Culinary Arts Instructor a Guest on Chef-Talk Podcast
Kevin O’Donnell, a chef instructor in the Certificate Program in the Culinary Arts at Metropolitan College, recently joined author Andrew Friedman for an interview on his podcast, Andrew Talks to Chefs. In the conversation, O’Donnell chronicles his long career in the kitchen, which has allowed him to travel all over the... More
Get a Look Inside Newly Renamed, Upgraded Groce Pépin Culinary Innovation Laboratory
After completing a four-month, $200,000 renovation, the kitchen space at the heart of Metropolitan College’s Programs in Food & Wine has been rechristened: the Groce Pépin Culinary Innovation Laboratory. The designation honors acclaimed chef and cofounder of MET’s Certificate Program in the Culinary Arts, Jacques Pépin (Hon.’11) as well as... More
New Podcast from Health Communication Alum gives a Dose of Joy
Thanks to the efforts of one MS in Health Communication alum, there’s a new resource out there for people faced with cancer diagnoses, or those supporting someone in cancer treatment. Joy Huber (MET’18) has recently launched a podcast, Dose of Joy, which provides ideas and inspiration for ways to thrive... More
Newest Episode of MET Makes Conversation Podcast Explores Global Supply Chain Lessons Revealed by Pandemic
The global pandemic gave consumers across the world a deeper appreciation for the importance of quality supply chain management, as irregularities led to service interruptions, product shortages, and delays. On the newest episode of MET Makes Conversation, the podcast where Metropolitan College faculty lend academic perspectives to real-world challenges, supply... More
Future Leader Scholarship Sends Master’s Student to Supply Chain Conference in Atlanta
Nurgul Mazhetayeva, a BU MET student pursuing the Master of Science in Supply Chain Management, was invited by the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) to attend this year’s Edge Supply Chain Conference & Exhibition, held September 19–22 in Atlanta, Georgia. Mazhetayeva won a full scholarship to attend the... More
Better Hospital Care Through Machine Learning Possible as ABA Student, Professor Put Analytics to Work
The scheduling and coordination of patient care between hospital nurses stands to become much easier thanks to the enterprising research of MS in Applied Business Analytics candidate Yuzhen Liang. In their recent blog post, “Application of Machine Learning to Real Time Nurse Dispatching,” Liang and BU MET Associate Professor of the... More
MET Alum Leads Museum of African American History to Greater Heights
In a recent interview with Bostonia: Boston University’s Alumni Magazine, Leon E. Wilson (MET’75), the president and CEO of the Museum of African American History, explains the ways his nonprofit organization found growing success even amid the challenges of operating during a global pandemic. Wilson, who earlier in his career earned... More
Spring Pépin Lecture Series offers Global Perspectives on Food
The Pépin Lecture Series at Boston University is your chance to learn from some of the world’s foremost gastronomy and food studies experts, free of charge. Sponsored by the Jacques Pépin Foundation, these lectures explore issues of the day through the prism of food. This spring’s slate of Pépin lectures features... More
MET Computer Science Student Wins Top Prize at BU Innovation Awards
An app that simplifies the circuit design process made a winner of one MET student at this year’s BU Spark! Fall 2021 Demo Day, held in December. Harunobu Ishii (MET’22), who is pursuing his Master of Science in Computer Science (MSCS) with a concentration in Data Analytics, was part of the... More
How Catholic Symbolism, Mysticism Feeds Horror in Mass Media
Hollywood has a long tradition of drawing inspiration from diverse sources, but according to Dr. Regina Hansen, editor of Giving the Devil His Due: Satan and Cinema, one of the movie industry’s favorite creative wellsprings is the Catholic Church, thanks in large part to the religion’s relationship with the supernatural. Writing... More
International Students Get Warm Introduction to Vital American Cultural Institution: S’mores
There’s something of a new annual tradition among the students of American Institutions and Culture (MET MG 545), thanks to BU MET lecturer Jamie Robertson. As part of the course’s primer on American history and culture, its cohort of visiting MET International students have also gotten introduced to a classic, More
Urban Grape’s TJ Douglas Interviewed in Yankee Magazine
On October 28, 2021, TJ Douglas—owner of Boston’s South End wine retailer Urban Grape with his wife and business partner Hadley—was featured in Yankee Magazine’s “Weekends with Yankee Q&A.” In the Q&A, TJ discusses his approach to making wine approachable and accessible to those of us who fall between “connoisseur”... More
For Decade of Service, Associate Professor Canan Gunes Corlu Wins INFORMS Meritorious Award
BU MET Associate Professor Canan Gunes Corlu has been recognized by the leading international association for professionals in operations research and management science, INFORMS, for her decade of exceptional dedication and leadership within the organization. INFORMS President Stephen C. Graves, of MIT’s Sloan School of Management, presented Dr. Corlu with... More
How Health Equity Relies on Health Literacy
The language of healthcare can be hard to understand. For those with basic or marginal health literacy, it can even be a hazard. At last month’s annual meeting of the National Coalition of STD Directors (NCSD), Leigh Curtin-Wilding, director of the BU MET Health Communication program, shared insights on the evolution... More
With LVNGbook, Gastronomy Alum Shaun Chavis Provides Custom Guide to Eating Healthy
Eating and cooking are personal endeavors. Not only do we each have our distinct cultures and individual preferences as they relate to food, there’s also the element of health to consider, like dietary restrictions and allergies. Enter LVNGbook, a platform that helps users build their own custom cookbook, tailored to their... More