CAS Lauds Summer Term Interim Director Erin Salius for Outstanding Service
In recognition for her exceptional contributions to Boston University, the College of Arts & Sciences (CAS) has granted its 2020 Outstanding Service Award to Summer Term Assistant Dean and Director ad interim Dr. Erin Salius. Salius, who assumed leadership of BU Summer Term following the retirement of former director Donna Shea, is recognized for being […]
MET CS Program Administration Director Wins BU’s 2020 Perkins Award for Distinguished Service
Kim Crosta (Questrom’08, MET’14), director of program administration for BU MET’s Department of Computer Science, is among one of three winners of BU’s 2020 Perkins Award for Distinguished Service. An annual staff recognition for exceptional service to the University, Distinguished Service Award honorees are nominated by faculty. Dubbed a “magician” by one colleague, Ms. Crosta […]
Cooking Connects Us While Stuck at Home, Says MET Professor Elias
As people in Massachusetts—and around the world—hunker down in their homes to help “flatten the curve” of COVID-19, more people are connecting to the elemental comforts of food. In the Daily Free Press article “Staying at home leaves room to improve diets,” Boston University faculty offer insight on how food unites us, and provide advice […]
Health Communication Professor: In Current Crisis, Social Media a Mixed Bag
The global crisis of COVID-19 has put increased emphasis on the ways individuals and organizations alike disseminate key information, and according to Associate Professor Stephen Quigley, social media has been a bellwether of the times. “It brings out the best in us,” he recently told the Boston Herald, noting that it’s also “bringing out the […]
MET Health Informatics Professor Highlights Rising Security Hazards of Medical Data
As an expert on data and knowledge management in the biomedical and healthcare sectors, MET Associate Professor Guanglan Zhang recognizes the threat of data breach faced by medical practices. Coordinator of BU MET’s Health Informatics programs, Dr. Zhang shared her insights into recent data breach trends in the medical field with Physician’s Practice. Among her […]
Banning Face-Recognition Technology Does Not Protect Your Privacy, Says Dean Zlateva
Metropolitan College Dean Tanya Zlateva, cofounder of BU’s Center for Reliable Information Systems & Cyber Security (RISCS), was quoted in an article by WGBH News on February 25. The article, “Is It Possible to Opt-Out? Facial Recognition Technology Raises Questions About Data and Consent,” notes that security and law enforcement agencies, healthcare organizations, and retail […]
Noodles on New Year’s? Gastronomy’s Megan Elias Mentioned on FOX 5
Dr. Megan Elias, associate professor of the practice and director of MET’s Gastronomy programs, weighed in on a FOX 5 New York piece, “New Year’s Day superstitions: Eating black-eyed peas, sauerkraut and donuts, avoiding laundry.” In the article, which highlights a wide variety of New Year culinary customs, Elias noted that noodles are considered to […]
MET Cybersecurity Authority: TikTok Breach “A Big Surprise”
Dr. Kyung-shick Choi has dedicated his career to grappling with the rising scourge of digital criminality and malfeasance. The Cyber-Routine Activities Theory the Cybercrime Investigation & Cybersecurity director developed over a decade ago has since become a predominant theory on cybercrime and computer crime victimization. With research that’s made a global impact, his expertise is […]
Patriots Defenders Put Reforming Power of Prison Education in Focus
Any good football defender knows that with each setback must come a step forward, to recover. Super Bowl-winning, twin New England Patriots defensive backs Devin and Jason McCourty recognize the importance of providing education options for individuals striving to recover and reform during their time in the penal system. The McCourtys are outspoken champions of […]
Gastronomy Assistant Director Calls Handwritten Recipes an Old-School “Social Network”
Barbara Rotger, assistant director of MET’s liberal arts-focused Gastronomy program, knows the value of the handwritten, handed-down, personalized recipe. A program alum herself, she even made reviewing personal recipe collections the focus of her master’s thesis (which can be read here). In a recent interview with the Boston Globe, Rotger explained how looking at old […]