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”... More
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... More
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... More
Miraculous MET Alums Make Campus Return for 1980 US Olympic Hockey Celebration
One of the many ways Boston University’s impact can be seen in the world beyond its campus was the involvement of the “BU Four” in the historic US men’s ice hockey victory in the 1980 Olympics. Heavy underdogs, when Team USA pulled off an unlikely and powerfully symbolic victory, they... More
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... More
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... More
Over Time, Wine Studies Master Sees Major Trends
Few have the experience and expertise of BU MET instructor Sandy Block. There are less than 400 certified Masters of Wine in the world, and Sandy is one of two teaching at Boston University, having developed the four-level Certificate Program in Wine Studies that provides unparalleled instruction on everything from... More
What kinds of jobs can you get as a data scientist?
Ask Boston University alumnus Brian Zive (CAS’94, MET’07), who was included in BU Today’s “10 Alums Working in Data Science Share Their Career Path Stories.” A fundraising consultant in analytical solutions at Marts & Lundy, Zive uses his analytics skills to help fundraising organizations make important decisions around campaign strategy, More
Wedding Bells! MET Arts Admin Alum Featured in Bostonia Love Connection Series
Joshua Reynolds (CAS ’11, MET’13) may have come to Boston University Metropolitan College to get an education, but he left with a life partner. Reynolds, an alum of the Master of Science in Arts Administration program, and his fiancée Danielle Galloway (CAS’15) met during their time at BU, first at... More
MET Online Degrees Rank Among Top 10 for 7 Years in a Row
For the seventh year in a row, BU’s Metropolitan College (MET) tops the U.S. News & World Report rankings of the nation’s best online graduate programs. This steadfast position—alongside some of the nation’s most elite schools—underscores MET’s strong performance in the most competitive and high-growth areas of higher education, that... More
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... More
MET Analytics Alum Engineers Parking Inefficiency Fix
As a student living in Boston, Amal Radhakrishnan (MET’19) knew how difficult it could be to find decent parking. The Master of Science in Computer Science with concentration in Data Analytics grad also knew that with the right enterprising spirit, a solution to the urban problem was only an... More
Holiday Cookies from James Beard-Nominated MET Alum
In 2018, Jerrelle Guy (MET’18) graduated from Metropolitan College’s Master of Liberal Arts in Gastronomy and published her debut cookbook, Black Girl Baking: Wholesome Recipes Inspired by a Soulful Upbringing (Page Street Publishing). The book, which was nominated for the 2019 James Beard Book Award, is inspired by the... More
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... More
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... More