Academics Archives

Feasting on Words: English Professor Alex Gregor

January 22, 2020

Professor Alex Gregor was born in Atlanta, Georgia. He teaches in the Department of English Language and Literature at John Cabot University and is one of the founding editors of OOMPH! Press, an international literary press publishing contemporary poetry and short prose in translation. A writer and editor, he recently published the poetry collection The Pollen Path (Radioactive Cloud, 2019).

January 22, 2020

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Stardust Memories: Professor Barreau to Launch Documentary Podcast on Trastevere

January 22, 2020

John Cabot University professor Chloé Barreau is launching a 4 episode documentary podcast entitled “Stardust Memories.” The series will be aired on RAI Radio 3, an Italian public radio broadcaster distributed by RAI (Italian radio-television dealership company) starting on January 27 at 7:50 pm.

January 22, 2020

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Professor Thomas Aichner Becomes Associate Editor of the Journal of Global Marketing

January 22, 2020

Thomas Aichner, Associate Professors of Marketing at John Cabot University, recently took on a new leadership role at the Journal of Global Marketing, a recognized international journal published by Taylor & Francis. Thomas Aichner, who has been a member of the Editorial Review Board since January 2017, is the new Associate Editor Western Europe and will be responsible to coordinate all submissions from this region.

January 22, 2020

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Lost Layers: The History of JCU’s Guarini Campus

December 5, 2019

Four graduate students in JCU's Art History Master's program presented their findings on the multi-faceted past of the University's Guarini Campus, in Rome.

December 5, 2019

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JCU to Launch Major in Psychological Science in Fall 2020

November 22, 2019

John Cabot University is pleased to announce the launch of a new major in Psychological Science beginning in Fall 2020.

November 22, 2019

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Ghosts in the Pavement: Footfall and Pilgrimage by Artist Liz Rideal

November 11, 2019

On November 4, JCU welcomed Liz Rideal, Professor of Fine Art (Slade School of Fine Art, UCL), who discussed her latest project as well as the technical aspects of her practice combining abstract painting, photography, and digital print on fabric.

November 11, 2019

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Critical Perspectives on Modern Slavery: Prof. Scarpa Presents Her Research

November 6, 2019

JCU Professor Silvia Scarpa presented a paper on “The prohibition of slavery as a jus cogens rule of international law: definition and interpretation” at the Conference on “Critical Perspectives on Modern Slavery: Law, Policy and Society” organized by the Wilberforce Institute for the Study of Slavery and Emancipation of the University of Hull (United Kingdom).

November 6, 2019

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Are We Living in a Computer Simulation? A Discussion with Prof. Sorgner

November 6, 2019

Philosophy professor Stefan Lorenz Sorgner rebuts Elon Musk’s claim according to which we would be living in highly-complex computer simluation.

November 6, 2019

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Connecting Across Cultures: UEFA Euro 2020 Volunteer Programme

November 4, 2019

JCU hosted a presentation on the UEFA Euro 2020 volunteer program in Rome in the context of Professor Antonella Salvatore’s course on October 25, 2019.

November 4, 2019

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Organizational Resilience: JCU Welcomes Alumnus Jacopo Capparelli of Panta Ray

October 16, 2019

John Cabot University welcomed Jacopo Capparelli in the context of Professor Ieva Jakobsone Bellomi’s MGT 310 Organizational Behavior class on October 9, 2019.

October 16, 2019

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Gender Equality in Film: Professor Tasini Invited to Cinema d’Autrice Event

October 1, 2019

JCU Professor and filmmaker Erika Tasini was invited to participate in Cinema d’Autrice, a 2 day workshop for female film professionals in Rome from September 18 to 20. Organized by Spin-Off, a cultural association of professors and communication experts, the event promotes the importance of women in film, and discusses the difficulties encountered by female film professionals.

October 1, 2019

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Can Robots Feel Pain? JCU Hosts Post-Human Studies Workshop

September 26, 2019

History and Humanities Department Professors Brunella Antomarini and Stefan Lorenz Sorgner, along with Professor Francesco Lapenta from the University of Roskilde (Denmark), organized a day-long discussion called AI: III Post-Human Studies Workshop at John Cabot University on September 21, 2019.

September 26, 2019

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JCU Center for Continuing Education Announces New Partnerships

September 24, 2019

JCU Center for Continuing Education is proud to announce new partnerships and patronages for the 2020 Continuing Education courses.

September 24, 2019

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Prof. Sorgner on the Impact of Digital Technologies and Gender Equality

September 17, 2019

This academic year’s Research Talks series of the Department of Economics and Social Sciences has been launched with a talk by JCU Professor of Applied Data Analytics Alina Sorgner. Prof. Sorgner presented her current research on the impact of new digital technologies on gender equality in developing countries.

September 17, 2019

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JCU Hosts 4th Edition of Summer Course on Migration and Human Rights

August 5, 2019

John Cabot University, in cooperation with the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI), organized the fourth edition of the Summer Course on Migration and Human Rights, which took place from the 15th to the 19th of July. The aim of the course is to equip post-graduate students and young professionals with legal, social, scientific and theoretical tools to better understand and tackle the growing challenges of international migration.

August 5, 2019

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Academics News

Feasting on Words: English Professor Alex Gregor

Stardust Memories: Professor Barreau to Launch Documentary Podcast on Trastevere

Professor Thomas Aichner Becomes Associate Editor of the Journal of Global Marketing

Lost Layers: The History of JCU’s Guarini Campus

JCU to Launch Major in Psychological Science in Fall 2020

Ghosts in the Pavement: Footfall and Pilgrimage by Artist Liz Rideal

Critical Perspectives on Modern Slavery: Prof. Scarpa Presents Her Research

Are We Living in a Computer Simulation? A Discussion with Prof. Sorgner

Connecting Across Cultures: UEFA Euro 2020 Volunteer Programme

Organizational Resilience: JCU Welcomes Alumnus Jacopo Capparelli of Panta Ray

Gender Equality in Film: Professor Tasini Invited to Cinema d’Autrice Event

Can Robots Feel Pain? JCU Hosts Post-Human Studies Workshop

JCU Center for Continuing Education Announces New Partnerships

Prof. Sorgner on the Impact of Digital Technologies and Gender Equality

JCU Hosts 4th Edition of Summer Course on Migration and Human Rights

Professor Sunga on Big Data and Human Rights

Professor Sunga on Aung San Suu Kyi and the Rohingya Genocide