MET Prof Remembers Catastrophic Molasses Flood a Century Later
Boston University Adjunct Professor Anthony Sammarco made a recent appearance on WGBH to discuss Boston’s “Great Molasses Flood” of 1919. “It was something that created probably one of the most interesting stories of Boston's history and development,” Sammarco, who teaches history at MET, told Morning Edition. Hear the full story here.
City Planning & Urban Affairs Students to Aid Communities via MetroBridge
Students enrolled in the Metropolitan College City Planning & Urban Affairs programs will have a chance to impact the real world with their academic insight as part of a new program, MetroBridge. Offered through BU’s Initiative on Cities, MetroBridge will allow BU students to make suggestions to nearby communities in... More
Culinary Arts Take Teacher from Kitchen to Classroom to Facebook
Before becoming an instructor for BU’s unique Certificate in the Culinary Arts program, Barry Maiden was a James Beard Award-winning chef, recognized for his efforts at Cambridge’s Hungry Mother restaurant. Today, in addition to teaching at BU, Maiden serves as Facebook’s executive chef, serving up to three meals a day... More
MET Professor Elias Quoted in Article on Holiday “Hotdishes”
Where did the Midwestern holiday staple “hotdish” come from? And what makes it different than a casserole? In an article featured on North Dakota’s Valley News Live, Dr. Megan Elias, associate professor of the practice and director of MET’s MLA program in Gastronomy, offered some perspective, discussing the rise in... More
Competition Organized by Arts Administration Students Leads to Promising Pitch
A pair of MET students organized a BU chapter of a national innovation competition, and now the chapter victors will try and take their winning idea to the next step at regionals. Considered “the Nobel prize for students,” the Hult Prize is an annual competition that sees students generate start-up... More
Chef Pépin Dishes on Eventful Visit with Obamas
As a world-renowned chef, Jacques Pépin has spent time in many high-stakes kitchens and gardens. But in a recent interview with DC Eater, the cofounder of MET’s Certificate Program in the Culinary Arts and MLA in Gastronomy shared a particularly eventful story about how a White House visit made during the Obama... More
Boston University Faculty, RINA Pioneers Attend Annual Workshop in Barcelona
BU MET’s Department of Computer Science visited Barcelona, Spain, earlier this year to join the 5th Annual RINA Workshop where they explored the latest in internet architecture and explained their work as principal investigators in a European Commission-funded effort to implement RINA, or Recursive InterNetwork Architecture. Dr. Lou Chitkushev, associate dean... More
Culinary Arts Gala Deemed a Ball
The year-long festivities to honor three decades of Boston University’s Certificate Program in the Culinary Arts kicked off with a smash, with the Boston Globe calling last week’s Culinary Arts 30th Anniversary Gala “a sold-out success.” The celebration of Jacques Pépin, who co-founded the program with Julia Child and Rebecca... More
Actuarial Science Program Excels in Basics and Complexities of the Field, Says Master’s Student
Xiaotian Zhou, a MET student set to graduate with his Master of Science in Actuarial Science later this month, spoke with AdvisorSmith.com about the positive experiences he’s had in the program. “The courses here are not limited to helping you prepare for actuarial exams. We have the opportunity to learn... More
MET Alum, Accomplished Restauranteur Shares Turkey Recipe
For 18 years, Worcester’s Flying Rhino Café & Watering Hole has cooked up meals that are as unconventional as they are delicious. Its married co-owners met during their days as students at Boston University, where Paul Barber (MET’87) studied hospitality—even appearing on television with co-founder of the Master of Liberal... More
Panel on Career Opportunities in Pharmaceutical Supply Chains
Sign UpPanel on Career Opportunities in Pharmaceutical Supply Chains December 3, 2018 • 6:30 p.m. Online • Charles River Campus
MET Crime Expert Says Massachusetts’s Homicide Rate Flat
MET Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice Shea Cronin told the Boston Globe that despite a modest uptick in the number of homicides in the Bay State per 100,000 people, the overall rate—which remains less than the national average—is generally unchanged for the last two decades. Read more in the Boston Globe.
Fabled Chef Jacques Pépin Says New England’s Food is Much-Improved
Renowned chef, TV host, and author Jacques Pépin, who co-founded MET’s Certificate Program in the Culinary Arts and MLA in Gastronomy alongside Julia Child and Rebecca Alssid, considers himself a New England local after teaching in the Culinary Arts program for nearly 30 years. And in that time, he has... More
Shedding Light on the Spooky Origins of Halloween
During an appearance on Vermont Public Radio’s But Why?, Dr. Regina Hansen, faculty coordinator of the Metropolitan College online Undergraduate Degree Completion Program (UDCP) and a master lecturer of rhetoric at BU’s College of General Studies, explained the history and traditions from which our current Halloween holiday traditions were born. Listen... More
Chadwick Fellows 2018-2019
Recipients of the 2018–2019 Chadwick Fellowship are: Faculty: Kathleen Park Kathleen Park joined BU MET as an Assistant Professor of Administrative Sciences, Strategy and Innovation, with research and instructional specializations in strategic leadership, innovation, internationalization, logistics, and corporate governance. As a Chadwick Fellow, she will be researching with Professor Fred Wallace, Professor... More