27 February 2018
The New York Portuguese American Leadership Conference (NYPALC) is holding the third New York State Portuguese American Youth Conference on March 3, 2018. This year, the event is being hosted at the Portuguese American Cultural Center of the Tarrytowns, 145 W. Franklin St., Tarrytown, NY. The Youth Conference is an event which, not only has […]
Posted in Community, Conferences, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, People
23 February 2018
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Chancellor, Robert E. Johnson, visited this week the Catholic University and the Camões Institute in Lisbon, to strengthen partnerships with the Portuguese-American community, Portugal and the Lusophone world. Chancellor Johnson has launched a coordinated effort to strengthen the university’s partnership with the region’s Portuguese-American community and the global Lusophone diaspora. The […]
Posted in Azores, Community, Education, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, People, Portugal, World
22 February 2018
The Saab Center for Portuguese Studies, at the University of Massachusetts Lowell, is sponsoring the 2018 immersive summer study in Lisbon, Portugal, open to all university majors. Application deadline is March 15, 2018. Financial aid may be applicable. Scholarships are available to qualifying students up to $2,500. Participants will enjoy four weeks (June 2-30, 2018) […]
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21 February 2018
The Portuguese Parliament has approved unanimously a new law permitting pets to accompany their owners into commercial establishments, including shops and restaurants. Effective in May, the law allows pets to enter commercial spaces, properly marked as pet-friendly, when accompanied by their owners. The law requires that pets must be secured with a short leash and […]
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15 February 2018
By Cristina Ogden Portuguese writers Augustina Bessa-Luís and Manuel Alegre are possible candidates for nominations at this year’s Nobel Prize in Literature. The writers’ names have been put forth after a vote by members of the Lisbon Academy of Sciences. The Classe de Letras da Academia de Ciências de Lisboa was invited by The Swedish […]
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12 February 2018
Authorities in the Azores have alerted the population of São Miguel island for the ongoing recurrent seismic activity which they consider to be “above normal values.” Starting on Sunday shortly before midnight, the tremors continued throughout Monday with multiple recurrent seismic events recorded on the central area of the island. The tremors lasted through the […]
Posted in Azores, Featured, Heritage, São Miguel, World
