1. Fulbright-Italy Newsletter
I have thought of everything I can think of, and the one thing
that gives me some hope is the ethos that underlies the
educational exchange program... It is possible - not very
probable, but possible - that people can find in themselves,
through intercultural education, the ways and means of living
together in peace.
SENATOR J. WILLIAM FULBRIGHT
(1905-1995)
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'Brain Drain or Brain Gain'
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2008 marks the 60th anniversary of the Fulbright Program in Italy.
The Fulbright Program:
- Was introduced through a bill in the United States Congress
in 1945 by Senator J. William Fulbright and was established in 1946
by the U.S. Congress to "enable the Government of the United
States to increase mutual understanding between the people of the
United States and the people of other countries".
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- Is worldwide; it operates in 155 countries with approximately 286,500
"Fulbrighters", who have participated in the Program since its inception.
- Was established in Italy in 1948 and it is now a binational program since 1975
jointly sponsored by the U.S. Department of State and the Italian Ministry of Foreign
Affairs which, together, set priorities and shape the program to meet shared needs.
- It offers unique opportunities for study, research and teaching to both Italians
and Americans through open, merit-based competition as well as access to a vast
community of Fulbrighters worldwide.
- Has awarded over 7,000 grants to Italians and U.S. citizens who have
contributed to the cultural, artistic and political relations between the two countries.
This commemorative year has been marked by:
- The establishment of two special grants (one in Contemporary Arts for Italians
and one in Entrepreneurship for U.S. nationals);
- New partnership agreements with Universities in Italy and in the U.S.;
- The organization by partner institutions of various events throughout Italy and
at the Italian Embassy in Washington, D.C.;
- The establishment of a new special Fulbright-Finmeccanica scholarship for a
Master degree in Science and Technology;
- The continuation of the Fulbright-Carlo Maria Santoro scholarship in
International Relations;
- The continuation of the Fulbright-BEST scholarship;
- A new program of English Teaching Assistants.
Furthermore, for its contribution to culture and the arts, the Fulbright Commission
was awarded a prize in the framework of the Mnemosyne Prize from the Art Gallery ‘Il
Tempo Ritrovato’ in Rome.
Linking Minds Across Cultures

2. As honorary co-President of the U.S. - Italy Fulbright Commission, I am pleased to
use this inaugural edition of the Commission's electronic newsletter to extend a
warm greeting to all Fulbrighters and friends of Fulbright.
Few Fulbright grantees around the world have distinguished themselves more than
the seven thousand Italians and Americans who have participated in this bilateral
exchange over the last six decades. Italy boasts among its Fulbright grantees two
Nobel laureates, prime ministers, foreign ministers, ambassadors, senators and
parliamentarians, CEOs, and renowned scientists and cultural figures. The list of
Americans awarded Fulbright grants in Italy is no less remarkable: it includes Nobel
Prize-winning scientists and economists, university presidents and outstanding
scholars, eminent jurists, distinguished journalists, and - in keeping with Italy’s
incomparable cultural heritage - a dazzling roster of composers, conductors,
musicians, novelists, poets, sculptors, and other artists.
My own involvement with U.S. - Italy exchange programs dates back to my first visit
to Italy forty years ago, as a student in Stanford University's program in Florence. I
have been a strong supporter of exchange programs ever since, serving on the
Board of Foreign Scholarships, which administers the Fulbright program worldwide,
from 2002 to 2005. Since taking up my duties as U.S. Ambassador to Italy in
September 2005, I have put promoting and expanding the Fulbright Program in Italy
near the top of my agenda, to ensure that Fulbright's future will be just as brilliant as
its past. And in this 60th anniversary year of the Italian-American Fulbright Program,
the Fulbright Commission too is taking innovative steps to see that Fulbright remains
the premier Italian-American exchange program well into the 21st century.
The Program's priority fields of study are evolving to reflect the current objectives of
both the United States and Italy. An example is the Fulbright-BEST (Business
Exchange and Student Training) Program, inaugurated in 2007 with the goal of
promoting entrepreneurial culture in Italy, and financed entirely by contributions
from businesses and regional and local governments. This increasing reliance on
partnerships with the private sector - an essential development if the program is to
continue to grow - is yet another example of how Fulbright is adapting to the
challenges of the present day.
My congratulations to Fulbright for introducing this electronic newsletter, which
should make it easier for all of you in the Fulbright community to stay in touch. I am
confident that the Fulbright program in Italy will be able to count on your support in
the years to come.
Ambassador Ronald P. Spogli
United States Ambassador to Italy
Rome, Italy
Ambassador Ronald P. Spogli
President Bush met with the Fulbright-
BEST grantees on 12 June 2008 during
his visit to Rome

3. It is a great pleasure to introduce the first issue of the U.S.-Italy Fulbright
Commission Newsletter. I welcome this initiative as I hope that it will increase
communications among all Fulbrighters and friends of the Fulbright Program on
both sides of the Atlantic. In this era of globalization, I am more and more convinced
of the need to continue to deepen the cultural relations between Italy and the United
States and to continue to strengthen the ties between the two nations. The Fulbright
Program is the instrument of cultural diplomacy which has enabled very fruitful
exchanges over the last sixty years. It avails itself of the support of both the U.S.
and the Italian Governments. Its bi-national character makes it unique worldwide
and a model for other cultural and educational exchange programs.
I thank all Fulbrighters and partner institutions which are helping us to celebrate the
60th anniversary, thereby keeping alive the spirit of the educational exchanges as
conceived by Senator Fulbright: to foster leadership, learning and empathy between
cultures.
We have taken the opportunity of the 60th anniversary to reflect on the priorities of
the Fulbright Program in a medium term perspective so as to better respond to
broader societal goals. Building on past achievements, we plan to have a greater
focus on contemporary issues in Italy, as part of the EU, in all fields including arts
and plan to promote contemporary Italian culture in the U.S. We continue to
consider of key importance the priority areas outlined in the scientific agreement
between Italy and the United States and also the promotion of interdisciplinary
approaches based on the contributions to the sciences from the humanities and the
social sciences. Finally, we would like to contribute to develop those disciplines –
and practices - related to the valorization and commercialization of research aimed
at promoting technological transfer.
I hope that readers will write to us and let us know how the Fulbright Program, with
its goal of cultural and educational exchanges, can better respond to the needs of
students, professors, researchers and the diplomatic and business community at
large.
Minister Plenipotentiary Gherardo La Francesca
General Directorate for Cultural Promotion and Cooperation
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Italy
Min. Plenipotentiary
Gherardo La Francesca

4. Why a newsletter? So much has happened at the Commission recently that we
wanted to share our news and activities with all our Fulbright friends. We also want
to strengthen communications among the Fulbright community in Italy and in the
United States: alumni, prospective applicants, partner academic and research
institutions, friends, artists, donors and our two governments. The 60th anniversary
of the Fulbright Program has given us a wonderful opportunity to re-establish
contacts with the wide array of Fulbright stakeholders throughout Italy and to reunite
us under the Fulbright ethos as expressed by Senator Fulbright: “The Fulbright
Program aims to bring a little more knowledge, a little more reason, and a little more
compassion into world affairs, and thereby to increase the chance that nations will
learn at last to live in peace and friendship."
Improved communication through the website, new brochures and this newsletter, is
helping the Fulbright Program to continue its mission and to bring to the fore new
areas of interest: exchanges in food culture and food product marketing with a new
fellowship (Casten Family Foundation fellowship at the University of Gastronomic
Sciences), a new prestigious fellowship in Science and Technology (Fulbright-
Finmeccanica), a focus on contemporary arts promoted by Min. La Francesca, a new
area and pilot program in entrepreneurship promoted by Ambassador Spogli
(Fulbright-BEST) and supported by numerous donors.
Our aim is to build upon the Fulbright network. There are many ways you can be
involved: you can lend your expertise for the grantees’ selection process and for
assisting us in building the cultural and symbolic resources to promote the Program;
you can contribute with funds to establish new fellowships or with works of art if you
are an artist; you can assist younger Fulbrighters when going to study to the U.S. and
upon their return to Italy; you can initiate, promote and participate in events aimed at
strengthening the network of the Fulbright community. If you have not done so
already, please do write to us, let us know where you are, what you are doing and
how you would like to assist in making the Fulbright Program as vibrant and as
relevant today as it was 60 years ago.
I thank all of you who are already in contact with us and are assisting the Commission
in its work; I also thank the partners without whom the Commission could not
function effectively: our Board of Directors, Min. La Francesca and officials from the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Spogli and the staff of the U.S. Embassy,
colleagues in the Educational and Cultural Bureau of the U.S. Department of State,
the International Institute of Education, the Council of International Exchange of
Scholars and last, but not least, the Commission’s staff and volunteers who
enthusiastically accompany us in our endeavors.
Enjoy reading our newsletter and, as always, we look forward to hearing from you!
Maria Grazia Quieti, Ph.D.
Executive Director
The U.S. – Italy Fulbright Commission
Executive Director
Dr. Maria Grazia Quieti

5. Finmeccanica, the main Italian industrial
group in aerospace, defense and
security, has teamed up with the
Fulbright Commission to establish a
prestigious study grant for Italians for
three academic years starting in 2009-
10. The Fulbright-Finmeccanica
scholarship is in scientific and
technological disciplines and amounts
to $80,000. This year marks the 60th
Anniversary of both The U.S.-Italy
Fulbright Commission and
Finmeccanica. Dr. Francesco
Guarguaglini, president of
Finmeccanica, said “What better way to
celebrate such recurrence than to give
young Italians a new and important
opportunity to study in the U.S.?" He
also added "The Fulbright-Finmeccanica
study grant can be seen as both a small
bridge between academic curricula and
the necessities of the high-tech
environment, and as a stimulus for
others to contribute to the re-launch of
the Fulbright Program in Italy.”
With the generous support of the Casten
Family Foundation and co-funding by
the University of Gastronomic Sciences
a new grant will be offered to U.S.
Fulbright students. For three years,
starting in the academic year 2009-2010,
a U.S. grantee will be enrolled at the
University of Gastronomic Sciences’
(www.unisg.it/eng) “Master program in
Food Culture: Communicating Quality
Products.” The main goal of this English-
language Master Program is to provide
students with knowledge about quality
food products, as well as the
communication and promotion of such
products based on a thorough
anthropological and historical study of
food consumption, not only in Italy, but
also in the rest of Europe.
The program builds on past Fulbright
efforts to promote the study of food and
food culture. Carlo Baggi, a graduate of
the University of Gastronomic Sciences
and a member of the Slow Food
Movement, taught eco-gastronomy at
the Culinary Institute at Chattahoochee
Technical College in Marietta, Georgia
under the Scholar-in Residence
program. The Fulbright Senior
Specialist, Dr. Dorothy Klimis-Zacas has
taught Clinical Nutrition at the
University of Milan. Find out more
under Grantees' News.
To commemorate this special
anniversary the Commission has
established two special grants, both
carrying the celebrative title of
“Fulbright 60th Anniversary Grant”.
One is for Italians for a period of
research (6-9 months) in Contemporary
Arts during the academic year 2008-09.
The grant has been awarded to
Francesco Antonioni who will carry out
research at Cornell University on
“Cultural identities in contemporary
music: mutual influences between
Italian and American composers in the
past twenty years”. The other grant is
for an American professor to lecture and
research for four months at the Libera
Università Internazionale degli Studi
Sociali (LUISS) and the Università della
Calabria in the areas of Business and
Management during the academic year
2009-10.

6. The Amici del Professore Carlo Maria
Santoro have recently reconfirmed their
contribution to the Italian Fulbright
Program by renewing their support to
the Fulbright-Santoro scholarship for
After last year’s first successful edition,
the Fulbright-BEST (Business Exchange
and Student Training) Program to foster
entrepreneurship and economic
development in Italy continues in 2008-
09. Starting in September 9 Italian
fellows will take part in a six-month
academic program at Santa Clara
University in California where they will
attend courses in Business Management
and Entrepreneurship. They will also
have internships with firms in Silicon
Valley and participate in activities of the
Silicon Valley Start-Up Association. The
program has been initiated by
Ambassador Ronald P. Spogli and
supported by many donors (American
Airlines, American Chamber of
Commerce, Assolombarda, Comune di
Milano, Confindustria Modena,
Deutsche Bank, ENI, Farmindustria,
Fondazione IBM Italia, IBM, Lottomatica,
Poste Italiane, Telecom Italia and
Vodafone). The Tuscany Region has
sponsored five candidates from the
region to attend a similar program
(Tuscany-BEST).
five more years. This $30,000
scholarship will allow highly-qualified
Italian students to attend Master
Programs in International Relations in
prestigious American universities. Professor Carlo Maria Santoro
For the academic year 2009-10
The Fulbright Commission has
established collaborative agreements
with several universities in Italy and the
U.S. for Fulbright Scholars in different
categories:
Distinguished Chairs
The Program brings high-level
American professors to teach and
research in Italy. Agreements have been
renewed for six Distinguished Chairs
with the following universities:
- Università del Piemonte Orientale,
European-American Relations
- Politecnico di Torino, Environmental
Policies
- Università di Siena, Economics
- Università di Trento, Law
- Università di Trieste, Linguistics
- Università della Tuscia, Agricultural
and Resource Economics
The same Program is available for
Italian professors who introduce an
Italian perspective in U.S. curricula at
the following universities:
- University of Chicago
- University of Georgetown
- University of Northwestern
- University of Notre Dame
- University of Pittsburgh
Lectureships
- The Universities of Bologna, Catania
and Roma Tre will hold Lectureships in
American Studies.
- The University of Trento will finance
three Junior Lectureships in
Mathematics and Engineering (including
physics, information technology,
telecommunications and biology).
- The Scuola Superiore Santa Chiara will
finance a Lectureship in the
Methodology of Scientific Research
- LUISS and University of Calabria are
contributing to the special 60th
anniversary Lectureship in
Entrepreneurship (see Scholarship
News).
Graduate Students
- The University of Gastronomic Sciences
with the Casten Family Foundation and
the Fulbright Commission will finance a
scholarship for an American graduate
student to attend a Master Program in
Food Culture.
The Fulbright
Commission
encourages
universities to invite
U.S. Scholars for
seminars or other
activities

7. The 2007-2008 English Teaching
Assistants (ETA) pilot project in Italy
reached roughly 3,000 Italian and
immigrant students, as well as about 60
Italian teachers through 14 Fulbright
young graduates. Their role has been
highly praised by principals, tutors, and
co-teachers at every school involved.
The ETAs have fully embraced their
roles as cultural ambassadors, teaching
Italian students about U.S. history,
language and culture. An agreement
has been signed with the Ministry of
Education, University and Research
(MIUR) for the continuation of the
Program in 2008-2009 with seven ETA
working at secondary high schools in
Rome and Southern Italy.
For the Academic Year 2010-13
Three New U.S. Distinguished Chairs
Following the competition launched by
the Fulbright Commission in December
2007 to all Italian Universities, three new
Fulbright Distinguished Chairs have
been established for the academic years
2010-11, 2011-12, and 2012-13. The new
Fulbright Distinguished Chairs will be
hosted by the Politecnico di Torino
(Hydraulic Engineering), the Università
di Trento (Comparative law, history of
law, Law Economic Analysis) and the
Università di Napoli “Parthenope”
(Environmental Sciences and
Sustainable Development).
Four Italian Distinguished Chairs
The Distinguished Chair Program in
Italian Studies for Italian Professors will
continue at the Universities of Chicago,
Notre Dame, Northwestern and
Pittsburgh for 2009 - 2012.
Other agreements
A collaborative agreement was
formulated between the Politecnico of
Torino and the Fulbright Commission.
The Politecnico will finance a number of
Fulbright scholarships for the academic
year 2010-11. Among these, there are
scholarships for Fulbright students and
scholars from the U.S.: four graduate
students will study and carry out
research at the Politecnico and a
Fulbright Senior Lecturer will teach a
course on Policies and Tools for
Environmental Sustainability.
- The University of Trento will continue
to finance three Junior Research-
Lectureships in the fields of
Mathematics and Engineering.
- The University of Salerno will finance a
Lectureship in American Cultural
Studies.
- The University of Gastronomic Sciences
with the Casten Family Foundation and
the Fulbright Commission will continue
to finance a Master Program scholarship
for an American graduate student in
Food Culture.
First Lady Laura Bush with a group of
English Teaching Assistants on 13 June
2008, during her visit to Rome

8. A round-table conference on the issue of
“Brain Drain or Brain Gain? The case of
Italy and the US” was held on 10 April
2008 at the American Studies Center in
Rome. The audience had the chance to
witness the contribution of leading
figures from the Italian scientific
community and academia. Among them
were notable Fulbrighters, such as Min.
Giuliano Amato, Nobel Prize Prof. Carlo
Rubbia and Dr. Alessandro Ovi. The
speaker list also included Rector
Giovanni Puglisi from the IULM
University of Milan, Min. Gherardo La
Francesca, President of The U.S.-Italy
Fulbright Commission and Dr. Maria
Grazia Quieti, Executive Director of the
Fulbright Commission.
Prof. Amato and Prof. Rubbia talked
about their own experience as
Fulbrighters in the 1950s at Columbia
University and equated research with
mobility. Prof. Rubbia recalled his
difficulties in joining the Italian
academic environment, after having
been a professor at Harvard. "The Italian
university environment is still not fully
able to capture the talents of those who
have acquired post-graduate
qualifications abroad, despite the law on
the ‘rientro dei cervelli’", he said.
Prof. Puglisi highlighted the powerful
innovation brought about by the
Fulbright Program after World War II by
fostering exchanges of students and
scholars between the United States and
other countries in the world. This is the
policy of ‘internazionalization’ which
today is being pursued by all
universities in Italy and to which, Min.
La Francesca stated, the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs gives high priority. Dr.
Ovi, a former Fulbrighter at the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
(MIT), also discussed the need for the
Fulbright Program to adapt to changing
circumstances and the challenge to
maintain its uniqueness vis-à-vis the
Prof. Carlo Rubbia with
Min. Giuliano Amato
The six panelists speaking at the
conference. From left to right: Rector
Giovanni Puglisi, Min. Gherardo La
Francesca, Prof. Carlo Rubbia, Min.
Giuliano Amato, Dr. Maria Grazia
Quieti, and Dr. Alessandro Ovi
numerous other exchange programs
that have been generated world-wide.
Dr. Quieti reported on the phenomenon
of Brain Drain or Brain Gain as
perceived by the 500 Italian Fulbrighters
contacted through an electronic survey.
The Fulbright experience was equated
as a definite “brain gain”, in terms of
advancement of knowledge, personal
development and becoming involved in
academic and business networks. Over
90% of the Italian Fulbrighters are still in
contact with their host university and
other institutions in the United States.
They evidence the increased mobility
which is part and parcel of research and
business. Many of the Fulbrighters are
actively working on how to facilitate the
talent circulation back to Italy, e.g. the
MITaly, association of Italians at MIT,
the recently created ISSNAF (Italian
Scientists and Scholars in North
America Foundation), the RENA (Rete
per l’eccellenza nationale – network for
national excellence) and the think tank
Vision.
Dr. Quieti concluded by sharing the
policy measures on the brain circulation
as recommended by the Fulbright
scholar and philosopher Remo Bodei,
namely ensuring that brains continue to
circulate – rather than aiming at having
them back in Italy on a permanent basis
– by establishing joint research projects
and exchanges of expertise between
Italian institutions and institutions
abroad.

9. FEBRUARY
6 Round-table: “Super Tuesday – Risultati, commenti e prospettive
future”. Centro Studi Americani, Roma
MARCH
4, 11 Seminar: “Person in the Nominal and Verbal Domain. Evidence
from two varieties of English”. Università di Venezia
APRIL
2 Conference and film: “Avventure Transatlatiche”. Università di Catania
10 Round-table: “Brain Drain or Brain Gain”. Centro Studi Americani,
Roma
14 Conference: “The future of restorative justice in Italy” Università
Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Piacenza
17 Conference: “Le Scienze Politiche, Modelli Contemporanei”.
Università di Perugia
22 Seminar: “The ‘New’ Woman and Modern American Culture in the
1920s”. Università di Genova
22 Seminar: “The United States and Italy, 1940 to 1950: The Politics
and Diplomacy of Stabilization” Un. Suor Orsola Benincasa, Napoli
23 Debate: “Le elezioni presidenziali americane del 2008: Temi e
candidati”. Università di Palermo
29 Conference: “L’uomo e l’ambiente – Il significato e la gestione delle
aree protette in Italia e negli Stati Uniti d’America: Il caso del fiume
Po”. Politecnico di Torino
MAY
9 Conference: “La centralità della persona tra esigenze cliniche e
assistenziali in oncologia pediatrica”. LUMSA, Taranto
19-23 American Literature, History, and Culture Seminar: “Back to the
Future: The 60’s and our own time”. Associazione Italiana Studi Nord
Americani (AISNA), Centro Studi Americani, Roma
JUNE
10 Conference: “Ricercare con cura: Italy-USA in the Fulbright
tradition”. Università di Trento
16-21 Conference: “4th European Center for River Restoration (ECRR)
International Conference on River Restoration”. Venezia
20 Round-table: "Italian-US cooperation on international security
challenges". National Italian American Foundation, Roma
SEPTEMBER
18 Conference and buffet dinner: Celebrating the 60th anniversary of the
Fulbright Program and of Finmeccanica (sponsor of the Fulbright-
Finmeccanica scholarship), Italian Embassy, Washington
24 Fulbright Lecture: "Why and How to Invest in the U.S." by Dr.
Guarguaglini. Finmeccanica, Roma
OCTOBER
16 Conference: "Tra Storia e Cronaca: I media e le elezioni presidenziali
Americane". Università del Piemonte Orientale, Torino
TBD Conference: "Comparison of 1968 and present Presidential elections
in the United States”. AISNA, Università di Trieste
DECEMBER
3 Conference: "Scienze Umane e Scienze/Tecnologia nel Secondo
Millennio". Università di Salerno
Please visit our website www.fulbright.it for an updated calendar of events
April 10th 2008: The speakers of the
"Super Tuesday election results" event
Prof. Lynn Dumenil (Fulbright Senior
Lecturer 2007-2008) speaking at the
University of Genova on "The 'New'
Woman and Modern American Culture
in the 1920s"

10. My name is Matthew Pavone, and I
study agricultural finance. I am a
graduate of the Elliot and Columbian
Schools at George Washington
University (dual-B.A. May 2004) and the
Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
programs of Economics and
International Political Economy and
Development at Fordham University
(May 2007).
As part of my research on the economic
relationship between banks and farmers
in the Mezzogiorno, I subdivide my
activities into three groups: structured
interviews with professionals and
academics, field work with farmers such
as Walter, and basic statistical modeling
on interest rates and output.
In my time so far, I have found the
Fulbright experience largely fulfilling in
spite of the living constraints that often
accompany life in the South. If ever I
drew upon my resourcefulness in the
past, I have surely done so now more
than ever, finding contacts in less than
conspicuous places and pushing these
leads to their full potential as I navigate
a niche field of research seldom studied
by academics.
Matthew Pavone
Being my first teaching experience, the
Fulbright Scholar in Residence program
has been extremely positive,
considering that it represented a major
change in my personal and professional
life. In fact, after travelling
internationally for many years for
business, in 2005 I decided to follow my
innate passion for food and culture,
earning a Master’s Degree in Food
Culture and Communication at the Slow
Food-founded University of
Gastronomic Sciences in Italy. Thanks to
the Fulbright grant, I had the
opportunity to spread this passion to
both students and colleagues of the
Culinary Arts program at Chattahoochee
Technical College.
The main objective of the course I
developed was to bring to the students
of a cooking school an understanding of
food history and anthropology, culinary
traditions and techniques, and
environmental and social issues related
to sustainable food production, as well
as the impact that our food choices have
in a globalized world. Since arriving in
Georgia, I also had the chance to talk
about sustainability with the American
Culinary Federation, organic agriculture
with local farmers, and traditional food-
ways with both local shopkeepers and
larger food retailer like Whole Foods.
Following the same philosophy, the
college is now involved in the important
task of implementing sustainability
approaches in all its major activities,
from recycling of paper and plastic, to
sourcing local, organic and seasonal
foods for the curriculum menus,
composting food waste, growing a roof-
top garden and using eco-friendly
kitchenware and cleaning detergents.
Apart from the teaching activities, the
experience proved to be personally and
professionally enriching, as a result of
the links established with the local
community, as well as with
organizations such as Georgia Organics,
the Georgia Restaurant Association,
Slow Food USA and Slow Food Atlanta.
I am convinced that the Fulbright
experience will add a plus to my
résumé; in addition, I had the chance to
directly acknowledge the fundamental
role that information and education
have in fostering cultural growth.
At the same time, being able to relate
with both students and American
colleagues has significantly helped in
understanding why it is essential to
stimulate critical thinking and the
exchange of different opinions to make
education a continuous learning process.
Carlo Baggi with his students from
Chattahoochee Technical College,
Georgia

11. The red dyes most commonly
encountered historically as artists'
materials are related compounds and
are found throughout the world. These
dyes can be derived from insects, such
as cochineal (South and Central
America), kermes (Eastern Europe) and
lac dye (South East Asia and India), or
can be extracted from plants (madder,
Europe and Asia). Characterisation of
red dyes is of great historical interest,
and is used to determine historic
painting materials and methods, and it
reflects trade between Asian, Europe,
and the New World. The information
gained though such analysis can also be
used for authentication of the work or to
locating areas of restoration.
Typically, identification of the origin of
the dye requires that a sample is
removed from the artwork. During my
Fulbright, I worked with Marcello Picollo
at the Istituto di Fisica Applicata - "Nello
Carrara", Consiglio Nazionale delle
Ricerche (IFAC –CNR), to assess the use
of a non-invasive technique, UV-Vis-NIR
fiber optics reflectance spectroscopy
(UV-Vis-NIR FORS) for their
identification. In this technique, fiber
optics are used to transmit and collect
reflected light (from the ultraviolet to the
near infrared) from the surface of a
painting. Hence, the technique requires
no samples, which is optimal in the
analysis of artworks. The spectra
obtained gives molecular information
based on the pattern of absorption of
light, and these spectra are sometimes
characteristic and can be used to
identify the pigments and dyes. In this
study, mock up paintings were prepared
to mimic historic tempera painting
techniques, and were analyzed with UV-
Vis-NIR FORS. It was found that using
this technique the spectra are
characteristic enough that the dye can
be classified without destructive
sampling. This work was recently
presented at Art2008, an international
conference on non-destructive
investigations and microanalysis for
artworks, and was held in Jerusalem,
Israel.
Dorothy Klimis-Zacas, Ph.D., professor
of Clinical Nutrition, University of
Maine, Orono, Maine is a Fulbright
Senior Specialist to the University of
Milan, Italy, Department of Food
Science, Technology and Microbiology
(DiSTAM) for 6 weeks from May 15 till
June 30, 2008. She is working with
Professor Marisa Porrini and her team,
composed of associate professors
Salvatore Ciappellano and Paolo
Simonetti and researcher Patrizia Riso.
She has been active in teaching
graduate students at DiSTAM in the
areas of her expertise on lipids and
cardiovascular disease and developing a
graduate course on grant-writing for
extramural funding. She is also involved
in presenting lectures for undergraduate
students of Nutrition and Dietetics on
the areas of dietary standards in the
U.S. and Europe. She has presented
seminars to the faculty and staff of the
College of Agriculture at the University
of Milan on “Novel Approaches to
Study the Effects of Wild Blueberries on
Cardiovascular Physiology and
Metabolism” her current area of
research study. She plans to travel to
the University of Gastronomic Science
in Colorno, to present an invited
seminar on “Functional Foods: From
Basic Science to Marketing and Health
Claims”.

12. Over 100 Fulbright scholars from 50
different countries were chosen to
participate in the 2008 Fulbright Visiting
Scholar Conference on 'The Rule of
Law: A View from the American West' in
Denver, Colorado from April 2-5 2008.
The conference was organized by the
Council of International Exchange of
Scholar, the Institute of International
Education and the Institute of
International Education Rocky Mountain
Regional Center.
The theme of the Conference was
specifically on the Law system in U.S.,
with interventions of judges and
lawyers (Hon. Thimothy Tymkovich, JD
on: Judicial Independence and the Rule
of Law; and Hon. Troy Eid, U.S.
Attorney, District of Colorado, on: The
Rule of Law with a Focus on Native
Americans).
The “rule of law” can be conceived of
beyond its contingent features and
context. As a normative concept, the
capacity of the rule of law might extend
itself over legal domains. The speakers
analyzed many current definitions of the
rule of law giving consideration to
relevant and helpful characteristics such
as “certainty” and “accountability”.
After the conference a visit to the
Contemporary Art Museum and to the
Federal Court (where we were
addressed by a few judges who
explained the legal system in the US)
was organized as well cultural activities,
and the Farewell dinner at Boulder
Dinner Theatre with the famous play
“Little Shop of Horrors”.
This Conference was a great
opportunity for us, from a human and a
scientific point of view.
Dr. Lorella Cedroni wishes to draw the
attention of the Fulbright community
towards the European Union Document
Collection at the University of Pittsburgh.
The University Library System of the
University of Pittsburgh is depository of
the complete collection of the European
Union. The European Union Center of
Excellence (EUCE) and the European
Study Center (ESC) at Pitt were the most
important promoters of this special and
unique acquisition. This collection
includes over 16,000,000 pages, most of
them are in English, but significant
percentage of the publications are in
French; many of older documents have
never been cataloged in any place
accessible to the public and now they
are online. The main collection includes
official publications: legislative
documents, annual and periodic reports,
internal reports, monographs and
brochures, microfiche collection of
several series and research files.
A Fulbright grant, spent by Professor
Cinthia Campi at Northeastern
University in Boston, has provided a
spin-off for scholarly and academic
interaction between the hosting
Institution and her home Institution, the
University of Rome “Tor Vergata”.
The two Universities have signed a
general agreement, to explore areas of
cooperation between them through the
promotion of exchange opportunities
for faculty, students and professional
staff desiring to participate in academic
programs, research and other
appropriate activities.
Exchanges are envisioned for Visiting
Professors, Scholars and Students.
Currently, the Institutions are planning
to exchange some qualified students for
the purpose of pursuing an approved
course of instruction. Other forms of
cooperation may include:
a) Collaborative and cooperative
research programs in the field of mutual
interest;
b) Dual degree and cooperative
academic and experiential programs in
the fields of mutual interest;

13. As this year marks the 60th year of the
Fulbright Program we thought it would
be interesting to look back at where the
Program came from and how it came to
be what it is today. Mrs Cipriana Scelba
was the first Italian Executive Director
until 1988. Having personally lived the
birth and growth of the Program there
couldn’t be no better person to act as a
storyteller for the rest of us. Mrs Scelba
has kindly written two short narratives
on the first forty years of the Program,
both can be found on the Commission’s
website. Below is an excerpt on the first
twenty years.
As a veteran of the Fulbright Program in
Italy (I began to work with the
Commission at its inception, in 1948), I
am delighted to think back to the time
when the Program was developed, now
that we are celebrating its 60th
Anniversary.
The first twenty years (1949-68) were
marked by both the "Discovery of
America" by the Italians and the first in-
depth acquaintance of Americans with
the land and culture of Italy. By
"Discovery of America", I mean that
Italians were only familiar with the
America they saw through the films that
the G.I.s brought with them in 1944, at
the end of the Second World War. As to
the Americans, they might have known
about Italy's artistic and cultural past if
they had a college education; otherwise,
only its folkloristic aspects may have
been gleaned from some magazine or
movie.
It was not easy to find candidates for
these fellowships who would have both
the academic and personal
qualifications as well as having a
passable knowledge of the language of
their prospective host country.
Americans with a humanities
background seemed to always assume
that their knowledge of Latin would help
in their contacts with the "natives," here.
Alas, they were almost always proved
wrong, except in the case of one Fellow
who met a sympathetic and
knowledgeable priest. Another Fellow,
however, overheard an Italian use the
word permesso in a crowded bus, as
passengers pushed their way to the
door. So, he thought he would achieve
the same effect by using a Latin
equivalent, "Auriga, te voco, permisso."
He evoked a lot of curiosity on the part
of the crowd, but no success at all with
the bus driver.
As for the Italians, the first-year
departures for the United States were
beyond hectic, since the fellowships
were awarded late, and all
arrangements had to be made by
telegraph. Each Fellow was obliged to
be packed and ready while waiting for
the official notice. The Italian Fellows
had an even greater language handicap
than the Americans because they were
expected to fit into a much more rigid
academic system, a system that dictated
regular class attendance and lectures
that were conducted in English only.
In spite of these problems, when I
peruse the list of the early Fulbright
Fellows, I now see many names that
belong to extremely successful scholars
in their respective disciplines.
Those early Fulbright Fellowships
Senator Fulbright with
Mrs Cipriana Scelba
c) Collaborative and cooperative study
abroad programs in fields of mutual
interest;
d) Bilateral visits and access to research
facilities of both institutions;
e) Joint sponsorship of international
seminars and colloquia;
f) Facilitating, assisting and developing
other academic/research activities that
may be of joint interest to the two
Institutions in general or to their
members.
The agreement, signed in concomitance
with the 60°anniversary of the Fulbright
Program in Italy, will promote Senator
J. William Fulbright’s goal: to increase
mutual understanding between the
people of the United States and people
of other countries.

14. Aitana de la Jara (Graduate Student 2007-08)
sketching a corpse in Pompei
Giulia Lamiani (Graduate Student 2005-2006)
working with her Supervisor, Elaine Meyer
from the Children's Hospital in Boston, MA
Debra Cheverino (2004-06 Graduate
Student) directing a musical performance
at the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
contributed a great deal not only to
specific careers but also to a broadened
spectrum of both Italian and American
university curricula. Besides, the
Fulbright Program was also responsible
for initiating and then expanding a
whole network of university-to-
university relations.
In short, the early Fulbright Program
provided a multiplier effect to the world-
wide Academy, an effect that some of
us had perhaps envisioned but not
necessarily expected.
Cipriana Scelba
Orientation, June 23, 2008 at The American
University of Rome. Italian Fulbright Grantees
and the Fulbright Commission Staff
2008-2009 Italian Foreign Language Teaching
Assistants
Sarah Dolembo (Graduate Student 2007-
08) designing costumes at Tirelli Costumi

15. Distinguished Chairs
Antonelli, Roberto Università di Roma “La Sapienza” University of Chicago
European Literature: Francesco Petrarch's Canzoniere
Licini, Stefania Università di Bergamo University of Pittsburgh
Italian Modern History: Economy and Society in the 19th and 20th Centuries
Simoncini, Andrea Università di Firenze University of Notre Dame
Comparative European Legal Tradition and Constitutional Transformations: Italy, the European Union and the US
Sterlacchini, Alessandro Politecnico delle Marche Georgetown University
European Growth in the Knowledge Economy
Cieri Via, Claudia Università di Roma "La Sapienza" Northwestern University
From War to War. The Classical Triumph and its Survival and the mythology of creation/creativity in Art and Literature
Research Scholar
Alfano, Marco Università della Calabria University of Illinois
A cohesive zone model to simulate adhesive/cohesive failure: an integrated experimental/computational approach
Carella, Antonio Università di Napoli “Federico II” Northwestern University
Conjugated Polymers, Organic Photovoltaics and Transistors
Cristiano, Mario Roderick Università del Molise Carnegie Mellon University
Low bandgap conjugated polymers for applications in Organic Electronics
Deidda, Roberto Università di Cagliari Massachusetts Institute of
Technology
Innovative approaches for ordinary and extreme rainfall regime characterization
Di Bartolomeo, Antonio Università di Salerno Georgetown University
Carbon nanotubes networks as temperature and gas sensors
Ganeri, Margherita Università della Calabria State University of New York
Tin hearts, springs and Calabrian turtles: images of Italy in the work of Helen Barolini
Iandoli, Luca Università di Napoli “Federico II” Massachusetts Institute of
Technology
Supporting collective intelligence and on-line collaborative deliberation through large-scale argumentation
Maggini, Simona Università di Milano University of North Carolina
Development and fine tuning of novel catalytic frameworks to insert in MOF networks from homogeneous to
heterogeneous catalysis
Pacella, Massimo Università del Salento University of Michigan
Wavelets-based models and methods for quality monitoring
Savazzi, Silvia Università di Verona University of Illinois
The nature of the representation of space in healthy subjects and neglect patients
Taraborrelli, Angela Università di Roma “La Sapienza” Princeton University
Contemporary Cosmopolitanism
Tarozzi, Massimiliano Università di Trento University of California, LA
Training and supporting effective teachers in multicultural schools
Valcarenghi, Luca Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna Stanford University
Traffic engineering in REconfigurable integrAted optical-wireless neTworks (TREAT)
Vignani, Rita Università di Siena Purdue University
The role of cytoskeletal interacting proteins in agrobacterium-mediated plant genetic transformation
60th Anniversary Grant
Antonioni, Francesco Conservatorio Musicale “Fausto Torrefranca”Cornell University
Cultural identities in contemporary music: mutual influences between Italian and American composers in the past
twenty years
Visiting Student Researcher
Di Girolamo, Amalia Università di Roma “Tor Vergata" University of Chicago
Household portfolios choices in a behavioral financial framework
Mantini, Giulia Università di Roma “Tor Vergata” Georgia Institute of Technology
Development of wireless nanotransducer for in-vivo medical applications
Name & Title Project Home University Host University

16. Pozzi, Chiara Politecnico di Torino Los Alamos National Laboratory
Deformation mechanisms of Face Centered Cubic (FCC) metals when exposed to small charges explosions
Graduate Studies
Achilli, Luigi Università di Milano “Bicocca” New School University
Ph.D. in Anthropology
Baldini, Andrea Università di Siena Temple University
Ph.D. in Philosophy of Music
Beltrami, Damiano Istituto Universitario di Lingue Moderne The City University of New York
Master in Journalism
Benvenuti, Michela Università di Bologna John Hopkins University
Master in International Relations
Borrello, Alessandra Università di Napoli “Federico II” University of California - Davis
Master in Economics
Campi, Luigi Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia Columbia University
Master in Film-Cinema Studies
Costanzo, Sabrina Università Cattolica Harvard University
Master in Law
Desiato, Caterina Università di Milano University of Hawaii
Ph.D. in Communications
Frener, Philipp Leopold-Franzens University, Austria University of Chicago
Master in International Relations
Mancinelli, Fabrizio Conservatorio di Musica “Alfredo Casella” University of Southern California
Graduate Certificate in Scoring for Motion Pictures and Television
Pietrucci, Pamela Università dell’Aquila University of Washington
Ph.D. in Communications
Praino, Rodrigo Università di Napoli “L’Orientale" University of Connecticut
Ph.D. in Political Science
Ramella, Daniele Università di Pavia Boston University
Ph.D. in Chemistry
Squitieri, Mauro Università Bocconi Fordham University
Master in Law
Visentin, Matteo Politecnico di Milano Boston University
Master in Psychology
Zanella, Michele Università di Firenze Pratt Institute
Master in Architecture
Fulbright-BEST (Business Exchange Student Training) at Santa Clara University, California
Ruiu, Luca Università di Sassari
Agricultural Entomology
Piacenti, Michela Università di Firenze
Chemistry
Iafelice, Bruno Università di Bologna
Biotechnologies
Mosci, Sofia Università di Genova
Physics
Lombardi, Paolo Università di Pavia
Information Technology / Computer Science
Cattaneo, Francesco European School of Advanced Studies, Pavia
Information and Communication Technologies / Telecommunications
Giovenzana, Chiara Università di Ferrara
Biotechnologies
Tosi, Daniele Politecnico di Torino
Electrical Engineering
Marcon, Riccardo Università di Padova
Information Technology / Computer Science
Name & Title Project Home University Host University

17. Foreign Language Teaching Assistants (FLTA)
De Prosperis, Federica Università di Roma “La Sapienza” Wheaton College
Farisco, Maria Università di Napoli “L’Orientale” Ramapo College of New Jersey
Ferrari, Anna Università di Pavia Bard College
Navarra, Ilaria Università di Salerno St. Bonaventure University
Summer Seminars
Gatullo, Francesca Università di Bologna Institute for Training & Development
Uni. of Massachusetts - Amherst
Intorcia, Elena Università del Sannio University of Illinois - Chicago
Fulbright - Schuman
Pullano, Teresa Institut d'Etudes Politiques, Paris Columbia University
Ricci, Vanessa Université Libre de Bruxelles Columbia University
Rosato, Angelantonio LUISS University of Pittsburgh
Tomassini, Stefano Università di Venezia The New York Public Library for the
Performing Arts
Distinguished Chairs
Baber, Walter California State University Politecnico di Torino
Environmental Policy and Law
Bardhan, Pranab University of California, Berkeley Università di Siena
Globalization and Political Economy of Development
Caswell, Julie University of Massachusetts, Amherst Università della Tuscia
The Economics of Food Quality: Private and Public Decision Making
Frank, Robert John Hopkins University Università di Trieste
Mathematical Tools for Theoretical Linguistics
Head, John University of Kansas Università di Trento
A 'Triangle' of International and Comparative Law - Teaching, Learning, Writing
Katz, James Rutgers University Università del Piemonte Orientale
Twentieth-Century History of Communications
Senior Specialists (A.Y. 2007-2008)
Adams, Michael University of Wisconsin - Madison Università di Parma
Natural Resources Management and Policy
Forte, Armelinda St. Johns University Istituto di Scienze Motorie
Sport Management
Liebow, Edward Battelle Centers for Public Health Università di Trento
Sustainable Development Research and Evaluation
Klimis Zacas, Dorothy University of Maine Università di Milano
Agriculture/Human Nutrition
Nagurney, Anne University of Massachusetts - Amherst Università di Catania
Complex Networks and Vulnerability Analysis
Umbreit, Mark University of Minnesota Università di Piacenza
Restorative Justice
Vitiello, Michael Pacific McGeorge School of Law Università di Parma
Constitutional Law and Theory
Senior Lecturers
Bloom, Alexander Wheaton College Università di Roma Tre
Revising Postwar America: Commonality and Consensus Amid 'Happy Days' and 'Movement Days'
Name & Title Project Home University Host University
Name & Title Project Home University Host University

18. Madden, Etta Missouri State University Università di Catania
Utopian Visions and Mobility in American Literature and Culture
Pressler, Larry St. Johns University Università di Bologna
U.S. History / International Relations
Rom, Curt University of Arkansas Università di Padova
Sustainable and Organic Production Systems: Local Farms to World Markets
Senior Research Scholar
Allen, Barbara Virginia Polytechnic University Università di Trento
Making Environmental Knowledge in an Italian Chemical Region: A Comparative Perspective
Burke, Russell Hofstra University Museo Civico di Zoologia, Rome
Ecology and evolution of an invasive species: how have the lizards changed since they left home?
Gibson, Mary John Jay College of Criminal Justice Università di Bologna
The Prisons of Rome: Punishment, Citizenship, and Italian Unification
Junior Research Scholar
Morning, Ann New York University Università di Milano
Immigration and Construction of Difference in Italy
Graduate Studies
Andersen, Kathryn Princeton University Università di Scienze Gastronomiche
The Development of D.O.P. Cheeses in Italy
Chelz, Chloe The New School Politecnico di Milano
Illuminating Italy: Pietro Chiesa and Early 20th-Century Lighting Design
Coleman, James Kiel Yale University Università di Firenze
Orphic Poetry and the Intellectual Life of Lorenzo de' Medici's Circle
Euker, Megan Elizabeth Art Institute of Chicago Chianciano Archaelogical Excavations
Preseving the Roman Bath: Bathing Rituals in Natural Springs
Holt, Emily Marie University of Michigan Archaelogic Museum "Villanovaforru"
Excavating the Middle Bronze Age on Siddi Plateau, Central Sardinia
Howard, Charles Nicholas Williams College Università di Bologna
The Civic Architecture of Aldo Rossi
Huy, Matthew Peter California State University, Long Beach Florence Dance Cultural Center
Contemporary Dance in Italy: Uncovering a Historically Artistic Culture
Jasper, Kathryn Lee University of California, Berkeley Università di Urbino "Carlo Bo"
Peter Damian, Hermits, and the Communication of Reform: Fonte Avellana in the 11th Century
Jones, Zoe Maria Duke University Museo di Arte Moderna, Trento
A Transnational Bohemia: The Futurist Art of Gino Severini
Nadalo, Stephanie Leigh Northwestern University Università di Pisa
Negotiating Pluralism in Seventeenth-Century Livorno
Pawloski, Joseph Paul Hofstra University Institute of Molecular Biology &
Mathematical Modeling of the Cellular Ran Pathway Pathology
Raff, Katherine Anne University of Michigan - Ann Arbor American Academy in Rome
Social Class and Visual Experience in the Apartments and Houses of Roman Ostia
Rislow, Madeline Ann University of Kansas Università di Genova
Dynamic Doorways: The Function of Overdoor Sculpture in Renaissance Genova
Roda, Timothy Daniel University of Washington Uni. of Washington Rome Center
Exploring my Heritage and Interpreting it Through Art
Roza, Katherine Anne Amherst College Università di Siena
Literacy and Language Development of Deaf Children
Scholl, John Thomas University of California, Santa Barbara Archiepiscopal Archives of Turin
Religious Life in Fourteenth Century Piedmont
Sherriffs, Margaret Flora University of California, Davis Università di Torino
Effects of Feminizing Bacteria on an Italian Leafhopper Pest
Silver, Lauren Fae St. John's University Unviersità di Roma Tre
Art on the Move: Working Toward a Model for the Protection of Cultural Property
Name & Title Project Home University Host University

19. Tazzara, Corey Samuel Stanford University European University Institute in
"Great Disorder": Economic Culture in Medici Tuscany Florence
Stoltzfus, Andreas Michael McGill University Music Conservatory in Novara
Luciano Berio's Virtuosity: Techniques in Sequenza X Extended to New Trumpet Repertoire
Classics Seminar at the American Academy in Rome and the Vergilian Society in Cumae
Casey, Timothy P. Westford Academy, MA
De Boo, Edward L. Classical High School, RI
Fotsch, Jennifer M. Brookfield East High School, WI
Heard, Brent L. Cranbrook-Kingwood School, MI
Larson, Jennifer Mount Saint Mary Academy, NJ
Marrin, Minet A.B. St. Paul's School, NH
McMillan, Devondra The Lawrenceville School, NJ
Moseley, Margaret Chapel Hill Middle School, NE
English Teaching Assistants (ETA)
Aiello, Jacqueline Beatrice Queens College Napoli
Brumbach, Christina Marie Dickinson College Roma
Calfe, Marissa Leigh Dickinson College Salerno
Fazzano, Adriana Amherst College Catania
Katz, Samara Rachele At-large, California Lecce
Megli, Cassandra Deanne University of Arizona Palermo
Sargent, Anne Miller Cornell University Matera
Name & Title Project Home University Host University

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