An Italian professor said on Wednesday he has identified what he believes is the world’s oldest complete scroll of the Torah, containing the full text of the first five books of Hebrew scripture ...

Since its founding in the Middle Ages, the University of Bologna has shaped the academic world and left an indelible mark on higher education, research and the endless quest for knowledge.

Bologna, Italy — The idea of the university, of an institution devoted to freedom of thought in the pursuit of truth, stretches back nearly a millennium.