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FeelHippo AUV, a fully autonomous underwater vehicle equipped with advanced optical and acoustic sensors

Florence University Wins NATO Underwater Robotics Contest Again

Friday, July 18, 2025 Editorial Staff Tech

The team competed using FeelHippo AUV, a fully autonomous underwater vehicle equipped with advanced optical and acoustic sensors.

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Villa La Quiete in Florence

Villa La Quiete’s Historic Garden Opens to the Public

Sunday, February 23, 2025 Editorial Staff Travel

For the first time ever, the historic garden of Villa La Quiete will open to the public on Friday, May 16, 2025.

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University of Florence

University of Florence 4h in the Italian ranking

Monday, July 19, 2021 Editorial Staff News

Bologna, Padua, and Rome’s La Sapienza universities topped the rankings of major state-run Italian universities published by the CENSIS think tank on Monday July 19, 2021, while Florence University dropped form third to fourth position.

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Leonardo Da Vinci

Hunting Leonardo Da Vinci’s DNA: 14 living relatives found

Saturday, July 10, 2021 Editorial Staff Tech

The hunt is on for Leonardo da Vinci’s DNA, after 14 living relatives descended from his pro-genitor, father and half-brother were found, experts on the Renaissance genius say in an article published in the Human Evolution journal.

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Erasmus to celebrate 30 years in Florence

Erasmus project to celebrate 30 years in Florence

Sunday, April 30, 2017 Editorial Staff Life

The celebration for the 30 years of Erasmus will begin in Florence on 7 May.

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Giovanni Sartori

Political scientist Giovanni Sartori dies at 92

Thursday, April 6, 2017 Editorial Staff News

Eminent political scientist and public intellectual Giovanni Sartori died at the age of 92 Tuesday April 4, 2017 at the age of 92.

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Professor Ennio Di Nolfo dies at 86

Professor Ennio Di Nolfo dies at 86 in Florence

Thursday, September 8, 2016 Editorial Staff News

Ennio Di Nolfo, one of the most established international relations professors, dies in Florence at 86.

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9,000 american students each year in Florence

The Tuscan AngloAmerican Festival in Florence

Friday, February 26, 2016 Editorial Staff Life

The Tuscan AngloAmerican Festival in Florence (March 9-11, 2016) intends to celebrate the strong bond between American universities, AngloAmerican culture and Tuscany.

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Drunk shoes frame

American students against over-drinking #Nottebiancafirenze

Wednesday, April 30, 2014 Editorial Staff Life

A group of American students in Florence, Italy, fights against drunkness in a brand new video available on YouTube.

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New “Tuscan” instrument for quantum physics

Thursday, December 20, 2012 Jamie "Florence" Lorenzini News

University of Florence (Sailko - CC)Italian scientists have created a new gravitational antenna to improve the measurement of the tiniest subjects. Their results, published in the journal Nature Physics, should help in measurement of a point, millions of times smaller than the atom, where Einstein’s theory of relativity meets quantum mechanics.

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NEWS

WWII soldier missing in Tuscany identified after 81 years ahead of Italy’s Liberation Day

Tuesday, April 21, 2026

Florence to mark Liberation Day with official ceremony at Palazzo Vecchio

Monday, April 20, 2026

BUSINESS

Cooking schools, ATMs restricted as Florence rules for centre take effect

Tuesday, April 14, 2026
Nutella Highlights Florence

A Jar in Orbit, a Tribute on Earth: Nutella Highlights Florence

Sunday, April 12, 2026

TECH

Digital microneedles turn into QR codes for real-time health monitoring

Saturday, April 18, 2026

University of Pisa radiation sensors to fly on NASA’s Artemis II mission

Monday, April 13, 2026

TRAVEL

Open-air tourism in Tuscany tops 10 million stays in 2025

Friday, April 17, 2026

Pisa and Florence airports face delays as new EU border system comes into force

Tuesday, April 14, 2026

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ARTS

Historic Horne portrait restored and presented in Florence

Wednesday, April 15, 2026

Palazzo Strozzi hosts Superflex climate installation

Wednesday, April 15, 2026

LIFE

Vespa turns 80: Tuscany celebrates the global success of an Italian icon

Tuesday, April 21, 2026

Florence opens Maggio Musicale Festival with The Death of Klinghoffer

Monday, April 20, 2026

SPORTS

Florence Half Marathon draws 6,000 runners through city centre

Saturday, March 28, 2026

Abetone ski lifts to stay open through Easter, season extended to mid-April

Thursday, March 26, 2026

OPINIONS

Greece’s Social Media Ban for Under 15s Signals a Necessary Shift

Greece’s Social Media Ban for Under 15s Signals a Necessary Shift

Friday, April 10, 2026

Artists on the Journalist’s Couch

Tuesday, March 24, 2026

ITALIANO

The Nouvelle Carte d’Europe dressée pour 1870

L’Europa come creatura nervosa

Sunday, February 15, 2026

Il rischio idrogeologico divide Regione Toscana e Comune a Signa

Wednesday, January 14, 2026
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