Due to the pandemic’s impact, Art Basel announces the cancellation of its Miami Beach fair Given the current situation regarding the pandemic’s impact, which spans from South Florida to other parts of the country and the world; limitations and uncertainty about the staging of large-scale events; international travel restrictions...
Life Sciences & Healthcare Committee
The Life Sciences and Healthcare Industry Committee of Beacon Council works to further develop the Life Sciences and Healthcare industry in Miami-Dade County by supporting programs and initiatives focused on recruitment, expansion, and retention of health and life science-based business. The Committee has developed four subcommittees to help implement its...
#covid19 – Coronavirus Disease 2019 latest info in Florida
Miami Scientific Italian Community is committed to the health and safety of all residents in wake of the developing outbreak of the Coronavirus (COVID-19). We would like to inform that we are closely monitoring developments with COVID-19. Positive Cases of COVID-191.056.065 – Florida Residents17.705 – Non-Florida resident Deaths19.378 Number of Negative Test...
#covid19 – Cleaning and Disinfecting your Home
Everyday Steps and Extra Steps when someone is Sick How to clean and disinfect Wear disposable gloves to clean and disinfect. Clean Clean surfaces using soap and water. Practice routine cleaning of frequently touched surfaces. High touch surfaces include: Tables, doorknobs, light switches, countertops, handles, desks, phones, keyboards, toilets, faucets,...
Maria Montessori a pioneer of theories in early childhood education
Italian physician Maria Montessori was a pioneer of theories in early childhood education, which are still implemented in Montessori schools all over the globe. Maria Montessori was placed in charge of the Casa dei Bambini school. By 1925, more than 1,000 Montessori schools had opened in the United States. By...
River flow prediction in Africa with newly rainfall products developed
Rainfall estimation is highly important for meteorologists, hydrologists, water resource managers and environmental legislators. However, its measurement at relevant spatial and temporal scales remains a challenge. Soil moisture can be seen as the footprint of rainfall and, hence, is useful for improving rainfall estimation. As part of the SMOS+Rainfall project...
Two calls for papers on migration issues
Cnr Institute for research on innovation and services for development (Cnr-Iriss) is working jointly with several universities on migration issues. In the framework of the cooperation for the Jean Monnet module “Summer School on Labour Migration in the European Union (EULab)”, Cnr-Iriss invites submissions for the volume “Labour Migration in the time of COVID-19:...
Programma Nazionale per la Ricerca 2021-2027: aperta la consultazione pubblica
Il Ministero dell’Università e della Ricerca lancia la consultazione pubblica per la definizione del Programma Nazionale per la Ricerca 2021-2027 (PNR). L’iniziativa coinvolge per la prima volta i diversi portatori di interessi – non solo il mondo accademico e quello della ricerca pubblica e privata ma anche le autorità nazionali,...
At the start Enea Tech, the first Italian foundation dedicated to technology transfer
Signed the decree approving the statute of the Enea Tech Foundation which will manage the first Italian fund entirely dedicated to technology transfer. The Foundation will aim to promote investments and initiatives in research and development and technology transfer in favour of companies operating on the national territory, with particular...
Infrastructures: Italian consortium for the safety od bridges and viaducts
Alliance between research institutions and universities A technical-scientific alliance to ensure the safety of Italian bridges and viaducts is born. A few days before the inauguration of the new viaduct on the Polcevera in Genoa, ENEA, the Politecnico di Torino and Milano and the Universities of Pisa, Padua, Perugia,...