achievement is the result...
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche: al via 32 bandi per la selezione dei Direttori di Istituto
A conclusione del processo di ristrutturazione della rete scientifica dell’Ente, il Consiglio di amministrazione del Cnr, nella seduta del 7 luglio scorso, ha approvato l’emanazione dei bandi di selezione per i Direttori di Istituto: i bandi sono pubblicati su selezionionline.cnr.it con termine di scadenza per la presentazione delle domande fissato...
Miami AI Summit Returns for Its Sixth Edition, Bringing Together the Leaders Defining the Future of Artificial Intelligence
Artificial intelligence is moving from experimentation to execution, and the next phase of innovation will be shaped by the people building, investing in, and governing these technologies. This evolution will take center stage as the Miami AI Summit returns for its sixth edition, bringing together more than 600 executives, founders,...
Spaceflight Technology, Applications, and Research (STAR-7)
Application Deadline: July 31, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) NASA has opened applications for the seventh cohort of the Spaceflight Technology, Applications, and Research (STAR-7) virtual training program, which focuses on technologies, applications, and scientific research supporting biological experiments in space. The program is expected to run from September 2026 through February...