Food Business Launched by Global Marketing Management Student Gets International Distribution
Global Marketing Management master’s degree student Parth Mutha is believed to be the first BU student with a product available on Amazon—PROMUNCH, the vegetarian snack he launched during the pandemic.
Gastronomy Student Helps Bring New Life to City Farmers Markets through Mayor’s Office Fellowship
When Andrea Catania first heard about an opportunity to join the Boston Mayor’s Office of New Urban Mechanics, she didn’t think her Master of Arts in Gastronomy studies would qualify her. But she soon learned the program was open to graduate students of all types, and with the help of the BU Initiative on Cities, she was able to land a summer fellowship that gave her eight weeks to make a difference in the lives of Boston residents.
MET Hosts Meeting Featuring the Ambassador of Kazakhstan
On March 29, 2023, Dean Tanya Zlateva and members of BU Metropolitan College’s Kazakh student community welcomed to campus Mr. Yerzhan Ashikbayev, ambassador of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the United States.
Computer Science Research Team Wins Best Search UX Award for Fitness Tracker Chatbot
A BU Metropolitan College Department of Computer Science research team won a prestigious award for an innovative project that gives people new means to draw the most out of the data collected by the fitness trackers they wear—a search engine-powered chatbot conversational agent.
Arts Administration Program Welcomes First International Student Hailing from Cuba
MET’s Arts Administration program values and advances global perspectives in arts management—and it is proud to be joined by its first-ever Cuban international student, Amor Díaz Campos, already an accomplished organizer in her home country.
Arts Administration Student Joins New Hampshire Arts Board
Greg Hankinson, a Metropolitan College MS in Arts Administration student, has been named to the New Hampshire Art Association (NHAA) board.
Gastronomy Master’s Student Marie-Louise Friedland Has Big Plans to Disrupt Classism of Wine World
In a new BU Today feature, BU MET MA in Gastronomy student Marie-Louise Friedland delved into her career ambitions—namely, to bring change to the wine industry’s culture by making it more open to a wider variety of people.
ABA Student Named Finalist in BU’s Global Photo Contest for Spectacular Pic of China’s Mirror Lake
For 11 years, Boston University Global Programs has held its annual Global Photo Contest, which encourages BU community members from all across the world to capture and share images of the planet’s beautiful corners.
MSCIS Security Student Leads BU MET Team in Impressive Cybersecurity Competition Outing
On Saturday, March 18, Olga Vasilaki, who is studying to earn her Master of Science in Computer Information Systems with a concentration in Security, led BU MET’s team in the annual National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity Cyber Games Competition, sponsored by the US National Security Agency.
Already a Wine Educator in Her Own Right, Gastronomy Master’s Student Outlines the Terminology Key to Tasting
Marie-Louise Friedland wants to demystify and democratize the world of wine-tasting. And she’s doing it through language.
Friedman is a sommelier at Rebel Rebel, an all-fun-no-fuss natural wine bar in Somerville, Massachusetts’ Union Square. She’s also pursuing her MA in Gastronomy through BU MET’s unique program, which boasts unique access to BU’s Programs in Food & Wine, where you can take multi-level certification courses under the instruction of a certified Master of Wine.