Research News

Imagining Portus: From Archaeological Data to Computer Graphics

Imagining Portus: From Archaeological Data to Computer Graphics

On January 26, 2016, the Rome Society of the Archaeological Institute of America organized a public lecture on Portus, the imperial harbor of Ancient Rome.

Professor Fabrizio Conti Publishes “Witchcraft, Superstition, and Observant Franciscan Preachers”

Professor Fabrizio Conti Publishes “Witchcraft, Superstition, and Observant Franciscan Preachers”

Fabrizio Conti, a history lecturer at JCU, announces that his monograph Witchcraft, Superstition, and Observant Franciscan Preachers: Pastoral Approach and Intellectual Debate in Renaissance Milan has been published by Brepols Publishers.

Prof. Pejman Abdolmohammadi Publishes Book on Modern Iran

Prof. Pejman Abdolmohammadi Publishes Book on Modern Iran

Prof. Abdolmohammadi's newest book investigates the political history of contemporary Iran and the institutional framework of the Islamic Republic.

Bloomberg Terminal Now Available in JCU Frohring Library

Bloomberg Terminal Now Available in JCU Frohring Library

Bloomberg Professional, one of the most powerful business research tools, is now available in the Frohring Library for all JCU students, faculty, and staff.

John Cabot University Students Participate in International Essay Conference in Utrecht

John Cabot University Students Participate in International Essay Conference in Utrecht

On November 27 and 28, John Cabot University students Giuseppe Spatafora and Elizabeth Truffa took part in the first edition of the International Undergraduate Essay Conference, organized by University College Utrecht, in the Netherlands.

JCU Alumna and EU MP Eva Paunova Featured in Financial Times

JCU Alumna and EU MP Eva Paunova Featured in Financial Times

On November 26, JCU alumna Eva Paunova was featured in an article in the Financial Times entitled "Tapping the talent of Generation D would be a key stroke for EU."

Guarini Institute for Public Affairs Hosts Screening of “The Troublemaker: Behind the Scenes of the United Nations”

Guarini Institute for Public Affairs Hosts Screening of “The Troublemaker: Behind the Scenes of the United Nations”

On Wednesday, November 4th, 2015, the Guarini Institute for Public Affairs hosted a film screening and discussion of Roberto Salinas' "The Troublemaker: Behind the Scenes of the United Nations".

Guarini Institute Welcomes Dr. James A. Kushlan for Discussion of Environmental Protection in the United States

Guarini Institute Welcomes Dr. James A. Kushlan for Discussion of Environmental Protection in the United States

Dr. Kushlan, a longtime friend and generous benefactor of John Cabot University, is an expert in environmental conservation.

JCU Students Samantha Abear, Stefania Rojas, and Thomas Oswald Young IV Honored at the Italian Parliament

JCU Students Samantha Abear, Stefania Rojas, and Thomas Oswald Young IV Honored at the Italian Parliament

The Italy- USA Foundation is an independent institution that was established to honor and promote the friendship between Italians and Americans by playing a bipartisan public role on both sides of the Atlantic.

Guarini Institute Hosts Panel: “The EU and the Refugee Emergency”

Guarini Institute Hosts Panel: “The EU and the Refugee Emergency”

On Wednesday, 7 October the Guarini Institute of Public Affairs hosted its first panel discussion of the semester: “The European Union and the Refugee Emergency”.

Prof. Michael Driessen Participates in Live Televised Analysis of Pope’s Speech to US Congress

Prof. Michael Driessen Participates in Live Televised Analysis of Pope’s Speech to US Congress

Prof. Driessen is an expert on religion and politics.

JCU Welcomes New Professor of Philosophy and Bioethics Dr. Stefan Sorgner

JCU Welcomes New Professor of Philosophy and Bioethics Dr. Stefan Sorgner

Professor Sorgner is one of the world’s leading post- and transhumanist philosophers, and is joining John Cabot’s faculty after teaching at a number of universities across Germany and Austria.

Faculty Development Funds Support John Cabot University’s Outstanding Professors

Faculty Development Funds Support John Cabot University’s Outstanding Professors

Faculty Development funds have been supported by a generous donation from the Paul and Maxine Frohring Foundation and have been awarded to professors for research and professional projects during the 2014-2015 academic year.

JCU Participates in Student-Faculty Research Program at Library of Congress

JCU Participates in Student-Faculty Research Program at Library of Congress

Four students joined Prof. Vanda Wilcox and Reference Librarian Livia Piotto for a research trip as part of a project entitled "Italian-Americans and the First World War: Experience, Identity and Representation".

Prof. Argentieri Publishes Comment in “Corriere della Sera” on Life and Work of Major US Scholar

Prof. Argentieri Publishes Comment in “Corriere della Sera” on Life and Work of Major US Scholar

Prof. Argentieri was requested by Italy's main daily newspaper "Corriere della Sera" to contribute an assessment of the life and work of Robert Conquest, a major Anglo-American scholar of Soviet and Communist history, who passed away on August 3 in Palo Alto (CA) at age 98.

JCU Presents Summer School on Human Rights with UNICRI

JCU Presents Summer School on Human Rights with UNICRI

Application Deadline to the Summer School of Human Rights has been extended to June 24.

What’s Next for the Class of 2015? Meet Nine of our Recent Graduates

What’s Next for the Class of 2015? Meet Nine of our Recent Graduates

Now that the Class of 2015 has graduated, see where nine of them are headed next.

JCU Welcomes Professor Veronica Benet-Martinez for Lecture on “The Psychology of Multicultural Experiences and Identities”

JCU Welcomes Professor Veronica Benet-Martinez for Lecture on “The Psychology of Multicultural Experiences and Identities”

The JCU Department of Economics and Social Sciences was pleased to host Veronica Benet-Martinez, Professor of Psychology at Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona on April 1st for a lecture entitled "The Psychology of Multicultural Experiences and Identities."

Volunteer in an Italian National Park in May with JCU Grassroots

Volunteer in an Italian National Park in May with JCU Grassroots

Live and learn with us this summer in wild Abruzzo!

Professor Paola Castelli Gives Presentation at Society for Research in Child Development Conference in Philadelphia

Professor Paola Castelli Gives Presentation at Society for Research in Child Development Conference in Philadelphia

Prof. Castelli presented her research "Monitoring Memory Absence: from Disqualifying to Diagnostic Monitoring."