MET anthropologist addresses the question, “Does Seaport have soul?”
More than 10,000 people call it home and condos sell for millions, but is Boston’s burgeoning Seaport District really a neighborhood? That’s the subject of a recent Boston Globe piece featuring Merry White, professor of anthropology at MET and BU’s College of Arts & Sciences. In White’s assessment, “You need... More
Body Cameras Just Part of a Solution, says MET’s Cronin
Will body cameras curb the episodes of police violence so prevalent in the news today? Shea Cronin, assistant professor of criminal justice, offered his insights to WHDH.com. “The reason why body cameras have received such attention and why they seem like such an easy fix is because it's a piece... More
From the BU Hardwood to the NBA Coaching Box
Don’t miss the write-up on Philadelphia 76ers head coach Brett Brown (MET’83) in BU Today. Get the backstory on this former Terrier, who played for legendary men’s basketball coach Rick Pitino. Learn why hopes are high—and season ticket sales are up—for the Sixers, despite winning fewer than 20 games each... More
MET students help Quincy prepare for climate change
The 19 students in this year’s Boston Urban Symposium, the capstone course for graduate students in the Metropolitan College City Planning and Urban Affairs Program, have been able to apply their classroom learning this semester in a real-world setting that could have broad implications for the future. Read more »
MET Students Assist Quincy with Coastal Protection Plan
BU Today has reported on the Boston Urban Symposium, the capstone course for students of MET’s City Planning and Urban Affairs master’s programs. This year students collaborated with the Metropolitan Area Planning Council and the City of Quincy to help the city plan for climate change. Their project was also... More
BLCS grad takes to the screen to encourage would-be scientists
How can you inspire a high school student to pursue a career in science? Share an inspirational story. In a brief video on the PBS Learning Media site, Sandra Bustamonte (MET’10)—who holds a bachelor’s in Biomedical Laboratory & Clinical Sciences (BLCS)—discusses her love for biotech and a few words of... More
Biomed Program Wins Life Sciences Grant
BU’s Biomedical Laboratory and Clinical Sciences (BLCS) Program, which is offered jointly by MET and the School of Medicine, has received $180,000 in funding from the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center (MLSC) “to enhance the quality of the training and the competencies of the students.” In accepting the award, Assistant Professor... More
MET Night 2015 Photos
Thanks to those who joined us for MET Night on Friday, February 27! We had over 300 guests who defied the cold and showed up to cheer on the Terriers. While they may have lost the game to the Huskies, they did claim the Hockey East regular-season title the following... More
MET’s Woods Defends ‘Misunderstood’ Rosé
According to MET Food & Wine Instructor Stacy Woods, a Certified Wine Educator, there’s far more to selecting rosé wines than meets the eye. In fact, in her recent Worcester Telegram article, she and several local wine experts explain why this may be “one of the most underrated and misunderstood... More
Coast Guard Honors MET Grad as ‘Inspirational Student’
Executive Petty Officer Colin Smith (MET’14) has received the Vander Putten Inspirational Student of the Year Award from the U.S. Coast Guard. According to the news release, this award “recognizes the student who clearly demonstrated sustained high standards of academic proficiency and dedication, served as a role model in off-duty... More
Life at the Chocolate Factory
Talk about tasty career choices: Lucia Austria (MET’13) and Sydney Oland (MET’09) discuss their roles as production manager and product developer, respectively, for Somerville’s Tazo Chocolate in a recent BU Today article. Both are graduates of Metropolitan College’s Master of Liberal Arts in Gastronomy program. The article also explains the... More
Art Management and Fundraising in the Age of Economic Crises and Social Networks
by Lanfranco Aceti Tuesday, March 31, 2015 at 2:00-3:00 p.m. 808 Commonwealth Avenue, Room 109 The complexity of the contemporary social and economic crises has created a new scenario in which networks, audiences and their behaviors become assets to be cultivated, harvested and sold. What are the challenges that artists, curators, producers and... More
View BU’s Seminar on Policing the City
On February 23, BU’s Initiative on Cities hosted Policing the City, “a conversation on race, municipal leadership, and public safety,” as part of its monthly Urban Seminar Series. The panel discussion featured experts on law enforcement and community issues, including Boston Police Commissioner William Evans, also a MET lecturer in... More
MET Alums Create Site for Health Communicators, by Health Communicators
There are plenty of websites dedicated to healthy lifestyles. But HealthComU is something different. To quote the About Us page, it’s “a blog where passionate health communicators across the United States come to connect and collaborate online.” HealthComU was founded in November 2013 by five former classmates from MET’s online... More
BU Culinary Arts Program Ranked Tops in Northeast
With its Certificate Program in the Culinary Arts, MET took the #1 spot in Food Drink & Franchise magazine’s rankings of “Top 10 Culinary Arts Schools in the Northeast.” As editor Sasha Orman explains, “If your aim is to go far in your industry, you want to learn directly from... More